a healthy body+ a healthy mind= a happy life.

A healthy body + a healthy mind = a happy life.

Yoga Teacher & Ayurvedic Practitioner

My name is Nessa Feehan, I am a Yoga Teacher and Ayurvedic Practitioner based in Birr Co. Offaly.

At Yoganess Ireland we offer weekly yoga classes, online classes, and courses, one-to-one classes, corporate classes/workshops, workshops, and retreats. We also offer Ayurvedic consultations and therapies to help you find natural balance and achieve optimal health.

Yoga Instructors Birr - Nessa Feehan
Ayurveda Treatments
Yoganess Ireland - Nessa Feehan

Yoga

We offer a selection of Yoga classes including Hatha, Chair & Flow. These classes are suitable for everybody and classes are open to both men and women.

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the ancient practice of finding balance in body, mind and spirit. Considered the world’s oldest and most holistic medical system, Ayurveda dates back some 5000 years.

Courses

Our current course is titled ‘Yoga & Ayurveda for Stress & Anxiety’. For €39.99 you will get 3 months access to the course which includes a booklet and 10 videos.

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Kerala has been on my mind a lot this week. Maybe because our Kerlan retreat logistics chief @lunafeehan is getting ready to head back over... Or maybe it's because it's 8 months since I was there with the wonderful bunch of humans for our Yoga and Ayurvedic Keralan adventure... Or maybe it's because it's 7 months out from our next Yoga and Ayurvedic holiday to Kerala.. Either way, this week I'm dreaming of beautiful Kerala. Have you ever found yourself dreaming of India? Kerala? Blissful Ayurvedic treatments? sunrise yoga? delicious food? an adventure? a break for the norm? If so then maybe you should join us from March 22nd - 31st of our 2nd Yoga and Ayurvedic holiday to Kerala. We love to show you why we keep returning to this magical place. Comment below for more info.
There are so many things I love about my work. And this morning as I set up the space @thespace_above for morning classes after a restless night (swipe to see my tired face), I couldn't help but count some of the things I love about it! 1. Seeing you show up for yourself week after week, month after month, year after year. Some of you have been participating with me for almost 9 years. I know it's not always easy. But I love seeing you show up for yourself. 2. Meeting new faces and returning faces. I truly believe that the first class (or the first in a long time) is the most difficult one! And I love that you show up anyway. 3. The chats. I love our chats (and giggles). I love how you share the good, the bad and the mundane with me. I see you, I hear you and I value your trust. 4. I love seeing people walking with their shoulders up around their ears or their brow furrowed after a tough day/night and watch as you gradually allow yourself to soften during the class. 5. I love the peaceful sound of a room full of people breathing in unison. Focused on nothing but the sensation of their breath. This list could go on and on. As much as I love this work and holding space for you to move, breathe, rest and be I know that I couldn't do it with you. I'm so very grateful to each and everyone of you who supports me and trusts me. ❤️ X Nessa #yogateachermusings #yogateachergratitude #yogateacher #yogaclassesbirr #yogaoffaly
A slow Monday morning on the Shannon ☀️ Part of my Autumn intention is to be more intentional with my time and energy. There is something about the changing of the seasons that invites us to pause. To notice. To ask ourselves: what do I need now? Life has felt full lately. As a small business owner, there are always a hundred little things that need doing, and since buying my first home, there seems to be an equally long list of DIY jobs waiting for me too! I know how easily I can slip into the habit of filling every moment. Working, planning, teaching, fixing, organising… always moving on to the next thing. So this Autumn, I’m trying something different. I’m choosing to be more intentional with my time, my energy and my attention. Sometimes that looks like a slow Monday morning, out on the Shannon in the September sunshine with my siblings. Sometimes it looks like putting everything else aside to paint, make something, or create simply because it brings me joy. Sometimes it means resting without needing to justify it. Ayurveda reminds us that we are not separate from the seasons. As the world around us changes, we too are invited to change our rhythms, our routines and the way we move through our days. Autumn asks us to slow down a little. To turn inward. To simplify. To notice what is nourishing and what is depleting. And that is what I’m leaning into at the moment. Not doing less because I should, but choosing more consciously what deserves my energy. Because looking after ourselves isn’t something we have to squeeze into the spaces left over after everything else is done. It is part of the practice. 🤍 So, this season, I’m choosing less rushing and more presence. Less doing for the sake of doing, and more intention behind where I place my energy. If you are looking to slow down this season or do something for you, there's still room to join me for Yoga @thespaceabove on Tuesdays at 7:30pm or @caitinthekitchen on Wednesdays at 6pm or 7:30pm. We'd love to see you.
