Mandy McGahan Yoga

21/11/2025

A spot has just opened up for our yoga and breathwork retreat!

If you’ve been thinking about taking some real time out to reset and get back to yourself, this might be the little nudge you were waiting for!

✨ Autumn Unwind: Return to Calm ✨

Ready to slow down, reconnect, and breathe deeply?

Join Evelyn and I for an afternoon of calming yoga and soothing breathwork, designed to help you feel grounded and at ease.

No experience is needed. You’ll be welcomed with care, all equipment provided, plus tea and a light snack.

📅 Sunday, 23rd November
🕐 1:00–4:30 pm, Dawros Community Hall
💶 €45, only 10 places

To book your spot, contact mandymcgahan@gmail.com or 0897003758.

We’d love to welcome you, just as you are. 🤍

13/11/2025

The wonderful women of Blackwater 😊

27/10/2025

A lovely group of women ❤️. We have been working on our strength, core and posture in our 2 groups. Gently challenging ourselves whilst also taking time to relax and slow down...oh, and having fun in the process 😄

2 Yoga Classes in Tavern every Sat morning. 10am for the energetic & 11.30am for the less energetic. 5 more classes left 1st, 15th, 22nd & 27th Nov & 6th of Dec if anyone wants to join. Call or text 087-9450252 to book.

24/10/2025

✨ Autumn Unwind: Return to Calm ✨

Ready to slow down, reconnect, and breathe deeply?

Join Evelyn and I for an afternoon of calming yoga and soothing breathwork, designed to help you feel grounded and at ease.

No experience is needed. You’ll be welcomed with care, all equipment provided, plus tea and a light snack.

📅 Sunday, 23rd November
🕐 1:00–4:30 pm, Dawros Community Hall
💶 €45, only 10 places

To book your spot, contact mandymcgahan@gmail.com or 0897003758.

We’d love to welcome you, just as you are. 🤍

14/09/2025

As we move into Autumn and head indoors. I'm looking forward to seeing the ladies of Blackwater again 😊.

14/09/2025

UPDATED TIMES ⏰

Life can feel full-on. Yoga gives us a chance to slow down, breathe, and reconnect 🌿🧘🏻‍♀️

This autumn I’m starting new 6-week Iyengar yoga classes. Gentle, steady, and open to everyone, whether you’re brand new or coming back after a break.

📍 Dawros Community Hall · Mondays 7.30–8.45pm (from 22nd Sept)

📍 Lauragh Community Hall · Tuesdays 7.30–8.45pm (from 23rd Sept)

💶 €80 for 6 weeks

Message me if you’d like to join. ✨

22/06/2025

A day of movement, connection, and nature - International Yoga Day, the way it should be🧘🏻‍♀️🌻🌿

Yesterday we celebrated with three outdoor classes. Each one had its own rhythm, filled with connection and community.

To the first group, thank you for smiling through the rain. We left our puddled mats, stood barefoot on the grass, and flowed anyway.

By the last class, the sky had cleared. We practised with the sea and mountains around us, just breathing, moving, and being present together.

We were one small gathering, part of something much bigger, with people across the world practising too.

A special thank you for your kind donations to Dahnoun Mutual Aid in Gaza. As we stretched in safety and peace, we held others in our hearts. That quiet awareness is part of the practice too. 🙏

Outdoor classes continue all summer (weather permitting). Come join us for some fresh air and calm. 💚

Here’s to grassy feet, good company, and yoga that flows with the weather.

With love,
Mandy 🥰

17/06/2025

🧘🏻‍♀️International Yoga Day - June 21st🧘🏻‍♀️

To mark the day, I’m offering three free outdoor classes here in Coornagillagh. An invitation to move, breathe and pause together in nature.

🕐 1PM, 3PM, 5PM

All are welcome. No experience needed. Mats provided – but if you have your own, please bring it along.

The classes are free, but if you feel moved to give, I’ll be collecting optional donations for Dahnoun Mutual Aid – a grassroots group supporting families in Gaza with food, medicine and essentials during unimaginable hardship 🇵🇸🫶🏻

It’s a small gesture of solidarity through stillness, and I’d love to share it with you.
To book your spot, just send me a message 💛

089 700 3758 | mandymcgahan@gmail.com

27/05/2025

Summer classes are starting again in my garden in Coornagillagh! After some time in India, it feels good to return to simple, grounding practices in this peaceful place.

Small group sessions will be held outdoors, either by the pond (6–7 people) or on the lawn (up to 10), depending on the weather!

Gentle, accessible and open to all levels. A chance to move, breathe, and reconnect.

