Alaya Wellbeing Goa

Alaya Wellbeing is a yoga school that teaches on several fronts at once. It has in-person studios in Ballincollig, the city centre and Carrigaline, and an online studio with live classes, challenges and on-demand sessions. Goa is where the school takes its work out of the studio and into retreat.

The Goa retreat is built around stepping away. The school describes its retreats as spaces to step away from routine, restore balance and return with renewed clarity and presence. Goa is also one of two places where the 200-hour teacher training is offered, the other being Ireland. That foundational course is meant to build a strong, intelligent practice and prepare people to teach with clarity and confidence.

The training has other routes beyond the foundation. A 300-hour advanced immersion is aimed at deepening understanding and refining a teacher's voice. An online training pairs live and on-demand learning for people who study from a distance. A hybrid pathway combines online study with in-person immersion.

For practitioners who want depth in the physical practice, the Asana Immersion is a focused study of alignment, strength and awareness in movement. Alongside the retreats and trainings, the school runs yoga classes for all levels, reformer and mat Pilates, and short, structured courses in specialised areas of practice.