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Yoga beyond the pose.

I'm Leonor — Unmani Ananda. For 15 years I've practised and taught in the Samkhya tradition — breath, stillness and song alongside the shapes. Small classes, unhurried, open to complete beginners.

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Leonor holding warrior three, balanced on one leg with arms extended, in a bright studio

The practice

Yoga was never only about the shapes.

I was taught in the Samkhya tradition — the older philosophical system that yoga grew out of. It takes the whole person seriously: the body, yes, but equally the breath, the senses, and the mind running commentary over all of it.

So my classes are never only asana. Over a week you get five strands, in different proportions depending on the day.

More about how I teach
  • Leonor in a red coat standing among the aerial roots of a huge fig tree
  • Leonor in dancer pose on cobblestones in front of ballet posters
  • Leonor in an inverted balance with legs overhead, on a mat at home
  • Leonor at a lakeside railing with mountains behind her
  • Leonor lying on the floor reading and writing notes
  • Leonor crouching beside a large bronze seated figure
  • Leonor in tree pose in a mirrored studio
  • Leonor in a red coat resting against a moss-covered tree
  • Leonor in a reclining posture on a mat at home
  • Leonor sitting cross-legged on the floor of a room lined with books
  • Leonor in a red tunic and scarf at home
  • Leonor in a standing balance with one leg raised, in a studio
Leonor meditating cross-legged on a walkway cut into an alpine cliff face

Five strands

A whole practice

  • 01

    Asana

    Posture held with attention. The shape is a means of steadying the breath, never a performance — and there is always a variation that meets you where you are.

  • 02

    Pranayama

    Structured breathwork, built up slowly. Nadi shodhana, kapalabhati, lengthened exhale. This is where most people notice the change first.

  • 03

    Kriya

    Cleansing actions that clear the body and quieten a busy mind. Unglamorous, deeply practical, and older than almost everything else we do.

  • 04

    Yoga Nidra

    Guided yogic sleep. You lie down, stay awake as long as you can, and are rested in a way ordinary sleep rarely manages.

  • 05

    Kirtan

    Call-and-response chant. No skill required, nobody is listening but you, and it lengthens the exhale without you ever thinking about it.

Leonor in a red coat looking up towards a waterfall on a green mountainside
“If the breath is ragged, the shape is too much — regardless of how it looks.”

The one rule I ask people to hold on to

Ways to practise

Classes

Full timetable
Leonor seated in a bound lotus posture, smiling, beside her home altar

Sunday · 08:00 Irish time

Begin with the Sunday class.

It is my offering back to the people who keep this practice alive, and there is no expectation attached. Complete beginners especially welcome. Keep your camera off the whole way through if you like.

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From the journal

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November 2026

Santoṣa - The Practice of Contentment

Santoṣa, the second Niyama, usually translated as contentment, and why it is not the same as complacency.

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October 2026

Śauca: The Clarity of Purity

Śauca, the first of the Niyamas, often translated as cleanliness, purity or clarity.

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The best way to know is to come along.

Start with the Sunday class, or get in touch and I will help you find the right one.

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Leonor in dancer pose framed by an ivy-covered stone archway

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