Hello lovelies, it’s been a fab few days here in Dublin. Park Yoga & sunset yoga have been pretty wonderful. There is something so special about gathering together and practicing yoga under the big blue sky. Change is in the air though, while it was 16 degrees for yoga Saturday every so often a cold breeze would come right after a burst of sunshine, a reminder that colder weather is coming.

Last year we continued practicing outside until December, it’s possible just remember to wear a few layers. Sunset yoga will continue for another 2 weeks, I’d love you to join me for these final 2 weeks of yoga overlooking Dublin bay. To book into this class click here.

While the Earth is beginning to get colder the desire to stay in bed and not do so much during winter might creep in. However do try to get up, do some gentle exercise and if you can go outside. This has so many benefits for your well being, the first gentle touch of sunlight on your eyes enhances your mood for the day while also helping you get better sleep that night. So while it can be hard to set a morning routine that involves sunlight even a 30 minute walk or run after your yoga or meditation will set you up for the day. Try this for a winter habit.

The full class timetable this week –

Monday 7am online, Monday morning Move. I love this class, 10 minutes of intention setting journaling, followed by 30 minutes of big movements.

10am BodyMindBreath Flow booking for this class is through MindBody

12.20pm Eden One

Tuesday 11.30am Eden One

Wednesday 7pm (please note the earlier time) Sunset Yoga over Dublin bay. Bring blankets , wear a few layers (more is better). Join me for tea or a dip afterwards. Book in here.

Thursday 7pm online WindDown Yoga

Friday 6.15pm YogaHub Blackrock

Saturday 11am Herbert Park

Much love,

Until Monday xx

Chris

We all know that feeling, rolling out of bed Monday morning the beginning of a new week. Why do we compare Monday to the weekend? Monday means the start of a new week, sitting in a category all of it’s own.

Starting this Monday 05th at 7am we will begin a new type of class. A class to set intentions for how we face the coming week. Intention setting is about long term gain rather than short terms goals. For example I am going to keep my brain active, how – by reading books, journals, articles, taking a gallery tour. I am going to commit to fitness, how – by practicing yoga every day, by going to the gym twice a week, by running. I am going to love myself, how – by telling myself I Iove you every morning, by getting to bed on time each night, by surrounding myself with people who support me and nurture me. These are the types of prompts we will use for our journalling.

So this Monday morning we will take 10 minutes at the start of this new class to commit to an intention. You will write it down, commit to the intention and revisit that intention throughout the week. Then we will move for 30 minutes and take 5 minutes Savasana. 45 minutes to help start your week in a positive and intentional way. Join here

Classes this week –

Monday 7am online, Monday morning Move

6.15pm BodyMindBreath Flow 2

7.30pm BodyMindBreath Flow booking for these classes is through MindBody

Tuesday 11.30am Eden One

Wednesday 7pm (please note the earlier time) Sunset Yoga over Dublin bay. Bring blankets , wear a few layers (more is better). Join me for tea or a dip afterwards. Book in here.

Thursday 7pm online WindDown Yoga

Friday 6.15pm YogaHub Blackrock

Saturday 11am Herbert Park

Much love,

Until Monday xx

Chris

It has been a wonderful summer overall. We had exams in our house (kind of stressful), birthdays (fun) and then holidays (even more fun). I hope you had time to be with those you love, took time to recharge your batteries. Created space to hold a store of happiness and calm that will carry you into the colder season. Just as the seasons change, we too change. The little people in my house are growing up, my body is changing, the garden so abundant in life now will soon be brown and wet and soggy and no longer hold the same image of beauty that it now does.

“I cried over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts”

Carl Sandburg.

So try not to lament what has changed but carry this store, this memory of summer in your heart for the coming season of change.

So my teaching timetable for the coming weeks will look like this –

Monday –

Lots of people want an early morning online class that you can do before work/ getting kids out for school or just because it’s a really good time of day to practice. So here it is. Starting Monday 05th there will be a 7am online class. This online class will be 45 minutes of Monday movement, get up, move and start your week in the best way possible. This is included in your 30 Days of Yoga pass or just sign up here.

