MCYoga-Yoga & Reiki with Michelle

01/09/2025

✨ Brand New Class ✨
Flow & Restore | Tuesdays 5:30pm

I’m delighted to be teaching a new class at
Flow & Restore — the perfect antidote to September’s shifting rhythms.
Starting next Tuesday, September 9th.

🍁September carries the energy of transition. The light begins to change, routines return, and we often feel the pull between activity and rest.
This practice offers exactly what this season calls for: a chance to balance movement with stillness, effort with ease.

What to expect? 🍂
We’ll begin with a little breath work, then move into flowing movement to release tension and reset the body after your day.
From there, we’ll ease into a deeply nourishing restorative practice.
With the beautiful props in the studio, you’ll be cocooned in stillness — giving the nervous system space to unwind and the body permission to deeply rest and let go.

🌿 What you’ll receive from this practice:
– Full-body movement + release
– Improved energy and circulation
– Nervous system support + deep rest
– A chance to pause, reset, and recharge

An absolutely delicious class designed for everybody — a beautiful opportunity to take this hour just for you 💛 So happy to be back with this beautiful community that Jane & Jo created .

📍 Hot Yoga Dublin
🧘‍♀️ Tuesdays 5:30pm — starting Sept 9th
✨ Book through Hot Yoga Dublin

I cannot wait to welcome you into this new offering. Come breathe, move, and restore with me.
Michelle x

01/09/2025

🍂✨ Hello September ✨🍂

Here we are, easing into a new month.
The mornings are a little darker now, and many of us are settling into routines again — kids back to school, holidays behind us. ( For some!)
September has that steady, grounding energy — an invitation to root down and create space for balance as the seasons shift.
It invites us to balance our energy — to stay rooted while allowing space for renewal.

Here’s where you’ll find me in studio this week:

🌿 Wednesday
10:15am – (back after a little break 💛)
6:30pm – Beginner Flow (cover) @ Earth Studio,

🌿 Thursday
7:15pm – Find Your Community
Book with me, use your class pass, or book directly with the studio — I’d love to see you there.

🌿 Friday
10:00am – Gentle Wake Up Flow
Back this Friday, Sept 5th — a beautiful steady start to your weekend.

✨ And I’m beyond excited to share…
Our new Weekly Yin Practice begins Wednesday, Sept 10th at 7:15pm 🧘‍♀️
A weekly dose of yin to restore, soften, and connect. I cannot wait to bring this to our community also at

💛 Our September Rest + Restore Workshop is now fully booked — thank you so much! A waitlist is open, and I’ll be running it again in October (provisional date: Oct 25th — confirmed later this week).
So if you missed this one we have another one in October.

Wishing you a beautiful start to September.
I hope to see you on the mat this week 🤍🙏

05/08/2025

Falling Yin-ward
✨ New Weekly Yin Yoga at Lemon Tree Studio ✨

I’m so happy to share that from September, we will now be offering a Yin practice, which will be a regular Wednesday evening feature – every week at 7:15 PM.

To celebrate, I’m offering a Special September Launch Bundle:
Three Wednesday evening Yin practices for €38

This pass can be used for:
📅 September 10th, 17th & 24th only.

The September bundle is valid for those dates only and is non-refundable and non-transferable.

If you prefer a single session, there is a drop-in option at €15 per class (subject to availability – booking is essential).
After September, these weekly classes will continue at €15 per class.

Now, enough of the housekeeping… this is a beautiful way to welcome autumn. 🍂
A midweek Yin practice offers space to slow down, breathe deeply, and create a sense of balance in both body and mind. It’s your invitation to pause and feel.

How to book:
✔ The special September bundle can only be booked through my website: www.mcyoga.ie
✔ Drop-ins can be booked via Lemon Tree Studio or through website or app or by contacting me directly.

Spaces are limited, so book early to secure your mat.
More details on upcoming classes and workshops will be in this weekend’s newsletter – make sure you’re subscribed via my website if you’d like to stay updated.

Let’s welcome autumn with stillness and space. 🍂
Happy Tuesday 🙏🤍

04/08/2025

Back online + floating after an incredible weekend ✨

After an unplanned digital detox since Wednesday(locked out of Apple ID) WhatsApp, socials, website….the works 🤯), I’m finally back! If you reached out about classes, 1:1 yoga, or Reiki and didn’t hear back, my sincere apologies – I wasn’t ignoring you. Thank you for your patience 💛

Before diving back into a busy week, I have to share a huge thank you to for an exceptional 3-day MyoYin training at the this bank holiday weekend, co-hosted by the amazing

Coming from a functional yoga and yin background, what I love about the functional approach is how it’s never about the shape – it’s about the target area and how it feels in your body. This training took that to an entirely new level. With MyoYin, the shapes weren’t even classic yin poses at times – it was about creating space, using therapy balls for fascial release, and doing less so that we could feel more.

The principle of “less is more” really landed over these three days. We spent time exploring, softening, and then allowing deep, long rebounds. And wow – those rebounds after MyoYin? They hit differently. There’s this sense of fluidity and release through the whole body, almost like your nervous system exhales.

