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∞ YOGA ∞ SOUND BATHS ∞ THAI MASSAGE ∞ RETREATS ∞ TANGO ARGENTINO ∞

That's what I do. Not who I am.

About Gasoline

Welcome to Gasoline Yoga Rethymno, Crete— a space for wholehearted connection, mindful movement, and soulful nourishment.

Gasoline is a soulfully hand-crafted sanctuary, designed to fuel our soul, body & mind, and build community with each other. It is therefore addressed to everyone regardless of body weight, previous experience or age. The idea is to allow the power of the spirit and the power of the physical body to unravel. These two go hand in hand, and it's best when they co-exist.

At Gasoline, you’ll find a thoughtful blend of practices, designed to help you explore your inner landscape with curiosity, gentleness and authenticity.

∞ Yoga classes rooted in breath, awareness, and strength

∞ Sound Baths using Tibetan bowls and grounding guided meditations

∞ Yoga Thai Massage to release, balance, and relax

∞ Workshops and gatherings that foster connection and reflection

All offerings are guided with care, presence, and respect for the individual journey.

My wish for all of us is that we become seekers. Seekers of internal peace & happiness. If any practice sheds light on this path and fuels you, give it patience, dedication & freedom to take you to places you could not possibly expect.

May your practice here be both grounding and uplifting — and may it help you become more connected to your own truth.

From my heart to yours,

Namaste

Maria

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Teacher & forever student

Maria Simitakos

I can write so many things as bio, but I'm more interesting exactly as I am in the present moment. Let's meet in real life!

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�🫂Action or Re-action🗣?
It's high time the importance of taking a single breath before acting re-emerges and we should talk about it.
Action will light a totally different pathway than reaction will.

👈🏽 Swipe στα αριστερά για ελληνικά 🇬🇷

#yogaphilosophy #yogacrete #yogarethymno #rethymno #beherenow

💆‍♂️Γιόγκα για παιδιά κάθε Σάββατο 14.30 στο @geppettocooperative στο Ρέθυμνο 🤸

Τα παιδιά δε μαθαίνουν με λόγια. Μαθαίνουν με παιχνίδι και ακολουθούν το παράδειγμα μας.
Μαζί θα μάθουμε να γινόμαστε ζωάκια, να κινούμαστε αθόρυβα και με ηρεμία μέσα στο δάσος & να εκφραζόμαστε δυνατά και σταθερά κάνοντας θόρυβο όπου χρειάζεται.
Τα παιδιά μέσα απο το γιόγκικο παιχνίδι μαθαίνουν να αυτοσχεδιάζουν και να εξερευνούν έννοιες όπως η αναπνοή και οι αισθήσεις στο σώμα.
Θα έχει πλάκα!!

Για δήλωση συμμετοχής & πληροφορίες:
Μαρία Σιμητάκου
6907023468

🗓 Κάθε Σάββατο 14.30

📌 Πολυχώρος Geppetto, Ρέθυμνο

☎️ 6907023468

#yogarethymno #kidsyogarethymno #rethymno

🎄Σας προσκαλούμε στην εορταστική Ηχοθεραπεία μας, με σκοπό να βοηθήσουμε τον φιλοζωικό σύλλογο Νοιάζομαι στο Ρέθυμνο να συνεχίσει τη δράση του, ξεκινώντας παράλληλα τη χρονιά φυτεύοντας σπόρους συνείδησης & παρουσίας!

🤶Τα έσοδα θα διατεθούν εξ' ολοκλήρου για τις ανάγκες των ζώων. Εσείς οι ίδιοι κάνετε απευθείας κατάθεση στον σύλλογο οποιοδήποτε ποσό επιθυμείτε και μου αποστέλλετε το αποδεικτικό της συναλλαγής για να κατοχυρώσετε τη θέση σας.

