Sheena O'Beirne

Yoga teacher, Naturopath

Sheena initially discovered yoga due to a whiplash injury, experiencing first hand the benefits of personalised tuition and the power of yoga in helping to strengthen and heal the body. This inspired her to study to become a yoga teacher. It's a perfect complement to her existing naturopathy practice as with her combination of naturopathy and yoga she has not only the knowledge, but the empathy to really take care of you.

Sheena's focus is on yoga as therapy rather than just on strength, fitness or flexibility in isolation (not every one can sit comfortably with their toes behind their ears). Her preferred approach is to give private lessons in which she can ensure you achieve the best for your body. And for those private students who wish to enhance their yoga further, she provides tailored exercises to practise in between lessons.

Sheena also runs small classes and has taught yoga to people from 8 to 80 years old – proving there really is no stage in life when yoga cannot add to the quality of your life.

Recently she spent 2 years in Europe where she taught yoga in Italian whilst honing her language skills. Now teaching in English, she promises not to suggest that you get down on your hands and eyes in cat pose (eyes and knees being very similar in Italian!)

Sheena divides her time between teaching yoga at Lotus Health, working as a naturopath at Optimum Health Essentials and Unity Pilates, public speaking to corporates and voluntary organisations. She is the co-author of The Weekday Diet (Penguin). She has recorded a Yoga Nidra CD called Yoga for the Mind, offering help to those who are stressed, anxious, overwrought to enable them to calm and relax their mind.