Mourne Yoga

Mourne Yoga Large space for social distancing, welcoming space for everyone!

Tranquil yoga space between Seaforde and Downpatrick, Co Down, offering a variety of classes to improve mobility and wellbeing, including beginners/improvers, gentle and pregnancy yoga.

09/11/2025

ASTEYA:NON-STEALING. HAVE YOU EVER interrupted someone's story to share your own experience of a similar situation? Or asked a family member to install just one light fitting for you on the weekend, when it turned out to be five? Or maybe even claimed credit for an idea that wasn't actually yours? (this last one is rife in the industry that my wife works in!)

These are all examples of varying extremes of Asteya:Non-Stealing - not taking that which is freely given. The third of Patanjali's Yamas encourages us to delve more deeply into our relationship with others and the interplay around giving & receiving and authenticity & trust. 

I've been very guilty of stealing people's time and energy, particularly in my youth. Luckily, I've had people around me (not just within Yoga) to point some of these things out to me with a good dose of Ahimsa!

📚✨ Calling all school teachers! ✨📚We’ve been thinking about you — the ones whose ears are still ringing at 3pm, who’ve a...
08/11/2025

📚✨ Calling all school teachers! ✨📚

We’ve been thinking about you — the ones whose ears are still ringing at 3pm, who’ve answered 147 questions before lunch, and who still have to head home to the next round of life's responsibilities.

What if there were a class designed as a little reset between school and home?
A space to release all that physical agitation, a place to breathe new life into a tired body and to calm the post-classroom buzz before the evening begins.

We’re thinking of offering a “Begin & Improve Yoga” class at a time of day that suits teachers just finishing their school-day — something steady and soothing. And we'd love your thoughts:

🕒 What time would suit best?

3:30–4:30pm

4–5pm

4:30–5:30pm

Cast your vote - drop your preference in the comments below! 💬
Tag a teacher friend who deserves an hour of actual quiet time. 🙃

08/11/2025

📚✨ Calling all school teachers! ✨📚

We’ve been thinking about you — the ones whose ears are still ringing at 3pm, who’ve answered 147 questions before lunch, and who still have to head home to the next round of life's responsibilities.

What if there were a class designed as a little reset between school and home?
A space to release all that physical agitation, a place to breathe new life into a tired body  and to calm the post-classroom buzz before the evening begins.

We’re thinking of offering a “Begin & Improve Yoga” class at a time of day that suits teachers just finishing their school-day — something steady and soothing. And we'd love your thoughts:

🕒 What time would suit best?

3:30–4:30pm

4–5pm

4:30–5:30pm

Cast your vote in our Stories poll — or drop your preference in the comments below! 💬
Tag a teacher friend who deserves an hour of actual quiet time. 🙃

02/11/2025

SATYA: TRUTHFULNESS. The second Yama of Patanjali's eight limb path is about more than just not lying...

30/10/2025

✨ CHANT & CHAI ✨
Sunday 23 November | 2–4pm | £22

Our Chant & Chai afternoons have become one of our most-loved gatherings — a simple mix of sound, stillness and tea that keep people coming back 💛

Chanting is a form of vocal meditation — vocalising mantras together in a call-and-response style. It lifts the energy, calms the mind and connects us through sound and breath. 🎶

Afterwards, stay for a cup of tea ☕ and a chat — the perfect wind-down.

No experience needed, just an open mind and a willing heart. 💫

📲 Link in bio or drop us a DM.

23/10/2025

FEAR OF THE UNFAMILIAR.
There are loads of different reasons that people give for feeling hesitant about coming to a Yoga class. But what’s often struck me is that they are often underpinned by an element of fear.

🧘‍♀️Fear of not being flexible enough.
💥Fear of making something hurt more.
🌿Fear of not fitting in.
🎶Fear of chanting and not being able to sing, or of having their voice heard.

But fear keeps us stuck. It stops us from acting, from doing the things we know we want to do — and that frustration can spill over into how we treat others. These subtle undercurrents — the ways we unconsciously hurt others — are part of what we've been exploring through Ahimsa, the practice of non-violence, in Yoga.  

It’s something we’ve been reflecting on in our classes recently. Where might fear of the unfamiliar be limiting us on the mat? Even something as seemingly innocuous as moving your mat to a different spot can reveal surprising resistance, which in itself is limiting.

And, of course, the bigger question — how does that same pattern play out off the mat?

15/10/2025

ROLLED OUT MY BACK TO FIX MY FEET!
My feet have been really sore recently, so I reached for my therapy balls to give them a quick roll-out — something I do fairly often. Only this time, they were way too tender.

So instead, I thought I’d start with my back. Which might seem a bit random, but we have these fascial lines in our bodies, one of which runs all the way from the forehead, over the crown of the head, down the back of the body, to the feet. And tension along any one part of that chain can affect what’s going on along another part of it.

My back’s been a bit cranky lately, so I thought if I can release a little tension there, maybe it'll help my feet. Can’t hurt to try! I spent maybe 5 to 10 minutes just gently rolling out my lower and mid back, which felt good in itself. Then I went back to my feet. 

And it was incredible. Beforehand, I hadn't really been able to put any pressure through them, but after spending some time on my back, that tenderness was gone and I was able to give them a good deep roll, just helping to rehydrate fascia in my feet and break up some of those sticky adhesions.

Everything is connected — but it’s not always obvious. Sometimes you just need to get curious and see what happens. 🫧

CHANT & CHAI. THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING. ☀️🕉️🫖Big thanks Julie Preston .yoga and Victor Tyrrell 🙏
05/10/2025

CHANT & CHAI. THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING. ☀️🕉️🫖

Big thanks Julie Preston .yoga and Victor Tyrrell 🙏

Bees and butterflies loving life in the garden!🪻🌼!
16/08/2025

Bees and butterflies loving life in the garden!🪻🌼!

Address

40 Bucks Head Road
Downpatrick
BT308JS

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 11am
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 11am
7pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 11am
6pm - 7:10pm
Thursday 7pm - 8:45pm
Saturday 9:45am - 10:30am

Telephone

+447966028249

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