YOGA TEACHER AND CERTIFIED THERAPIST

Christos is the founder of Catis Koinsep and has gathered through the years the best professionals to offer a wide range of services to his students, whoever they are.

But do you know him really well?

In short, he is a is E-RYT 200h Yoga Instructor certified from Yoga Alliance International India. He is also Senior Aerial Yoga Instructor as well as Thai and Spine Therapist. Christos is also qualified as a Personal Fitness Trainer.

Now, some fun facts about him:

• The earthy colours of our studio come from him. Christos is a big fan of the warm side of the colour palette. He’ll often wear them on himself too!

• Christos has a hidden talent: he can tie his shoe laces with his mouth.

• His classes are multilingual, because his students are multicultural, prepare yourself to hear some Greek, English sprinkled with some French.

• Christos is also a fond swimmer, he is in the sea all year long, and loves his long bike rides in the mountain.

• Christos favourite place on earth is Gavdos.

DOULA/PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER

Foteini is our mammas-to be and mammas in the being Enlightening Guide. She brightens their pregnancy and post partum period of life with her breathing techniques, yoga poses, and top tips on how to become an empowered woman and mother through birth and after!

But do you know Foteini really well?

Foteini is a Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga instructor and a Maternity Assistant. She has been studying Yoga for years and attending Birthlight Yoga training with Rosanna Kalliabetsos and has been taught the adaptations of classical yoga to the Pre and Postnatal Yoga that Françoise Freedman has developed for over twenty years.

Now, some fun facts about her:

• Foteini’s favourite colour is orange, the one that you can rest in its playful kindness and playfulness

• The smell she Iove is the one of a bakery, since it gets her back to child’s memories of grandma’s comfort foods direct from the wooden family oven!

• Her special hidden talent is that she can touch her nose with her tongue

• During her free time Foteini loves to spend one to one time with the special people of her life and making memorable and sweet little or bigger memories !

COMMUNITY MANAGER

Lisa is our Community Manager. She takes care of social media, newsletter, group chats and generally the graphic design for Catis. She is also the designer of this website. Lisa organises together with Christos the community events happening at Catis.

But do you know her really well?

Lisa is a Marketing Specialist, she has been working 10 years + in the field of digital marketing and is now experienced enough to take care of content creation, graphic design, general communication, etc.

Now, some fun facts about her:

• She is a fond nature lover and enjoys learning about Cretan geology and botanics.

• She has been diving with sharks in the Red Sea many years, as a scuba diving instructor.

• She can speak a few languages including French, English, Spanish, Greek and Arabic.

• Lisa’s favourite place on earth is the coral reefs of the Red Sea and the Cretan mountains.

• Lisa’s hidden talent is that she is more flexible than her yoga teacher.

HATHA YOGA TEACHER

Vivienne is the senior member of the team, yet her vibrant mind and powerful, agile body continually defy expectations. A lifelong activist and a pioneer in yoga teaching, she brings depth and experience to her gentle yoga classes, which the studio is honoured to host. Her discreet, grounded, and unwavering presence is a precious asset to the space.

But do you know her well?

Yoga entered Vivienne’s life in her early twenties. She completed her teaching diploma at the Ilium Centre in Athens in 1992, and later studied shiatsu with the European Shiatsu School — an experience that deepened her understanding of energy movement as the foundation of life. She has taught yoga in various locations across Athens and Agios Nikolaos.

Now some fun facts about her:

• Purple is her favourite colour, representing spiritual energy to her.

• One of her favourite pastimes is creating tile mosaics while listening to rock music.

• Vivienne has an aversion to electronic devices, though with Lisa’s patient support she is gradually developing her digital skills.

• She also has a fondness for solving Sudoku puzzles — always in books, never on screens.

• The combination of sun, mountains, and sea brings her a deep sense of peace.

REIKI HEALER AND FEMINITIES CIRCLE HOST

Amarylis is the “wild card” at Catis. She arrived as a student and, through her steady presence, naturally grew into a pillar of the community. She first offered the gift of a Reiki workshop and, since 2025, has been holding space for the community circles with depth and care. She embodies a modern incarnation of an Amazon — raw, honest, grounded, and beautifully simple.

But do you know Amarylis really well?

Energy work and meditation have been part of Amarylis’s life since childhood, shaped by her parents’ devotion to the teachings of Sankaracharya Sarasvati. Initiated into meditation at the age of 13, she returned to these practices in her mid-twenties through Reiki and energy work. Since then, she has studied and practiced a wide range of energetic and somatic modalities, including Reiki, spellwork, guided meditation, shamanic journeying, Thai massage, and yoga. For over twelve years, she has been co-creating and holding ceremonial circles with inspiring communities.

Now, some fun facts about her!

• At heart, she is a creator. Taught from a young age to weave and knit by her great-grandmother, she now focuses mainly on creating jewellery and handmade books, while her mind continually generates new project ideas.

• Cooking is her primary way of expressing love, and she has a deep affection for herbs and spices.

• She is rarely without a book — usually reading at least three at a time: a novel, something philosophical, and something poetic.

• She strives to live as close to nature as possible, under open skies, until the time comes to settle permanently in a forest, surrounded by animals and trees.

YOGA TEACHER AND THAI MASSEUR

After spending 20 years in Athens, where he created one of the capital’s most renowned yoga spaces, Giorgos felt the call to return to his Cretan roots. Seeking quietness and a more balanced way of life, he made the move back to Crete—much to our happiness. Today, our students benefit from his immensely original and authentic personality, as well as from his dynamic and entertaining Vinyasa classes.

But do you know Giorgos really well?

He got involved with yoga, almost accidentally. While he was studying dance, a teacher told him that he needed to do something about his (then) very stiff body and that was the start of it. Recorded video yoga classes 4 hours a day. That's was 18 years ago and since then he has studied and practiced various "styles" of yoga, next to several teachers and different schools. Thus his approach is a combination of many different fields and traditions. He is an open-hearted, loving and curious person. He is fascinated by the human body, the way it moves, works and its ability to heal itself.

Now, some fun facts about him!

• He loves animals, can deeply connect to them and consider them family. He has saved many from the streets and generally is devoted to their well-being! Although every day, at least once, he wants to kill them and throw them at the sea

• He is generally centred, grounded, easygoing and open minded, but he has his days of just being ridiculously grumpy, thinking the whole world is stupid and wanting to control life itself

• When Giorgos has a clear desire to do something he'll do it no matter what but when he doesn't, he's obsessively walking around the house unable to rest or do anything

• He went all the way to Thailand in order to follow a three months intensive teachers training and he had no idea what Thai massage was or even where Thailand was

• He may drink his coffee from the same cup, for a few days without washing it