PROGRAM 2024 YOGA GROUPS:
APRIL 27 - MAY 4th - 2024
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
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MAY 4 - 11
YOGA WITH PRANA ASSOCIATION
Nadine Camel-Toueq
started her yoga journey in Beirut in 1982 at the International Sivananda School of Yoga with Swami Lalithananda, a friend and yoga teacher of her mother.
As a radio journalist and war correspondent for the BBC,VOA and French radio RTL, she crisscrossed the conflict zones of the Middle East until 2000. Based in Paris she marries a
photo-reporter, and raises her three sons. In 2005 she founded Prana Association with her yoga colleague Yorgos and Martine a Naturopathe.
Since then, she has devoted herself entirely to teaching yoga.
With a passion for learning Nadine has studied Hatha Yoga and Iyengar Yoga. Nadine is also trained at the Tom Myers Anatomy Trains school, in myofascial anatomy and functional biomechanics of the body. She also follows training modules with Dr Peter Levine, founder of the Somatic Experiencing school. Nadine's classes are imbued with both kindness and rigorous standards. These two
constants of her expertise create a dynamic balance.
Her sharp eye focuses on each student to adjust their postures. Her classes are like her: bright, joyful, and generous.
MAY 11 - 18th
Rosanna Gordon and Siôn Jones (Day Retreats)
have been practising yoga for over a decade and are British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance trained qualified teachers. Since embarking on their yoga journey, they have attended a variety of
classes, workshops and training courses that have inspired their compassionate, inclusive and heart-centred style of teaching. They run regular Hatha Yoga, mindfulness and meditation classes and
retreats in Liverpool and Stroud UK and surrounding areas, and abroad.
Come and join them for a week of Yoga, mindfulness and walking in Paros. Swim in the sea and unwind in a beautiful setting. This is an open level week suitable for all.
Newly refurbished rooms, twice daily yoga and meditation classes, breakfast and dinner are included.
www.rosannagordon.com
MAY 18 - 25TH
Leigh Anne Milne
began her journey with Iyengar yoga in the early 1980’s and fell in love with this intelligent approach to body mind awareness; as her practice deepened the spiritual benefits became increasingly important. As a registered massage therapist (RMT), a certified Iyengar method yoga instructor and Personal Trainer, Leigh has found the combined knowledge of yoga, health care, anatomy of the body and sports physiology to be a rich foundation for her holistic practice. Leigh Anne is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist and a recognized teacher of teachers with Yoga Alliance. She has travelled to India annually to either to study yoga at the Iyengar Institute (RIMYI) in Pune or in Goa to study yoga for addiction support and recovery.
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MAY 25 - JUNE 1
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
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JUNE 1 - 8
KATIE TIERNY
Join me for some fun in the sun and the sea at one of the most beautiful islands in Greece…Paros! Paros boasts beautiful beaches, amazing clear, blue water and quaint fishing villages. I did some teacher training here last year and am so excited to share it with others!
Explore some new scenery with a friend or come alone and make new ones. This retreat is low key and accessible to all who desire to be here. You do not need to be in any specific place in your practice and all levels are welcomed and encouraged. The trip will have a good balance of yoga, restoration, fun, exploration, adventure and rest. Oh, and did I mention amazing food and swimming!?!? There is plenty of free time to explore or just chill. There are six balcony rooms and six standard rooms available.
Katie has been teaching yoga for seven plus years, deepening and widening her purview with time. It's an endless journey as a student and she especially enjoys helping others to remove limits physically and mentally. And it's just so much fun :)
JUNE 8 - 15
Yoga Flow week with
SELINA KRAMER
Beginners and experienced yogis and yoginis welcome.
Relax and flow.
In this event I combine experience and knowledge from traditional yoga with insights from anatomy, physiology and osteopathy. Modern yoga with traditional values, from a medical and health-oriented perspective... and lots of fun.
In the different courses we will practice together from quiet, meditative hours to flowing, dynamic yoga units. The breath accompanies and guides us in every unit.
Come with us onto the mat - find peace, find your breath and your strength - relax and flow
All yoga classes are suitable for both beginners and advanced students. Everyone is guided safely and with fun through precise description, direction and orientation of the poses. Daily classes twice a day: 09.00 am – 10.30am, 5 pm – 6.30 pm
Selina has been teaching internationally for 20 years.
