Upcoming

The 1st Certified Children’s Yoga Program specializing in children/adolescents aged 3 to 17 and children with special educational needs. It is aimed at educators, kindergarten teachers, school teachers, special education professionals, occupational therapists, speech therapists, physical education teachers, animators, theater experts, yoga teachers, parents and those who love children!

This training’s goal is for teachers to be able to design a yoga class for children; to be able to adapt each lesson’s goal to each child individually in order to have the best result every time. A kids yoga class aims not just to have fun, but to manage to give the child and us the same supplies that will help us in any way to make our daily life more qualitative. By the end of the tutorial, the participants will feel confident to take over a class of children with complete safety.

The training program includes:

• 150 hours of theory and practice
• 6 fully qualified lecturers
• 40 hours of work
• 10 hours of experiential seminar: “Bringing Stories to Life” with Eleni Dimitropoulou
• Possibility of cooperation with Little Yogis
• Printed book
• Yoga business
• Possibility of free follow-up by teachers after consultation with us
• Healthy snacks and drinks
• 200 hours certification from Yoga Alliance International (India)
• Yoga Teaching Certification to children 3-17 years old

* The 200h Yoga for all kids, all abilities, all needs training will take place at Spiti Yoga in two cycles: September-December 2023 & January-May 2024. It is organized and held under the guidance of: Zoe Keferli (Preschool Teacher, B. Physiotherapy & Adult, Teen & Children’s Yoga Teacher) / Martha Tsakiri (Occupational Therapist & Children’s Yoga Teacher) / Eleni Dimitropoulou (Theatre Teacher, Actor & Narrator) / Ariadni Hatzidaki (Speech Therapist) / Vaso Vourlioga (Psychologist) / Fotini Chatzimichael (Visual Artist).

See more about the group: https://www.littleyogis.gr/h-omada-mas

Declare your interest: https://www.littleyogis.gr/forms/statement-of-interest-form

What is Thai massage for dummies?

In a nutshell: Thai massage course for newbies.

In more words: A first small exploration in the field of healing through (mainly) the body, for which no one needs to have previous experience, specialized knowledge or impeccable talent.

We start with some hands-on theory and fundamentals to familiarize ourselves with the contact and movement of our body in relation to the other body next to us, to warm up and break the ice. Then we form the final pairs we’ll work with. The instructor stands in the center offering treatment and giving instructions and corrections so that at the same time students offer the same treatment to their partner. The pairs then switch roles.

Thai massage is deeply therapeutic and can be very enjoyable for the recipient. However, it is just as therapeutic and enjoyable (albeit exhausting) for the person offering it.

* The Thai massage for dummies workshop is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of George Androulakis. The upcoming scheduled workshops will take place on Sunday 26/11 at 16.00-21.00 & on Saturday 20/4 at 16.00-21.00. The cost is 30 euros/person (or 25 euros for our students). Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

Autumn is slowly leaving and Winter is coming. The season to gather. In the coziness and warmth of the house, the coziness and warmth of the family, the coziness and warmth of the heart. Calmness and contemplation. The direction of the North, our grandfathers’ fires and their stories, our grandmothers’ food and their tales, our gifts and bonds. In Winter we look to the North and light the fire: for everyone to be well, safe and full, in warmth and love, for the seed to grow!

We gather for a three-hour meeting to learn how to open the heart in all directions and how to light the fire for everyone to be well and comfortable. How to pray and give thanks. How to communicate what’s inside us to what’s above us so that the mind is clear, the heart is open and the body is healthy.

* The Shaman’s cycle: Winter/North gathering is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of George Androulakis. It will take place on Saturday 16/12 at 16.00-19.00. The cost is 25 euros/person (or 20 euros for our students). Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

There is a sense of sacredness as we approach the darkness of Winter. December is the month where darkness slowly grows. Its nights, especially as we approach Christmas, are the longest of the year. It is time to come together again, in a sacred circle, to warm each other with our intentions and love. Let’s share this common fear of the dark and ignite it in our dance of initiation, from darkness to light! As Carl Jung says, “one becomes enlightened not by imagining images of light, but by bringing consciousness, that is, light, into the darkness.”

This Sunday we will share the experience of a beautiful circle, sing together, recite poetry, share beautiful intentions for the new year starting soon, and close with a Yin yoga class with live music.

Song: Betty Papadopoulou | Guitar and bendir: Nikos Souliotis Tables and Bansouri: Giorgos Theodoros Mitsikaris

* The Yin Yoga Ritual workshop is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of Betty Papadopoulou. It will take place on Sunday 17/12 at 18.00-21.00 and it costs 25 Euros or 20 Euros for Spiti yoga students. Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

Yin Yoga uses gentle long held postures practiced with an attitude of compassionate acceptance to awaken the more yin parts of physical, emotional and sentimental selves. As a result, Yin is among the most effective practices for body elasticity/plasticity and joint health. At the same time, the practice turns into a meaningful inner journey.

