About

Chair Yoga Ireland’s journey began back in 2016 when its founder Hazel was working in a centre for people with additional needs. Hazel, who had a background of 14 years working as a carer, had enjoyed practising yoga in previous years and was delighted to accompany some of the service users to their weekly chair yoga class.

During this class, Hazel got to see first-hand how a chair yoga practice was able to bring all of the benefits of yoga to everyone in the room, regardless of age or mobility, and all from the safety and security of their Chair!

Truly inspired, there and then, Hazel knew this was what she wanted to do. To help make all of the benefits of yoga accessible for everybody and for those that may feel that mainstream yoga classes are not an option for them.

Professional Training and Qualifications

That very day Hazel enrolled in a yoga teacher training and the following year was a qualified yoga instructor. Hazel then travelled to London to further develop her skills in ‘Yoga for adults with additional needs and followed this up with specialised chair yoga training recognised by Yoga Alliance Professionals.