Meet our Teachers

Lisa first came to yoga in 2007 while searching for relief from ongoing back pain, eventually discovering a practice that became central to her everyday life. Her journey deepened after travelling to India and completing her 200 Hour Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley in Goa under Yogacharya Lalit, followed later by her 300 Hour Training in Ireland. Since joining the Himalaya Yoga Valley teaching team, Lisa has guided students across yoga, reformer pilates, pregnancy yoga, and teacher training programs. Her classes are grounded, practical, and supportive, helping students build strength and awareness while developing a sustainable long-term relationship with practice.

Originally from Ireland, Maeve divides her time between Europe and India coordinating Himalaya Yoga Valley’s international trainings and retreats while supporting students throughout their learning journey. A graduate of both the 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Trainings with Himalaya Yoga Valley, she now teaches meditation, mantra, pranayama, ethics, communication, and teaching methodology across the programs. Alongside her yoga background, Maeve brings decades of experience in leadership, education, and management from her previous work in Australia’s Department of Justice and university lecturing. Her teaching style blends structure, warmth, and practical guidance, helping trainees feel supported both personally and professionally as they grow into teaching.

Sohmer’s teaching journey began as a dedicated student before leading her toward formal yoga studies in both the United States and India. After completing her 200 Hour Teacher Training in Denver, she travelled to Kerala to continue her studies in Ayurvedic wellness and advanced yoga therapy. With over a decade of teaching experience across India and the U.S., she brings together alignment-focused movement, restorative yoga, mindful breathwork, and compassionate guidance in her classes. Her teaching encourages students to move intelligently, slow down when needed, and develop a deeper awareness of both body and mind through practice.

Viriam has been teaching yoga philosophy with Himalaya Yoga Valley since 2011 and has spent nearly two decades living and studying in India. Originally from the UK, her background spans Kundalini Yoga, Ayurveda, mindfulness, yoga nidra, restorative yoga, and philosophy studies through the Oxford College of Hindu Studies. Her teaching combines deep traditional knowledge with thoughtful reflection, helping students understand yoga as a lived experience rather than simply a physical practice.

Originally from the UK and now based in India, Adam has taught anatomy with Himalaya Yoga Valley since 2010. Alongside yoga teaching, his background includes structural bodywork, massage therapy, nervous system regulation, and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage training across India and Thailand. Having completed his own 200 Hour Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley, he brings both technical understanding and empathy into his lectures, helping trainees connect anatomy directly to movement, posture, and lived practice.

Tony first encountered yoga while travelling in Australia in the 1990s before continuing his studies through years of practice and training across India. After completing his Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley in Goa, he became part of the senior teaching team supporting students across Ireland and India. Alongside yoga, Tony’s background in education and international teaching brings patience, depth, and clarity into both his classes and mentorship.

Raised in Dharamsala in the foothills of the Himalayas, Mandeep’s yoga journey began while recovering from severe back pain during her years working in aviation. After completing her Teacher Training and Internship with Himalaya Yoga Valley in Goa, she joined the teaching team guiding pranayama, chanting, kriyas, meditation, and retreat programs. Her teaching style is calm, sincere, and deeply supportive, helping students connect more closely with breath, stillness, and inner awareness.

Born and based in Goa, Dr Rohit completed his Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery at Goa University and has spent over a decade practicing as an Ayurvedic physician and Panchakarma specialist. Since 2008, he has taught Ayurveda with Himalaya Yoga Valley, helping trainees understand the relationship between yoga, healing, longevity, and holistic wellbeing through traditional Ayurvedic principles. His lectures combine practical understanding, humour, and deep respect for Ayurveda as a living science of health and balance.

Sonya began practicing yoga in 2001 while navigating the stress and demands of corporate life. What began as curiosity quickly became a lifelong practice that helped her feel calmer, stronger, and more connected to herself. A runner herself, Sonya credits yoga with helping her stay balanced and injury free over the years. After completing her Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley in 2015, she began sharing yoga with others through classes that focus on alignment, breath awareness, accessibility, and steady progression. Her teaching style is warm, grounded, and deeply encouraging.

Mary first came to yoga in her sixties after years immersed in competitive sport, initially believing yoga would be too slow for her. One class completely shifted her perspective, opening the door to a practice that would transform her physically and mentally. She later completed her Level 1 and 500 Hour Teacher Trainings with Himalaya Yoga Valley and continues to approach yoga with curiosity, humility, and enthusiasm. Her teaching encourages students to embrace yoga at any age or stage of life, showing that growth, balance, and vitality remain possible throughout life.

Originally from Croatia, Iva began practicing yoga in 2018 during a deeply transformative period in her life. What started as a quiet inner calling soon became a path toward reconnecting with herself through movement, breath, and awareness. After attending her first class at Himalaya Yoga Valley, yoga quickly became an important source of grounding, healing, and personal growth. In 2022, she completed her Yoga Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley and continues to approach yoga as an ongoing journey of learning, curiosity, and self-discovery. Her classes encourage students to move gently, reconnect inwardly, and build confidence within their own practice.

Shauna first discovered yoga in her teens while looking for support with stress and anxiety, eventually finding in the practice a much deeper spiritual path. After completing her 200 Hour Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley in 2021, she began teaching across online classes, workshops, beach yoga sessions, and community gatherings. Deeply inspired by Ashtanga Yoga and yoga philosophy, her teaching encourages students to slow down, reconnect inwardly, and move with greater awareness. Alongside yoga, Shauna is also a qualified meditation teacher, holistic life coach, and Reiki practitioner, bringing a warm and intuitive energy into her classes.

