Welcome to Penny's Yoga About Me / About Yoga Penny's Classes Class Timetable Class Information Complimentary Therapies		About me Yoga & me: I first started studying Yoga when I was training as a nurse in England in the early 90’s. We had to bring our sleeping bags with us to this class for the relaxation, it was so relaxing we didn’t want to go back to the nursing home! I came back to Yoga in Ireland in 2002 and experienced many styles and in particular a wonderful teacher named Seamus Coyle who inspired me to become a Sivananda Yoga teacher trained in the Bahamas. Returning to Ireland in 2004 I’ve been teaching Yoga with a Hatha approach since. Alongside the general teaching I became very interested in specializing in women’s and babies health and well being during Pregnancy, Birth and the Postnatal period. By 2005 I attained a Diploma in teaching Pregnancy Yoga through Birthlight. I continued my studies and found many Mum’s wanted to come back either with their baby or for a class just for themselves to cherish! Their confidence, energy and enthusiasm inspired me to train as a Postnatal Yoga teacher qualifying in 2007 with Sitaram Partnership. About Yoga Yoga is an ancient system of self help that brings health and wellness to all levels of our being. It began in India thousands of years ago and is still practiced there today and all over the world. The Sanskrit word Yoga means ‘to unite’, yoga unites the mind, body and spirit through the breath (pranayama), postures (asana), meditation & relaxation (Sarvasana).     Complementary therapies & me: I first started delving into Complementary therapies in the early 90’s through the inspiration and excitement of my Mother. Which led to me qualifying as a Reflexologist with the Three Counties College of Reflexology in 1993. When I moved to Ireland I wanted to continue these Complementary studies to balance the medical profession I was working in. By 2000 I had qualified in Cork with the Irish Institute of Physical Therapies as a Physical therapist trained in remedial massage, manipulative therapy and sports injuries. Whilst in Cork I attained a certificate in Indian Head massage and Reiki level 2 with the House of Avalon in Ballinasloe. I moved away completely from nursing in 2003 and have been working using Complementary therapies and Yoga since. Most recently I qualified in Thai massage Northern Style level 2 in Chang Mai with the International training Massage School in 2005. Whereby Yoga and massage come together in one. Yoga is such a diverse, special and wonderful practice it can be shared and enjoyed by all stages of life, from pregnancy, birth preparation, postnatal, with babies, toddlers, families, children, teenagers, adults, to retirement and the elderly.