My name is Melina I come from Athens-Greece
and this is my story..
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.
Yesterday was Guru Purnima in India, the day we celebrate our Guru, the one who shows us the way, the one who guides us from darkness to light, the one who teaches us the Truth and motivates us to keep moving forward, progressing and blossoming toward the best part of ourselves..
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I am so grateful to have met my Guru in this life time, my teacher & Guruji @sharathjoisr who was, is and will always be my jungle doctor, teaching me tolerance, and making me love this practice so very deeply & wholesomely..
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The Guru is always there, physically or mentally and now that his body is not here, his presence is even more profound..
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To find the one thing in Life that can offer you such internal fulfillment is the greatest GIFT..
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I thank all my teachers and everyone who has made this journey possible..
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#guruji #gurupurnima #ashtanga #ashtangateacher #yogateacher
EAT, PRACTICE, WORK..
Find love ❤️in what you got..
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I certainly do..
High season, and the mat is on Fire 🔥
That I call progress..
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Today’s breakthrough: First time lifting into a handstand from Navasana. It’s not about the result, but rather about all the parts of the body, mind & the breath that have to effortlessly work in absolute balance & alignment in order for the result to occur..
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I huge thank you to @maybeitsthegranola & @amandapack who help the prana move effortlessly around our sacred space..
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#dailypractice #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogainspiration yogatransformation
Today’s practice was a breakthrough!!
LIFTING UP into a HANDSTAND while jumping back, for the first time ..
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Breakthroughs happen when you least expect them..
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This was an unreachable state up to couple of days ago..
It’s truly amazing how the practice pays off hard work..
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It’s absolutely fascinating how practice can unlock every movement in the body in an absolute clear MATRIX when the 3 main ingredients are present:
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1. Breath (awareness of the exhalation)
2. Focus (drsti - one point concentration ) and
3. Asana (Proper alignment, Bandha activation & PELVIC FLOOR AWARENESS)..
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ASHTANGA YOGA is a practice based on repetition and repetition is the most foundational ingredient of UNDERSTANDING.
Understanding where we stand during each inhalation, each exhalation and each movement in relation to the breath..
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Every practice is a process toward decoding, unlocking, becoming more aware, sharpening, letting go and creating SPACE!!
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A massive thank you to Amanda @amandapack for sharing her strong & beautiful energy with me today..
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Can’t wait for tomorrow..
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#practiceandalliscoming #ashtanga #type1diabetes #bestrong
Awareness, Steadiness, Concentration, Mindfulness, Togetherness, Happiness, are qualities not inherited, but worked upon..
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The most important ingredient in Life is to find the magic path that can speak straight to your heart and can elevate all the above qualities ON & OFF the mat with Discipline, Hard Work & Commitment ..
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Ashtanga Yoga is a path of Choice and when worked upon with right intention, the results are crystal clear & never ending..
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I feel blessed to be here, doing what I do and enjoying every morning wake up call, after endless daily working hours..
After each practice I feel charged & rejuvenated, whlie every breath, every lift, every vinyasa, every CATVARI is connecting me to my center, to my core, to instant drops of clear Consciousness..
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Blessed to be..
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An immense thank you to all the incredible souls and co-practitioners that support me every day and give me strength to unroll my mat and do what I can..
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♥️♥️♥️
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#ashtanga #yogainspiration #yogapractice #yogaeveryday #practiceandalliscoming
Where there is Breath there is Life, where there is Life there is Growth, where there is Growth there is Space, where there is Space there is Freedom, where there is Freedom there is Potential..
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This is the Potential we all seek for in order to make this Life meaningful enough..
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Ashtanga Yoga alongside the beautiful community that keeps growing effortlessly around it, is my strongest Potential in life..
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Blessed..
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An immense thank you to Olga @olgakokthi , Ulli @ulrike_sumetzberger , Tania @tanjarudolf7 and Valerie @maybeitsthegranola who make every day count..
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#ashtangayoga #yogainspiration #lifegoals #yogacommunity yogapractice
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