Also from Monday 05th, I will be teaching in a new studio in Dun Laoghaire called Body Mind Breath. I will be there for 2 classes 6.15pm & 7pm. You can book in here.

Tuesday – You can catch me at Eden 1 if you have membership there, that class is at 11.30am.

Wednesday – Sunset Yoga 7.30pm at Seapoint. Have you been yet? I really do encourage you to try this class. The whole class is designed around honouring evening energy. We release the tension in the body from the day and move to breath. Bring tea and join a friend to chat after class or join me in the sea for a dip. Book in here. Also included in your 30 days of yoga pass.

Thursday 7pm Online Yoga

Friday 6.15m YogaHub

Saturday 11am Park Yoga at Herbert Park. All levels welcome to this Nature lead practice allowing us to connect to ourselves. Park Yoga, come enjoy the power of a practice that draws each week on the wonder that is Mother Nature in all her glory. Surya Namaskar to greet the day with optional inversions and Asana. Practicing in nature allows us to increase wakeful relaxation & internal focus.

Some of you already practice with me on a 1:1 basis. I am delighted to tell you that I have 2 spaces free each week to take on a student who wishes to practice in this way. You decide what you want. Perhaps a pose you’ve been working on, perhaps an intention setting meditation, perhaps some Restorative poses to aid sleep. Get in touch by email to chrismolloy34@gmail.com.

I am so looking forward to seeing you on the mat soon.

Much love and autumnal abundance

x Chris

Summer holidays! Hurrah I am signing off for a few weeks my lovelies and it will be complete downtime. While I am away the lovely Jean will be teaching the 11am Park yoga class in Herbert Park. And the truly wonderful Gill Costello will be teaching the Wednesday 7.30pm Sunset Yoga class at Seapoint. So please do come along and join in the summer fun of outdoor yoga. You can book in here.

If you would like to access any of my recordings (there are loads) then give me a shout and I will send them on to you.

See you back on the mat August 27th in Herbert Park.

Much love xx

Chris

The most beautiful time of day. Today at 5am I set off to The Forty Foot to watch the sunrise over Dublin bay. Listening to Andrew Huberman (a neuroscientist based in Stanford) talk about the benefits of getting that morning light onto your skin is quite amazing. You can listen to him here. Basically get some sun (not too much) onto your skin, it will improve your mood, increase alertness, help with better sleep and immune function. Sounds good right?

Each time I come to the Forty foot I take a few moments to watch the rising sun, to take that gentle light into my body and greet the new day. Today I left the Forty Foot and swam at Seapoint, equally spectacular space and gentler and warmer water for my swim.

With lots of fun had over the weekend today was restful, a perfect summer day. Hope you had lots of fun during these summer days.

Come practice yoga with me this week –

Wednesday 7.30pm at Seapoint for yoga, sunset and perhaps a dip in the bay.

Saturday 11am at Herbert Park. Flowing into Saturday morning while the summer light dapples across your face.

If you are away and want to keep practicing with me then join me live on Zoom –

Tuesday 10am for Morning Flow.

Thursday 7pm for WindDown yoga.

These classes are also recorded, you get a 7 day recording so if you can’t make the live class the recording is yours for your practice.

To join these classes click here.

If you are in Blackrock Friday at 6.15pm then please join me in YogaHub Frascati, book in via MindBody.

Have a wonderful week,

Much love

x Chris

Back from holidays, not been yet, still around Dublin? Then I would love to see you for practice this week. Thank you so much to Gill for covering the Saturday class. I spent the past few days in West Cork with the 2 youngest kids. It was really beautiful, it can be hard to make time for each person in your life individually but these kids get on really well and it’s a pleasure to spend time with them. They are funny, clever and we had lots of laughs. If you follow me on Instagram I put up a few photos of some of the places we visited. This is the most wonderful weather for outdoor yoga so if you are around Dublin and can make it then join me –

Wednesday 7.30pm at Seapoint for yoga, sunset and perhaps a dip in the bay.

