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..
Mysore mornings at the Shala.. #ashtangayogakifisia
Moments from today’s practice, Thursday, 9:35am..
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Athens, Greece
@melina.ashtanga
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To join the party, send me a DM..
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Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
Athens - Greece
27-30 March 2025
@chadiyoga
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@melina.ashtanga
#ashtangayogakifisia
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Yoga practice is a call for personal growth & transformation..
We are blessed to walk along this path..
Thank you all for joining in..
What a memorable experience..
What a deep awakening..
Thank you @chadiyoga for sharing your wisdom & love with us all..
Till the next encounter..
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When you do what you love most day after day, life is a miracle..
Just unroll your mat, and start exploring..
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At Ashtanga Yoga Kifisia #ashtangayogakifisia we practice & teach Ashtanga Yoga on a daily basis, from Monday to Sunday, 7 days per week..
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If you are witnessing a calling, just come along..
You never know what could be waiting for you just around the corner..
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CATCHING??
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ASHTANGA WORKSHOP
Chadi el Hnoud
Athens, Greece
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
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Who has been to Mysore and doesn’t resonate with this exact question, the moment when our beloved Guruji 🤍 @sharathjoisr would appear infront of us after drop backs and ask: Catching?
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During the last 4-day long weekend under the guidance of @chadiyoga , catching felt like Mysore again..
Warm bodies , deep breathing and a highly inspiring community alongside the magical touch of a precious teacher & deeply caring human being, Chadi, the “Catchman”..
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Thank you Anna @manannao for such a spot-on nickname..
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ASHTANGA WORKSHOP - Day 4
with Chadi el Hnoud, @chadiyoga
at #ashtangayogakifisia & @melina.ashtanga
ATHENS ~ GREECE
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It has been a magical 4-day Ashtanga Workshop under the magical and nurturing touch of my soul brother & highly inspirational teacher, Chadi el Hnoud..
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It has been a magical opportunity to re-connect with the source and to revive the Mysore magic during the 3-hour morning practice, filled with deep sound-full breaths..
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Thank you all so very much..
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*ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP*
with Chadi el Hnoud @chadiyoga
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
Athens ~ Greece
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DAY 3-
No words can explain the energy generated by 34 Ashtanga practitioners in an utterly wholesome practice space, under the attentive & intuitive eye of a highly inspirational teacher, Chadi el Hnoud, my brother in spirit & heart..⭐️
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Thank you all for being here, for trusting in me and for allowing yourselves the opportunity to taste the nectar & ambrosia of this magical practice..
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Blessings every day..
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ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP // 27-30 March 2025
Chadi el Hnoud, @chadiyoga
Athens-Greece
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
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DAY 2 ~
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Practice - Coffee - Breakfast - Beach - Sun - Friends - Laughs - Dinner - Car Talks - Detach - Life at its BEST!
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@myrto_lilu @rigoualiki @kat.mouzakiti @liaroutsou @kelly_lycs @melina.ashtanga @annavichouu @angeliki_ashtangayoga @meintani_vasiliki @bouksaki @manannao @dimitra.papadatou @sknipa78 @sofiasfak @liquidbeautyparlor @evie_yoga_
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ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP
with CHADI el HNOUD
DAY 1 ~
#ashtangayogakifisia
Athens, Greece
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A big thank you to all the 33 practitioners who joined the 1st day of our workshop, for their dedication, their commitment & daily surrender to the magic of the Ashtanga practice..
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A huge thank you to our beloved teacher Chadi @chadiyoga for his wholesome presence, his magic touch and his full-hearted dedication to the tradition of the Ashtanga lineage..
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We couldn’t feel more grateful..
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Can’t wait for tomorrow..
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*MULA BANDHA ACTIVATION*
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MULA Bandha is not just located on the UTERUS for women, and the BLADDER for men..
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MULA Bandha in the energy body is also located on the back of the Palm & and the back of the Foot..
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Connecting those 3 points during practice will eventually connect the center of the body with the Periphery, and the Periphery to the Center..
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Yoga practice is about connecting the opposite ends of each MOVEMENT , the opposite ends of each BREATH..
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YOGA IS UNION, and union comes when the 2 ends of both the physical & and the energy body become
ONE & UN-separated..
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Do you feel this connection during your practice?
Would love to hear..
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SAPTA INHALE:
Remember to always SET your chest OPEN before the FLEXION that Follows..
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Always exhale while keeping your Heart & your CHESt wide open..
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YOGA is about BINDing together the opposite PAIRS of each MOVEMENT & each BREATH..
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EXTEND while you FLEx..
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Keep you MULA engaged while you INHALE,
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Keep your HEART OPEN while you EXhALe..
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As my beautiful teacher @santa_ashtanga_yoga_ibiza was explaining today in a highly inspirational talk, our practice is all about overcoming Fear & cultivating compassion & Love, while moving the energy from the MuLa to the HeaRT..
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Each Breath Counts..
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Each Vinyasa Counts..
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Each Breath & each Vinyasa is a potential state of MOKSHA..
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Blessings..
