About Me
I'm Caragh Egan. I've been teaching yoga since 2003. ​In 2007 I founded Sunrise Yoga in Dun Laoghaire and ran this centre until 2012, when the birth of my three kids in quick succession prompted me to refocus my efforts. Running a studio required a particular set of skills but yoga teaching is what I love. Since then I have focused on teaching to groups and individuals of all ages and stages of life.
My practice and teaching have evolved as I have. At this perimenopausal stage of life, I have found particular benefit in the strengthening aspects of the practice, as well as the headspace and feeling of calm that yoga provides.
My classes now include more core strengthening and stability than they did when I was in my 20s. There is perhaps less ambition, less pushing and more listening to the body. The mindfulness, the movement and breath synchronisation, the deep relaxation of savasana, however, are as important as ever.
In my classes, I draw from all my experience, gained from formal training and 22 years of teaching, to provide a practice that meets the individual where they are.
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Qualifications
(I'm not sure this is a comprehensive list but it gives you the jist!)
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August 2002 - 12 day teacher training intensive with Donna Fahri in Vancouver, Canada
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Sept 2002 - Nov 2003, yoga teacher training diploma led by Marie Quail in Belfast
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December 2003 - 4 week residential intensive teacher training with the Sivananda Institute in Kerala, India
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2004 - perinatal teacher training diploma through the Birthlight foundation in Belfast
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2007 - perinatal teacher training diploma through the Elbow Room in Stoneybatter, Dublin
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2015 - yoga for kids diploma through the Elbow Room in Stoneybatter, Dublin
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2005-2022 - retreats and trainings with Shiva Rea in London, Greece, LA and Ireland
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2022 - sound bath training with Anne Malone
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2024 - level 1 Restorative Yoga certification with Judith Hanson Lasater
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2025 - level 2 Restorative Yoga certification with Judith Hanson Lasater
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2025 - currently undertaking training in Yogalates with Beth Mangan, founder of Yogalates London​