Athens Yoga 
Classes - short description
(for full description click here)
Yoga 1 - [For beginners]
- Postures and movements with alignment and much emphasis on healing the body, aiming at relief from lower back pain, neck pain, etc. – Introductory breathing techniques - Introduction to Meditation - Learning to steady the mind and balancing the nervous system. Long relaxation…learn more
Yoga 1+ plus - [For beginners and intermediate students] - Combines Yoga with Pilates, to offer a more complete system of physical exercise....learn more
Yoga 2 - [For intermediate and advanced students] - More demanding poses and longer stay in poses - More complex breathing techniques - Longer sitting and moving meditation…learn more
Yoga Power Flow - [For intermediate and advanced students] - Setting off the internal fire (tapas) - Detoxification of the body, purification of the mind - Internalisation through safe, but fierce physical effort - Energizing, joyful and inspiring…learn more
Anti-stress Yoga Therapy
- [For all students, regardless of their physical strength and
elasticity]
- Easy yoga postures and stretches - Pranayama - Meditation - Relaxation - Yoga Nidra - Stress reduction practices…learn more
Meditation - [For all students] - Observing the thoughts and emotions - Quieting the mind – Coming to know oneself…learn more
Moving Meditation – [For all students] - Practicing being mindful - Primary emphasis on the mind – Move your meditation to the next level…learn more
Morning Yoga – [For all students]
- Begin your day with physical and mental elevation. Set the intention
of the day, and see the difference in the way it unfolds….learn more
Prenatal Yoga
- Particularly adjusted gentle Yoga for pregnant women in the first,
second and third trimester. Strengthens the pelvis and muscles of the
uterus, brings relief from pain, strengthens the lower and upper back,
prepares the mother for labour. Developing awareness helps particularly
the relationship and bonding of the mother and the baby...learn more
Kids Yoga
- Yoga is an opportunity for children to embark on the precious journey
of mental health and clarity and personal development early in their
life...learn more
Classes - full description
[For beginners] Postures and movements with alignment and much emphasis on healing the body, aiming at relief from lower back pain, neck pain, etc. Co-ordination of the body with the mind and the breath. Three steps of a pose - how to enter, maintain and exit - are learnt in great detail on this level. Introductory breathing techniques that direct vital energy are being practiced. Muscular strength is slowly being developed. In this way, each individual builds a sound foundation of yoga practice to grow from. Meditation techniques are being taught. At the end of each class, Yoga Nidra releases any remaining muscular or mental tension. It is a deep relaxation from supine position with the rotation of the awareness on various body parts, on the breath, on thoughts or on energy field. Through these techniques, the body and mind learn gradually how to become and to remain more relaxed and balanced in daily life.
[For beginners and intermediate students] - This class combines Yoga with Pilates, to offer a more complete system of physical exercise. It is for students who want a physically more demanding class than Yoga 1. It is also suitable for those who used to attend Yoga 2, but have stopped for a period of time, or who do not practice regularly. Like in Yoga 1, alignment principles and breath techniques are being learnt, as well as the ways to observe the thoughts and calm the mind. Meditation techniques are also being practiced. At the end of each
class, Yoga Nidra releases any remaining muscular or mental tension. It
is a deep relaxation from supine position with the rotation of the
awareness on various body parts, on the breath, on thoughts or on energy
field. Through these techniques, the body and mind learn gradually how
to become and to remain more relaxed and balanced in daily life.
[For intermediate and advanced students] - More demanding poses are practiced, along with various more complex breathing techniques. The duration of staying in the pose is also longer. There is more time for the sitting and moving meditation. Like in Hatha I, here too there is constant emphasis on alignment, particularly important for the freedom and safety in advanced poses. At the end of each class, Yoga Nidra releases any remaining muscular or mental tension. It is a deep relaxation from supine position with the rotation of the awareness on various body parts, on the breath, on thoughts or on energy field. Through these techniques, the body and mind learn gradually how to become and to remain more relaxed and balanced in daily life.
