200 Hour Foundation Vinyasa Teacher Training

Susie’s interest in movement began with dance. In 1999 when a knee injury halted her training she turned to a movement practice that was rumoured to support her body. In fact it provided a lot more than physical support. The transition from mild interest to a fully fledged yoga practitioner occurred over a few years and by 2007 she had made the decision to begin her studies in obtaining a yoga teacher certification. The Elbowroom seemed like an obvious choice when choosing a school with an excellent reputation for it’s high standards in training and from there she continued her studies in Hatha Yoga at Yoga Vidya Gurukul in Nasik India. Since that initial step into teacher training Susie has qualified as a Pilates and Barre teacher through the Stott method in Complete Body Movement with Dani Gonzalez Ares and Joseph McCarthy, and once again returned to The Elbowroom to study with Susan Church to obtain the 500hr Advanced Yoga Teacher Training qualification. Her classes are all about the breath and she fully believes that the breath is the key to connecting to the wholeness of who you truly are and letting go of what might be holding you back. Her style of practice has been deeply influenced by her background in dance which lends itself to the smooth choreography of her classes and having attended an eclectic array of workshops with internationally acclaimed instructors her practice is diverse and rich in dynamic flow. Alignment and balanced energy are consistent points of focus in all of her classes to inspire strength, agility, adaptability and flexibility in the body and the mind.

An international yoga and meditation teacher, and health and wellness expert, Bev is regarded as a teacher’s teacher, blending her extensive knowledge of functional anatomy and physiology into the beautiful practice of yoga and movement therapy. She has shared her knowledge and expertise with hundreds of budding yogis and movement practitioners who have both trained and practiced under her guidance.

She is the founder of Postural Reset and Activated Yoga, two programmes that fuse conscious breathwork and natural alignment through muscle activations and yoga asana. She is the lead teacher on the 250 hour Yoga Teacher Training courses, teaching functional anatomy and physiology, pranayama and meditation in addition to teaching Neuroconnective Yoga and movement on the 300 hour YTT courses. Bev is passionate about helping people to overcome their injuries and restrictions so that yoga is accessible, functional and enjoyable for any one at any age or ability.

She has been teaching for over 25 years, she trained as a Nurse, developed stress management courses for Cheshire County Council in the UK before opening a boutique yoga and food studio in Amsterdam.

Since relocating to Ireland in 2012 she has dedicated her time to yoga, and building a busy injury and rehab clinic in Stoneybatter where she offers Neuromuscular Therapy and Muscle Activation to the walking wounded of Ireland.

BA (Mod) Genetics, Lic Ac, Dip
Chinese Herbal Medicine, RYT

Orla is a Yoga teacher, acupuncturist and a Chinese medical herbalist. She began her personal yoga journey over 20 years ago and began teaching in 2010. When she began to practise under the guidance of Marianne Jacuzzi, Orla’s journey dove into yoga philosophy and the deeper dimensions of the yoga practice. She teaches yoga and practises Chinese medicine in My Yoga Body in Dun Laoghaire, and teaches the Yoga Philosophy module of The elbowroom 200-hour Yin Yang Yoga Teacher Training.