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Lindsay discovered yoga while studying Contemporary Dance, quickly developing a deep appreciation for the connection between movement, breath, and mindfulness. After completing her 200 Hour Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley in 2022, she began integrating her background in dance into a yoga teaching style that feels fluid, grounded, and intentional. Her classes encourage students to move with awareness while building strength, flexibility, and calm through breath-led movement and mindful practice.

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Chloë first came to yoga while searching for support through anxiety and disconnection, eventually discovering a practice that brought both inner resilience and creative expansion into her life. Trained under Yogacharya Lalit Kumar, her approach to yoga remains deeply rooted in traditional practice while still feeling welcoming and accessible. Alongside yoga, Chloë is also a visual artist, and her classes reflect a thoughtful balance of creativity, awareness, strength, and ease. She creates supportive spaces where students can reconnect with themselves through movement, stillness, and breath.

Joy first discovered yoga during her final year of college, quickly finding in the practice a sense of clarity, focus, and inner steadiness that transformed her daily life. Wanting to deepen her understanding, she travelled to India in 2018 to complete her first Yoga Teacher Training before continuing her studies through a second training in Ireland in 2020. Her teaching combines fluid movement, breath awareness, and focused sequencing, helping students experience yoga as both a grounding and energising practice.

Katie first discovered yoga through meditation during her school years, later deepening her connection to the practice throughout university life. Following graduation, she travelled to Rishikesh, India to complete her Yoga Teacher Training, immersing herself in both yogic philosophy and traditional practice. Her classes encourage students to reconnect with breath, body, and awareness while creating space for grounding, reflection, and steady personal growth through yoga practice.

Originally from the south of France, Marion first discovered yoga while working as a psychology intern and became deeply interested in its impact on mental and emotional wellbeing. She later completed a 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Bali followed by a 100 Hour Yin Yoga and Meditation certification in Greece. Now continuing her studies with Himalaya Yoga Valley in Cork, Marion teaches with a calm and compassionate approach, helping students experience yoga as a practice that supports both body and mind.

Sinead’s connection to yoga began at a young age through an early interest in spirituality, movement, and holistic wellbeing. With over twenty years of dedicated practice, she later completed her Yoga Teacher Training before expanding into Yin Yoga, Reformer Pilates, Advanced Mat Pilates, and bodywork studies. Her classes combine elements of Vinyasa, Hatha, Ashtanga, meditation, and mindful strengthening practices, helping students develop body awareness, resilience, mobility, and confidence through intentional movement.

With over a decade of experience coaching reformer pilates in Cork, Paudie brings a strong focus on movement quality, rehabilitation, and long-term physical wellbeing into his classes. Certified through Balanced Body since 2015, he has worked extensively with beginners, athletes, and clients recovering from injury. His sessions focus on building strength, mobility, and confidence through controlled movement and strong technical foundations.

Monika first discovered yoga while working within the wellness industry in 2009, initially connecting with the physical practice before gradually deepening into meditation and yogic philosophy. Her teaching encourages students to move inward through breath, mindfulness, and self-awareness, creating classes that feel calming, reflective, and supportive for both body and mind.

Laura began practicing yoga in her teenage years and spent many years deepening her personal practice before stepping into teaching. After completing her 200 Hour Teacher Training with Yogacharya Lalit at Himalaya Yoga Valley in 2021, she later returned to India to complete both her Internship and 300 Hour Advanced Teacher Training. Alongside Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga, Laura has also studied Iyengar Yoga, Reiki, yoga philosophy, and Vedanta. Her teaching style combines thoughtful alignment, compassion, and traditional yogic understanding while helping students experience yoga as both grounding and transformative.

Yoga has been part of Jeanette’s life since childhood, gradually deepening into a dedicated long-term practice over the past twenty years. After completing her 200 Hour Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley, she continued her studies through a 500 Hour certification along with additional training in meditation and pranayama. Her teaching focuses on breath-led movement, mindful awareness, and helping students experience greater ease, steadiness, and understanding within their practice.

Melissa first discovered yoga in 2006 and quickly immersed herself in both study and self-practice, eventually training across multiple yoga disciplines including Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Prenatal, and Restorative Yoga. She later received Level 2 Authorisation to teach Ashtanga Yoga within the tradition of Sharath Jois and continued her studies in pranayama, yogic philosophy, and Ayurveda throughout India. Her classes combine discipline, breath awareness, and thoughtful guidance while encouraging students to integrate yoga beyond the mat and into everyday life.

Gavin first trained as a yoga instructor in 2013 before later travelling to Himalaya Yoga Valley in Goa to deepen his studies through the 200 Hour Teacher Training and advanced intensive programs. Alongside yoga, Gavin also works as a personal trainer and coach, supporting students in both physical and mental wellbeing. His classes combine mindful movement with practical strength and mobility understanding, creating an approachable and balanced style of teaching.

Anna’s movement journey began through classical ballet training from a young age before evolving into a professional career in dance, choreography, and movement education. Introduced to yoga and pilates as tools for injury prevention and body awareness, she later completed her BASI Pilates Mat and Comprehensive Teacher Training certifications before studying yoga with Himalaya Yoga Valley in Cork. Her teaching blends technical understanding with creativity and mindfulness, helping students improve strength, mobility, posture, and body awareness through intentional movement.