How does Yin relate to “energy”? How can it be strengthened, made more distinct? How can it help us get in touch with our true nature, or “our original medicine”? How do we learn to listen to the stories, our own and also those of “nature”? What should we do with those stories we no longer need?

In this teacher training: 

– We will experience and share our answers to the above questions, and at the same time we will experience how Yin practice, with its ancient yogic roots, can affect our physical, energetic and emotional bodies.

– We will explore ways to guide a Yin practice/class, and incorporate Yin attitudes and philosophy into any other practice.

– We will learn what is the philosophy on which the theoretical and philosophical background of Yin is based, taking a journey from ancient times to modern quantum physics.

– We will learn about Fascia / Connective Tissue, as well as Anatomy & Yin yoga: Body movement, mechanism and limitations, anatomy and understanding of our natural pattern (li).

– We will get to know the Meridians, the Theory of the Five Elements and see its application in a Yin yoga practice.

– We will learn about the differences between Yin and Restorative yoga and ways (bolstering) to turn our class into Yin – Restorative when desired or when needed or when a student suffers from injuries.

– We will learn some basic therapeutic sequences that have been created in collaboration with a specialist physical therapist, for people with anatomical difficulties and/or injuries.

– We will share many practical and experiential exercises. Self-Development Practices: Yin & Spiritual Medicine, inspired by psychology, counseling, Chi Qong, yoga, various traditions and philosophies, primitive expression, poetry, song and dance, in order to expand our experience as people, yoga teachers (those who have this role as well) and to approach our “nature” and Life with an open and pure heart.

– We will explore the qualities of empathy, acceptance and authenticity and experience how they can transform the way we relate to our students and other people and create the basis for Nonviolent Communication.

– We will learn how to create a safe space for ourselves and our students. In a safe space, the practitioner can let deep emotions and trauma surface, and the practice can transform into meaningful healing. By touching deep layers of connective tissue in the physical body in a space that feels safe, we create release and clearing in the emotional body.

NOTE: There will be online Student Support classes for a period of 4 months after the training ends. Questions will be answered, but also Yin yoga lessons from Betty Papadopoulou and her students will be organized on a weekly/monthly basis. Following them is optional. All classes will be held online in order for participants to refer to whenever needed as a reminder and inspiration.

* The Yin Yoga Training is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of Betty Papadopoulou. The scheduled meetings will take place on (mandatory) Weekends 6-7/1, 20-21/1 & 3-4/2 , as well as (optional for those who work or live away from Athens) Fridays 19/1 & 2/2  (20.00-22.00). The Yin yoga training cost is 620 Euros (or 570 Euros for early bird subscriptions until 1/12). Participants will receive a Certificate of completion in a 50 hour Yin Yoga Teacher training. Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

Thai Massage has its roots in India as a healing technique and for 2,500 years has been proving its healing properties in the traditional way or by allowing it to be combined with modern western techniques. Thai Massage is being practiced on a special mat on the floor allowing the body’s connection with the earth. It is based on gentle pressures and stretches, relaxing rhythmic movements and spiral positions that help orthosomy and overall tissue movement.

The Spiti Yoga training introduces three branches of traditional Thai Massage through a structure based on play and curiosity about motion. Basic tools of Thai massage are taught, with each teacher bringing their own influences (osteopathy, stretching, dance, etc.) to each lesson. The same emphasis is placed on Sen energy lines that run throughout the body and are responsible for the proper energy flow. Also, focus is given on basic anatomy knowledge, on information about the Fascia, on exercises to release the spine through breathing, as well as on the need to practice consciously. The need of basic Anatomy and Pathology knowledge gives the therapist supplies to meet the maximum needs of a patient. Finally, different meditation techniques, proper use of the body during therapy as well as ways of deep concentration and connection of breathing with movement are an important part of the training. No knowledge of Thai or any other kind of massage is required. The training is aimed at beginners.

During the training we will focus on a therapy’s key positions; we will lay the foundations of Anatomy for the coming weekends; and we will talk about the indications and contraindications of the covered techniques. Most importantly, we will practice those techniques by setting a flow treatment following the traditional pattern and leaving room for variations made consciously by the therapist. During the training, all positions of Thai Massage and techniques for the whole body will be covered. In addition, we will focus on how we intellectually and invasively approach the pathology of the most common cases that we may encounter in our evolutionary healing path. We will focus on how we can precisely help someone suffering from specific conditions. We will also highlight when, why and how to use the techniques learned in the previous stages. Finally, we will see how each ailment of those we will examine is interconnected with the deepest layers of human existence: How musculoskeletal dysfunctions mentally and emotionally affect human existence and how the same happens with the etheric essence affecting the musculoskeletal system.

