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..
ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
Melina Vlachou @melina.ashtanga
Authorized teacher Level-2 by Sharath Jois
9-11 OCTOBER 2026
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS
Hosted by:
Mariana @yogaloha_holistic_spirit
Evi @evie_yoga_
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Words are not enough to express this past weekend in Limassol, Cyprus!
One thing I can say for sure is that when there is INTENTION to BREATHE, MOVE & FOCUS INWARDS, there is Space to ENJOY, PROGRESS & be HAPPY..
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A huge THANK YOU to the most WOMENS CIRCLE I could ever hope for!
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To be Continued!
Mariana & Evi you are Superstars!!!
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#ashtanga #yogapractice #yogateacher #yogaworkshop #yogacyprus
50+ years old,
25 years practicing yoga,
23 years Ashtanga yoga only,
27 years Diabetes Type-1,
3 kids,
2 C-SECTIONS,
PERIMENOPAUSE TO MENOPAUSE TRANSITION,
NO SYMPTOMS,
NO HORMONAL THERAPY,
NO PAIN,
NO GYM,
NO WEIGHTLIFTING,
NO PROTEIN POWERS
NO CREATINE INTAKES
NO MAGNESIUM,
NO SUPPLEMENTS WHATSOEVER
NO EXTRAS..
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Just Insulin & Practice-
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So either I am crazy and soon will drop DEAD, or the SOCIETY & the SYSTEM is using our willing to stay Healthy in order to become even reacher & drive us crazy..
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What do you think?
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My answer:
JUST PRACTICE & BREATHE,
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EVERYDAY
connecting to the
PELVIC FLOOR,
the BANDHA,
EVERY VINYASA,
each CATVARI,
UPWARD &
DOWNWARD DOG..
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ASHTANGA YOGA HAS IT ALL!!
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My mat is my TEMPLE,
My BREATH is my JUNGLE DOCTOR..
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So grateful for the MDI system of Minimed @minimed
for alerting me before my glucose rises or drops even through practice, and keeps me in my best shape ever!
A huge thank you to my dearest friend and Guru of Diabetes care, Antonis, @me_and_my_pump for keeping me up to date with the latest technologies to keep in range..
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BLESSED
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Come along & PRACTICE with us!
It’s NEVER LATE to get STARTED..
@melina.ashtanga
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#ashtangayogakifisia
#ashtanga
#pelvicfloor
#type1diabetes
#t1d
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@minimedeurope
ASHTANGA YOGA INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
SATURADY, 3 OCTOBER 2026
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
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-What is Yoga?
-What is Ashtanga Yoga?
-How is our practice (Ashtanga Yoga) related to the Ashtanga Yoga eightfold path as described in the Sutras of Patanjali?
-what is it that draws us to this practice?
-where is my BANDHA?
-Why is BREATH so important?
-How can I awaken my Pelvic Floor?
-What is TRISTHANA?
-How can I MEDITATE?
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If you are interested in exploring such deeply rooted questions about life & practice, join us on a daily basis and come practice with us!
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If you can’t wait to start, join me in Cyprus this coming weekend 9-11 October 2026 @yogaloha_holistic_spirit and let’s explore what is it that keeps bringing us back on our mat, mentally & physically!
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Can’t wait..
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Thank you all for joining..
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The best is yet to come..
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#yoga #yogaworkshop #ashtanga #yogainspiration
At Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia, in northern Athens, we teach traditional Ashtanga Yoga Mysore style practice everyday of the week, from Monday to Sunday.
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Feel welcome to join and re-establish a profound connection with your self, your breath, you inner landscape, your focus point and your grounding force that keeps you elevated and shinning no matter how complex life can be..
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ALL LEVELS are WELCOME with an open mind and a willing attitude toward transformation..
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Daily program:
MORNING PRACTICE | MYSORE STYLE:
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MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
7:00–11:00 a.m.
4 hours Mysore Style Practice
Melina, Angeliki & Anna
(Tuesday & Thursday)
🌙 EVENING PRACTICE:
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MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
18:00–19:45
Ashtanga Yoga – Mysore Style Practice
Melina
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TUESDAY
18:00–20:00
Ashtanga Led Primary
Angeliki
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FRIDAY:
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8:00–11:00 a.m.
