The combined knowledge of Rachel Beare & her excellent team of Special Guest Teachers promises to make this Teacher Training Programme like no other!

All members of The Yoga House Teacher Training Team have been carefully chosen for their expertise, they are masterfully experienced and extremely enthusiastic about diving deeply with you on this journey.

Together they will present to you a beautifully diverse & broad prospectus including Ashtanga Vinyasa, Iyengar & Scaravelli Yoga. Sanskrit. Digital Marketing, Anatomy, Philosophy and Ayurveda.

Your Teachers

Helen Noakes

Helen has had the pleasure of training and learning from the students of Vanda Scaravelli. Elizabeth Pauncz, Gary Carter, Diane Long and others who are dedicated to this beautiful approach to movement.

She has been sharing seminars, Yoga Teacher Trainings and Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot pressure) courses in India, Europe, USA and Scandinavia for nearly 30 years. 

Helen’s passion is sharing this deeply intuitive attitude to Yoga & integrated health through movement… not only because it enriches the Practices of everyone who tries it but also because Scaravelli Yoga has contributed profoundly to her own journey of learning, healing & self-love & care.

Her other inspirations include the art of Five Rhythms, the teachings of GAGA, Ecstatic Dance, QiGong and her bodywork career.

Joyfulness and simplicity are the essence of Helen’s teachings & sessions & they are accessible for any one with any body type.

Helen will be with us for the May, November & December 2026 sessions and she will be part of the Teaching Assessment Team in July of 2027 at the end of the course.

Helen will guide you in learning & teaching through the contexts of freedom, spirals and space!

The beauty of this approach to Hatha Yoga in the spirit of Vanda Scaravelli, is that the primary focus is the individual’s expression of the movements & concepts…. Yoga in its truest form has a loving texture.

Helen will be your guide, navigating your personal sensations with you encouraging you to pay attention to them and allow space for spontaneous movement to reveal itself…. you’ll dive into your tension with the idea of slowly & safely softening it rather than fighting it! 

Helen will lead you to discover how to become more centred and  grounded by creating a strong connection to your feet, alongside a relationship to the breath and gravity so as to feel deep and lasting release in your spine. 

As an experienced Teacher Trainer she will deeply inform you how to teach through this language of Scaravelli inspired Yoga….

..an open invitation to expand in all directions, to breathe deeply and to love your body and its miraculous functions.

Greg Walsh

Greg is the senior Yoga Teacher & owner of Temple Bar Yoga in Dublin

With over 25 years of teaching experience, Greg Walsh is one of Ireland’s most respected yoga educators. A senior teacher and studio director, Greg brings a wealth of knowledge, precision, and passion to his teaching — qualities that have inspired generations of students and teachers alike.

Greg began teaching yoga in 1999 and has since founded and directed several leading studios, including Prana Yoga Centre, Samadhi Yoga and Temple Bar Yoga in Dublin. His teaching has taken him across Ireland, Europe, and the USA, where he is known for his clear instruction, grounded philosophy, and deep respect for yoga as a living practice.

Introduced to yoga while travelling in Nepal, Greg was drawn to its transformative potential. He studied the Iyengar method intensively for over 20 years, earning his Intermediate Level 3 Certificate in 2016. While his teaching remains deeply informed by this training, Greg no longer teaches within the Iyengar system. Instead, he has developed a more exploratory and fluid approach — one that values clarity, awareness, and personal inquiry over strict form or dogma.

In his words:

“We use yoga to gain mastery of the body, the body to connect with the breath, and the breath to understand the mind. Through that process, we begin to touch something deeper — awareness, consciousness, essence.”

As an experienced Teacher Trainer, Greg offers his unique perspective to help trainees deepen their understanding of yoga — not just as a practice, but as a way of seeing and living.

Greg will be with us for both the introduction & the student assessment sessions, he’ll also lead the April Saturday & a full weekend in the Summer Intensive in July 2026

As a teacher on The Yoga House 200-Hour Teacher Training, Greg Walsh brings over 25 years of experience in asana practice, alignment-based teaching, and functional movement. His approach blends precision with curiosity — encouraging trainees to understand not just what a posture looks like, but how and why it works in the body.