I've been avoiding social media for most of the summer. It started because I broke my phone and was without one for a few days and after that any time I opened it or tried to post it give me the ick. But also it's because I've been off doing other things. Summer was busy and fun with our students @offalylanguageacademy . There were lots of BBQs and outside time with friends and family and a wonderful family wedding in London (see pic 2 for me dressed up!) And after lots of dreaming and working and saving and all the rest the stars aligned for me and I finally got my foot on the property ladder, and got the keys to my new house. Since then I've been up the walls (literally and figuratively). I've the best team of friends and family helping me every step of the way and I'm excited and grateful for this and this new chapter. I am also very aware that I couldn't have done any of this without the support you have given to Yoganessireland over all the years. Thank you 🙏🏼 Classes start back in @thespace_above next Tuesday and I honestly can't wait to get back to it. To see everyone, meet new people and get a routine back. There's still plenty of spaces available if you haven't booked in yet please do it asap we need minimum numbers for classes to run. Hope to see you soon. Love and gratitude X Nessa
We wrapped up another term of Chair Yoga in Cloghan this morning with lovely coffee & scones @paddyflynnscloghan If you don't already know, I absolutely adore my chair yoga classes and all the wonderful women who show up to them week after week. If I'm being completely honest I think I've learnt more from my chair yoga classes over all the years than they ever will from me and I continue to be inspired by these incredible women! We have a lot of fun together building strength, working on balance and stability, finding freedom in movement in shoulders and hips, testing our brains with bits of brain yoga, relaxing and breathing and generally enjoying ourselves. But this is perhaps the best bit of it all, the connection, the post class coffee and a chat, the new friends, the laughs. I'm currently winding down all my classes for the summer but my books are open for community Chair Yoga classes starting in September. If you would like to add chair yoga classes to your local club or community don't hesitate to reach out. Myself and @caitinthekitchen are hosting a chair yoga retreat in Hodson Bay hotel on 20&21 September and I'll be back @arunayogaacademy for Chair Yoga teacher training on September 28th.
🌿✨ *Exciting News! Your Dream Yoga & Ayurveda Retreat in Kerala Awaits!* ✨🌿 We are beyond excited to officially launch our 2nd Yoga & Ayurveda Holiday in Kerala, India from March 22nd - 31st 2027🌴 This is your chance to experience: ✨ Daily yoga practices designed to restore and revitalize your body and mind ✨ Authentic Ayurvedic healing treatments tailored to your unique needs ✨ Meditation, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques to cultivate inner peace ✨ Beautiful Kerala surroundings – lush landscapes, and serene backwaters and mouthwatering food ✨ A warm, welcoming community and expert guidance from your experienced hosts 🌟 *Why Join Us?* ✔ Reset and recharge ✔ Prioritize your health and well-being in a nurturing, supportive environment ✔ Connect with like-minded individuals on a journey of gentle transformation ✔ Explore the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda in it's birthplace Spaces are limited, and we’d love for YOU to be part of this! 🔗 *Click the link in bio* to find out more & secure your spot today! Got questions? Feel free to DM us or book a call – we’re here to help! #YognessIreland #YogaRetreat #Ayurveda #KeralaRetreat #YogaInIndia
I had so much fun yesterday sharing my love of Chair Yoga with this wonderful group and passionate and dedicated yoga teachers! It makes me so happy to think of how they will spread and share this wonderful practice with their students, communities, family members and the world ☺️ I'm grateful to each and every one of them for showing up and sharing their knowledge and experiences, for the questions, the laughs and the practice. To Mary for assisting me the support on the day and @arunayogaireland for having me back to deliver this training course! The next chair yoga course @arunayogaacademy is already starting to fill up so check them out if you want to join us and spread the chair yoga love!
Lough Ree in September. A warm pool. A quiet chair. Your breath. Our Chair Yoga Retreat is returning to the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone on 20 and 21 September 2026, and we would love for you to join us. For regular practitioners, the chair is not a step back. It is a chance to explore familiar shapes with more curiosity, more spaciousness, and honestly, more fun. We will move gently during our 2 chair yoga sessions, meditate together, and leave plenty of room in the schedule for walks around the Yew Point Estate, swims in the leisure centre, and long chats over dinner. Included in your retreat: tea and scones on arrival, daily chair yoga and meditation, bed and breakfast, a two course evening meal, and full access to the leisure facilities. It is a weekend designed to help you rest, connect and come home to yourself. Tag someone you'd bring with you?
