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..
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
MUKTA Hasta SIRSASANA &
BADDHA Hasta SIRSASANA
The last 7 headstands of the intermediate series of the Ashtanga Yoga Practice..
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Breath + Alignment + Gaze + Tempo + Rythm + Internal Awareness + BANDHAS + Muscle engagement = Total TOGETHERNESS INSIDE-OUT..
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#Ashtanga #ashtangayoga #headstand #ashtangi
*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
“Practice, practice, practice and all is coming”
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
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Undoubtedly, ALL is coming, INSIDE-OUT..
All you need to do is Unroll your mat + Do the JOB!
Breathe, Observe, Soften, Engage, Align, Activate, Engage, Understand, Unravel, Connect, AWAKEN..
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Moments from Friday morning Mysore practice at my temple, Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia..
Friday is my day-off from teaching & the practice I enjoy the most..
Always Advanced Series-A.
Thank you @annavichouu for the exquisite assists..💛⚡️💛
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Wish you a great long weekend..
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Tomorrow Monday the 23rd of March, we fly the kite!!
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#yogainspiration #ashtangayoga #yogaasana #practiceandalliscoming #type1diabetes
ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
2-5 March 2026 (Monday to Thursday)
Hinterthal, Maria Alm,
Austria
Melina Vlachou (Athens, Greece)
@melina.ashtanga
Authorized teacher Level-2 by Sharath Jois & SYC
Hosted by @ulrike_sumetzberger
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To JOIN this exclusive opportunity pls contact Ulli @ulrike_sumetzberger through private message.
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Workshop details:
>> MONDAY 2/3/2026
7:30:9:30
* DEEP BREATHING with SOUND
* SUN SALUTATIONS A&B Analysis:
Basic Components of the Practice:
>CATVARI (Chaturanga), Upward dog, Donward Dog 🐕, Alignment, focus, breathing & connecting the breath with each movement
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9:30-10:30 (1 hour break for coffee-tea-snacks)..
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10:30-11:30 WORKSHOP (Theory & Peactice Skills).
* what is Yoga & what is Ashtanga Yoga (the 8 limbs of the practice).
* BREATH & the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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>> TUESDAY 3/3/2026
7:30-9:30
* the STANDING SEQUENCE
A SERIES OF STANDING asanas in the Ashtanga yoga practice meant to create internal alignment, focus, and endurance in the practice.
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9:30-10:30 (1 hour break for coffee-tea-snacks)..
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10:30-11:30 WORKSHOP (Theory & Practice skills).
* The PELVIC FLOOR - Anatomy in theory & practice.
* The BANDHAS -Energy centers of the body.. What are they, Where they are, What is their use..
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>> Wednesday 4/3/2026
The SEATED ASANAS > Asana & Vinyasa
Opening Up & Strengthening > Connecting the Opposites.. creating FLEXIBILITY-STRENGTH & STABILITY in BODY & MIND.
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9:30-10:30 (1 hour break for coffee-tea-snacks)..
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10:30-11:30 WORKSHOP (Theory & Practice skills).
* JUMPING BACK & THROUGH - Connecting our pieces together
* Becoming Energized through the practice, balancing the HORMONES & creating a healthy life-long sustainable habit.
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>> THURSDAY 7:30-9:00
ASHTANGA YOGA LED CLASS >> Sun Salutations, Standing Sequence, seated asanas (selection of variations), PRANAYAMA & MEDITATION..
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Join us & come breathe with us, elevate your consciousness, feel light & strong, feel connected & focused, and most importantly come + learn how to create SPACE within & feel truly Elevated & HAPPY..
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You just need 2 square meters to be FREE..
ALL LEVELS WELCOME!!
Can’t wait..
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#ashtangaworkshop #yogaaustria #yogaworkshop #yogaforeveryone #ashtanga
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
SUNDAY 1st March 2026
10:00-14:30
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
@meintani_vasiliki
Northern Athens, Greece
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10:00-12:30
Ashtanga LED PRIMARY with SANSKRIT Counting
& PRANAYAMA
@melina.ashtanga
Authorized teacher Level-2 by Sharath Jois & SYC.
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12:30-14:30
Yoga PHILOSOPHY TALK
“Citta VRITTI Nirodhah”
>stilling the fluctuations of the mind<
@meintani_vasiliki
Phychologist & Yoga Philosophy teacher
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BOOK YOUR SPOT NOW via Private Message-
Limited spots..
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#yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogaphilosophy #yogaforall
ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
Sunday 1st February 2026
ASHTANGA LED PRIMARY + PRANAYAMA + PHILOSOPHY
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
@meintani_vasiliki
#ashtanga #yogainspiration #yogaworkshop #yogaclass
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Next WORKSHOP:
SUNDAY 1st MARCH 2026
10:00-14:30
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10:00-12:30~
Ashtanga Led Primary with Sanskrit Counting & PRANAYAMA
MELINA VLACHOU @melina.ashtanga
Authorized teacher Level2 by Sharath Jois
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12:30-14:30
PHILOSOPHY CLASS
‘CHITTA VRITTI NIRODHA’
The second sutra of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (1.2), explained & related to our practice & our daily life OFF THE MAT..
VASILIKI MEINTANI @meintani_vasiliki
Phychologist & Yoga Philosophy teacher
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SPACE IS LIMITED >>REGISTER NOW via Direct Message..
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Yesterday’s workshop was MIND BLOWING!!!
A warm rhythmic practice as traditionally taught to me by my teacher @sharathjoisr @sharath.yoga.centre in Mysore India, followed by Pranayama & a PHILOSOPHY CLASS that explained the philosophical foundations of the practice in such an in-depth & profound way, connected to our practice in the most experiential way possible!!!!