3 hours Mysore Style Practice
Theodoris or Melina
☀️ SATURDAY
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8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
4 hours Mysore Style Practice
Melina & Angeliki
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☀️ SUNDAY
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9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
3 hours Mysore Style Practice
Melina & Angeliki
** Students may arrive at any time, up to 90 minutes before the end of each practice session.
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“YOU COME!”
Guruji Sharath Jois
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#dailypractice #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #breathe #breath
2026 UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
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Saturday 3rd October, 12:00pm-14:30pm
INTRODUCTION SEMINAR to the ASHTANGA YOGA practice
Melina Vlachou @melina.ashtanga
Authorized teacher L-2 by Sharath Jois
ALL LEVELS WELCOME
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9-11 OCTOBER 2026
ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
Melina Vlachou @melina.ashtanga
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS
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21-25 OCTOBER 2026
ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
LUCIA ANDRADE & DAVIDE VOTTERO
Certified teacher by Sharath Jois & Authorized teacher by SYC
@santa_ashtanga_yoga_ibiza
ATHENS, GREECE
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14 & 15 NOVEMBER 2026
ASHTANGA YOGA & PHILOSOPHY WORKSHOP
Melina Vlachou & Vasiliki Meintani
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga @meintani_vasiliki
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Send me a direct message to book your spot and don’t miss the chance to deepen your experience in a most transformative practice journey, Ashtanga Yoga, theory & practice, all in ONE..
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#yogaworkshop #ashtangayoga #ashtangapractice #yogajourney
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ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
9-11 OCTOBER 2026
Limassol, Cyprus
with Melina Vlachou
@melina.ashtanga
Authorized teacher Level-2 by Guruji SharathJois
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Hosted by:
@yogaloha_holistic_spirit & @evie_yoga_
DM 📩 to reserve your spot..
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#ashtangayoga #yogaworkshop #yoga #yogainspiration #
EVERYONE with a welcoming spirit to LEARN & EXPLORE the foundational pillars of the Ashtanga Yoga practice, is more than WELCOME to JOIN, regardless level of experience..
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BREATH• MOVEMENT• FOCUS• BANDHAS• CATVARI• PELVIC-FLOOR• NERVOUS SYSTEM• MEDITATION
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So much looking forward to come together in Cyprus..
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🙏☀️🙏
MONDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2026
Re-OPENING DATE
Ashtanga Yoga everyday, Monday-Sunday
@melina.ashtanga
#ashtangayogakifisia
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MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
Morning:
7:00-11:00am (4-hour Mysore style practice)
@melina.ashtanga & @angeliki_ashtangayoga
Evening:
18:00-19:45pm
@melina.ashtanga
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TUESDAY & THURSDAY
Morning:
7:00am-12:00pm (5-hour Mysore style practice)
@melina.ashtanga @angeliki_ashtangayoga @annavichouu
Evening:
Tuesday: 18:00-20:00pm
Ashtanga Led Primary
@angeliki_ashtangayoga
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FRIDAY MORNING:
8:00-11:00am (3-hour Mysore style practice)
@theofam_yoga
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SATURDAY:
8:00am-12:00pm (4-hour Mysore style practice)
@angeliki_ashtangayoga @melina.ashtanga
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SUNDAY:
9:00am-12:00pm (3-hour Mysore style practice)
@angeliki_ashtangayoga @melina.ashtanga
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For further inquiries pls send me a DM.
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If you are a newcomer, it is mandatory to contact us before coming.
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Arrival time is anytime up to 90 minutes before the end of the class..
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Many Workshops & Retreats are coming soon, so STAY TUNED for more details..
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Not a breath waisted..
Can’t wait to see you on your mats saluting the sun..
🙏💛🙏💛🙏💛🙏
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#yogaclass #yogaeveryday #yogapractice #yogateacher
MONDAY, 14th September 2026
ASHTANGA YOGA SHALA RE-OPENING Date
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
Authorizer teacher Level-2 by Sharath Jois
Nea Erythraia 14671,
Northern Athens, Greece
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Stay tuned for the fresh NEW PROGRAM & send me a PM with your mobile phone &!email in case you want to be tuned with whats coming along from September 2026 onwards.. Daily classes, workshops, retreats, our beautiful Newsletter, plus inspiring suggestions to follow On & Off the mat..
