Our Instructors
Suzanne Quinn
Suzanne Quinn is a Senior Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance professionals and holds certificates in Hatha Yoga , Pregnancy Yoga , Rocket , Hot & Ashtanga Yoga . Suzanne began teaching yoga in 2007 and has been practicing Yoga for 20 years. Suzanne has been lucky enough to have trained with some amazing world renowned teachers including David Swenson, Peter Sanson, Kino Macgregor, Judith Hanson Lasater, Claire Missingham, Meghan Currie, Kino McGregor and David Williams and Clara Roberts -Oss. Suzanne is also a Trust in Birth Prenatal yoga teacher and a mum of 2 and believes that her experience of pregnancy and birth helps her to relate to the pregnant women in her classes where she hopes to pass on as much of her own experience as possible when teaching.
Suzanne's classes are energetic and challenging and she Enjoys teaching a fast paced class combining the flow of moving through each yoga posture and combining it with the breath to work towards building energy, toning, building strength & relaxing the mind and body.
Caitlin Coan
When I graduated with my BA in Rhetoric and Communications from Dominican University in 2014, I was not exactly sure what was up next. I took the plunge to become a certified yoga instructor and received my 200 hour RYT certification in April of 2015, the day before my 24th birthday. In January 2017, I took flight and became a certified Aerial Yoga Instructor. In June of 2017, I completed a Yoga Nidra Training with Indu Arora at the Ashevilla Yoga Center. In October 2020, I will have completed my 300 hour teacher training program, led by Rolf Gates.
The last five years of teaching has been the most amazing journey, I am forever grateful that I have made a career out of my passion. I have expanded my teachings through in studio classes, workshops, sound healing, reiki attunements, both local & international retreats and leading teacher trainings at the 200 hour level as well as specialized trainings such as restorative, yin & aerial yoga. I love and feel so blessed that I am able to pay forward the never ending benefits that yoga has brought to me as an individual.
“Be kind to yourself, be kind to others.”
Judit Gazdacska
I started practicing yoga later in life...... I was immediately addicted and it has completely changed my life. I completed my 200 hours teacher training at Absolute Yoga Academy, in Koh Samui in Thailand. I love teaching yoga and still practice as often as i can.
I quickly learned that it had a very positive way of healing the mind, body and spirit. I am now blessed to be able to bring the same joy to my students that I experience as a teacher.
Claire Staunton
I was introduced to yoga in my late teens due to my scoliosis and found it to be hugely beneficial back then.The years passed on and I began a love affair with Bikram yoga 8 years ago. I went on to do Bikram training in LA 2012. I then started a regular vinyasa practice (which became my new love ) I followed it with the Barken vinyasa training in Florida 2014. I then decided to supplement my knowledge on core based movement and I completed Pilates training with the NTC in 2015.
I had always wanted to travel to India and study yoga, so in 2015 I travelled to Kolkata in India and studied yoga therapy with Ghosh Yoga College. This was indeed a life changing experience and solidified my belief in the healing powers of yoga.
I enjoy immensely guiding people through a yoga practice and assisting them in exploring the deepest part of themselves.
Cathy Addis
Cathy has been practicing yoga for a number of years and completed her teacher training In Dublin. She currently practices and teaches a Vinyasa Style or Flow yoga.
The benefits of practicing yoga are huge and she is excited at this opportunity to start sharing her knowledge and experience of practicing yoga with others.
Gayle Kelly
Gayle was drawn to yoga at the age of 16 and it has been a grounding nurturing force in her life ever since. She completed her first teacher-training course with YTTC in 2005, then completed children’s yoga teacher training in 2007 with Yogabuddies. In 2008 Gayle completed her postgraduate teacher training with YTI, and in 2014 did the pregnancy teacher training with YTTC. 2016 will see Gayle completing The Elbow Room’s kid’s teacher training with more to come in the future!
Gayle believes that practicing and teaching yoga is a never-ending journey of learning, exploring and experiencing life. Gayle loves sharing/teaching yoga with all people, all ages, and genders and from all walks of life. Everyone has their own unique experience of yoga and Gayle is delighted to be able to share in this.
Caoimhe O’Malley
I began practicing yoga in 2009 while training in The Gaiety School of Acting. Yoga was apart of my acting course and provided me with such incredible knowledge about the body, breath and mind. Since then it has been a constant practice in my life, and has hugely aided me in being mentally and physically prepared for my work as an actor; both on stage and screen.I love exploring and practicing different yoga styles; from Ashtanga to Yin - and all in between. I completed my 200 hour Ashtanga/Vinyasa teacher training in 2019 with Boston Yoga School, under the guidance of Ame Wren.
I primarily teach Vinyasa Flow classes and love utilising the creative side of me to sequence dynamic and fun flows. I always like to bring a sense of play to my classes and encourage my students to bring lightness and laughter to their practice.