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Thank you so much my dear Vasiliki for spreading your vast & in depth knowledge with us all, setting new understandings & foundations, so the benefits of our practice can be understood & evaluated primarily OFF THE MAT..
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An immense thank you to all the beautiful souls that couldn’t wait to join us!!!
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‘YOGA IS 24 HOURS’ Sharath Jois.
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CANT WAIT FOR THE NESX ONE!!!
SUNDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
*PRIMARY SERIES*
12:15-14:30
@melina.ashtanga
#ashtangayogakifisia
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Α GUIDED FLOW of the standing sequence & part of the seated asanas focusing ON:
• ALIGNMENT
• BREATHING
• BANDHAS ACTIVATION
• GAZING
• TRANSITIONS
• MECHANICS OF MOTION
• ASANA
• VINYASA
• FOCUS
• INNER LANDSCAPE
• SILENCE
• MIND SHARPENING
• PRANAYAMA
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>> get to KNOW US BETTER >>
>> BE GRATEFUL >>
>> BE HAPPY <<
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NOT TO BE MISSED!!
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DM to BOOK your spot NOW!
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#ashtangayoga #primaryseries #yogaworkshop #behappy
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ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
*CATVARI*
>CONNECTING TO MULA BANDHA<
@melina.ashtanga
#ashtangayogakifisia
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After ADDITION comes SUBTRACTION.
The more you progress in the practice, you are bound to start subtracting, until you reach the point where it all equals ONE.
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MULA BANDHA
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And then YOGA HAPPENS..
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Connecting to the CENTER, to the CORE, to the PRIMAL FORCE of EXISTENCE.
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A NEVER-ending LIFE JOURNEY..
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Connecting the pieces TOGETHER..
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Thank you all for making this WORKSHOP so FULL & so VERY Special..
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Next Stop:
SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2026
PRIMARY SERIES
>Connecting MULA BANDHA to the Ashtanga Primary Series FLOW..
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NOT TO BE MISSED!!
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DM to register in advance..
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⚡️💛⚡️
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#ashtangayoga #mulabandha #breath #yogaworkshop
<ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP>
20-24 March 2026
CHADI EL HNOUD
@chadiyoga
Location: #ashtangayogakifisia
Athens, Greece
@melina.ashtanga
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SAVE THE DATE & BOOK YOUR SPOT!!
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5-day Ashtanga workshop Program:
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- Friday 20/3: Mysore Practice, start time: 7:00AM
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- Saturday 21/03: Mysore practice,
starting time: 7:30AM
- Saturday 21/3: 12:00-14:00PM - WORKSHOP:
Mindful Back-bending
>How BREATH can improve SAFE Backbending.
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- Sunday 22/3: Mysore practice start time: 7:30AM
- Sunday 22/3: 12:00-14:00PM - WORKSHOP:
PRANAYAMA & PHILOSOPHY
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- Monday 23/03 & Tuesday 24/03:
Mysore practice, start time: 7:00AM
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It is with great honor & joy to welcome back to our Shala an incomparable teacher with magical touch and an open heart filled with gratitude, respect & deep knowledge of the Ashtanga practice and the 8 limbs that constitute its profound depth & impact in our lives..
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Chadi El Hnoud is a holder of the Parampara, the Ashtanga lineage & the practice as taught to us by our teacher, our Guruji, SharathJi.
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Registration is now open!
For more info or details send me a Direct Message here or an email on melinavlachou@gmail.com
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Can’t wait to be part of this incomparable Mysore energy field again..
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Melina Vlachou
Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia
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📸 by @mysore.yogic.photos
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#ashtanga #ashtangayoga #yogaworkshop #ashtangapractice
ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOPS
JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2026
Athens, Greece
#ashtangayogakifisia
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1. SUNDAY 18th JANUARY 2026
12:15-14:30
CATVARI-Connecting to MULHA Bandha..
@melina.ashtanga
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SUNDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2026
> 10:00-12:00
ASHTANGA YOGA LED PRIMARY & PRANAYAMA
@melina.ashtanga
> 12:00-14:00
YOGA PHILOSOPHY & MEDITATION
@meintani_vasiliki
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SUNDAY 15th FEBRUARY 1016
12:15-14:30
From PRIMARY TO INTERMEDIATE series
@melina.ashtanga
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DM to register and book your spot NOW..
Spots are already limited in number..
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3 Workshops ideal to deepen your understanding of the Ashtanga Yoga practice, decode the mechanisms that underline the whole practice, connect to your movement, connect to the rhythm, understand the philosophy on which the practice resides and grounds upon, breathe in accordance with your motion & awaken your energy centers that have the capability to transform your practice to a wholesome regeneration ..
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NOT TO BE MISSED..
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See you on the mat..
Melina Vlachou
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#ashtanga #ashtangayoga #yogaworkshop #yogacommunity
*31st December 2025 >> 1st January 2026*
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The last day of the year, is for me the best day of the year..
My Nameday, a day full of laughter & love from the people I love most in this world, family & friends, a day to connect, a day to wish in advance for the year ahead, for our dreams to come true, for our life to keep thriving, for our hearts to keep beating, for our souls to keep shining!!!
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The Last & the First, the joining of opposites ends, again & again, one more circle in the infinite..
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Thank you, thank you , thank you, for being here, for living this exact life, full of everything that feeds the soul & rests the mind..
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2026 here we go..
ALL YOURS..
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Happy new year!!!
🎈 🎈 🎈
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#nameday #newyears #yogainspiration #friends #family
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