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Yoga I have been teaching Yoga for 15 years. I also hold an Advanced Diploma in Nutrition Coaching and a Pilates Mat teaching qualification.

I support people one-to-one in nutrition and exercise. I hold weekly classes and occasional workshops in Greystones and online. I train other Yoga teachers around the world in my Certificate in Teaching Yoga for Menopause, and run a CPD in Menopause Awareness for Wellness Professionals. Teaching retreats a few times a year, which are very popular, I also love offering a blissful immersion into all aspects of Yoga in stunning surroundings in the West of Ireland. Hatha Yoga is the basis of all Yoga styles, and gives beginners and experienced practitioners an essential insight into all it can provide. My classes are aimed at bringing you towards greater strength, comfort and health, with essential focus on the healthy alignment of the joints and spine to avoid the injury that can come with a less refined practice. I teach pragmatically through evidence-based techniques that enhance the benefits of yoga for all, and especially for women who are in the throes of their perimenopause transition, or in the years beyond.

24/02/2026

This weekend many teachers currently training with me expressed how Yoga for Menopause and Beyond is giving them so much more than they expected.

♥️ I have heard this from many graduates.

🙏 It seems that, from highly experienced teachers to new teachers, what I’m offering is inspiration and confidence that sometimes we may not have known was lacking.

🙌🏽 It’s also filling in some of the gaps that it’s just not possible to fill in a 200 hour training.

🌟 This is hugely about anatomy and physiology, but also about neurology, about our use of language, and about true inclusivity and empowerment.

🫶 Far from being jaded teaching this course after six years, I get more and more excited each time!

Let me know in the comments if you have any questions about the training .

Warm wishes,
Niamh

21/02/2026

Want to avoid falling? Well, static balance training is not enough!

🤪This is a nice bit of deliberate destabilising within something familiar. 💪🏽It also demands more strength.

Disclaimer: if you can’t balance in the first version (tapping the floor), you must use a wall to hold and have the band in one hand instead.

Did you like this? Let me know below.

20/02/2026

It’s important for you to trust me. If my 11 years work in this space, and my book aren’t enough, maybe Min’s experience of learning from me can help.

Next Yoga for Menopause and Beyond training dates on my website.

You can find the wonderful Min .yoga

19/02/2026

Strength matters hugely if you have low bone density. It can protect from fracture!

It can also enhance your yoga practice!

And once you’ve done yoga for a while, your strength will plateau.

Comment BONES and I’ll send you some information on the next 15 hour training.

10/02/2026

Yaay! She gets it!

Yoga-plus for Bone Health live online Thursdays, get the recording if you miss it.

Not just Yoga, not just Pilates bits, but also applied neuroscience for strength and balance.

New participants always welcome!

09/02/2026

There is so much information (and misinformation) about menopause right now.
And yet, many women are still confused, unsupported, and trying to join the dots on their own.

As yoga teachers, we don’t need to “fix” anything.
Sometimes, simply acknowledging menopause in our regular classes is enough to bring relief, gratitude, and a deep sense of being seen.

You don’t need to teach a big, specialised menopause class.
Menopause-aware teaching can live in every class — through language, awareness, and gentle adaptations.

This is what I teach in my Yoga for Menopause and Beyond yoga teacher training.
If you’d like to learn more, comment MENOPAUSE and I’ll send you the course information.

08/02/2026

You may be surprised that it’s my first Yoga for Menopause and Beyond retreat, given my 11 years of devotion to this subject!

The retreat centre that hosts me has always wanted to be inclusive of everyone, and not allow any retreats to be too niche.

But I kept poking, and finally my teaching heart’s desire is realised!

If we you can’t grab the last two spaces for the March weekend, I hope to see you in July (3rd-9th) where you can stay the whole week with me, or just do a couple of nights if that’s all you have time for.

There are single en suite, all the way to dormitory accommodation to make things more affordable.

Located in an unspeakably beautiful part of the world where we we not only get to indulge in wonderful practices, but also break bread together (incredible food!), hike, wander, maybe swim… and nourish each other in community.

Can’t wait!

07/02/2026

When teaching yoga for menopause, how we hold space matters just as much as the poses and practices we teach.
A sharing circle isn’t about oversharing or fixing symptoms.
It’s about offering information, reassurance, and practical support — so women feel seen, safe, and empowered in their bodies.

As yoga teachers, our role is not to diagnose or treat, but to remind our students that:
✨ what they’re experiencing is real
✨ support exists
✨ and gentle tools can make a difference

This is menopause-aware teaching.

I teach this in my Yoga for Menopause and Beyond yoga teacher training.
If you’d like to learn more, comment MENOPAUSE and I’ll send you the course information.

06/02/2026

It is a vibrant, mercurial job as a teacher holding sharing circles, to hear, assimilate and respond, as some experiences we are used to hearing, but also there are details that are unique.

Every Yoga for Menopause sharing circle is different.
🌟 But it’s always rich.

As a yoga teacher, you can learn to hold these circles with me, with a background of your experience, mine, that of the hundreds of other teachers who have taken the training, and most importantly, a background of accurate knowledge.

Yoga for Menopause February training is full, but there is space for the next dates which are in May.

How do you feel holding space for women through the menopause transition?

And does this conversation about an awakening connection to our future resonate with you?

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Greystones
Wicklow

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http://Www.yinstinctyoga.com/

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