[For intermediate and advanced students with enough experience with the poses to keep the proper alignment throughout the flow] There is smooth alteration of the postures in co-ordination with the breath, and with very little rest in-between. The yoga flow sets of the internal fire (tapas) that enhances the detoxification of the body and purifies the mind. The students experience internalisation through fierce physical effort (always within safe boundaries). Energizing, purifying, joyful and inspiring. At the end of each class, Yoga Nidra releases any remaining muscular or mental tension. It is a deep relaxation from supine position with the rotation of the awareness on various body parts, on the breath, on thoughts or on energy field. Through these techniques, the body and mind learn gradually how to become and to remain more relaxed and balanced in daily life.
[For all students, regardless of their physical strength, elasticity and mobility] - Easy yoga postures and stretches are practiced in the beginning of the class to "unlock" the energy in the joints and along the spine. These poses are adjusted to everyone, according to each person's needs. People who cannot sit on the floor can sit on chairs. Then follow the breathing techniques and "watching of the breath", leading us to meditation and moving meditation. At the end there is a 30-minute Yoga Nidra: deep guided relaxation and visualisation from supine position. All these practices, and especially Yoga Nidra help to reduce stress and increase awarness. Their regular practice doesn't aim at "positive thinking". Rather, it aims at a whole shift in the way we relate to our thinking processes, especially to the ones that cause us stress and damage our system. We are learning to be "the observer" of the mind, of how certain thoughts trigger specific feelings and vice versa. By exercising non-attachment to these processes not only do we learn more about our bodies, emotions and reactions, but we come to know our true depths that are far beyond this interplay of the mind.
[For all students] - Meditation is a practice of paying attention to the senses, thoughts and feelings. It has been practiced all over the world for over 5000 years. It is a method of going beyond the conditioned, thinking mind, into a deeper, more quiet and calm state. Learn more about meditation here.
[For all students] - This is a class that all-level students can come to, in order to practice being mindful. This means that the primary emphasis is on the mind (like in meditation) only there is physical movement that accompanies it. This practice is particularly recommended for those students who feel that they are reaching the place of stillness and calmness in meditation, but find it hard to maintain it in daily activities. By moving the body in meditation, we are learning to maintain this state outside the room. We move the meditation to the next level.
[For all students] Morning yoga all levels consists of easy-to-do poses, breathing techniques and meditation, designed to gently open the body and steady the mind. This has many advantages for the whole day, among which: greater body alignment (particularly recommended for people sitting for many hours daily), increased energy and endurance, less tension, stress and worry, capacity to deal with various situations more objectively. Morning yoga sets off the internal intention (Sankalpa), and overall, it offers greater potential for a calmer and more balanced day. At the end of each class, Yoga Nidra releases any remaining muscular or mental tension. It is a deep relaxation from supine position with the rotation of the awareness on various body parts, on the breath, on thoughts or on energy field. Through these techniques, the body and mind learn gradually how to become and to remain more relaxed and balanced in daily life.
Brings relief from pain and other possible discomforts during pregnancy (nausea, constipation, swelling, cramps, insomnia and other)
- Strengthens the uterus, the pelvic floor and the back, all of which help the labour process, but also the mother in the period after the labour.
- Gives the mother a sense of ease, health and well-being.
- Trains the mother to relax with observation of her internal world, and to deal with emotional turbulences with the breath and awareness.
- Helps mother find her own natural rhythm and coordination of the breath with the movement - a very useful tool for the labour process as well as for the relaxation and pain management.
- Helps mother develop greater sense of control, power and self confidence.
Mothers usually feel at peace during and after the yoga classes, which is being passed on to the embryo, positively affecting the mother-baby relationship.
After the birth of the baby, mothers usually continue to practice yoga, as this time of self-care becomes an essential part of their lives.
Kids Yoga
- Yoga is an opportunity for children to embark on the precious journey
of mental health and clarity and personal development early in their
life...learn more