"A true teacher does not teach you; she does not see you as inherently separate from her, or less than her.
She simply reflects back your own inner knowing, and reminds you of the vastness of your being.
She is a mirror, a signpost.
And love is the space in which all of this is possible; (...)." ~ Jeff Foster
Selina Gullery, B.A. in Modern Languages from Trinity College Dublin; E-RYT 500; YACEP, is an internationally renown yoga teacher, teacher trainer, intuitive chef and translator.
She spent 10 years studying and travelling extensively with Swami Samarpanananda, a yogi from the Himalayas. Was blessed to spend years training with Shiva Rea and assisting Twee Merrigan in the Prana Vinyasa style of yoga, which opened a new approach to the yoga tradition, more rooted in the feminine. She has explored and trained in numerous other Yoga styles, meditation practices and somatic movement schools (see below).
More recently, she commenced a voyage of rediscovery of the poets, philosophers and myths of her own country, Ireland. It is here she found herself enraptured in a yoga of homecoming. She is a Senior Teacher at the Celtic School of Yoga and co-leads annual retreats with the founder, folklorist, archaeologist and musician Jack Harrison.
In her Teacher Trainings, in classes and on retreat, she encourages the growth of the spiritual and individual self in her students, through cultivating self-love, embracing imperfections and residing in the gentle strength of the higher Self.
ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ sᴇʟɪɴᴀ! - ᴏᴍ(@)sᴇʟɪɴᴀʏᴏɢᴀ.ʟᴏᴠᴇ
She spent 10 years studying and travelling extensively with Swami Samarpanananda, a yogi from the Himalayas. Was blessed to spend years training with Shiva Rea and assisting Twee Merrigan in the Prana Vinyasa style of yoga, which opened a new approach to the yoga tradition, more rooted in the feminine. She has explored and trained in numerous other Yoga styles, meditation practices and somatic movement schools (see below).
More recently, she commenced a voyage of rediscovery of the poets, philosophers and myths of her own country, Ireland. It is here she found herself enraptured in a yoga of homecoming. She is a Senior Teacher at the Celtic School of Yoga and co-leads annual retreats with the founder, folklorist, archaeologist and musician Jack Harrison.
In her Teacher Trainings, in classes and on retreat, she encourages the growth of the spiritual and individual self in her students, through cultivating self-love, embracing imperfections and residing in the gentle strength of the higher Self.
ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ sᴇʟɪɴᴀ! - ᴏᴍ(@)sᴇʟɪɴᴀʏᴏɢᴀ.ʟᴏᴠᴇ
ॐ BA Honours from University of Dublin, Trinity College in French and Spanish literature
ॐ Assistant lecturer of English, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
ॐ managed bar/restaurant in northern Spain for 6 years
ॐ Randomhouse | Bertelsmann, Munich - project management in IT sector
ॐ freelance translator, English teacher, coach
ॐ embarked on the path of yoga in 1998
ॐ spent 10 years studying and travelling extensively with Swami Samarpanananda, a yogi from the Himalayas.
ॐ directed the yoga teacher training at Paracelsus Naturopath School in Kempten, Germany (2010 - 2016)
ॐ part of the teaching curriculum for Shiva Rea’s Prana Vinyasa affiliate teacher training
ॐ leads cooking workshops on the ART OF INTUITIVE COOKING based on the principles of yoga philosophy
ॐ 3 month work/study programme teaching yoga and collaborating with Ayurvedic doctors, Plantation Villa, Sri Lanka
Further education in: Ayurveda, Body-Mind Centering, the Feldenkrais Method, Somatic Experiencing, Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga (Dr. Arielle Schwarz) and other trauma related therapies and practices.
My gratitude to some of my dearest teachers with whom I trained for many years:
Mangala Nakazono
Swami Samarpanananda (1000h TT),
Shiva Rea, Twee Merrigan, Simon Park (Prana Vinyasa Yoga. 300h TT),
Michael Shabort (Ashtanga Yoga),
Barbra Noh (Anusara Yoga, Immersions I-III ASHY 100h),
Christopher Tompkins (Kashmiri Shaivism),
Natalie Delay (Kashmiri Shaivism)
Sally Kempton (Meditation, 100h),
Ronan Tang (TCM, Tai Chi),
Gwyn Williams (Zen Thai Shiatsu)
Stefanie Hahnzog (Body Mind Centering)
Michael Hallock (Watsu = body therapy in water).
ॐ E-RYT 500+
ॐ Registered Yoga School (RYS 200)
ॐ YACP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider),
ॐ BDY (German Yoga Teacher Alliance).
ॐ Senior Teacher at the Celtic School of Yoga
She is happy to be a regular guest teacher at the following festivals:
Chamonix Yoga festival, France
Geneva Yoga Festival, Switzerland
Aix en Provence Yoga Festival, France
Udaya Live Festival, Bulgaria
Bali Spirit Festival, Indonesia
Boom Festival, Portugal
Cologne Yoga Festival (assistant), Germany
Avoriaz Yoga Festival, France
Chamonix Yoga festival, France
Geneva Yoga Festival, Switzerland
Aix en Provence Yoga Festival, France
Udaya Live Festival, Bulgaria
Bali Spirit Festival, Indonesia
Boom Festival, Portugal
Cologne Yoga Festival (assistant), Germany
Avoriaz Yoga Festival, France
"If you touch one thing with pure awareness, you touch everything.”
Thich Nath Han
Bonjour Selina, juste pour te dire MERCI du fond du cœur pour ces merveilleux cours durant le festival de Layama. Tes cours de vinyasa ont été parmi les plus belles expériences de yoga que j'ai faites depuis que je pratique, j'ai eu l'impression de redécouvrir les postures dans leur dimension sacrée et tu redonnes au mot "féminin" ses lettres de noblesse comme personne. Heureuse d'avoir eu la chance de croiser ton chemin car tu marqueras sans aucun doute ma manière d'enseigner le yoga. "
Emmanuelle M.
