Welcome to Smiling Yoga

Hello, and welcome to my web site! My name is Eleana Kouneli and I teach Ashtanga Yoga in Athens Greece.

I would like to start by saying thank you for visiting my web site and, I hope you enjoy all the information and pictures featured here. I will update the site frequently with new and interesting information and strive to discover new parts of the practice each day. I trust you will leave with more information and answers than 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 any questions arrise 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. Soon there will be a discussion section to the site where you can pose a question, and a qualified teacher will be able to answer it for you or others that may have the same inquiry. A link to videos, and other ashtanga Yoga forums will soon be added. Please check in from time to time to see our updates! Enjoy :)

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.