Elaine Gemmell
Elaine is a 200hr registered teacher she is from Edinburgh, Scotland. She has lived most of her adult life in Dublin where she attended her first yoga class. Quickly experiencing the many benefits in body, mind and spirit she continued to enjoy her practice over many years. She travelled to Kerala in the South of India to complete her Ashtanga Teacher Training 200 hour RYT Yoga Alliance certification.
Her classes have a balance of positive challenging energy and serenity to calm and relax. She encourages all students to respect their unique bodies while working within their own limits to increase strength, flexibility and endurance.
Laura Linehan
I fell in love with yoga when I was working in a corporate job and found myself eager for a quiet space to find more peace, mindfulness and resilience amidst all the noise of the hectic 9 to 5. I threw myself into meditation and from my meditation practice , I developed a yoga asana (physical) practice. As someone who had suffered with back pain and anxiety, yoga seemed to answer all my needs - physically I built up strength in my core and gained more stability and better posture, and mentally I found more clarity, focus and confidence in who I am.
My formal training includes a 200 hour teacher training with YogaHub, a Yin Teacher Training with Josh Summers and an Anatomy Training with Andrew McGonigle. Learning from many different styles, techniques and teachers, I bring these different elements to my classes.
As well as teaching yoga, I work as an Executive and Life Coach to help empower people to be their happiest, most vibrant selves and I bring this focus to my yoga classes.Yoga classes with me will be based around listening to yourself, focusing on the present moment and building up resilience to help you feel happier in the skin you are in.
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn began her yoga journey back in her home country of Canada almost 10 years ago, starting her practice as a way to de-stress. After a few years of practice, she decided to take her first 200hr teaching training in 2013. After completing her training, she wanted to continue her education and completed a second 200hr Baptiste Power Flow and 50hr Budokon Yoga certification. While living in Dublin she had the opportunity to teach with some amazing teachers and complete 2 trainings with Amy Ippoliti.
Since moving to Florence, she continues to teach and be inspired by the teachers she met in Dublin, and learn from those she teaches with now. Her classes include influences of power yoga, the modern movement inspiration that comes from Budokon, and a strong emphasis on the connection of body and breath, to create a challenging class suitable for all practitioners.
Gillian Farrell
Gillian has been practising yoga for over 10 years and qualified in 2016 with a 250hr classical hatha yoga teaching certificate.
Her own personal practice is Ashtanga Yoga and she is currently teaching Hatha, Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga to name a few styles.
Gillian continues to train and take workshops with some of her favourite teachers such as Kino McGregor and Amy Ippoliti, and she hopes to bring some of their magic onto the classes.
Neasa Mchugh
Neasa has returned to Dublin from the USA where she lived for 6 years working with some prominent studios including Yoga Works. Neasa has a passion for Ashtanga & Vinyasa flow yoga & She is now bringing back her yoga experience to Dublin where she will bring you through some fun creative sequences & she will encourage you to embrace challenges and develop your practice. Expect to sweat and have lots of fun!
Amy O’Brien
With a background in various sports and competitive dance Amy began her lifelong journey in yoga over 8 years ago.
With a curious nature Amy loves to explore different styles and has been lucky enough to train with some of the global teachers in yoga around the world. An avid learner, she has trained in power yoga, vinyasa, acro, ashtanga, yin yoga, Katonah and handstands to name a few.
She is passionate about movement and its powerful effect on the body and mind. Her classes are accessible to all, building strength, flexibility, balance and inner harmony.
Mignon Van Der Linde
“Yoga forced me to listen to my body, mind and heart for the first time.“
I began my yoga journey only a short two months before taking a leap of faith and jumping into the TTC. I originally went to learn more about the practice of Ashtanga /Vinyasa. But when I returned and noticed the positive changes it had on my body and mind I knew that this powerful thing called yoga is something I wanted to inspire others to take part in.
I recently completed more training in India where I learnt more about Hatha yoga and found comfort in the slow movements,static postures and deep breaths and completely fell in love.
One of the reasons I absolutely love teaching yoga is that at any moment teachers can be students and students can be teachers, It is a never ending learning curve.
I am honored to teach and learn from all who join my classes.
Stefania Ceolin
Stefania is a devoted Yoga student, Yoga Teacher, qualified Life Coach, NLP practitioner, and Psychotherapist. She began her yoga journey in 1999 in Italy.
She completed her first Hatha Yoga teacher training (RYT200) in 2011 in India. She later qualified in Hot Yoga (Barkan Method), Pregnancy Yoga and Yin Yoga.
Her mission is to help people to shine and to get in touch with their light and life purpose.
Jayne Lawrence
Jayne is a vinyasa and yin yoga, Pilates matwork, and reformer teacher and nutritional therapist. Mum of 4 boys and runner.
She is passionate about understanding how the body works and how to get the most out it. Her classes focus on body awareness, movement with control, purpose, function and flow.
Her aim is for everyone to feel strong, powerful and their best body.