Greg’s teaching is rooted in clear alignment principles and informed by a deep study of anatomy in action. His sessions explore how bones, joints, and muscles interact in each pose, helping trainees recognise safe and efficient movement patterns. Through this, students learn to see bodies clearly, read alignment intelligently, and teach with confidence and care.

On the training, Greg will lead modules in:

• Asana and Alignment – establishing a clear understanding of postural foundations, stability, and balance.

• Anatomy in Asana – integrating functional anatomy into practice, with attention to individual variation and joint mechanics.

• Teaching Methodology – developing the skills of observation, sequencing, adjustment, and communication essential for effective teaching.

Greg’s sessions are practical, detailed, and supportive. He brings humour, precision, and depth of experience to every class — helping trainees bridge the gap between learning and teaching with confidence and clarity.

Rutger has been a primary & secondary school teacher and also deeply involved in adult education for 45 years. He has guided & inspired through French, Maths, German, Sanskrit, Philosophy and Wellbeing.

His passion has been to learn and teach Sanskrit. At the moment Rutger is translating Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Yogasūtras. He has published a child-friendly course in Sanskrit in 3 parts called Saralam Samskritam to learn basic grammar and two workbooks to learn to read and write the script, called Patha Likha.

In 2022 the Indian government awarded Rutger the World Sanskrit Prize and in 2023 they gave him the name Padma Sri, an honorific title.

Rutger will be with us in October & November of 2026, bringing us through an introduction to the Sanskrit alphabet, the scientific nature of the language, the grammar, sound and wisdom in its literature including the Gita, Upanishads and Yogasutras.

Clare Jordan

Clare Jordan is a passionate designer, branding expert, and mentor who has been empowering business owners since 2015. With over 15 years of lecturing experience in the National College of Art and Design, she also teaches Digital Strategy and Marketing and leads creative business programmes tailored to small business owners.

Clare has supported many entrepreneurs—especially creatives and wellness professionals—in launching and growing their businesses with confidence and clarity.

Clare will be with us for November of 2026 & April of 2027 and we’ll explore the following with her:

Branding for Wellness Entrepreneurs
Discover how to build a brand that reflects your unique approach to Yoga and resonates with your ideal clients. We'll look at tone of voice, visual identity, and storytelling.

Marketing Essentials for Yoga Businesses
Understand how to communicate your offerings clearly and confidently through simple digital strategies, social media tips, and audience engagement techniques.

Business Set-Up Basics
Learn the practical steps involved in starting your own Yoga Business—from naming, registering, and planning services to understanding your audience and setting goals.

Values-Based Business Planning
You'll define your personal values and how they can guide your business decisions, boundaries, and growth strategies.

Confidence & Clarity
We'll also explore mindset and motivation for self-promotion and business resilience—especially useful for those new to entrepreneurship.

Included:

• Printable worksheets and planning templates

• Brand reflection exercises

• A simple 1-page business roadmap

• Sample social media and content ideas

• Q&A and open discussion time

Cian O’Conchuir

Cian is a Chartered Physiotherpist who followed his passion by completing a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science in the University of Limerick in 2004 followed by a BSc in Sports Rehabilitation in Manchester in 2007. He has since worked in the NHS in Warrington, Manchester, and worked with professional soccer & rugby league clubs in the UK before returning home to work as a physiotherspist to the Waterford GAA senior inter county teams.

He now runs a physiotherapy clinic at Sólás na Mara in Heilbhic, An Rinn where he has a strong reputation built up for nearly 20 years. 

This Anatomy & Physiology Course for Yoga Students is designed to give learners a clear understanding of the body’s systems and how this knowledge supports safe, effective, and mindful Yoga practice.

Cian will be with us for June & August of 2026 and will lead & guide us thusly:

1.  Providing Yoga students with foundational knowledge of human anatomy and physiology to deepen their awareness of how the body moves and functions.

2. Equipping students with tools to practise and teach Yoga safely, respecting individual differences and avoiding common injuries.

3. Fostering an ability to “read the body” and recognise signs of alignment, strain, or restriction in the Practice.

4. Offering practical applications of anatomy and physiology that can be directly integrated into cueing, sequencing, and adjustments in yoga classes.