The style of Vinyasa flow allows me to be creative and playful in my classes. My motto: Live with passion and choose yoga as your way of life.
JUNE 15 - 22
JOSEPHINE VITTORIA
(This week is already full)
Founder and Director of Institut Yoga Essentiel -Montreal
Following the teachings of the Iyengar tradition, Josephine studied under the guidance of various senior Iyengar teachers and influencers and has been teaching yoga since 2012. She can work effectively with students of all ages and physical abilities, adapting the yoga asanas (postures) so that all students may practice yoga safely and benefit from the practice.
We will have 3 daily practices in a clean, spacious, indoor shala. The shala is extremely well equipped for practitioners of the Iyengar method (including ropes and chairs). Our early morning practices will be dedicated to pranayama and meditation. After breakfast, we will join again for a dynamic asana practice. During your free time, you can spend time walking along the narrow cobblestone roads of Aliki, relaxing by the sea, or visiting neighbouring villages. Our evening practice will be dedicated to restorative poses and deep relaxation, followed by dinner.
JUNE 22 - 29
MONIQUE WESCHTA
Free your body, calm your mind, nourish your soul
Monique gives attentive instruction and individual guidance. This yoga retreat is for all levels, from beginners on the mat for the first time to experienced yogis who want to deepen their practice. Included daily is a morning meditation and a yoga asana class, a late afternoon restorative yoga class with pranayama, breakfast and lunch. The retreat includes a guided hike and a boat excursion (option to go snorkelling), with plenty of free time to enjoy the beach and explore the island.
Monique Weschta is a certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher. She has been practising for 26 years and became a certified teacher in 2009. In 2010 she spent a month at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India, where she was blessed to receive yoga tuition from members of the
Iyengar family. She has been doing yoga retreats since 2015 and is passionate about assisting people on their journey of health and wellness.
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JUNE 29 - JULY 6
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
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JULY 13 - 20
ANNA & DINA
Indulge in a captivating week of yoga on the stunning island of Paros, Greece, led by two unique instructors from Montreal.
Anna Smutny gracefully intertwines movement and breath in a yoga session that flows like a dance. Her deep understanding of yoga and her experience as a dancer seep into her sequencing to create a magical experience. Dina Tsouluhas’s are dynamic and fluid. Infused with passion, precision, intuition and a touch of humour. Each class is a unique journey, ensuring no two experiences are alike.
Together, Anna and Dina offer an immersive experience that not only deepens your yoga practice but also fosters a profound connection with yourself. All set against the backdrop of Paros' breathtaking scenery, this retreat promises to leave you enriched and revitalized.
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JULY 20 - 27
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
For more information and to reserve a place:
JULY 27 - AUGUST 3
ANNE LAWLESS
is a Level 2 Iyengar Yoga teacher from the UK. She has been studying yoga for 25 years and teaching for 16. She has been bringing her yoga groups for holidays in Paros since 2019 and also runs community and studio classes and workshops in South West London and Surrey. She is teacher a member of IY UK and SWLSYI.
Anne has studied at RIMIYI in Pune, Maharashtra, India and at conventions in the UK with Geeta Iyengar and Abhijata Iyengar and other senior Indian and UK teachers.
Come and join her for a week of Iyengar Yoga in Paros. This is an open level week suitable for all.
2.5hr class every morning in the yoga shala, breakfast x 7 and welcome and goodbye meals are included.
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AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 7
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
For more information and to reserve a place:
SEPTEMBER 7 - 14
DANIELLA HUTTER:
The Awakening Power of Feminine Spirituality
In the daily lives of women, the Yang dilemma often prevails, trapping them in the concept of the masculine principle: "Faster, further, higher," emphasizing performance, rationality, organization, control, and more.
This seems necessary for careers and daily duties, leaving women feeling disconnected from their inner feminine essence.
A YIN Retreat offers a soulful timeout, providing a sanctuary for the expansion and awakening of femininity. When given space to unfold and awaken, femininity introduces women to a new awareness across all aspects of life.
