Meet our Teachers

Laura Wynne

Director of Aruna Yoga Academy and Studio

Embodied Hatha Yoga, Yoga for Beginners, One-to-One Classes, Restorative & Yin Yoga, Meditation, iRest & Yoga Nidra, Chair Yoga & Yoga Therapy

I am passionate about making yoga available to everyone, and I believe that whether you are a serious athlete or a “groovy granny”, whether you have limited mobility or superhuman strength - the beauty of yoga is that it is a personal journey. So, what you can't do… is irrelevant. Everyone can become stronger, more flexible, and enjoy more balance in their lives.

Born a stress bunny, I was introduced to meditation while still in school, (Thank you, Mr. Levey). I discovered yoga in college in 1988 and have been practising it ever since. In 1996 I trained in the practice of Transdential Meditation. I later studied with Yoga Therapy Ireland, initially as a yoga teacher and later as a yoga therapist. To my husband’s dismay, I am continuing my lifelong journey of further learning. I was one of the first teachers in Ireland to train in Yin yoga and in 2018 qualified from the first iRest® teacher training in Ireland. I am currently completing a 500hr Advanced Teacher Training in Functional, Somatic, Embodied Movement, which traces how human movement is evolving and the inner blueprints to allow us to move with ease, grace, poise, strength, and balance.

Come and visit us at the studio, and take time out for yourself to relax and regenerate your mind and body.

• Yoga Therapy Ireland 500hr Certified Teacher

• Living Yoga Advanced Teacher Training 500hr

• Yoga Alliance Professional Senior Teacher

• Yoga Alliance E-RTY 500

• Yoga Alliance YACEP Continuing Education Provider

• Yoga Therapy Ireland Certified Yoga Therapist

• YTI & Yoga Alliance Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training

• iRest® Certified Teacher

• Yoga Alliance Yin Yoga Teacher Training

• Yoga Therapy Ireland Chair Yoga Teacher Training

• BA (Hons) Psychology, MSc, BSc.

• London Business School, Mastering Digita Marketing

Katie Fisk

Embodied Hatha Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Chair Yoga, One-to-ones

I practised yoga on and off for years but I started again when I was pregnant with my eldest 7 years ago and I’ve been practicing consistently ever since. Yoga has supported me through the early years of parenting like nothing else. Being able to take a few minutes on my mat and know that I’ll feel better after it, is a gift that I love to give myself over and over again. Learning to meditate in the past couple of years has further supported that practice and has held me through grief, burnout, a pandemic and the challenging days of early motherhood.

Along with teaching my regular class at the studio, I’ve taught Professional Development Courses for Primary Teachers, become a Restorative Yoga Specialist and I’m excited to be part of the Aruna Academy Team, supporting new teachers as they begin their teaching journey.

For me, sharing the gift of Embodied Yoga is so important. Through Embodied Yoga, I have learned to deeply connect with the needs and capabilities within my own body and to explore the joy and freedom of movement. I’m passionate about supporting students to develop their own personal practice and applying what they learn on the mat, to their everyday lives.

Valerie Curran

Yoga for Men, Yoga for Strength and Wellness, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Sports, Embodied Hatha Yoga

Valerie qualified from Aruna Yoga Academy as a teacher in 2022 and has been teaching at the studio since. She delivers the Yoga for Men class and the Yoga for Strength and Wellness class along with workshops in restorative Yoga and Yoga for Runners.

Valerie’s students love her crytsal clear style of teaching, her gentle encouragement leads the classes to further their Yoga Practises week after week and month after month.

She is keenly interested in strength and fitness as a whole and has a dedicated self practise outside of Yoga.

Elaine McGee

Embodied Hatha Yoga, Yoga for Beginners, Restorative Yoga, Chair Yoga

Elaine has been teaching weekly Yoga for Beginners at Aruna since she graduated as a teacher from Aruna Yoga’s Teacher Training Program in 2o22. Her style of teaching is light and fun and she has a knack for making even the most nervous first timer feel comfortable and at ease in her classes.

Elaine has also mentored on the Yoga Teacher Training programme.

Julie Huxham

Yoga for Beginners, Embodied Hatha Flow

My Yoga Journey

I first came to yoga over 20years ago, turning up to a class I knew nothing about with a few friends, not realising I would find something which would help me truly find myself physically and ultimately find a connection to the ‘real me’. Over the years, and especially on my Aruna teacher training course, I have come to realise the daily and life-long health benefits of yoga and meditation. 

I’m passionate about how yoga lets you have perspective and a deeper understanding of your body not just physically but mentally and emotionally too. I love how yoga provides you with ways to bring strength, stability and mobility to all aspects of your daily life and help you handle the ups and downs life throws at you. 

I look forward to sharing my passion and love of yoga with you. 

Emma-Jane Leeson

Chair Yoga, Embodied Hatha Yoga

Emma-Jane is a yoga and meditation teacher and established children's book author from county Kildare.

Happiest amongst nature and animals, Emma-Jane is passionate about creating a space for people to ReWild themselves and let their imaginations run free.

Emma-Jane teaches an embodied Hatha chair yoga and meditation class.

The class involves gentle movement designed to build strength, mobility and resilience, in both mind and body.

It is suitable for beginners, those who may have practiced before and are returning, and also those who practice regularly and want to be guided through an enjoyable flow.

Stephen McCabe

Yoga for Strength & Wellness, Morning Flow

Sarah Duffy

Yoga for Strength & Wellness, Morning Flow