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♥️Πότε? Κυριακή 11 Ιανουαρίου στις 11 το πρωί
Πού? Στο Ρέθυμνο

🫂Για κράτηση θέση επικοινωνείστε μέσω Instagram & WhatsApp ή τηλεφωνικά στο 6907023468

#noiazomai_rethymno #rethymno #christmasrethymno #savestrays #soundbathrethymno

🙏🏾This is my offering to you, whether we've met in the past or not. I'll offer each and every one of you the seed of concentration, and it is your obligation to nurture it beyond our Sunday meetings. Water it, prune it, watch it grow, and when the timing is right, harvest the sweet fruit of your efforts.

☀️Above all, I'd like to remind you that I cannot tell you any spiritual truth that deep within you don't already know.

⛽️Your presence is my karmic payment.

💕In English & in Greek

From my heart to yours,
Namaste
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #meditation #practiceandalliscoming #keepitreal #spiritualawakening

🥐This time of the year has come.
🍄I invite you to accept my online challenge from the comfort of your own space, at your desired time of the day.
🥦If you've practiced with me already, you know I'll meet you where you are. If not, I'll be honored to be your assistant in your process.
🫚At the end of the day, you have to be willing to put in the physical and mental work, since no one else can do it for you.

#ashtangayogagreece #vinyasakramagreece #vinyasagreece #yinyogagreece #onlineyoga #onlineyogaclass #practiceandalliscoming #keepitreal #nofiltersever #floorbarre #yogaphilosophy

Sometimes, the most spiritual thing you can do is to have fun.

#ashtangayoga #yogaphilosophy #vinyasakrama #vinyasagreece #practiceandalliscoming #beherenow #keepitreal #nofiltersever

The inner photographer

If I know somebody is taking a picture of me, I freeze and give out my most awkward self. When, however, I'm unaware of the intention of the "photographer," it appears I'm happier with the end result.

Same with my practice. If my inner photographer predetermines the feelings & sensations expected to be captured during my practice, it's highly likely things will go awry.

Stand on the mat and see what happens, day after day. I've never felt bad at the end of any practice after all.... Have you?

PS: Kind reminder that we all upload our best pictures/moments on Instagram. Don't trust it too much. I'd take everything with a grain of salt.

#practiceandalliscoming #keepitsimple #keepitreal #ashtangayoga #vinyasakrama #yogagreece #yogaathens #yogaphilosophy

Self practices (alone) and assisted practices (together) & their symbolism

Solitude as an ally has taught me independence & spared me the bad decisions out of neediness.
Solitude as an enemy has been my go-to place when situations get hard, and I avoid dealing with them. Moreover everything here is quiet & I don't have to do much to keep my calm. Spending too much time in this setting made "together" look like the hardest task to accomplish. As a result alone becomes the new norm, while I really wanna be together.

My yoga practice taught me that alone, I will go fast, and together, I will go far. Guidance from our teachers is fundamental, and so is the time we devote alone to find ourselves in the teachings.

Come to the real practices, in person & online, and the rest is on its way.

Namaste
Maria 🙏🏾🐚 🇵🇸

#practiceandalliscoming #yogaphilosophy #nofiltersever #yogaathens #yogahydra #justkeeptrying #yogateachings #ashtangayoga #vinyasakrama

Headstand/Sirsasana & nothing else matters

This pose became one of my favorites over the years for two reasons: 1. it took years for me to feel confident in it and 2. it's meditative. Regarding number 2, I find that being upside-down disrupts my continuous thoughts and helps me focus on one thing: finding my balance. Nothing else matters.
As an overthinker myself, I "prescribe" inverted poses to anyone wishing to work on recurring patterns & of course spiraling.

Once again, kind reminder that Yoga is not about entering certain poses and comparison won't get you far.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#practiceandalliscoming #yogaphilosophy #keepitreal #yogagreece #nofiltersever #betruetoyourself

People join retreats for different reasons. Which are your reasons & the questions you want to answer? Or just come and see what happens.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾 💜

Detailed description on my website (link in bio) under Retreats.

