*Ashtanga Yoga Workshop*
with Chadi El Hnoud @chadiyoga
Athens, Greece
20-24 March 2026
@melina.ashtanga
#ashtangayogakifisia
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What a great honor to have with us a highly inspirational teacher, Chadi, who for 5 days made us fly to heaven with his soft touch, his in-depth guidance, his respect to our teachers, our lineage, the tradition of our practice, the Parampara..
5 days that gave us fuel and motivation to keep on searching within, discover Philosophy & dive into it, breathe deeply through Pranayama, explore our capacity through mindful back-bending, & realize the deep power of silence & communal energy through Mysore style practice..
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Thank you, thank you, thank you
See you again 🌸
19-23 MARCH 2027
SAVE THE DATES!!!!
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#ashtanga #ashtangayoga #yogainspiration #yogaworkshop

ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
CHADI EL HNOUD
Day-1
Athens, Greece 🇬🇷
Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia
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@chadiyoga
@melina.ashtanga
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A big thank you to all 44 practitioners who are participating in this workshop with our beloved teacher @chadiyoga and spread their beautiful vibes with us ALL!!
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It’s Pure MAGIC..🪄
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Can’t wait for tomorrow..⚡️⭐️⚡️
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#ashtanga #yogaworkshop #yogalife #yogapractice #mysoremagic

ASHTANGA YOGA PRACTICE
ADVANCED-A Series
@melina.ashtanga
Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia
Northern Athens, Greece 🇬🇷
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I started practicing the Advanced-A Series of the Ashtanga Yoga practice in my mid-thirties, and at that time I became so strong in my body that it felt as if I had obtained SUPER-POWERS..
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I wanted more, I wanted it ALL!!
I was young and I was fierce and this practice had it all!!
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BUT..
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It also made me AGITATED, stopped my MENSTRUAL circle many times, and started growing my MASCULINE side very strongly..
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WHY?
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ADVANCED-A SERIES is a highly demanding practice where the SYMPATHETIC Nervous System is usually the Protagonist, the BREATH becomes often FAST & SHALLOW & the body is OFTEN under STRESS in order to go through the deeply complicated ASANAS throughout the series.
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STRESS & BAD TEMPER can often project OFF THE MAT..
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SOLUTION =>
3 things have changed my PRACTICE ON & OFF THE MAT=>
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A) the DEEP & LONG EXHALATION THROUGHOUT the practice => VAGUS NERVE ACTIVATION => HIGH PARASYMPATHETIC RESPONSE
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B) RELAXED BELLY + ENGAGEMENT OF THE PELVIC FLOOR
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C) REST TIME BETWEEN ASANAS (more breaths in DOWNWARD DOG), HEART RATE Decrease..
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When these 3 parameters guide my practice, it becomes STRONG & FEMININE - GROUNDED & RELAXED at the same time..
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In my late forties BREATH is my greatest ALLY!!!
I go NOWHERE without my EXHALATION!!
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Ashtanga Practice is a PATH of WISDOM & it requires years of PATIENCE & INTROSPECTION to ACKNOWLEDGE that..
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Let me know how your practice feels when EXHALATION PREVAILS..
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#ashtanga #yogapractice #t1dlookslikeme #practiceandalliscoming

ASHTANGA YOGA
EXPERIENCING PURE MAGIC EVERY SINGLE DAY..
@melina.ashtanga
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Feel like DANCING..
A RECIPE to BE HAPPY..
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All you need is to STEP on your MAT..
EVERY SINGLE DAY!
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LIFE IS A GIFT..
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ENJOY THE JOURNEY..
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ON & OFF THE MAT..
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At #ashtangayogakifisia we teach ASHTANGA YOGA every single day of the week..
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NO TIME TO WAIT!!!
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#ashtanga #handstand #dailypractice #yogainspiration @madonna

Sunday, 1st March 2026
ASHTANGA YOGA ~ LED PRIMARY
with Sanskrit Counting
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PHILOSOPHY Talk
with:
Melina Vlachou
Authorized teacher Level-2 by Sharath Jois & SYC.
@melina.ashtanga
&
Vasiliki Meintani
Psychotherapist & Yoga Philosophy teacher.
@meintani_vasiliki
Where:
#ashtangayogakifisia
Northern Athens,
Greece 🇬🇷
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2026 is a year full of in-depth workshops & in-depth understanding of the Ashtanga practice both in theory & practice, in body & mind, connecting & embracing the practice as whole, INSIDE-OUT..
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Thank you all for embracing this intention, filling up the space, & giving us the opportunity to channel the knowledge that has been offered to us so unconditionally..
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My heart is full of GRATITUDE..
🙏💛🇬🇷👁️🇬🇷💛🙏
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#yogateacher #yogaworkshop #ashtanga #yogapractice