Seeds of Joy, Dublin (2026)

05/01/2026

~ Body as a microcosm of the macrocosm ~

We experience this life through the body. It’s through the body we feel, see, hear, taste, speak. There is a deep connection between one’s body and how it interacts with others, the environment, animals and all that is.

The body is a gateway to attune to the life force that is within ourselves. Our body mirrors the natural world. It is as incredible as the whole universe. Yet we often forget about this life force, that it is so close to us, so close we cannot see it.

When we practice to see this life force within ourselves, we awaken a great connection to something incredible powerful - the source of all things.

I have come back to this realisation many times - we human beings forget about our magnitude, and how aligning with the life force within ourselves can shift completely how we view the world.

I regularity experience moments of utter joy, clarity as well as deep sadness, anger and disappointment. To return to a simple truth that is - you are a microcosm of the macrocosm- is quite a reassurance that you have all you need to move through whatever you are going through.

And the body is a gateway. When I prayed this morning, a stream of energy moved through the body - a spark of belief, a homecoming. The body experiences the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. To turn towards it is an act of listening.

How do you relate to your body? How do you return to this unchanging force that lives within you?

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Anna

01/01/2026

~ The unconscious is an energy of the greatest magnitude ~

Reading from a book “The Road by the River” by Djohariah Toor

Accessing the unconscious as the key to liberation, transformation.

How often are we driven by a pattern that we aren’t even aware of? Having done a lot of inner work, I still discover patterns that come from deep down affecting the way I behave, the choices I make. Only by making something conscious, can we change it. It’s an ongoing journey of exploration.

Welcome to January 🙏🏽

31/12/2025

~ Darkness, void, descend, the portal, discomfort, honouring the unknown ~

I felt called to shared this message. We talk about risings a lot more than we talk about descending. Yet we are both the rise and the descend. It’s hard to talk about the descend, about moments of nothingness, void, uncertainty.

I do know that wisdom lies not in only chasing the light but in our capacity to hold both the light and the darkness within ourselves, in our lives.

I experienced a headache for two weeks before Christmas. It eased in the last 10 days. It’s back again. While I already went to the doctor about it and plan to do so if they persists, I also explore the body’s messages that perhaps know much than our mind can comprehend.

May the transition into 2026 be a soft one with space to tend to the dark parts of ourselves and space for shining our light really brightly. May we honour the cyclicality of life .

Much love ❤️

Anna

19/12/2025

~ New Moon & Solstice Reflections ~

The last two weeks have not been easy. Headache and low energy doing just what needed doing and nothing extra. I recognised it quickly enough to not add anything that didn’t align or didn’t need to happen.

So many people have mentioned feeling tired or rushed in the last while. There is definitely something around this time of the year.

During the time when my cup isn’t so full, I really keep the energy to myself in these moments in between so when I do go out to people, to teach my classes, to connect, I can be present.

In these moments in between, I feel the need for stillness and grounding, to simply be present, no great plans, no big goals or projects to think about.

This morning I woke up, and the energy felt different. I am aware of the New Moon in Sagittarius today that’s bringing some uplifting energy. I am definitely feeling it.

After about 10 days, I finally feel that I am grounded i myself enough to let some energy move through me, to open, to let it rise a bit. Just a little bit - really honouring the pace of the body, the pace of life.

During this time of the year, the darkness outside reminds me of the parts of ourselves that feel unknown, uncertain and how difficult it is to trust them, yet the wisdom lies in trusting the uncertainty, slowly letting it unfold, slowly letting it show us the way.

Our body, our psyche mirrors so much the cycles of nature. Yet we don’t always know how to trust them.

It is in the depth of the darkness that the spark of hope and new ideas are ignited, just like plants begin their lives deep in the earth.

I’m feeling more and more drawn to the cyclical wisdom of life, of nature, of our bodies. What does it mean to truly live in tune with ourselves? To be in tune with these internal shifts?

Among all of these reflections, I return to my yoga practices. They remind me that we are energy. This energy shifts, moves down, up, in and out and all around. (prana vayus). It can become stagnant, dormant and it can also be reawakened. We move, we shift, we change. Constantly. Yet there is also that unchanging force within that is life itself.

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Anna

16/12/2025

~ Yoga Community ~

What can I say? In the last year, our yoga community has grown, our bonds deepened and my heart is full for each and every person who showed up to the classes at the . I have been with this vision of a community for so long and to see it slowly growing is so incredible. To know you have trusted me in guiding you in yoga is such an honour because I know there is so much I still need to learn. I’m always learning. I am an eternal student myself.

We moved through all the seasons together, practiced indoors and outdoors. We gathered for Kirtan together, we bonded over picnic and chats outside the Sanctuary gate. Some of you joined my other offerings (circles, retreat) and that has been also wow - so heart warming.

I don’t have many pictures of us because I’m always present in the room and forget to take a couple of photos every now and then.

For next year, I really hope to organise more day and weekend retreats where we can dive into yoga teachings together, where we can connect deeper and thrive together.

Lots of love from the bottom of my heart.

Gratitude to the for being the space where all this magic happens. Gratitude to Sister Stan for creating it.

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Anna

06/12/2025

~ Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha ~

So much joy co-creating with in preparation for our Kirtan community gathering on the 18th Dec in the !

