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Author: Μαρία Στυλιανάκη

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Μαρία Στυλιανάκη

In 1999 her teacher Robert Najemy introduced Maria to the marvelous world of yoga. She became a teacher in 2001. Her passion for learning and her desire to help her students who came to yoga with various injuries led her to seek more knowledge about proper body alignment and healing yoga. She attended seminars with senior Iyengar teachers and in April 2008 she attended her first Anusara Yoga Seminar with Desiree Rumbaugh, which was crucial for her subsequent career. Since then she has been attending workshops and teacher trainings in Greece and abroad with countless excellent teachers. He was also taught by the founder of the Anusara system, John Friend, and by the tutor of Tantric philosophy, Dr. Douglas Brooks and prenatal Yoga with Sue Elkind. She has also been a founding member of the Yoga Association of Greece and has taught for 3 years at yoga school “Hatha Yoga & Budo Academy.” For Mary yoga is an exciting journey to the Self, a tool of inner transformation and self-realization. Maria has been teaching at Cocoon since 2002.
Picture of Μαρία Στυλιανάκη

Μαρία Στυλιανάκη

In 1999 her teacher Robert Najemy introduced Maria to the marvelous world of yoga. She became a teacher in 2001. Her passion for learning and her desire to help her students who came to yoga with various injuries led her to seek more knowledge about proper body alignment and healing yoga. She attended seminars with senior Iyengar teachers and in April 2008 she attended her first Anusara Yoga Seminar with Desiree Rumbaugh, which was crucial for her subsequent career. Since then she has been attending workshops and teacher trainings in Greece and abroad with countless excellent teachers. He was also taught by the founder of the Anusara system, John Friend, and by the tutor of Tantric philosophy, Dr. Douglas Brooks and prenatal Yoga with Sue Elkind. She has also been a founding member of the Yoga Association of Greece and has taught for 3 years at yoga school “Hatha Yoga & Budo Academy.” For Mary yoga is an exciting journey to the Self, a tool of inner transformation and self-realization. Maria has been teaching at Cocoon since 2002.

The Power of Touch

As we look forward to lifting the restrictive measures and re-integrating ourselves into everyday life that we don’t know exactly how it will be, as we should wear masks indoors, use gloves, avoid handshakes, hugs, and kisses, I felt the need to write about the importance of touching for our

Navratri: The nine nights of the Goddess

The Navratri (nine nights) is a Hindu celebration that takes place every autumn and spring and honors the Shakti feminine energy, the Divine Mother, and is an opportunity for the Indians for spiritual cleansing, guidance, and enlightenment. This year is celebrated from 6 to 14 April. The celebration lasts nine

Shiva Lingam – The Legend of Mahashivaratri

According to Puranas, at the beginning of Creation the gods Brahma and Vishnu began to disagree about who is the most prolific. God Brahma said: “I created the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether) and all living beings with their endless differences in form and sound. That is

Maha Shivratri: Shivas Big Night

Myths are beyond our logic and speak in a unique way in our hearts using symbols and archetypes that are the same in every tradition and culture. They invite us to find the connection between the ancient epics and the everyday life of our lives and shed light on the

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