#yogaphilosophy #hydraisland #aegeanblue #aegeansea #practiceandalliscoming #nofiltersever #wellnesshydraisland #greekislandretreat #justkeeptrying #keepitreal #yogagreece #yogahydra #hydraislandretreat #yogagreece #yogagreekislands #yogagreekisland

Undirected energy is just noise. Close your eyes and breathe. And be where you are. Otherwise, you'll miss your life.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #hydraisland #aegeanblue #aegeansea #practiceandalliscoming #nofiltersever #wellnesshydraisland #greekislandretreat #justkeeptrying #keepitreal #yogagreece #yogahydra #hydraislandretreat #yogagreece #yogagreekislands #yogagreekisland

"Mountain Tea & filling your own cup first".

It's Mountain Tea harvest season here in Greece. This herb is medicine in our culture and I've seen my family members using it for almost any occasion, may that be to boost energy levels, calm down before bed, or relieve a sore throat. Parnonas mountain, near my hometown Sparta, in the very south of Greece, naturally gives us an one of a kind harvest every year.
It's amazingly combined with lemon and honey on the one hand, but they sort of cover the original taste on the other. Everything is subjective at the end of the day.
It grows only on top of the Greek mountains and reaching it requires physical effort, strong will & patience. It is also called iron wort, as it is naturally rich in iron. Latin name: Sideritis.
Properties are maintained at the highest level when the harvest process is performed with gratitude & respect towards the land.
Philosophically speaking, the connection between mountain tea & yoga lies in filling our own "cup" first. We cannot give from empty!!
Whether we meet in Hydra, Athens or somewhere else, rest assured I have some mountain tea, somehow, somewhere, and we may get to enjoy it together. So many memorable conversations have started with the offering of a cup of tea.

Keep calm & enjoy your cuppa 🍵
Maria 🙏🏾 ❣️

#mountaintea #parnonas #yogaphilosophy
#practiceandalliscoming #respecttheland #naturelover_gr #yogagreece #spartan #sparta
#greekmountains #ironwort #naturelovers #protectnature🌱♻️ #begratefuleveryday

Sun Salutation A in combination with bits and parts of not taking everything so seriously.
A few moments on our mat can change our day for the best. It's not my invention. It's just my observation.
Because as above, so below.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #hydraisland #aegeanblue #aegeansea #practiceandalliscoming #nofiltersever #wellnesshydraisland #greekislandretreat #justkeeptrying #keepitreal #yogagreece #yogahydra #hydraislandretreat #yogagreece #yogagreekislands #yogagreekisland

Can you imagine if mirrors reflected our personality rather than our shape?
The practice of Yoga helps some of us to work on this reflection, so the inside is reflected on the outside & vice versa. Because as above, so below.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #hydraisland #aegeanblue #aegeansea #practiceandalliscoming #nofiltersever #wellnesshydraisland #greekislandretreat #justkeeptrying #keepitreal #yogagreece #yogahydra #hydraislandretreat #yogagreece #yogagreekislands #yogagreekisland ##asabovesobelow

Retreat is a fancy word nowadays that is used with less respect than it deserves. However, its etymology indicates the deep level of introspection it encompasses. I won't promise you that in my retreats you'll find God, you'll have a deep spiritual experience, or you will weigh 10 pounds less when it's over. But I can promise you I will be your assistant in your process and in your endeavors of living with presence.
Regarding our daily practices, join me if you are in Hydra and you would like to move & breathe under my guidance. You might not get what you want/expect/are used to. What if you get what you need though? It's about giving each other a chance.

More info about retreat dates and daily schedule on my website (link in bio).

