Kind Words | Yoga By Koula Kyriakidou

Outlining some truly kind words from my students.

I really thank them for their constant trust and their uncompromising persistence!

Fani Parpa

Yoga as a practical and philosophical concept is communicated through the student-teacher interaction.

As a student, I feel as if I am studying myself via an internal art, one that I am learning with the continual direction of my amazing teacher Koula Kyriakidou. Koula is a teacher who truly understands each of her students on a personal level; she has the talent of transferring her knowledge by tailoring the instructions to each unique body and in such a manner that they are both useful and safe for each of us at any given time.

Koula builds a trusting and honest connection with us so that we can feel comfortable communicating and she is always there to encourage, support and be excited about our growth, as well as to allow space for individual experiences and inner inquiry. In her groups, I observe people's pain being relieved, healing, and transforming into beauty with my own eyes, because the health of the body is mirrored in the beauty of the face.

Nature's beauty is constantly entrancing, like a spiritual balm that provides peace of mind. Imagine for a minute being in a place where nature enchants you while also doing a practice that frees your inner and outer bodies,

a moment that does not allow you to think about anything other than this instant that you are living.

This is what I experienced for the first time in 2019 in Mani, where we welcomed the dawn every morning in front of the untamed beauty of the Peloponnese; this is what I experienced in 2021 in Andros, where the Cycladic island provided us with moments of escape from the intense rhythms of everyday life, acting therapeutically for the mind and body.

I consider myself fortunate to be able to attend these yoga retreats with my teacher, and I intend to continue to do so.

Personally, I am delighted to have met Koula Kyriakidou as a person and consider myself extremely fortunate to have her as a teacher.

Angelica Ourri

Yoga has been a journey for me, with no specific goal other than the never-ending quest for self-discovery. Although I had tried yoga in the past, I had never been drawn to it. That is, until I had my first class with Koula.

Koula is a source of wisdom in her role as a yoga teacher, but she has also served as a guide for me. As a practitioner and a person, Koula has a natural ability to connect with her students both in and out of class, finding the best method to encourage, lead, and assist each of us on our own paths.

Her classes, and her general presence, have given me the opportunity to "make space, find freedom, and look forward," as she says in her classes.

My yoga adventure began at one of Koula's retreats in the picturesque location of Mani, Greece. It was there that I realized what yoga can and should be. This retreat, like all of the others, had a topic to which the lessons were intimately aligned with. The yoga retreat broadened my approach of inner exploration. The practices, together with the theme and content of the retreat, which took place amidst the most stunning landscape and in touch with nature, had a significant influence on my life path.

Koula is a very competent and experienced yoga teacher who also practices what she preaches. Yoga is much more than the movements. Yoga practice leads to the unification of individual consciousness with that of Universal Consciousness, implying complete harmony between the mind and body, Man and Nature. When one is in Koula's classes or in her presence, it is evident that she lives by this concept, bringing harmony to herself and everyone around her.

I am extremely grateful having Koula as a teacher, and I strongly advise anybody who is able to attend her class without hesitation.

Louiza Papanicolaou

Not only is Koula an experienced and excellent teacher, her choice of venues are places which are so beautiful and well suited for the absolute yoga retreat experience. I have attended four of her retreats up to now and I must say every single one was unique, inspiring and even life changing! Apart from her retreats, Koula’s daily yoga classes don’t fall short. She knows how to energize her class members mentally, physically and spiritually.

Thank you for your dedication dearest teacher!