Saturday 11am at Herbert Park. Flowing into Saturday morning while the summer light dapples across your face.

If you are away and want to keep practicing with me then join me live on Zoom –

Tuesday 10am for Morning Flow.

Thursday 7pm for WindDown yoga.

These classes are recorded, you get a 7 day recording so if you can’t make the live class the recording is yours for your practice.

To join these classes click here.

If you are in Blackrock Friday at 6.15pm then please join me in YogaHub Frascati, book in via MindBody.

Have a wonderful week,

Much love

x Chris

It’s not all eat, sleep, yoga repeat but it’s not far off. The power of routine is so well documented and analysed and yet most of us fall out of routine quite often. We don’t meditate, don’t make time for yoga practice, don’t eat properly, don’t get enough sleep. You add your thing in here that’s fallen out of your routine… Listen to Rich Roll and Ravi Patel here talk about the power of routine. Alot of this podcast is about your values and aligning your life to those values.

Writing down your values is such a worthy and wonderful exercise. Sticking to those values with practices and people who align to your values now that’s powerful. If yoga helps to realign you then join me this week –

Join me in class this week –

Tuesday 10am, online Morning flow. A class to build strength, 7 day recording sent after class.

Wednesday 7.30pm Seapoint Sunset Yoga. Did some-one say scorching??? Yep looks like this week is going to be fab for outdoor Yoga.

Thursday 7pm online WindDown yoga, 7 day recording sent after class.

Saturday 11am Yoga in Herbert Park. It’s going to be around 17 degrees for Park yoga this week. The wonderful Jill C will be covering this class.

To book into class click here. If you are coming to class regularly with me there is a monthly offering, 30 days of Yoga for €50, it’s the most cost effective way to practice. All classes included, click here. There is also a 4 class pass with a discount for class click here to purchase that.

Have a wonderful week,

Much love

x Chris

Sometimes life can be so full of chaos and strife, we get caught in our own & indeed in other people’s turmoil. It could be in work a call from your boss or colleague at 5pm on Friday. The tie to family & kids that becomes so wearing when love is attached to all the emotion. Or as I experienced this morning even on the tennis court, letting my emotions run away with me! We forget that we can simply breathe. Choosing how to respond is a powerful state to embody. It’s also a practice. Whatever is going on, choose to take a breath, to soften your gaze or even close your eyes. Remember the gifts of life that reside within. Try not to judge those who spin chaos around you, instead offer them the gift of patience. Try not to judge yourself so harshly, practice loving kindness to yourself.

Peace, happiness, freedom. These are not gifts some-one else can give you, rather they are gifts that you give yourself. In the words of George Michael a few months before he passed in 2016 –

“Be good to yourself, because nobody else has the power to make your happy”

George Michael, 2016.

Freedom starts when the chains of negative thought are lifted. Reading an essay this morning by Jack Kornfield I was reminded how Nelson Mandela behaved when leaving Robbin island. He left with his spirit and dignity so strong that his spirit changed South Africa and inspired the whole world. And so just like Nelson Mandela you can choose to be strong in the face or turmoil and chaos, choose to embody your ever loving, every kind spirit.

Join me for class this week –

Tuesday 10am, online Morning flow. A class to build strength, 7 day recording sent after class.

Wednesday 7.30pm Seapoint Sunset Yoga. It’s set to be 16 degrees. There may be some showers before 7 so bring a spare mat or ground sheet to put under your mat. It’s always a good idea to wear layers, bring a blanket and keep warm until you’re flowing x

Thursday 7pm online WindDown yoga, 7 day recording sent after class.

Saturday 11am Yoga in Herbert Park. It’s going to be around 17 degrees for Park yoga this week.

To book into class click here. If you are coming to class regularly with me there is a monthly offering, 30 days of Yoga for €50, it’s the most cost effective way to practice. All classes included, click here. There is also a 4 class pass with a discount for class click here to purchase that.