Keep it real folks!
Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #hydraisland #aegeanblue #aegeansea #practiceandalliscoming #nofiltersever #wellnesshydraisland #greekislandretreat #justkeeptrying #keepitreal #yogagreece #yogahydra #hydraislandretreat #yogagreece #yogagreekislands #yogagreekisland

A little bit of everything ranging from self-revelations & yoga philosophy to invitation to retreats & daily practices, with an element of trauma-informed self-deprecation and zero preparation. And a little bit of feet clapping out of excitement. The usual donkey traffic in the background. Falling and jumping right back up. First thoughts only. No more second thoughts. No filters ever. I keep it real to the best of my ability. I think I said real already too many times. But it's never enough, if we want to convey the right message.
Check out my website (link in bio) to learn more about the real life daily yoga & floor barre practices alongside my sound bath sessions and the made in Hydra with care retreats.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #hydraisland #aegeanblue #aegeansea #practicesndalliscoming #nofiltersever #wellnesshydraisland #greekislandretreat #justkeeptrying #keepitreal #yogagreece #yogahydra

Find more info about my Hydra self-sufficiency women's retreats, first week of September & first week of October, on my website. https://www.gasolineyogaathenshydra.com/

Check Michelle's website regarding her beautiful Colombia 🇨🇴 retreat in 2026!! https://www.michellemartoneyoga.com/

#greekislandretreat #greekislands

Sound Massage: what is it exactly?
Here I'm demoing a simple version of self sound massage. First, I gently activate the bowl with the mallet in order to produce sound (1st video). Then I turn sound into vibration by continuously sliding the mallet against the rim of the bowl (2nd video). The most important part is grounding my own energy. Therefore, I send the sound waves away from me (3rd video).

This is only a demo. In actuality, sound massage involves either activating the bowl in place on parts of the body that need some care & attention and/or sliding the activated bowl along certain energy canals that run through the body, minding the direction & repetitions. Sometimes, sound can be barely heard, but the vibration can certainly be felt. More instruments are used to either elevate or ground the energy of the receiver, based on their specific needs.

Last but not least, what makes the difference is the intention of both people, giver & receiver of the massage, which will define the outcome and its sustainability after the session has ended.

Be extremely cautious ⚠️ when choosing who you will practice with and who you will offer you a massage. There is an exchange and mix-up of energy that will accompany you (and me) for a while. Trust your gut feeling ✨️

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#soundmassage #massagehydraisland #wellnesshydraisland #yogahydra

In case you lost your BEAUTY....I found it. And yes, sometimes it's fun pretending we have no insecurities, complexes, faults, pet peeves and so on. And life becomes joyful when we accept these are all part of the human experience.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

We experience what we are the vibration of. Because we are sentient beings that crave to have the most joyful human experience. And that joy lies in the moments of presence. Nature's sounds remind us where we come from and where we're heading. Allow us to observe change or no change at all. Help us get in touch with our inner most subjective reality.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #soundhealing #hydrayogaretreat #hydragreece

Just because we're used to the desert, doesn't mean we don't deserve the ocean.

Namaste from Hydra,
Maria 🙏🏾

The Yoga Cat & Gasoline's Aspirations

It appears that this Hydra girl is performing Surya Yantrasana. The truth is she is intuitively tuning into her body and doing what feels right. The fact that she's fully present in the moment, frees her from any potential performance stress, while no blockages are stored in her body, allowing such a deep asana (pose) without any injury probability.
She doesn't know she's doing yoga. She doesn't put any labels.
I teach multiple styles of yoga, deriving from mother Ashtanga. However, what I truly try to teach is a style of Yoga free from the stress of performance.

Join me for your practice, so we get there together.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#hydraisland
#yogaphilosophy #practiceandalliscoming

Moments from our Thai Massage Work in Athens, where we all became environments for each other.... We all experienced a spectrum of emotions, ranging from awkwardness, nervousness & and self-doubt to presence, relief, joy & surrender. All together and individualy. Because we gave a chance to ourselves and to each other. A chance to whatever it is that we needed this particular moment in linear time.
Thanks to everyone for your presence.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

Aerial Cocoon Day ♡♡♡
Don't fight the darkness. Don't even worry about it. Turn on the light.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#aerialyoga #practiceandalliscoming
#thaimassage #yogaphiposophy #vinyasakrama

Let's ask ourselves, how good can I feel? What does it feel like to be enough? What does it take not to identify with the ego? And then maybe we take a step forward towards our spiritual infancy.

