Yoga Teachers

“Asana done from the brain makes one heavy and done from the heart makes one light.” – B.K.S Iyengar

Hilde Eiselen
Hilde’s passion is helping people improve their wellbeing and realise their optimal potential through physical, mental and spiritual development.  She worked as an academic and senior executive in the corporate arena for two decades.  However, the spotlight on left brain only development frustrated her, as she witnesses the burn-out and major health issues that arise from such a narrow focus.  Our intellect is our weakest faculty!

Hilde has a background in psychology and now works as an independent therapist and yoga teacher with individuals and groups in one-on-one, class and workshop settings.  She facilitates groups of employees working on stress-reduction; helps sports teams improve flexibility, and teaches adult yoga classes as well as special classes for men and ladies in waiting.  She has done extensive training and research into nutrition, detox, the theory of exercise, anatomy and physiology and is a frequent contributor to radio programmes. Tune-in on Sunday mornings to “Hilde’s Health Matters”, broadcast on East Coast FM radio around 10.30am.  She has been involved in bringing Yoga for Kids to schools in County Wicklow and is qualified in remedial yoga.

Hilde holds an MBA from Trinity College, Dublin, and is a qualified Mickel Reverse Therapist. She attended her first Yoga classes with Ruth White in the early 1980s in London. She has trained with Ruth, who is recognised as one of the UK's top teachers, for 25 years and qualified at the Ruth White (Karuna) Yoga Centre in London. Hilde is a member of the International Yoga Teachers Association and a Yoga Alliance Registered teacher. She attends regular teacher training courses locally and abroad to keep her teaching inspired and up to date.  She recently studied anatomy and Yin Yang Yoga with Paul Grilley at the Medicine Buddha Centre in California. She is also an accredited YogaBugs (children from 3 to 6) and Yoga’d (children from 7-12) teacher.

Ruth White
Ruth studied directly under B K S Iyengar in India and established the Ruth White (Karuna) Yoga Centre in Oxford, England. The centre is Iyengar-inspired and steeped in the tradition of his teaching. Ruth has been a leading force in the field of Yoga in the UK and Europe for over 25 years. She has offered a ‘Master Class’ in County Wicklow. Attending one of her weekend retreats in the UK is highly recommended.

B.K.S Iyengar  
Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar (Guruji) is a living legend who has taught thousands across the world yoga in a unique way. He finds the meaning of the yoga sutras by his practical search and regular practice of yoga. He has helped multitudes to experience the wisdom of the yoga sutras. He is the founder of the style of yoga called "Iyengar Yoga" and his methods are followed by certified teachers across the world.  Guruji is now in his 90s, but is still teaching.  His books, ‘Light on Yoga’ and ‘Light on Life’, are benchmarks in the study of yoga practice and philosophy.

Sam Rao
Sam is an experienced Hatha Yoga teacher and men’s health expert, who also studied with Ruth White. He teaches with enthusiasm and brings warmth and clarity to his explanations, thus enabling the students to visualise and work with the inner body. He is also well known for his attention to detail and precision in postures, yet at all times encouraging his students to extend their potential and work through their limitations.  Sam visits Ireland every year to deliver a special weekend workshop focusing on Men’s Health entitled, “My Health, My Responsibility”, Therapeutic Yoga for Men.

Gary Carter
Gary Carter is a specialist in anatomy and how the body moves.  He established Natural Bodies in Brighton, England. It is the first centre dedicated to the work and approach of yoga master Vanda Scaravelli.  Gary is due back in Ireland by popular demand on the 14th and 15th November 2009.  Early booking is essential to secure a place in his weekend workshop.

Viva Silverthorne
Viva is a delightful teacher with decades of experience. She makes yoga look easy and has a clear teaching style that is accessible to everyone. She is proudly in her 60s and has strength and flexibility to inspire anyone half her age!  She is the ultimate advertisement for the long term benefits of yoga.

Regina Kerschbaumer
Regi is an accomplished Yoga teacher, a qualified Beauty Technologist, founder of ‘Regik Face Yoga’ and a qualified, practicing Reflexologist (I.I.R, ART). She has a unique style of teaching that unites yoga pupil and yoga teacher in an atmosphere of fun and wellbeing. She teaches with warmth and enthusiasm and is extremely knowledgeable about Chakras and Chinese meridians within the inner body.  She believes that yoga creates change from within - balancing the body and mind. Yoga, combined with face exercises, bring all parts of ourselves into harmony and balance, not only the body and mind but also the part of the body that is the gateway to the soul - the face.  Regi is a specialist in Yin Yang Yoga and visits Ireland at least once every year to offer her popular Yin Yang weekend workshops in County Wicklow.

Alistair Reece
Alistair is a holistic medical doctor, acupuncturist, nutritionist, yoga teacher and Director of the Wexham Park Pain Management Programme in the UK. He visits Ireland to lead the series of Wellness Weekends entitled “Seven Paths to Vital Energy”.

Sarra Whicheloe
Sarra is a professional Bharatanatyam dancer, based in London.  She has trained in India & the UK since 2002.  Sarra has recently toured theatres in the UK with a solo piece called “Bhole Nath”, on transformative energy.  She is a qualified Karuna teacher, completed the extremely challenging Iyengar teacher training in 2008 and performed at the 90th birthday celebrations of Yoga Master B K S Iyengar.  Experience a stimulating, fun and joyful weekend workshop with her during which she teaches even those of us with two left feet, YOGA DANCE. 

Godfrey Devereux
Born in 1956, Godfrey Devereux is author of many popular books and videos including Dynamic Yoga, and Hatha Yoga Breath By Breath. Practicing as the basis of his life since 1973.  He began teaching in 1978 and fulltime teaching in 1988. In 1992 he founded The Life Centre Yoga Studio in London, where yoga began to pour across cultural barriers and into the European mainstream.

Kerry Anderson
Kerry Anderson (BMusEd) is the Director of the Wicklow School of Music and Drama, as well as a singer and music teacher. She has years of experience teaching children music and has created children’s music and yoga courses in association with Yogatree. She offers a weekend workshop called ‘Finding your Voice’ which fuses music, yoga, voice projection, chant and singing.