It was our first time playing together and the 18th Dec gathering will be my very first time sharing mantra with the harmonium in a community setting ✨🥰❤️

So much joy singing together! We look forward to Thursday 18th for our collective singing and community gathering afterwards with some food and chats.

This mantra is a salutation to the Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles ✨✨✨

Much love,
Anna

29/11/2025

~ It all starts with an intentional pause to notice our present moment experience ~

To notice the flow of our breath can be a cue of our mental and emotional state. Shallow breathing? Holding your breath?

To pause to be still can bring our attention to any tension build up over a period of time. Tension in the shoulders? Tightness in the chest?

This morning when I sat down for my practice, I felt an immense need to release, tears fell down my cheeks and allowed that to happen.

It felt so freeing - realising that something is stuck and wants to go out.

Our body has a non-verbal language. Often when we pause to be with what is - we can notice all the things that bring up discomfort, pain or anxiety.

We might think that taking a moment every now and then to check in with ourselves is enough.

I do think that it needs to be incorporated into our daily routines even as a 2-min practice. As otherwise, we lose connection with ourselves, tension builds up and without even realising , we might start to people please or deny ourselves what we truly love or whatever tendency it is that you have.

I love when I return to my yoga practice and I’m reminded of this simple yet foundational principle - it all starts with awareness, and in order to be aware, we need to pause and feel, notice.

After awareness, there comes space for respecting wherever we are at and honouring it. And if we feel ready to explore how to release it and shift it, we need resources to have tools to do that. Yoga can offer so many of those resources.

The more I move into the energetics of yoga, I can feel more and more the power of different practices to support how I feel.

Some of the practices I use a lot are:

~ grounding practices for moving from head to body
~ energising practices to lift our energy
~ heat building practices to shift our perspective
~ chest opening practices for allowing fresh energy to flow in, for inspiration

Hope this resonates ✨

I look forward to practicing with you ✨

Anna

15/11/2025

~ 5 days ~ 5 mornings ~ 5 koshas ~ Return to Practice ~

Over the last 5 days - Mon-Fri - each morning at 6.45am I connected with a small group of students to practice Embodied Hatha Yoga online around the theme of Receptivity. How can be become more aware of our inner experiences, the elements that make up our body and the different layers of our being?

We explored this through meditation, mudra, pranayama, asana, mantra. The holds in asana were longer which gives an opportunity to attune, awaken, adjust, soften, deepen.

Practice is about showing up, exploration, tending to the present moment experience and awakening a new perspective.

I am so thrilled when my students feel the impact of their practice on their daily life - feeling more awake, connected, energised, patient - all of that we can learn through practice - and then we bring it to our daily lives. Often the embodying of yoga in life happens spontaneously - we just notice it Often it happens in a different way - by increasing awareness of our inner experience, we are able to notice when we enter into a ln automatic reaction , pause and choose how we want to respond.

This morning I returned to my self-practice and I feel so invigorated by the 5 days of shared experience. For me, sharing yoga is a source of inspiration and learning. I learn with each one of you, with each class and each encounter.

I will definitely host another one of those 5 morning practice journeys, stay tuned. If you want a container for a practice or to establish a routine - this might be for you ❤️❤️❤️

Much love ❤️

Anna

31/10/2025

~ October musings ~

October is my birthday month and although a part of me grieves the loss of brighter days, I try to make it a special month.

Some highlights this month:

✨Hosted 2 Polyvagal-informed yoga workshops in & and also started a 4-week Vagus Nerve Yoga course - I am delighted to be going deeper with this powerful practice

✨Got a harmonium after dreaming about it for almost two years. What a beautiful story of getting the harmonium through beautiful connections made and loving support of friends as well as random acts of kindness ❤️

✨Márcio’s birthday - this is our month 😁

✨ Mum’s visit to Ireland - a very special one ❤️❤️❤️ so much love and gratitude for this time together

✨ The launch of the second women’s retreat IN THE BELLY OF WINTER happening 30Jan-2Feb in the . I’m so delighted for this retreat to happen - it’s such an honour to create space for women to be together, connect and thrive.

✨Very special birthday celebration with special people doing special things - nature, laughter, sunset, connection - could not have asked for more. And the dip in the River Boyne guarantees the blessings of the Goddess Boann who represents abundance, inspiration, source of life!!

Gratitude to all those who crossed my path this month ✨

Much love,
Anna

16/10/2025

And she is here ✨❤️✨

A beautiful experience of her arrival into my space ✨

12/10/2025

Join me for an online sisterhood encounter on Wednesday 15th October 6.30-8pm (Ireland Time). HELD is about having space to show up authentically and feel the support of community.

We will connect with our bodies, our stories and awaken the wisdom from within nourished by the support of sisterhood.

In this gathering, you will be held by the community of women. We will open the session with a grounding practice such as meditation or somatic inquiry followed by a space for connection. Depending on what is present in the group, we might explore a certain theme together or simply allow space to be heard, seen and held.

This encounter is donation based. If you cannot donate financially, please reach out.

If you participate in my in-person circles and have availed of the container of 3 circles - this encounter is part of the container.

We will connect via Google Meets - please ensure to be familiar with the platform prior to joining.

Link in bio to join

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