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Yoga By Koula Kyriakidou
So often in life we look for the answers outside of ourselves.
The truth is, everything we need - all that we are - can only be found within.
My name is Koula Kyriakidou
My yoga journey started long before I even realized, just as I had taken my first steps.
Since then, I have been constantly moving.
My passion unquestionably began with gymnastics and a fascination with inversions and acrobatics.
As I grew older, I realized that this was my own way of concentrating, slowing down, and hearing my own voice in order to begin discovering who I was and to develop the capability to view the world with compassion and understanding.
It was as if there was an innate wisdom whispering to me in my tiny body, still only a child, that at the centre of our being is joy, the pure and radiant truth...that can only be discovered through movement, the flip side, and the unique.
As a result, everything I had experienced since I was a little child began to take shape; Gradually and intuitively guiding me along the path of yoga.
Through the daily practice of yoga you begin to get to know parts of yourself. By putting the pieces of who you are together you create the puzzle of your life.
Each piece of you, big or small, corresponds to one of your feelings.
This is how you begin to hold in your hands your own personal map , a manual of the anatomy of yourself .
You discover who the self is, how to continuously grow and that's where transformation begins.
Yoga is a voyage to the essence of who you are.
A journey which starts from the external body and gradually continues to manifest inwards.
Yoga teaches acceptance, tolerance, perseverance, and consistency and It requires a sense of humour, trust, and unwavering faith.
Without a doubt, my own practice taught me to be joyful, to smile from the heart, to accept myself, to change, and to strive to be the best version of myself.
My objective is to be able to offer a small taste of my own little paradise with those of you who choose to accompany me on this journey; The journey of self-discovery that some call yoga, while others call life.
Koula Kyriakidou is founder and owner of The Koula Kriakidou Yoga Studio in Larnaca, Cyprus.
She trained as a gymnast from the ages of 10 to 18 years, becoming a champion in her native Cyprus.
This naturally led to a career as a fitness instructor, originally qualified in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada.
This was just the beginning of a lifelong fascination with the workings of the human body which included qualifying as a Stott Pilates instructor, Post and Pre-natal Pilates instructor and ISP instructor.
Koula's intrigue with the human body inevitably led her to Yoga and once discovered, she dropped all of her earlier personal practices and embraced the Yogic path almost immediately and with considerable passion. Yoga nourished her spirit in such a way that she completely devoted herself, heart and soul, to training with the best teachers she could find. Koula's enthusiasm for Yoga was easily conveyed to her loyal students and she inspired them to follow her in an exploration of Yoga.
Guided by her considerable commitment and uncompromising devotion, Koula acquired her yoga professional qualification internationally. In 1997, as a certified Anusara yoga teacher, Koula founded the Koula Kyriakidou Yoga Studio in Larnaca, Cyprus - where she currently hosts daily yoga classes and occasionally offers different workshops to enhance her students practice. Through the years, Koula had the great honor to host International Yoga teachers for exceptional yoga sessions.
3 years ago, with over 20 years of experience Koula decided to deepen her yoga journey and enrolled in the Iyengar Yoga Mentoring program in Budapest, led by Kevin Gardiner & Erika Repassy.
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“I feel truly blessed to be able to teach my students while sharing a common ground as a student myself.”
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Nicoletta Pharmakalidou
Koula’s “Motto” in every session is to “open our heart”, to create space in our internal body, and space means freedom!!! Every session and/or retreat reflects the guidance, the concentration, the devotion and Koula’s persistence in detail. These have helped me to become stronger and flexible, to feel more balance and to look deeper into myself and have brought me closer to my potential.
In all the yoga retreats that I have attended the organization and coordination were perfect; I have experienced unbelievable emotions and wonderful memories that will last a lifetime.
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Koula is giving to each and every one of us a piece of her heart. Namaste!