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..
The Shala, located in the northern suburbs of Athens, was inaugurated by Melina Vlachou in January 2013, and since then it has become the home for a large number of practitioners & teachers who are eager to learn, connect, communicate and deepen their practice experience..
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
Ashtanga Yoga Retreat
Lemnos island
Greece
21-25 May 2026
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To be remembered, to be continued..
A month already since a memorable retreat, amongst the most inspiring practitioners I know, amongst the most awesome Ashtanga community in the world..
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Lemnos island is an energy bomb, and what happened there during those 5 days will always stay deeply carved in our hearts & our minds..
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Not a breath wasted..
Not a moment wasted..
Not a practice wasted..
Not a life wasted..
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Thank you all from as deep down as it gets..
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To be continued..
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#yogaretreat #ashtangayoga #yogapractice #yogalove #yogainspirqtion
SUMMER SADHANA IN THE YARD..
Summer practice has officially commenced in my second home & favorite place in the world, Vasiliki village, Lefkada #lefkada .
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My house is always open to however wants to share practice with me, and sometimes the company is just overwelming..
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Yesterday I had the greatest pleasure & joy to practice next to my dear friend & student Katerina @kat.mouzakiti and my one + only student & partner in crime Olga @olgakokthi at @melinaslittleshop ..
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When the day starts with a mindful Ashtanga yoga Mysore style practice, the day ahead is ready to be lived at its fullest level & extend..
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Grateful for every breath taken & every moment lived..
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#ashtanga #ashtangayoga #yoga #yogapractice
Ashtanga Yoga Retreat
Lemnos Island
Greece
21-25 May 2026
@melina.ashtanga
#ashtangayogakifisia
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1st day in Paradise!
A Mysore practice to be remembered, the energy of the island at its peak, the sanctuary of the Kabeirion of Lemnos, the pure PRANA coming from all sides in all forms, the island of Hephaestus, the light rain on a warm day, mystical times, memorable moments carved deep in our hearts.
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I am so deeply grateful to be surrounded by such an incomparable community of people full of everything, a community that supports & nurtures the way we chose to breathe and unfold our KARMA..
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Thank you so so much..
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Not A BREATH WASTED..
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Cant wait for what is yet to come..
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Blessings
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⚡️⭐️💛🪄⚡️
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#yogaretreat #ashtangayoga #yogalife #yogainspiration
Do it like Prince..
KISS 💋
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Not a breath wasted..
Happy Friday..
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This weekend we’re going to burn the practice floor!
Saturday => 8:00-12:00
Sunday => 9:00-12:00
Ashtanga Yoga only..⚡️
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See you on the mat!
@melina.ashtanga
⚡️⭐️⚡️
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#prince
#ashtanga
#yogalife
#yogapractice
#yogagreece
“Just as the rivers entering the ocean cannot disturb the ocean in any way, desires entering the mind cannot disturb the steady mind of a sage”..
_Bhagavad Gita_
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Every practice should be an act of contemplation, an act of devotion, surrender, faith, peace and observation.
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That’s the goal of our daily Sadhana..
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Not a breath wasted..
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🙏
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#ashtanga #sadhana #spiritualpractice #meditation #yogainspiration
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@melina.ashtanga
Athens, Greece
Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia
What a lovely day..
Eat, Pray, Love..
A life worth Living..
No doubt..
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Our daily Mysore Program #ashtangayogakifisia resumes from today Friday 17th of April, so from tomorrow onwards we follow our most beloved mantra: NOT A DAY MISSED!!
#practiceandalliscoming
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See you on the mat!
@melina.ashtanga
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#mysorepractice #eatpraylove #ashtanga
Every day is a prayer to Life & the miracle of Existence..
Holy Saturday &
Happy Easter..
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#prayer #practice #breath #meditation #ashtanga
DAILY SADHANA, even when out of a favoring & secured context..
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Mind training every single day..
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Holy days are ON..
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Enjoy..
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Shala #ashtangayogakifisia will remain open until Thursday morning..
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⭐️⚡️⭐️
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#sadhana #ashtanga #mindsetmatters #yogainspiration
*ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP*
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LUCIA ANDRADE -CERTIFIED teacher by SHARATH JOIS
& DAVIDE VOTTERO -Authorized teacher L2 by SYC
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SAVE THE DATES=>
21-25 OCTOBER 2026
Athens, GREECE
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@santa_ashtanga_yoga_ibiza
@davidevotteroris
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Shala: #ashtangayogakifisia
Host: @melina.ashtanga
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BOOK your SPOT asap..
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I am deeply honored to have my teacher LUCIA ANDRADE & Davide Vottero back in Athens for the second time at my Shala in Athens, to teach ASHTANGA Yoga as taught traditionally by our teacher @sharathjoisr in Mysore, India.
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Words are not enough to describe the depth & quality of time spent next to such teachers who carry the teaching in the most well preserved, profound & respectful way, with love, gratitude, deep knowledge & will to spread light to this highly spiritual path..
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SAVE THE DATES & RESERVE your spot via DIRECT MESSGE or email to: melinavlachou@gmail.com for further details..
Space is limited..
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#ashtanga #ashtangayoga #yogaworkshop #yogateacher
*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
+
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
ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
1-5 March 2026
HINTERTHAL, AUSTRIA
@melina.ashtanga
Hosted by:
@ulrike_sumetzberger
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5 days in Hinterthal, Austria 🇦🇹
Five days in snow heaven..
5 days full of Ashtanga workshops, practice, breathing, alignment, method analysis, 5 days full of insight, full of understanding the body & the mind inside-out, the Nervous system, the Pelvic floor, the BANDHAS, 5 days of understanding the reason we practice and why can’t we escape from it, and of course the unprecedented After-Practice EFFECT..
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Five days surrounded by an incredible circle of unique & super strong & determined women, my beloved friend Ulli, my super loved friend Tanya, the One + Only Vicky - our Rock Star!!,, the super-powered Maria, a born Ashtangi, our sweetheart Sandra, and of-course my warrior Slovenian Gangsta => Tanya, Ajda (7 and a half months pregnant) & Krousna 🇸🇮.. not to forget Johnny, the only male who made his appearance on the last day, lifted + jumped back off the floor without any discomfort during vinyasa.. 🫣🤪😂
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Five days full of SNOW, skiing, ski touring, spritzers, strudels, schnitzel, and all the best Austria has to offer, drinks by the terrace, laughters, sweet gossips, and endless love ❤️..
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I feel so fortunate to be a WOMAN, surrounded by such women, practicing such a MINDFUL PRACTICE #ashtangayoga , and knowing how to unfold life in PEACE & HARMONY, away from EGO, AGONY & WAR..
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Thank you my dear Ulli @ulrike_sumetzberger 💖💖💖
We said it for fun a month ago, and here it is!
“Practice, practice, practice and all is coming”..
Sri K.Pattabhi Jois
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#yogaworkshop #yogainspiration #yogatime #yogapractice
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