Namaste,
Maria

For years I've tried to meditate with my mind. I'll wait patiently till the day I meditate with my heart comes.

PS: Anyone posting a picture in meditation pose is either meditating with their mind or just posing. I'm simply posing here, and it looks nice, doesn't it? Don't get misled...

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #practiceandalliscoming #spiritualawakening #foodforthesoul

Kids are teaching us presence and flow. We, adults, choose not to see or listen. However, there is still hope. For as long as kids stay kids 🙏🏾

Namaste,
Maria

Connected, yet not attached. Connected, without holding on too tightly.

#thaimassage #thaimassagehydra #thaimassageathens #holistichealth #yogathaimassage #practiceandalliscoming #cosmicconsciousness

How are the poses and meditation supposed to feel in the body? As a yoga teacher & student, this question regularly comes up to remind me that with presence, every conundrum can be unraveled.

Namaste 🙏🏾
Maria

#yogahydra #yogaathens #yogaphilosophy #practiceandalliscoming #presence #asana #meditation #greekislandyogaretreats #yogaessence

Taking a fresh look upon what I already know ... or what I think I know is challenging yet so exciting. Through the workshop class dedicated to the "concept" of down dog that I love to teach, I experienced that mental & physical strength require a sturdy foundation, which is built pebble by pebble through committed practice and not through achieving fancy poses alone. At the end of the day, a circus artist can perform better than any yogi. Even the circus artist only becomes a yogi, when they are able to pace their breath throughout the duration of the movement. Also when they take a moment to pause and ponder...how does this placement of my core and limbs really feel?
Get over the performative aspect of yoga, which is almost exclusively promoted through social media and redefine what the practice of yoga means to you and how it feels in your body & soul.
When was the last or first time you wondered, how does that asana (pose in Sanskrit) feel in my body? Is just breathwork & meditation still yoga to you?

More soul-fueling workshop classes in Athens & Hydra are always brewing.

Thank you @samjanelang for sharing the moment with me 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #yogagreekislands #yogaathens #practiceandalliscoming #yogavibes ##justkeeptrying #downdog #yogamentality #yogaessence #Namaste #vinyasaathens #vinyasagreece

The word Yoga derives from the Sanskrit root "Yuj," which means to "unite". The purpose of Yoga was spontaneously achieved in class today and I couldn't help but capture it. With the permission of the people depicted, I upload this timeless moment, as a reminder to seek Union within above all and then with our fellow human & animal beings and spirits.

#yogaphilosophy #yogahydra #practiceandalliscoming #savasana #yogagreekislands #namaste #keepitsimple

Doors of Hydra
I live in a place where I get to observe the old in the new, every single day. I observe this to myself as well, criticizing it and deciding when that's good and when that's bad. Until the day I see it as it is, I have a long way to go. Work with myself is the most important thing I will ever do.

If I can accept where I am in my evolution, then I can accept others for where they are in their journey.

Namaste 🙏🏾
Maria

Womanhood. I meet so many women, including myself, who've made friends with their masculine part. Our feminine side though, our core, is diminished, hidden and ignored. A totally natural response for survival in a world made by mediocre white males, for mediocre white males. Once the realization that I came into this world as a woman for a reason arises, one starts to wonder. What am I capable of? How do I find my power? And that's a game changer. Because we acknowledge we have each other, and together we can navigate the abysmal chaos handed to us. Then womanhood turns into sisterhood and we can eventually experience Nanaste into each other's eyes. We see each other's essence, so we are meeting in that place where time doesn't exist. 'Cause this place is the home of the Creator. As old as the Universe. As new as the very breath we are just drawing.

PS just notice how the sky colors above us change

#yogaphilosophy #yogahydra #yogagreekislands
#nofiltersever ##practiceandalliscoming #cosmos #womanhood #sisterhood #yoga #livingwell

Urdhva Dandasana. I root down to rise up. May that be with my feet, with my head, with my palms, with my mind.
Just keep trying because practice and all is coming.

