Mourne Yoga

Mourne Yoga Large space for social distancing, welcoming space for everyone!

Tranquil yoga space between Seaforde and Downpatrick, Co Down, offering a variety of classes to improve mobility and wellbeing, including beginners/improvers, gentle and pregnancy yoga.

EVER NOTICED how hard it is to just go and “sit quietly” when you’re a bit wound up from the day’s… stuff? 🤯We tell ours...
17/05/2026

EVER NOTICED how hard it is to just go and “sit quietly” when you’re a bit wound up from the day’s… stuff? 🤯

We tell ourselves we’ll take a few minutes. Sit still. Maybe meditate. And somehow land back in a calm, regulated place.

And yet… it’s rarely that simple.

Something’s annoyed us and we can’t quite let it go.
Adrenaline is already coursing through the system ⚡
Our mind is on a loop — replaying, reworking, imagining how things could have gone differently.

So when we try and jump straight into sitting still and “calming down”, we’re working against all of that.

And the more we try… the more frustrating it can feel.

When the nervous system is already wired, it’s very hard to just plop ourselves down and expect stillness. There are a few steps that need to come first, ways of preparing the body so the mind has somewhere to land.

From a Yoga perspective…

🧘‍♀️ Asana (the physical postures) helps to release some of that pent-up energy (a bit like encouraging kids to go and run around outside when they’re worked up) 🌬️ and creates a little more space in the body so we’re better able to breathe

💨 Pranayama (breathwork) really starts to make inroads towards greater regulation, helping us create the conditions for a quieter mind

From here, finding a little more stillness for greater clarity of thought is a little more doable!

So over the next few weeks, we’ll be honing in on breathwork in our Yoga class. Because it’s the breath —and its relationship with the body and movement - that makes it the practice we know as Yoga 💛

03/05/2026

A different kind of Yoga! 😍🌻🌱🪴⚘️

RELENTLESS, ISN'T IT? There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much…but from thinking too m...
03/05/2026

RELENTLESS, ISN'T IT? There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much…but from thinking too much.

The running commentary.
The analysing.
The second-guessing.

The interpretive mind that’s constantly trying to identify, categorise and make sense of everything — often by weaving its own stories around what’s happening, what it means, how we measure up.

Most of the time, we don’t even realise it’s happening. It just becomes the background noise we live inside.

And occasionally — in a moment of absorption, in a Yoga practice that really lands — there’s a brief pause in all of that. Not because we’ve “fixed” anything. But because we’ve managed to stop getting wrapped up in the incessant commentary.

Ah. The elusive stillness.
—

This inner narrative doesn’t switch off just because we walk into a Yoga class either. Instead it can look like:

Am I doing this right?
My Trikonasana doesn’t look like it should.
I’m so rubbish at balancing.
I hate forward folds
How is she so still? I bet she’s only taken three breaths in the last minute?

It’s relentless. Even in a space where we’re encouraged to take a break from all of that, the mind finds a way to build a story.
—

In the last From the Outside In workshop, someone came up to me at the end and told me that it was the first time she hadn’t questioned whether she was doing the pose “right”. Or whether she looked good compared to everyone else in the room.

She could just enjoy feeling what she was doing without the usual layer of commentary on top. And the quiet.
—

So we’re creating that space again this Thursday 7 May, between 7 – 8:30pm.

If you’re curious, you’ll find the details at the bio link.

30/04/2026

WHY WOULD ANYONE PRACTICE YOGA BLINDFOLDED?

On Thursday, 7 May, we’re exploring Yoga From the Outside In.

Starting with subtle somatic movement to help us settle and learn to bring awareness back into the body, we'll then move into a familiar asana practice. Nothing complicated — if you’ve been coming to class for six months or so, everything will be familiar.

During this part of the practice you’ll have the option to restrict your vision either by closing your eyes, using an eye mask, (as you’ll see in the reel) or using a bandage wrap as a blindfold. You can decide what approach works for you on the night.

The idea isn’t to make things harder. It's about removing visual distractions to enhance interoception - what we can feel from within - so the practice becomes more about presence, sensing and feeling rather than about performing or following instruction.

We finish with a Yoga Nidra for deep rest and integration.

Come join our From the Outside In workshop on Thursday 7 May at 7:00pm! Bio link for details ✨️

22/04/2026

Why would anyone practise Yoga with their eyes covered?

Because when you remove the visual noise, we can shift our attention from external distraction to grounded embodiment.

The last time we ran From the Outside In, people were quite taken by how powerful it felt — so it’s back on Thursday 7 May.

A workshop which, through orientation, grounding, restricted visual input and rest offers Yoga as a moving meditation rather than performance art.

Less about how it looks.
More about what you can actually feel.