* The Certified Thai massage training (90h) is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of George Androulakis and Vangelis Varis. The scheduled dates are: 13-14/1, 27-28/1, 17-18/2, 2-3/3, 6-7/4, 27-28/4. Fees: 900 Euros. There is the possibility of a discount (800 euros) by paying the entire amount by 31/10. Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

One of the greatest challenges for therapists is when they are faced with physical dysfunctions. The aim of this two-day training course is to prepare new therapists to cope with the most common musculoskeletal problems they will probably encounter. The teacher, with experience and awareness of the subject, will help each student choose safely from the tools they already own, the appropriate one for each separate occasion.

* The Clinical cases training course is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of Vangelis Varis on the Weekend 6-7/4 [Saturday 14.00-21.00 & Sunday 10.00-18.00]. It concerns people with little or bigger experience in the field of therapeutic massage. The 15h seminar costs 160 Euros (or 80 Euros for students who have completed a Spiti Yoga Thai training in the past). Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

Throughout human history, dance has always been a form of expression and connection either between humans or between humans and nature. In the beginning it was only rhythm and singing that would offer the dancer some impetus. Gradually came the melody through the musical instruments invented by man.

What is certain is that dance is one of the most liberating human expressions. After an intense dance session both body and mind experience wellness like they do after any other intense physical exercise. The focus on rhythm and melody gives the dance a meditative dimension. This is what we’ll approach through booming percussion as well as rousing pieces of old and new music. A little guidance will be given at the beginning to get the whole group going, and then everyone will be left in the vortex of sounds and rhythms. We will be waiting for you open to all emotions!

* The Ecstatic dance workshop is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of Vangelis Varis on Friday 12/4 at 20.30-22.00. The participation fee is 15 Euros. Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

East – Spring – Renaissance

Work with our light and dark shadow. A dive/journey from our deepest darkness to our purest light. The sacred meeting of these two parts of us (light and dark shadow) will lead us to leave behind what we no longer need and walk lightly and with love on the path of creation and light, the new vision, the true self.

In the previous cycle (Winter – North) we visited our ancestors and lineage, received their gifts and wishes while leaving behind the burdens passed down to us from previous generations. In this cycle we will work with our own pieces. We will begin to creatively chart our path and course, our intention and vision, guided by ourselves in our fullest form.

* The Shaman’s journey: from Darkness to Light is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of George Androulakis. It will take place on Sunday 21/4 at 18.00-21.00. The cost is 25 euros/person (or 20 euros for our students). Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

A three-hour seminar for aerial yoga practitioners who wish to enrich their practice. The seminar will start with a full and deep body warm-up to then move on to learning new acrobatic tricks. Following that, we will experiment with the acrobatic positions and combinations to create a choreography. We will conclude with deep stretching and a long shavasana to soften our bodies!

The seminar is aimed at those who love aerial yoga/aerial pilates, teachers and students, dancers and people with some experience with the hammocks. Participants will have the opportunity to practice new and advanced techniques and apply them to a single choreography.

* The Aerial dance – advanced level workshop is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of Silia Tziriti. It will take place on Saturday 18/5 at 17.00-20.00. The cost is 30 euros. Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

Teachers are often looking for inspiration and guidance! This seminar is intended to provide information as well as safe guidance for difficult aerobatic ties and drops!

The seminar includes warm-up & strengthening excercises to prepare our bodies so that we can move on to the choreography. The choreography consists of ties and drops of higher difficulty, rhythmic patterns on the hammock following the music, and of course our nonstop swinging! We close with deep stretching and a long shavasana to thank our bodies for the effort!

The seminar is aimed exclusively at Aerial yoga teachers.

* The Mastering Aerial Yoga seminar is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of Silia Tziriti. It will take place on Sunday 2/6 at 12.00-15.00 and the cost is 30 euros. Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!

A Sunday morning worth experiencing! We gather in a small group and connect with our physical bodies, our children and the child hidden within us! We play, laugh, shout and move all together. The class includes LOTS of playing both at the beginning and at the end, yoga asanas and a long shavasana (rest) with story reading.

–  Previous experience with yoga is desirable, but not necessary.

–  The course addresses children 5-9 years old; if your child is close to the above age range and you wish to participate, please send us a message.

–  Each child must be accompanied by an adult.

– Reservations are required, a maximum number of 10 couples will be observed.

* The Family yoga class is being held at Spiti Yoga under the guidance of Eva Kechagia. It will take place on Sunday 16/6 at 11.00-12.30 (± 15′ due to the nature of a kids yoga class). The cost is 20 euros (1 adult & 1 child) or 30 euros (a family of 2+2). Do you have any questions? Please, ask us!