#yogahydra #urdhvadandasana #practiceandalliscoming #greekislands #justkeeptrying #inversions #headstand

What is Yoga Thai Massage?
1. It's a game of trust that I play alone. Like always in life. It's about trusting that I am supported and protected, so I may let go in order to receive.
2. The end result depends on the benevolent intention of both the person who gives the massage, as well as of the person who receives the massage.
3. Lastly comes technique and experience, so the energy canals that run through the body are activated through gentle pressure and most of the body parts are well stretched and meticulously taken care of.

After all, touch itself is healing.

Bottom line is, that like Yoga, Thai massage is another ritual that money cannot buy. Because money cannot buy a pure intention. However, in the society we live in, money can be seen as a form of energy currency, so both sides can give and receive.

Namaste 🙏🏾

We brought our best of energy into the yoga room and left the space with one heart. We'd never met before, at least in this lifetime. However, there was something so intimate and caring in the interaction. And it's for sure, this is the beginning of a deep connection.

The most beautiful thing in life, is we don't know what and who tomorrow brings.

Thank you @mariamariposayoga and see you down the road.

Namaste 🙏🏾

#yogahydra #yogafriendship #hydraisland #hydrawellness #namaste #asabovesobelow #practiceandalliscoming

On Wednesday June 19th at 20.00, myself and the @nhmuseum_of_athens invite you to join us at the terrace of Tetsis home and atelier in Hydra, for a sunset yoga session. Trust me to guide you into a journey of self-awareness, where the unique energy of the historic building, combined with our benevolent personal and collective intentions, will feed our souls.
Yoga is for everybody and literally every body. Please join us regardless of previous experience and make this practice your own.

Get in touch if you have any questions or to book your spot.

From my heart to yours,
Namaste 🙏🏾

We met before we met yoga. After yoga came into our lives, our bond strengthened through practicing together. The time spent on the mat helped us get attuned to the same frequency, so we may communicate without words, see with no eyes, and hear without ears.
No fancy clothes are required. Join us for practice on a daily basis on Hydra island, Greece.
See you @biancadreaming in the yoga shala. Get to meet her @koutsikou_shops.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

#yogahydra #vinyasahydra #hydraisland
#practiceandalliscoming #thaimassagehydra

Alongside our body and soul projects, our team of 3, consisting of myself, my mom and my sister, offer babysitting services in beautiful Hydra. We look forward to meeting your most important creations!!

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

#hydrababysitting #hydrakids#hydrachild

Barre à terre or Maria Fay's Floor Barre system: Meticulously crafted ballet sequences performed while sitting or lying on the floor.
Benefit Nº1: The joints are not under the influence of gravity. Movement not subjected to the gravitational pull equals self-healing.
The system was originally created to assist injured ballet dancers during their rehabilitation.
Benefit Nº2: For every individual, regardless of their background, Floor Barre is a complete full body workout.
Benefit Nº3: Floor Barre builds equal amounts of strength and flexibility.
Benefit Nº4: The posture is visibly improved within a few weeks of dedicated practice, and the effect remains beyond the short duration of the class. The brain is rewired to subconsciously maintain the spine at a new, more euphoric position, which facilitates deep breathing and prevents muscle soreness due to bad posture.

Join us in Hydra or online and experience yourself the bliss of Maria Fay's Floor Barre.

#hydrawellness #hydra #hydrafloorbarre #hydrabarreaterre #hydrarehab

Their energy is still there.
Once, a very important woman in my life inspired me to tune into the energy of places where spiritual people set foot in. Their body might have turned into ashes, and their legacy is probably passed on according to other people's narrations. However, they tell their true story if we listen.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

#hydra #hydrayoga

Acropolis of Athens
My ancestors understood that health for the body and soul comes from exploration. All of us may choose to fall in one of 2 categories or both at the same time:
1) I don't know what's best for me. I'll figure it out by trying different approaches and experiencing what works, or
2) I intuitively know what's best for me by exploring where I'm standing here and now.
The inheritance that Ancient Greeks left us is marvels of architecture, science, and spirituality, derivatives of their inner drive to know more about themselves.