When was the last time you stood still long enough to hear the birds or paused to smell a flower? Yesterday after a busy day on my computer I headed out for a slow stroll in beautiful @birrcastledemesne. As I stopped to smell a rose in the formal gardens a group of tourists had a little giggle at me, later when I paused to use my @merlin.bird.id a friend walked past a joked that it was a sure sign of age to be listening to the birds. But this slow, mindful walk was exactly what my body, mind and soul needed after a day staring at a screen. This slow walk was my practice, my rest! I could feel my feet connect with the ground on each step and notice my breath. We are so trained to move, to achieve, to flow from one thing to the next, that pausing or slowing down can feel uncomfortable. But pausing or slowing is where the practice actually lives. Rest is not the reward for the practice. Rest is the practice. This week in class at Yoganess Ireland, we are slowed everything down. Longer holds. Quieter transitions. More rest. More space between the breaths. Not because it is easier, but because it asks more of you. Stability is built in the stillness, not in the speed. For regular practitioners, this one is for you. You already know how to show up on the mat. You know the shapes, you know the sequences, you know how to push. The next layer of your practice is learning when not to. Deliberately slowing down. Honouring a tired body. Taking savasana seriously, not as the bit at the end but as the reason you came. (I know for some of you it already is!) At Yoganess Ireland we talk a lot about this balance, because burnout finds yogis too. Smell the roses. Listen to the birds. Move slowly. Lie down when your body asks you to. Hope this lands with you this weekend and enjoy a slow paced, restful weekend. See you back. On the mat on Tuesday @thespace_above X Nessa Ps: this picture is a very old one I found hidden in my gallery. I don't remember where it was taken but it wasn't in @birrcastledemesne
It's finally here!!! Kerala 2027 is open, and we're a little emotional about it. Putting a retreat together is one thing. Watching it land for the people who join you is something else entirely. This is the trip we've been building quietly in the background, choosing every detail with care. The accommodation, the food, the treatments, the tours and workshops, the little moments in between. We've poured our hearts and souls into it because we wanted it to feel like coming home, not just another retreat on a list. But honestly, you don't need to take our word for it. The guests who have travelled to Kerala with Yoganess Ireland before have said it better than we ever could. Their words have stayed with us, and they're the reason we are going back. We know it's a big trip to consider. India can feel far, both on the map and in the imagination. So instead of selling it to you ourselves, we're letting our past guests do the talking. Swipe through their words and see if anything resonates. They came from all walks of life and all stages of practice. What they share in common is that they took the leap, and Kerala met them where they were. Let us know if you need anything more info and check out the website www.yoganessireland.ie/retreats. We hope you'll take the leap and join us in this magical place! Nessa, Kate, Luna and all the team in Fort Kochi xx #keralacalling #yogaretreatindia #yogaretreat2027 #yoga&Ayurvedaholiday #yogaholiday @_h_a_r_o_o_n__h_a_r_u @sa_new_b @haris.hussain.965
May is perhaps my favourite month. The warmer day, the longer evenings and the rising summer energy. This May for me was about finding a balance between work, rest, play and joy. This is a constant in my life - striving to maintain the balance between work and play. And honestly I'm getting better at it - thanks to Ayurvedic daily and seasonal routines and the supports I've created both in my professional and private life. 1. Work and fun are always better with @caitinthekitchen - 1st May evening chats celebrating a very special birthday girl! 2. Fairies and Bluebells in Kinnitty - I love spending time with my friends and their little one. Nothing like hanging out with kids to spark joy. 3. Full house for my Myo Yin and Facial massage workshop. I absolutely love this work. 4. Work - planning and creating. Exciting things are coming! 5. A restorative weekend of complete rest + fun with @arunayogaacademy in Delphi Valley 6. Making the most of the sun and laughing till it hurts on Lough Derg with 2 out 3 siblings. 7. Exploring Inishbofin with my mum, hiking, swimming and enjoying the flowers. 8. Stunning Harry Clark stained glass on Inishmeain. 9. Walking, drinking in the view and fresh air and practicing a cupla focail on Inishmean.
Your fascia is the quietest part of your body, and the loudest when ignored. On Saturday 20th June, I'm hosting a Myofascial Yoga Workshop at The Space Above in Birr, 11am to 1pm. Myofascial Yoga works with the connective tissue that wraps every muscle, bone and organ. When that web gets sticky or dehydrated, you feel it as tightness, restricted movement, or that vague sense of holding tension you can't quite place. We'll use a combination of yin yoga, therapy balls and slow, sustained pressure to soften those layers. Think less stretching, more listening, releasing and hydrating. Two hours dedicated to rest, recovery and helping your nervous system drop into a quieter gear. You'll leave with techniques you can use at home on the days your body asks for ease rather than effort. Suitable for regular practitioners who want to understand their body in a new way. If you have been in class with me for the last 6 weeks you had a sneak peak into what this workshop will be about. Mats can be booked at www.yoganessireland.ie. I'm curious where you hold tension most? Tell me below, I'd love to know what we should focus on. #myofascialyoga #yinyoga #yoganessireland #birryoga #fascialrelease
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