A little bit about me

About Ginni

Hi, I’m Ginni, AKA Virginia Giani Kiely: yoga teacher, studio owner, lifelong student, nature lover, moon & sun lover, deep thinker, wicca practicioner, and like most people, a work in progress.

I’m the founder of Yoga with Ginni and Moon & Lotus Yoga & Wellbeing Studio, which I opened in September 2025 in Dunhill Eco Park, County Waterford.

I created Moon & Lotus from the ground up and designed the space myself, with a love of nature, ritual and more conscious choices at its heart.

I’m passionate about yoga, wellbeing, the natural world and other realms, and learning how we can live with a little more awareness, towards ourselves, each other and the planet.

But I’m not here to pretend I have everything figured out…. cause I don’t!

How I found yoga

My own yoga journey began in 2019 during a difficult time in my life. (surprise surprise!)

I was seriously struggling with my mental health and decided to take a yoga class at a gym i was a member of at the time.

Yoga became one of the most valuable tools I found! I absolutely fell in love with it, the breath awareness, the stretching, i started to feel better and better the more i showed up. I started to do my on home practice daily, following videos online, going to workshops, reading the books, researching what i didnt understand, asking questions… it was as if a portal opened and i stepped inside my true calling. (yep…cliche… but I don’t care!)

It didn’t make all my problems magically disappear ( wouldnt that be amazing!)

But It gave me tools I could return to wehn dealing with anxiety, insomnia, stress, loss, grief and the many ups and downs that come with being human.

My life before yoga wasn’t always a picture of health and wellbeing either. I’ve had my own experiences with drugs, alcohol, anxiety and depression, and I’m not interested in pretending otherwise. I was a wild child, a Naughties raver, I would saty up for days. Travelled through Australia, south east asia and parts of europe on my own in my mid twenties… the stories! My goodness. You don’t even wanna know. Those experiences are part of my story and shaped who I am now!

They have shaped how I teach, how I hold space and why authenticity matters so much to me.

My approach to yoga

I don’t believe yoga should be regarded as only a workout or exercise class…simply because it definitely isn’t those things!

The physical practice is only one part of a much deeper tradition – but it is an important one.

Our body is our first home, and I believe in looking after it. Moving it. Strengthening it. Supporting it.

But yoga also asks us to look beyond the body.

To become aware of our thoughts, habits, reactions and the way we move through the world.

I believe in honouring yoga’s roots while making its teachings accessible and relevant to modern life.

You’ll often hear me share yoga philosophy in class, invite you to hold an intention, gratitude, or offer a thought to reflect on… this is where the real flex is! (not the hamstrings lol)

My approach is simple:

Take what resonates. Leave the rest.

PS. You don’t have to love yoga to benefit from practising it.

Always learning

I began my first Yoga Teacher Training with Golden Glow Yoga College in 2020, and the learning hasn’t stopped since.

I have completed 500 hours of yoga teacher training with Golden Glow Yoga College.

In 2024, I travelled to Rishikesh, India, where I spent a month studying and practicing in an intensive 300-hour Advanced Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training at Yogkulam.

I’ve complted Yin Yoga and Kids Yoga Teacher Trainings too. I continue to study because I believe yoga is a lifelong practice.

And with more than 2,500 hours of teaching experience so far, I have had the privilege of working with people of different ages, bodies, abilities and levels of experience.

From complete beginners taking their first class to experienced practitioners deepening their practice.

The things that keep me grounded

Outside the studio, I love being in nature.

Hiking, sea dipping, looking up at the moon and stars, reading, researching, journalling, tarot reading, manifesting, and spending time with the people and animals I love.

I share my life with my husband Eric whom i married in 2025, my three dogs: Bobby, Luna and Loki, and Mitch, my bearded dragon.

I care deeply about sustainability and try to make more conscious choices around what I buy, wear and use. I have a particular love for natural materials and an ongoing interest in living with less waste and greater connection to the natural world.

I also believe that when life feels heavy, we sometimes need to look up.

Put the phone down.

Look at the trees.

The sky.

The moon.

The stars.

Zoom out for a moment.

Not to minimise what you’re going through, but to remember that there is always a bigger perspective available to us.

I hope to meet you somewhere along the way

Today, I teach regular yoga classes and create workshops, retreats and wellbeing experiences through Yoga with Ginni and Moon & Lotus.

My aim is not to tell you how to live your life or convince you that yoga will solve everything.

It’s to share a practice that has genuinely supported me and offer you the space to explore what it might offer you.

You can take what works.

Leave what doesn’t.

Ask questions.

Be curious.

Come exactly as you are.

And maybe, somewhere along the way, you’ll find something that helps you feel a little more grounded, aware, strong and at home in yourself.

I hope to meet you on the mat.

Ginni x