Helen Keane RYT 500 hrs

Yoga which originated in India is mostly associated with the ancient practice of asanas and encourages a better understanding of self, leading to a state of ease.


Before trying yoga, I had led a busy and sometimes stressful life. Following university, I had moved to the US where I worked for a busy Japanese company and enjoyed New York for two years. I then decided to return home to pursue my interest in Art & Design and study for a digital design qualification following which I enjoyed working for several Dublin studios.


Experiencing the stress associated with jobs and deadlines, I began like many people, to feel the need for a better work life balance.


In 2002, I moved with my husband to Japan and practiced regularly. It was in 2005, in Seoul South Korea that my passion for yoga really deepened as I met the challenge of adjusting to life in a big new city and recovery from a serious illness. Classes at Sun Ha's studio near the Han river were highlights in my week.


In 2006, Dagmar Buhler, my friend from the yoga studio in Seoul, and I set out for Vrindavan in the north of India for the intensive one month teacher training at the Sivananda school. The course was rigourous with daily assessments and a final written examination. Yoga teacher certification was awarded based on a successful practical teaching assessment.


After Sivananda, I taught my first classes on the US military base in the centre of Seoul!

I am lighting a candle offering to Buddha at a temple in Seoul, South Korea.


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Since returning to Dublin in 2006, I have taught Hatha, prenatal and postnatal yoga for several yoga & holistic studios, the City of Dublin VEC, corporate groups, and private classes.


In 2009, I returned to India, this time to Madurai in Tamil Nadu province for the advanced teacher training course to further develop my personal practice and deepen my teaching skills. I am currently studying for the Yoga Therapy Ireland Post Graduate yoga diploma.


I enjoy keeping my own yoga practice fresh by participating in workshops given by visiting teachers. I attend Ashtanga Yoga Dublin studio which teaches the traditional form of Ashtanga, Mysore,and have had the pleasure of participating in workshops by Manju Jois, son of Sri K Pattabhi Jois, the famous guru who developed the Ashtanga style and died this year. My teacher training is accredited by the Yoga Alliance which is the international regulatory board for yoga teacher training.


Qualifications: (accredited by the International Yoga Alliance) Sivananda Diploma - Hatha Yoga Teacher Certificate in Pregnancy Yoga Certificate in Cardiac & Cancer Therapy Irish Red Cross & Yoga Therapy Ireland - First Aid course


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