Teachers
YOGA TEACHERS
CLARE LEE : SIVANANDA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, CANADA 2002
Clare has been practicing Yoga since 1996 and teaching continuously now since her training in 2002, in the UK for a year, and then in Rhodes.
Originally classically dance trained to student teaching levels, she came to Yoga following a road accident which required she concentrate on basic movement abilities. Clare teaches with the benefit of having begun her own Yoga practice with the challenge of this personal recovery, which enables her to offer suitable alternatives and assistance for others in need.
Originally, taught by Lilith Turk www.activehealthcenter.nl a highly specialized teacher of Therapeutic stretching / Yoga, she has also been exposed in classes for periods of time to the teachings of Sivananda Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, British Wheel of Yoga, Yoga Alliance, Satyananda Yoga, Vinyasa flow Yoga and Hatha Yoga.
It is with all these influences that Clare teaches classes for beginners, intermediate level, healing/recovery, pregnancy, mother&babies, and children.
Classes are taught in English and Greek, for details of types of classes please see Class Descriptions.
DAVID IKONOMOU : SIVANANDA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING 2010 - HIMALAYAS, INDIA
David first came in contact with Yoga traveling throughout India in the 1990’s. In the year 2000 he started studying Hatha-Yoga with Jutta Qu’ja Hartmann at the Cologne-University, Germany, the place where he’d grown up. After moving to Thessaloniki, Greece in 2002 he started sharing his knowledge teaching classes at the Om-Yoga-Center.
In 2010 he was drawn to get himself certified at the Sivananda-Kutir in Netala, Himalayas of India.
Over the years he was exposed to many different Yoga-Styles and influenced by various Teachers, amongst them internationally renowned such as Swami Balendu Goswami, Lila Conway, Daniel Orlansky and Vivi Letsou.
He continuously keeps broadening his horizons, which currently led him to assist and get inspired by a series of 3 Anusara-Yoga-Immersions.
In 2005 David was initiated in the Vipassana-Meditation taught by S.N. Goenka and is happy to introduce you to this wonderful technique.
He has recently moved to Rhodes, and will be giving classes in various locations on the island.
EVELINA : SIVANANDA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING 2008 - KERALA INDIA
Evelina is a Sivananda qualified teacher who has also trained in restorative yoga techniques whilst living in London. She is originaly from Poland, having spent time in London as a social worker, and now lives here in Rhodes. She brings a young, shining, spiritual approach to her yoga teaching. Evelina is presently balancing her life with her wonderful young daughter, and is available for some private classes until she re groups her weekly classes.
THANASIS : Athanasios Destanis : ART OF LIVING & YOGA TEACHER
University degree from Bayreuth (Germany) in Physical Education and Economy
Practicing Yoga since 1998, teaching since 2000
Training Hatha Yoga Teachers at Yoga Academy Lotos (Athens) since 2004
Classical Hatha Yoga style with emphasis on Breathing
Thanasis will hopefully be visiting Rhodes for more Art of Living Seminars and or to teach with us at our regular classes or special events. He teaches a wonderful 2 hour Hatha Yoga lesson - Use of the Breath in Asanas during his visits along with other classes too.
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