For those out Blackrock way I will be teaching a regular 6.15pm class Friday at YogaHub Blackrock so please join me, to book into this class please book in through MindBody.

Have a wonderful week,

Much love

x Chris

The energy of the solstice is all around us. Today I woke up and could feel the heat pouring in my window. The earth is literally pulling towards the sun at it’s maximum tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the longest day of the year and the shortest night. Typically Celtic people light bonfires, we have come out of long cold dark days and it is a welcoming to newness, to light and hope.

People will gather at Stonehenge, where the stones are gathered to frame the sunrise and sunset. In China the summer solstice marks the start of the Yang force decline and the return of the Yin force.

It’s also the perfect time of year for outdoor yoga and I would love you to join me Wednesday at 7.30pm at Seapoint. The flower circle will be there and also a fire pit. The invitation is to come and write what you would like to leave with this point of the year. Burn the paper, let it go and invite the warm summer energy into your body as you flow into the evening. Bring some paper, a pen, warm blanket, your coat, swimming togs and towel if you are going to join me in the water after. It will be high tide so we can walk around the Seapoint and jump in. Book in here.

If you can’t make that then join me Saturday at 11am where we practice Vinyasa and some juicy holds. Book in here.

For those who want to practice with me during the week please join me online Tuesday at 10am or Thursday at 7pm. Tuesday’s class is all about learning, so if you want to break down poses, fancy trying some new poses or want to build strength in your body this is the class for you. Thursday is WindDown yoga. It’s the perfect way to release. Book into these classes here.

If you are around Friday in Blackrock then join me at 6.15pm for a flow built all around breath.

Have a wonderful week,

So much love xxx

Chris

It does strike me quite often when I think meditation or Āsana is the cure to whatever crap I’m feeling, that leaning into practices is great but it’s the sustained healthy practices each day that are actually what nurtures me. So ask yourself you do overindulge at the weekend, but are overly strict during the week? Do you overexercise and then do nothing on some days? Do you practice mindfulness and meditation and then not have healthy relationships? All of these touchstones in life are guiding beacons to where you need to show up for yourself in your daily life.

Just as you move through Āsana and the breath is guided to where it is needed most. Let your intuition guide you as to where you need to channel your energy throughout your day. Over tea this morning with a friend I was reminded of all those times I forget to check in and ask how are you? It means we move further away from tuning to what our own body and spirit needs. So take a moment right now, close your eyes, breathe. Ask yourself what do I need. Be honest, say it whatever it is. Now be curious how can you make that happen. Now realise it. Write it down, become it. When you need to revisit it, throughout your day. Bear in mind you might just need tea, and that’s fine also. Great things happen over tea x

A sustained commitment to self-care, to joy, to being curious and creative in your life starts with each morning. Wake up, feel gratitude for being alive. Tell the people around you how you feel. Meditate, enjoy your morning routine, tea, breakfast. Exercise, practice Yoga, take walks in nature. Feel the power of connection to yourself by creating and practicing great habits. This sets you up for today, tomorrow, this year and all the years to come.

Come practice Yoga with me this –

Tuesday 10am, online Morning flow. A class to build strength, 7 day recording sent after class.

Wednesday 7.30pm Seapoint Sunset Yoga. It’s set to be 19 degrees, can’t wait. We had a gorgeous dip after yoga last week. You don’t have to get into the water it’s also lovely to watch the sunset. Remember to wear layers, bring a blanket and keep warm until you’re flowing x

Thursday 7pm online WindDown yoga, 7 day recording sent after class.

Saturday 11am Yoga in Herbert Park. It’s going to be around 17 degrees for Park yoga this week.

To book into class click here. If you are coming to class regularly with me there is a monthly offering, 30 days of Yoga for €50, it’s the most cost effective way to practice. All classes included, click here. There is also a 4 class pass with a discount for class click here to purchase that.

For those out Blackrock way I will be teaching a regular 6.15pm class Friday so please join me, to book into this class please book in through MindBody.

Have a wonderful week,

Much love

x Chris