Retreat language: German
Daniela Hutter, author of “the Yin-Prinzip” is a consciousness researcher and awareness trainer specializing in energetic women's work, is renowned as the pioneer of the Yin Principle. Daniela Hutter guides women on a journey to reconnect with their true nature, aligned with the natural flow.
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SEPTEMBER 14 - 21
CATHERINE COULSON
qualified as an Iyengar teacher in London in 1998. She has studied at the Iyengar Instiitute in Pune, India as well as with senior teachers from around th world. Her teaching has globalised and she is now running retreats on four continents in five different countries! (Greece, Spain, Turkey, Costa Rica and Kenya)! She likes to integrate yoga philosophy from various classical texts, BKS Iyengar’s books and the Patanjali yoga sutras into her retreats as as a source of inspiration for students. Her focus in teaching is to help students understand how the body moves to increase mobility and stability. She also loves travel and cooking and fell in love with Greece when she first came here in 1984!
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SEPTEMBER 21 - 28
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
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SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 5
HELEN WEICHMANN
In 1991 Helen had been introduced to Iyengar Yoga through a friend in Frankfurt, Germany, and since then it has been a part of her life. She remembers being fascinated by Iyengar Yoga from the very first class. Firstly because of her great teacher, Klaus Grzesch, Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher,
but secondly because of the structured and systematic teaching of Iyengar Yoga. In 1998 she moved to Melbourne, Australia with her family and there, in 2004, started the teacher training program at St Kilda Iyengar Yoga School.
Since 2006 she has been continuously teaching in yoga schools and in her own studio in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2018 she moved back to Frankfurt and teaches currently at the gymnastics club of Eintracht Frankfurt and at Shiva Yoga. She describes her teaching style as a mixture of demanding and at the same time taking the needs and abilities of the participants into account.
Over the years she has had to overcome health challenges and physical limitations herself so that she pays special attention to problems of her students.
She has attended workshops among others with Mira Mehta, Lois Steinberg, Glen Ceresoli, Joan White, Pixi Lillas, Peter Scott and the Convention with Abhijata Iyengar in Sydney in 2015.
THIS WEEK IS FULL
OCTOBER 5 - 12
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
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OCTOBER 12 - 19
GEORGIA MARNHAM
Is a qualified Level 3 Iyengar Yoga teacher with broad experience, having practised Iyengar Yoga for more than 25 years. She has taught in her various countries of residence: Australia, England, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Brazil and currently Portugal.
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OCTOBER 19 - 26
'Back to basic' Hatha yoga week, with Oona Giesen.
Founder and director of Aliki Yoga School and co owner of Aliki Panorama Hotel.
Basic Hatha Yoga for 'every-body'. With strong influences of mr. B.K.S. Iyengars teaching. Connecting mind, breath and body, the three pillars of yoga. Basic, no nonsense, authentic yoga, (without chanting and worshipping), suitable for all levels. Young and old, less or more flexible, beginner or long time yogi, even (beginning) yoga teachers; this week is beneficial for everybody. No competition, individual help and correction, use of props.
Daily classes 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the island, the sea, the sun.
Oona Giesen is teaching yoga and organizing this retreats for over 35 years, since 1989, first with her mother Jeanne Buntinx, later by herself. Oona started practicing Iyengar yoga, when she was 7 years old, more then 50 years ago. Yoga saved her life, when she had a car accident in 1998 and helped her to recover. This retreat was International rewarded as best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018.
For more information and to reserve a place:
OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 2
REINHOLD HALTER:
Practicing Asana is the key for transformation to receive more insights, more peace, more awareness. Combining body, breath and mind builds the gateway to your inner self.
Reinhold started Power and Flow Yoga 35 years ago, Iyengar Yoga he pracitices since 20 years. He is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and studied with several internationally known Iyengar Yoga teachers, and with the Iyengar family at RIMYI Institut in Pune, mainly Prashant but also with Geetha and Abhijata. Reinhold teaches an energetic but caring styl, yet for any level of experience. He also takes care if you have a physical issue. You will feel renewed as well as relaxed.
The classes will start in the morning with Pranayama followed by Asana practice, later afternoon will be restorative Yoga, that means 4,5 to 5 hours of Yoga each day.
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