Meet Dani

Meet Dani – a gentle yet passionate advocate for holistic well-being, devoted to helping women remember that they are worthy of love, care, and a life that feels deeply nourishing.

Through the powerful practices of meditation, Reiki, and yoga, Dani shares tools that transform from the inside out. Her beautifully curated yoga holidays, soul-soothing retreats, inspiring workshops, and heart-centered classes are all designed to guide women back to themselves – spreading a ripple of positive change along the way.

Dani’s journey

I started my life in Zambia, Africa, born to Irish parents, we returned home when I was 3 and I was fully educated here. At the age of 12 my parents returned to Africa, this time Ghana, where I spend my summers and Christmases in this beautiful country before begining a career in Hotel Management.

I have traveled extensively, living in the Uk, Germany, Australia and back to Ghana before moving to New York with my then boyfriend, now Husband. Here I ran a 675 seater restaurant in Times Square. A fast paced busy restaurant stress began to consume me and I turned to Reiki and Yoga to sooth my anxious mind. Loving the effect these modalities had on my whole being, I decided to embrace the wellness world and pivot into this growing industry.

I became an Usui Reiki Master in 2001 and am an E-RYT® 500, YACEP® Yoga teacher, teaching since 2002.  I completed my initial 200hrs TT with Atmananda studio in New York City.

I am deeply grateful for my yeasr in the States where I learned with great tecahers such as Shiva Rae, Tias Little, Cyndi Lee, Beth Biegler and the imitable Aadil Palhhivala.  This variety in learning lineages explains my fluid, varied teaching style.

I am a trained Kids Yoga teacher,  and a .B Teenage Mindfulness teacher. I set up my own studio, “The Yoga Stop”  in cork in 2008.

I have traveled to Mysore to study and learn from Vinod Kumar Rajan, experiencing an amazing immersion into life at a beautiful yogic ashram.

I have hosted and taught on over 20 Mindfulness, Yoga and Meditation retreats and workshops and have over 4500hrs teaching experience.

In 2020 I qualified as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Coach from Kingstown college.

I have hosted numerous mindfulness, yoga and coaching programs with companies such as Stripe, Virgin Media and Salesforce, and  was the in house teacher at The 5* Marker Hotel and the stunning 5* Merrion Hotel.

I really believe that when we bring our life into balance, we expand the possibilities of being what and who we really are; fully alive, filled with potential, hope and joy.

Dani’s certifications

• Degree in International Hotel Management 1993
• Advanced Diploma in Well-being Coaching from Kingstown College. EMCC accredited 2020
• ERYT-500 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher 2002/2013
• Reiki Master 2001
• Diploma in teaching Yoga to Children with Louise Goldberg 2010
• Seichem master 2015
• Mindfulness for teenagers Teacher 2016