At AthensAikido Hatha Yoga can work complementary for the aikido trainee offering flexibility and strength both at technique and ukemi, or it can work independently.
Hatha (from the Sanskrit words Ha and Tha) means Sun and Moon, reflecting opposing powers, like masculine and feminine, hot and cold, yin and yang etc. Yoga means union or harmony. So, the asana practice is a reunion between the usually separated body and mind.
Apart from vibrant health, flexibility and stamina, yoga shows us the way to cultivate happiness, contentment, freedom and patience in our everyday life.
A class usually includes breathing exercises, warm up (sun salutes/ vinyasas), asanas (yoga postures) and deep relaxation.

Teacher: Liana Kontova

Liana did her first asanas watching her mother practicing yoga as a little baby.
Along the way since then came countless classes, workshops and trainings in different yoga styles with some of the most respected teachers in Greece, England, Germany and India. She got her permission to teach from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy in India and she is also qualified in Yoga Therapy for woman s health.
Liana combines the teachings of various schools of yoga such as Sivananda, Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow, Anusara, Bhakti Flow, Iyengar and Acroyoga to create delicious and safe classes that suit all needs.
She also studied Law, Media and Communication and Human Rights but chose to follow the path of yoga believing in the power of self. The idea is simple: be the change you want to see in the world.