My name is Melina I come from Athens-Greece
and this is my story..
Ashtanga Yoga Tutorials
During the last couple of years of COVID-19 seclusion and after the persistent urge from my students, the ideal opportunity finally arose to focus on filming a series of Tutorials dedicated to the Primary Series of the Ashtanga Yoga Practice.The Shala
Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia is a space dedicated to the teaching of the Ashtanga Yoga method, as taught under the lineage of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois..
Our Shala is our temple, a place to let go, meditate, re-charge & bloom like early flowers in spring..
Program
Mysore Self Practice is the traditional way in which the Ashtanga practice is taught from teacher to student, in an unbroken lineage from Sri T. Krishnamacharya to now. In a Mysore class every student works to his/her own time & space, according to his/her experience & understanding of the practice.
Photo throwback from Mysore, India, during the second journey to meet my teacher @sharathjoisr in 2014..
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Already counting 8 years back and i can’t say for sure if it feels like yesterday or during a previous century..
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Time flies and as my father says, time is money and shouldn’t go wasted..
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Hope Mysore is soon to be lived & experienced again, a time to introspect, a time to prioritise ones self, a time to slow down, a time to deepen, a time to bloom..
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In times of trouble, let’s keep our passion alive, our practice, our breath, our connective tissue to reality..
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Wish you all a great & snowy Mediterranean Sunday..
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Photos by @christinelovehewitt , @yogicphotos
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Ashtanga Yoga ~Advanced A’ Series: Sthira Bhaga - Viranchyasana A..
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-Sthira bhaga is a Sanskrit term that describes the advanced series of Ashtanga yoga. Sthira translates as “strong,” “stable,” “steady” and “resolute” while bhaga means “prosperity,” “good fortune” and “happiness.” The term is often translated as “strength and grace,” but also as “divine stability” and “sublime serenity.”-
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-The first series tones the physical body, the second series strengthens the nervous system, while sthira bhaga builds on that foundation with a focus on both physical and spiritual strength, flexibility and balance. Each level of sthira bhaga, and each posture within each series, must be mastered before moving to the next.-
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Ashtanga yoga practice is like the return journey of Ulysses to Ithaca after 10 years of endless adventures, sorrow, pain and wisdom..
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It’s not the destination that counts, but the journey it self that takes all the credit..
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Ashtanga yoga is a journey of this kind, a journey that is bound to built up strength, stability and steadiness, a journey that is bound to bring serenity, prosperity and happiness above all..
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Ashtanga yoga is a lifetime adventure full of wisdom and inner joy.. it might take years for its fruits to mature, but it’s worth every single minute and circle of breath..
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Ashtanga yoga is my Holy Bible, and I practice it like a faithfully follower..
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It has never let me down..
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Namaste 🙏
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How to jump out of Pincha Mayurasana..
~Helpful Practice Tutorials~
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Who hasn’t struggled to jump out of Pincha Mayurasana and change the position of the hands in the air while the legs are simultaneously dropping down??
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The truth is that if you have reached this far through the intermediate series of Ashtanga, your body is strong enough to undertake the challenge, while it is most probably the technique that is missing out..
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Hope you watch the tutorial and find it helpful regardless the unexpected yet sweet interruption from my little boy..
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Let me know if you have any questions and I would love to help out if I could..
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Wish you all a warm hearted evening despite the snowy Mediterranean weather..
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Artwork by @mariantelman
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A soulful Monday morning practice with my beloved Ashtanga yoga friends and co-practitioners, @sofiaxirotyri and @bouksaki #ashtangayogakifisia !
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Wish you all a wonderful day under the sunny Attican sun!
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Bhujapidasana -Day 2..
Seven short videos breaking down the asana step by step..
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Bhujapidasana or Shoulder pressing posture is a hand-balancing asana that combines many elements together, and it is always wisely advisable to break it down and work it step by step separating and uniting all its ingredients with great care, love and understanding above all..
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Scroll to the right to follow the steps and hope it helps you to unblock the difficulty that the vast majority of practitioners confronts with in this particular asana..
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Wish you all a wonderful Sunday..
Tomorrow is the beginning of the 45 day fasting before Easter, and I am so much expecting this day every year, not so much for the fasting itself which I adore, but for the communal effort of thousands of people to purify and abstain from exaggeration..
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This communal energy is the only way for humanity to hope for a better future ahead!
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Happy Koulouma to all!
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