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Ashtanga Yoga ONLY-
ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
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We have so much to share & we cant wait to be back..
Soon, soon, soon
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#ashtangayoga #yogateacher #yogaclasses #yogaeveryday
SLEEP- The only thing that I miss in my life is the state of DEEP SLEEP..
Deep continuous night sleep is a state of rest that I haven’t experienced since many many years, long before perimenopause..
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I usually don’t mind, but during the last week, after 2 and a half months of endless working hours, no days-off and super high temperatures, practice is not always enough to recharge my batteries..
Today it was one of there days.. Heavy as an elephant..
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No matter what, I feel blessed on my blessed mat every single day @_weareblessed ..
Sunday, rest day..
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By the way, are you sleeping well at night?
Olga @olgakokthi does for sure..😀
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#sleeplessnights #yogatherapy #ashtanga #alignment #sleep
Sunday, 16th August 2026, 8:30am at the yard..
Full season, full power practice..
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Less than a month to re-open our beautiful Ashtanga yoga Shala #ashtangayogakifisia, turn the attention inwards & progress through life..
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Stay tuned..
The best is yet to come..
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#yoga #mindfulness #breathing #nervoussystem
50 years old and I can say for sure Life has been good to me up to this day..
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Is it because I chose to live it this way, is it because of pure luck, is it because of Karma, fate, destiny?
I don’t know and it doesn’t really matter anyway..
It is what it is..
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What matters to me the most is that if I had the opportunity to turn time back and start from the beginning, I wouldn’t change a thing..
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And yes, the first 50 deserve a trophy when accomplished!!
An immense thank you to my beloved sister and greatest artist I know @mariantelman @the.mamalians for the handcrafted clay trophy she handed to me, an iconic gift, representing all what female nature means & feels like..
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I feel so fortunate for the family I have, who gather every year to be with me, let me upload photos for that day only and know that they love me dearly even-though I am the one to blame for everything that happens on earth.. 😂😂😂
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Above all, I thank Life for my practice, for the gift of Ashtanga yoga that keeps me tolerant, healthy, strong in my body & my mind and gives me the drive to be the best part of me, wherever that is..
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To be continued..
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#birthday #family #ashtangayoga #birthdaycelebration #greeksummer
-YOGA is the new religion-
Religion should mean a place where people come together, meditate, pray, believe, love, respect, let go & self-heal..
That’s all YOGA is, isn’t it?
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An unexpected encounter today with a beautiful soul, Dimitris @daydreamer_tso , a fantastic practitioner, teacher and now soul mate, who came from far away to share the energy of this practice in my little blessed yard..
I feel so overwhelmed..
Thank you Dimitris..
Can’t wait for tomorrow..
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#yogalefkada #yogagreece #ashtanga #ashtangalove #vasilikilefkada
“I don’t have a favorite place, I have favorite people, and when I am with those favorite people, that’s my favorite place”..
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The people I share my practice with everyday, are for sure my favorite people, and my beautiful garden where we grow & cultivate food for thought everyday, is for sure my favorite place in the world..
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As simple as that..
Η αυλίτσα μας, που λέει και η Όλγα μας.. @olgakokthi
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Rick from Brooklyn NY, sailing around Lefkada, came to my shop last night before midnight @melinaslittleshop to do some shopping with his beautiful wife Nina, and ended up practicing Ashtanga yoga for the first time in his life next morning at 8:00am..⚡️⚡️⚡️
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He is a Hero and for sure one of the favorite people..💛
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Thank you Angeliki @aggelf for sharing your beautiful practice with us during this week.. you will be very missed..
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#ashtanga #yogapractice #yogacommunity #practicepracticepractice #yogainspiration
Daily, Unwavering, Life-Essential Habits..
Ashtanga Yoga.
#ashtanga #ashtangayoga
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An immense thank you to my supportive pillars today, Olga @olgakokthi & Angeliki..
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Beautiful Mysore vibes under the vine tree..
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#summertime #yogatime #practiceandalliscoming
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
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