Tues & Thurs: 3:30pm & 5pm
Saturdays: 1pm, 3pm & 5pm

€13 per class – equipment provided!

Each week, I’ll send out class times by WhatsApp or email. Reply to book—spaces are first come, first served.

The beach sauna is also available to hire separately if you fancy staying a bit longer. Sunsetsaunakerry

Message me to be added to the weekly update list.

Everyone’s welcome!

08/05/2025

Varanasi is a unique experience. It's intense, ancient, and full of contradiction. Over three days, I walked through narrow back alleys and along the riverfront ghats, surrounded by buildings that look and feel thousands of years old — probably because they are!

The city is loud and unforgiving. Honking horns, motorbikes weaving through crowds, and the thick smell of incense, smoke, waste of every kind - and life itself. All multiplied by intense heat.

The Ganges is seen as sacred — people come from all over to bathe in its waters, to offer prayers, and to cremate their loved ones at Manikarnika Ghat, one of the holiest and busiest cremation sites in India. And yet, that same river is heavily polluted. The contrast is impossible to ignore.

There’s a strong sense of duality here. You witness deep religious devotion, alongside commercial survival. While some people grieve, others are selling religious beads, flowers, and boat rides.

Life and death, faith and hustle, all playing out in the same space. It’s confronting at times. Life at the sharp end.

This city doesn’t soften anything. It lays everything bare — the noise, the chaos, the rituals, the resilience.

It made me think about how yoga isn’t about escaping discomfort, but learning to meet it with awareness and presence.

Varanasi doesn’t offer easy answers. But it leaves an impression. One that stays with you, long after the assault on your senses has faded.

I've left with a sense of relief, but also feeling very humble and grateful 🙏

15/04/2025

I have been in India for a week already and so I want to share some of it with you. 😊

The first stop was Amritsar, after landing into Delhi and taking a 5 hour train. The highlight of this city has to be The Golden Temple. 🕌

You cannot fail to be impressed by the temple itself, surrounded by hundreds of metres of marble floors and tiles. It was a religious festival whilst I was there and thousands of Sikhs had made their pilgrimages from all over India.

Even more impressive was the Langar Hall within the temple complex where thousands of people are fed daily, no matter what background or circumstance.

Whats more, its free! People volunteer to help with all aspects of the process. It’s a real example of community.❤️

Everyone was so curious to see a western face and were very friendly and welcoming. Wanting to know where I was from and asking for non-stop selfies! It was hard to make progress around the temple as so many people wanted to stop and talk!😄

On the second day, I was sat outside the temple taking some shade (it was 40 degrees!). Two Sikh gentlemen stopped to ask if I needed anything followed by a family of three generations who asked if they could have a photo with me. 📷

They wheeled their Grandmother over to me in her wheelchair. As I reached out to shake her hand, she took it in both hands, holding on tightly with a big smile and then pulled me down so our cheeks were touching.

A real intimate moment with a total stranger as our lives connected for that moment. Then she was wheeled off with her family, waving as she went! ❤️

Next stop Macleod Ganj, the home of the Dalai Lama and a number of exiled Tibetans. There I took the ‘Kora’ walk, alongside monks and local people, chanting their prayers and spinning prayer wheels as they went. 🙏

A great place for contemplation and reflection. I sat and watched the monks carry out their prostrations countless times. It would be like doing part of the sun salutation 100 times! They were totally focused and mindful of their actions.🧎‍♂️

The walk ended at Tsuglagkhang Temple, where the monks were at prayer whilst people were walking around the inner temple spinning the prayer wheels that lined the wall.

After a week in Northern India, I would sum it up as a place filled with colourful chaos.🎉🇮🇳

Roads filled with cars, trucks, potholes and cows! 😆Yet within that there’s a sense of ease and harmony. The people are gentle, curious and kind. There are so many lessons here❤️

To be continued…

07/01/2025

Looking for a way to reset and recharge after the holidays? 🧘🏻‍♀️

Our 6-week yoga classes are back and ready to help you feel relaxed, refreshed, and stronger in 2025.

Perfect for beginners or experienced yogis, these classes are about taking time for yourself to move, stretch, and build strength in a supportive, friendly space 🫶🏻

What you need to know:

• Classes are held in Dawros (Monday evenings & Tuesday mornings) and Lauragh (Tuesday evenings).
• All equipment is provided—just bring yourself!
• Only €75 for the full six weeks.

Take the first step to feeling good in the new year. Spaces are limited, so don’t wait!

📞 Contact Mandy McGahan at 0897003758 or mandymcgahan@gmail.com to book your spot.