Konstantinos Tournas

-Yoga is not doing asanas with your body but with your soul-

Konstantinos Tournas has been practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga since 2006 and he started teaching since 2007 full time. He has done several workshops with Sharath Jois and with authorized Ashtanga Teachers from KPJAYI such as, Luke Jordan, Catherine Moran, Petri Raisanen, Luise Ellis, Kristina Karitinou and many more. He has his authorization from Manju Jois. His great inspiration was Rolf & Marci Naujokat in May 2018 in Goa. He studied 3 weeks with them and felt that a new path in the practice and teachings of Ashtanga Yoga has opened for him.

In 2009 he completed a one year training course, living in the Art of Living Ashram in Germany, learning Hatha yoga, breathing and relaxation techniques by world renowned Guru Shri Shri Ravi Shankar Himself. His training also included silence seminars, Ayurvedic healthy diet, healing and mantras. He is authorized to teach Sudarshan Kriya (a powerful breathing exercise unique to Art of Living yoga training). He was responsible for the Art of Living Hamburg center teaching daily yoga and meditation classes and breathing seminars.

In 2013 he completed Thai massage training and gained 1st degree in Reiki practice. In 2015 he completed Pranic healing therapy (a simple yet powerful and effective system of no-touch energy healing). After some months of practicing Yin Yoga he felt the healing effects of this practice and in June 2019 he did his training in Mallorca and got the authorization from Yoga Alliance to teach Yin Yoga.

Wanted to go deeper to the tradition of Sri T. Krishnamacharya he completed the Advanced 100hr Vinyasa Krama Yoga Teacher Training by Ramaswami Srivatsa, the long lasting living student (more than 33 years) of the legendary Krishnanmacharya, in Chennai India in February 2020. He fall totally in love with this method, its purity and authenticity! Vinyasa Krama became part of his daily practice. He is also an active participant of self-realization, psychotherapy group which enables him going deeper to the knowledge of the Self and of human nature by releasing impressions.

He is a 3rd series practitioner. He frequently delivers Yoga workshops and retreats in Crete, Europe and India.