From thigh and torso mandalas to the most nurturing face MyoYin and breathwork (thank you, Lisa 🙏), this was a practice in presence and trust. It was powerful, humbling, and deeply nourishing – physically, emotionally, and energetically.

Grace, your generosity, knowledge, and the heart you bring to these trainings always blows me away. I’m still floating. And yes – I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.

Feeling inspired and grateful as I return to teaching this week. If you’re curious about MyoYin, fascia, or how this work feels, let me know below 👇 Would you like to experience some of these practices in class or a future workshop? Enjoy your Monday and see you on the mat ! 🧘🤍🙏

28/07/2025

What a weekend…
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who joined me for Stillness in the Sunfire on Friday evening in
It was such a special gathering — a pause, a deep exhale, and a chance to come home to ourselves through the beautiful stillness of yin. The space, the energy, the willingness to soften — it really was something else 💛

I’m so grateful to each of you who continue to show up — for yourselves, for this practice, and for the quiet transformation that happens when we take the time to slow down.

The weekend continued with a lovely corporate session on Saturday and a soul-nourishing morning in Replenish Hub on Sunday. It fills my cup in so many ways to share and teach in these spaces, to reconnect with familiar faces and welcome new ones too. Truly grateful for it all.

This week is thankfully a little quieter, and you’ll find me in studio:
🧘‍♀️ Wednesday 10.15am – Raheny
🌿 Thursday 7.15pm – Community Flow

My next workshop will be in September — details coming later this week!

Wishing you a beautiful start to your week. May there be space to breathe, moments to pause, and time to tune in.
🙏🤍

19/07/2025

13/07/2025

Sunday Musings: Functional Knees – Stability, Safety & Support in Malasana (Yogi Squat)
Just the name can stir something. Some drop in with ease, others feel resistance, worry—or even fear. I’ve felt all of it.

Over time, through practice and injury, I’ve learned: sometimes Malasana feels like home, and other times, it’s just not the pose I need.

That’s okay.
That’s yoga.

This shape calls on ankles, knees, and hips. And often, the hardest part isn’t the pose—it’s getting there. The descent asks for ankle mobility, knee flexion, hip openness, and balance. When even one element is compromised, it can feel like too much.

But the pose isn’t the goal.
The purpose is exploration—with awareness.

✨ Functional Focus:
• Dorsiflexion in the ankles
• Flexion in knees + hips
• Grounded feet + breath awareness

🌀 Why Practice Malasana?
It supports mobility, tones the pelvic floor, and strengthens natural squatting mechanics. It’s also a powerful teacher in stabilising the knees.

But none of that matters if your body isn’t ready—or needs something else today. That’s where a functional approach offers freedom.

💡 Supportive Options:
• Roll a blanket under heels
• Sit on a block or bolster
• Use a wall for support
• Add a strap around thighs for feedback
• Try wide-knee Child’s Pose or supported lunge as alternatives
• Heels lifted, arms reaching = a valid, functional version

These aren’t cheats—they’re choices rooted in care.

🧘‍♀️ Reflections:
• What’s the purpose of this pose for me today?
• Where do I feel resistance—can I meet it kindly?
• Am I moving from force, or function?
• Can I offer myself more choices, not fewer?
• Am I chasing a shape, or honouring my structure?

“When I meet resistance in the knees, can I listen instead of force?”

Let your yoga meet you where you are. 🌿
May your practice be kind, wise, and sustainable. Wishing you a peaceful Sunday—and a practice that supports you exactly where you are. 🙏

08/07/2025

🌿 Tuesday Musings & This Week’s Yoga
Such a gorgeous morning todayfor our 10.15 Flow – thank you to everyone who shared that space with me. I’ll be back there tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10.15am for our midweek flow.

Here’s where else you’ll find me this week:

🧘‍♀️ Wednesday 6.30pm – Beginner’s Flow
A welcoming space to move, breathe, and build confidence in your practice — perfect if you’re newer to yoga or looking for a reset.

🌸 Thursday 7.15pm – Find Your Community
This is my core class — a functional flow where we tailor the practice around you. Your body, your needs, your energy on the day. No pressure to perform — just a space to explore movement, breath, and rest in your own way. You can book directly with me or through the studio. Come as you are.

This morning I was chatting with a student after class about how getting to our practice can be the hardest part. We all know that internal conversation:

“I’m too tired.”
“My head’s not in the right space.”
“I’ll skip it today…”

We’ve all been there — I’ve been there! You get inside your own head and convince yourself not to go. But the truth is: once you begin to move, once you check in with the body, once you tune into the breath… something softens.
You begin to feel again. To notice. To listen. And somewhere in that space between movement and breath, that’s where the shift happens.

Not from forcing. Not from pushing. But from simply showing up.

No one ever really regrets taking that time to connect. You don’t need to feel great beforehand. You just need to arrive — and let the practice do the rest.

So if you’ve been meaning to come along, let this be your gentle reminder: carve out that hour for you.
You’re so worth it.

Reach out if you’ve any questions or want help booking. I’d love to see you on the mat this week 🧡