I wanna learn more about myself. And that's my wish for all of you.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Yoga cannot be seen. Because the inner experience cannot be shared.
One might think I'm doing yoga here. Truth is, I am performing asanas (the physical part of yoga). When in Savasana (the final relaxation pose) and in a state of appreciation for what just happened on the mat and in the heart, the practioner may experience yoga.
In Sanskrit, yoga means union. The union of the individual consciousness with the universal consciousness.

The slow passage from light to darkness.
We never question that the sun will rise again the next morning. However, we doubt we will experience again the dawn of our lives when we've been dealing with our inner dusk for long enough.
Let's get inspiration, alongside reassurance, from Mother Nature once again.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Veranda session vol.1: Back home in Sparta today, and I had so much resistance practicing outdoors in the strong wind.....even though that wind was eventually blowing in my favor 🙏🏽

My current task is observing that subtle resistance that keeps me from discovering my true Self.

Namaste
Maria

Nature survives in the city. So do we. Is it about surving or living our lives though??

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Make room for the spring within you, by experiencing Mother Nature flourish, after her deep winter rest. We learn by experience. And experience can only be lived with every atom of our existence rather than be communicated through social media!!

See you down the road.
Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

The perfect avocado 🥑
I always play this game, where I bet on whether or not this is gonna be a fluorescent green super flavourful avocado or a half rotten piece of fruit. I make that decision upon the basis of its look. I've come to realize I do exactly the same thing with people. I form an opinion based on the so-called first impression. Most of the time, that rushed decision dissolves when I get to know the person "from the inside out." Other times, that decision solidifies and doesn't leave room for new connections.
Yoga, my guru, is teaching me that every new skill requires effort & persistence. Both virtues are also required to form meaningful interpersonal relationships that go beyond the looks & shapes. Deep connection between souls is a skill that can be cultivated by making room in our hearts for that sort of energy to reside in.
Working on oneself is what we can do to improve all aspects of our lives. And it's an inside-out lively process.

Αστρικά ταξίδια με ελεύθερη είσοδο με τη Χάιδω & τον Αποστόλη από αυτή την Πέμπτη και κάθε Πέμπτη στις 20.00 στα Εξάρχεια. Μαθήματα αυτογνωσίας με δάσκαλο τον ίδιο μας τον Εαυτό, όταν είμαστε σε θέση να ακούσουμε και να δούμε με την ψυχή. Η Χάιδω και ο Αποστόλης θα είναι οι οδηγοί μας σε αυτό το ταξίδι. Θα είμαι κι εγώ εκεί. Ας τους εμπιστευθούμε.

Είσοδος πάντα δωρεάν.

Για πληροφορίες στείλε μου προσωπικό μήνυμα ή κάλεσε τον Αποστόλη στο 6939564339

Namaste 🙏🏽

Την Κυριακή 25.2 στις 11.00 θα επιτρέψουμε στον καιρό να επιλέξει αν θα γίνει η πρακτική μας στην ταράτσα με θέα τον Ταΰγετο. Προσωπικά έχω βιώσει τις ομορφότερες μου πρακτικές στην καρδιά του χειμώνα σε αυτή την ανοιχτωσιά. Χρόνος, χώρος & αέρας. Πως επηρεάζεται η αντίληψη, οι σκέψεις και η ενσυναίσθηση μας όταν βρισκόμαστε σε άμεση επαφή με τα στοιχεία τη φύσης? Ας διαλογιστούμε/συγκεντρωθούμε ρωτώντας ακριβώς αυτό. Ας κινήσουμε το σώμα και ας παρατηρήσουμε. Την Κυριακή.

Το κάλεσμα απευθύνεται σε όλες & όλους.
Προκράτηση θέσης συνίσταται.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

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