From the Outside In
7 May: 7–8:30pm

WHAT'S HOLDING YOU UP?For a number of weeks now, we’ve been working on building strength in our base—predominantly our l...
06/04/2026

WHAT'S HOLDING YOU UP?
For a number of weeks now, we’ve been working on building strength in our base—predominantly our legs.

Strong legs underpin so much of our overall sense of wellbeing. They give us balance. They allow us to trust our bodies to carry us, to move us through our everyday lives. Something many of us take for granted… until we stumble or fall.

A strong base is also what we build up and out from. If it’s solid, it becomes a tether. An anchor. A place from which the rest of us can expand. It gives us the power to go further, to go deeper.

On a physical level, if that foundation isn’t strong and we reach for something more challenging, other parts of the body step in to help. The problem is, they’re not designed for that role and so they don’t do it particularly well. They tire. They compensate. They take shortcuts. And often, they end up injured— as is frequently the story of the bad back.

But strength in our base isn’t just physical.

It’s also central to our sense of grounding. That intrinsic feeling of being safe, rooted, secure. From there, we can let go a little. Be more open in how we meet the world and the people in it.

When we feel flighty—up in our heads, with life swirling around us—it often suggests that our feet aren’t fully on the ground. That we’re not as rooted or as balanced as we might like to be. That can leave us on edge. A little guarded. It shapes how we show up, and how we relate to others.

Grounding practices—like the ones we begin each class with—help. But so does the steady work of building strength in our base: our legs. Over time, that sense of grounding becomes something we feel more in our every day.

14/03/2026

WHY WOULD ANYONE PRACTICE YOGA WITH THEIR EYES COVERED?

This Thursday, March 19, we’re exploring Yoga from the inside.

Starting with subtle somatic movement to help us settle and learn to bring awareness back into the body, we'll then move into a familiar asana practice. Nothing complicated — if you’ve been coming to class for six months or so, everything will be familiar.

During this part of the practice you’ll have the option to restrict your vision either by closing your eyes, using an eye mask, or using a light bandage wrap (as you’ll see in the reel). You can decide what approach works for you on the night.

The idea isn’t to make things harder. It's about removing visual distractions to enhance interoception - what we can feel from within - so the practice becomes more about presence, sensing and feeling rather than about performing or following instruction.

We finish with a Yoga Nidra for deep rest and integration.

We have four spaces left, come and join us on Thursday at 7:00pm! Bio link for details ✨️

27/02/2026

WORKSHOPS IN MARCH: SOMATIC MOVEMENT, MYOFASCIAL RELEASE AND YOGA.
In March, we’re running two longer-form workshops that go beyond a regular class — slower, more spacious, and with more time to explore what’s going on in the body.

Relax & Rewire — Upper Body. 5 March
A somatic movement and myofascial release workshop focused on the upper body - neck, shoulders, upper back and chest. We’ll use slow movement and targeted release work with therapy balls to reduce holding, ease tension and improve mobility.

From the Outside In. 19 March
A somatic movement and Yoga workshop that shifts attention from external distraction to grounded embodiment. Through orientation, grounding, restricted visual input and rest, the practice becomes a moving meditation — felt, not performed.

Find more details through our bio link

AINT GONNA LIE! It always lifts me when someone takes the time to send me a wee message like this. We offer gratitude at...
27/02/2026

AINT GONNA LIE!
It always lifts me when someone takes the time to send me a wee message like this. We offer gratitude at the end of each class and it feels wonderful when it comes back round 🙌 Thank you

10/02/2026

✨ CHANT & CHAI ✨
SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY | 2PM – 4PM | £22

🧘‍♀️ COME & EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF YOGIC CHANTING with Julie Preston .yoga & Victor Tyrrell .tyrrell 🎶

Chanting is a form of vocal meditation where we sing mantras together, often in a call-and-response style. It’s energising, uplifting ✨ and a surprisingly effective way to tap into the benefits of meditation – without having to sit still or be quiet! 🙌

It works on a physiological level — the vibrations in your throat and the long out-breaths help activate your parasympathetic nervous system, supporting calm, clarity and a boost in energy ⚡️

And it brings people together ❤️ — a shared experience of sound, rhythm and connection.

After chanting, you’re welcome to stay for a cup of tea ☕ and a chat — a chilled moment to unwind and connect.

No chanting experience needed — just an open mind and a willing heart 💛

📲 Check out our bio link for more info or drop us a DM!

Address

40 Bucks Head Road
Downpatrick
BT308JS

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 11am
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 11am
7pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 11am
6pm - 7:10pm
Thursday 7pm - 8:45pm
Saturday 9:45am - 10:30am

Telephone

+447966028249

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