Welcome to Smiling Yoga

My name is Eleana Kouneli and I am an Ashtanga yoga instructor in Athens, Greece.

I would like to start by greeting you dear visitor. I hope that you enjoy all the information and pictures featured in the Smiling Yoga site and leave with more information and answers that what you came with.

I strive to provide clear and precise information for the physical and theoretical part of the Ashtanga yoga practice, and have formed this web site as portal for communication and information sharing. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask or write. There is a frequently asked questions portion to the site but new and interesting questions and information arise every day.

About this site

In the following pages you will find:

• more information about me
• a detailed description of the Ashtanga Yoga practice including further information about Ashtanga Yoga principles and philosophy
• a detailed class schedule with dates and times of classes offered in the Athens area as well as private sessions
• featured workshops past and present will be posted when available in the city and in summer retreats
• further links and information for any student from beginner to advanced connecting you to other studios, teachers and other interesting information regarding the practice.

Thank you for visiting and enjoy your practice

Namaste,
Eleana Kouneli

The Path to Meditation and Samadhi (self realization) is described
as a single drop of water in a small bucket which then drops into a bathtub,
a small pond, a lake, a river and then into the vastness of the ocean.