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KURMASANA Tips:
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1. KNEES to the SHOULDERS
2. INNER FEET on the FLOOR
3. INTERNAL ROTATION of the THiGHS
4. Slowly extend your heels FORWARD
5. CHEST OPEN, LOOK to the FRONT
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SUPTA KURMASANA Tips:
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1. BEND the KNEES, STICK them to the SHOULDERS
2. INNER FEET 👣 ON the floor
3. DIG the SHOULDERS under the KNEES (one at a time)
4, PALMS HIGH behind the bag
5. First the palms > then walk the feet IN
6. BREATHE
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* It’s all about the SHOULDERS, and how much you can dig them under the knees..
* It’s all about the CONNECTION between the KNEES & the SHOULDERS..
* the tighter the connection, the greater the outcome will be..
* it’s all about CONNECTING to the center, to the MULA, to the front line of the body, zipping it all IN & UP..
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JUMP THROUGH > STEP by STEP Progression..
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Let me know how it goes..
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Did it help you progress your jump through?
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Ashtanga Yoga UN-Locked..
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*JUMPing BACK Tips*
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1. CROSS your Legs,
2. BRING your thighs to the chest,
3. FLEX your FEET,
4. LEAN BACK to your SACRUM,
5. STRAIGHTEN your ARMS,
6. LOOK to the FRONT,
7. LEAN FORWARD,
8. PRESS your PALMS DOWN,
9. RAISE YOUR HIPS UP,
10. WALK BACK OR LIFT UP,
11. BEND your ELBOWS,
11. STEP or JUMP BACK..
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Try it out step by step,
Let me know if it helps..
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Jumping back + Jumping through is and will always be one of the greatest challenges in Yoga practice..
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But Why??
The answer is simple..
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It is just because all 5 elements have to work together in pure & absolute coordination + harmony for the movement to manifest with grace..
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Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space..
Just think about it..
This is what our practice is all about..
Bringing the elements in gracious togetherness..
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Then magic happens..
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Nothing like an Ashtanga advanced practice on a warm winter day amongst the most vibrant souls in the block!!
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Tomorrow:
Primary Series Workshop
12:30pm-14:30pm ( we gather at 12:15pm)..
@melina.ashtanga #ashtangayogakifisia
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Wish everyone a lovely weekend ahead..
So much to be done..
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Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
Final Countdown has started~
Just 23 days to go..
*CHADI EL HNOUD*
@chadiyoga
Authorized teacher L2 by Sharath Jois
27-30 March 2025
Athens, Greece
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
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To book your spot and for more info pls send me an email on: Melinavlachou@gmail.com or a direct message on Instagram..
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Program:
Thursday 27th March:
7:00am-10:00am..
Morning Mysore practice
2 slots (staring time upon communication).
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Friday, 28th March:
7:00am-10:00am..
Morning Mysore practice
2 slots (staring time upon arrangement).
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Saturday 29th March:
8:00am-11:00am
Morning Mysore practice
2 slots (staring time upon arrangement).
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12:00-14:00pm:
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
Conscious & Mindful Back-bending, how to use your breath to improve back-banding..
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Sunday 30th March:
8:00am-11:00am
Morning Mysore practice
2 slots (staring time upon communication),
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12:00-14:00pm
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop:
Pranayama (the 4th limb of Ashtanga yoga) & Philosophy ( the Vrrti) + Q&A..
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Chadi El Hnoud is an international level 2 Ashtanga Yoga Teacher authorized by Paramaguru Sharath Jois.
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He has been practicing the method of Ashtanga Yoga for many years directly perceiving the great benefits.
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The great passion for the practice and the continuous interest in studying the method lead him from many years to travel annually to the source, to Mysore in India, to practice under the guidance of his Guru Paramaguru Sharath Jois – the greatest exponent in the world of the method of Ashtanga Yoga and holder of the lineage – from whom he was blessed with the second level authorization which officially gave him the opportunity to teach the traditional method, a recognition that very few teachers have in the world.
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His love, commitment and dedication to the path and lineage of Ashtanga Yoga is incomparable..
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Make sure you make it for this memorable workshop with Chadi el Hnoud..
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Nothing like practicing on a National Holiday..
It’s a different kind of vibe, for sure..
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BHEKSANA ~ Transformation in Process..
Intermediate Series ~ Ashtanga Yoga Tutorial ~
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UPCOMING TUTORIAL:
~PRIMARY SERIES~
Saturday 8th March 2025
@melina.ashtanga
#ashtangayogakifisia
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*Ashtanga Yoga Workshop ~ Intermediate Series*
#ashtangayogakifisia
@melina.ashtanga
Pasasana Breakdown..
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Next Tutorial:
ASHTANGA PRIMARY SERIES,
Saturday 8th March, 12:30-14:30pm
DM to join..
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Press Handstand = Pelvis Forward & UP, Thighs to the Chest..
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Every movement that requires a lift off the floor, no matter in which direction, can unlock it self when the pelvis moves forward + Up and the thighs come close to the chest.
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It is then when Mula Bandha (core) activates, the center of gravity lessens, lightness unveils and the movement unlocks..
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