About Us
About The Owner...
Paola Kennedy
Wellbeing Professional | Yoga Therapist | Psychology Graduate | Educator | Founder of Self & Others
Paola Kennedy is a wellbeing professional, entrepreneur, educator, mother, and psychology graduate with over 15 years’ experience across the wellness, mental health, education, and innovation sectors. She is the founder of Self and Others Wellness Centre in Tralee, where she delivers trauma-informed wellbeing programmes, therapeutic yoga interventions, and personal development initiatives for individuals, community groups, healthcare organisations, and schools.
Paola adopts a biopsychosocial approach to health and wellbeing, which recognises the interplay of physical, psychological, and social factors. She has experience supporting people living with chronic health conditions, recovery journeys, and mental health challenges. Her work integrates evidence-informed practices, mindfulness, movement, and health education to support people in their relationship with themselves and others. She has collaborated with organisations including Recovery Haven Cancer Support House, the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, Family Carers Ireland, Coolmine Therapeutic Community, and a range of educational and community services throughout Ireland.
Paola holds an MBA from Munster Technological University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Dublin City University. Paola is currently undertaking an MSc in Health Psychology at Ulster University and is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). She serves as an Executive Board Member of the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, volunteers with Aware’s national support line, and mentors secondary school students through the Student Enterprise Programme, an initiative of Ireland’s Local Enterprise Offices.
Her work is driven by a commitment to inclusion, empowerment, and evidence-informed approaches to health and wellbeing, supporting individuals and communities to cultivate resilience, connection, and quality of life.
- BSc (Hons) Psychology — Dublin City University
- MSc Health Psychology — Ulster University. Currently undertaking
- Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) — International Association of Yoga Therapists 800+ hours of specialist training
- International Association of Yoga Therapists- The Yoga Therapy Institute - Amsterdam certified- registered
- Personal and Group Fitness Trainer among other fitness and dance qualifications
- Certified Yoga Teacher Training +1000hrs
- Certifications in Mindfulness, Play Therapy among others.
- Business Mentor and Coordinator Student Enterprise Programme. LEO Kerry.
- Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Munster Technological University.
Self and Others is a wellness centre located in Tralee, the capital of the beautiful Co. Kerry. We offer a peaceful, welcoming space that supports people in developing healthier, more sustainable ways of living through Yoga Therapy, movement, wellbeing programmes, and education.
What We Do
Self & Others takes a whole-person approach to health and wellbeing, recognising the connection between physical, psychological and social wellbeing.
We offer personalised wellbeing support, Yoga Therapy, movement, education and wellbeing programmes for individuals, schools, community groups, healthcare organisations and workplaces.
Our approach is practical, inclusive and person-centred, helping people explore sustainable ways to support their health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Individual Wellbeing
Personalised wellbeing support and Yoga Therapy.
Movement
Yoga, Pilates, fitness and movement practices.
Wellbeing Education
Workshops, programmes and Let’s Grow Happier.
Organisations
Wellbeing programmes for workplaces, schools and community organisations.
Our Let’s Grow Happier programme is a wellbeing programme developed by Paola Kennedy to support long-term physical and psychological wellbeing.
Our Mission
Our mission at Self & Others is to support people and communities to develop healthier, more sustainable ways of living.
We recognise that wellbeing is influenced by many interconnected factors: physical, psychological, and social. Our work brings together movement, Yoga Therapy, mindfulness, wellbeing education, and personalised support to help people better understand themselves, build resilience, and strengthen their relationships with themselves and others.
We aim to create an inclusive and welcoming environment where people can explore practical approaches to wellbeing at their own pace.
Through our individual services, classes, workshops and programmes, we work with people across different stages of life and with a range of wellbeing needs.
