I have been involved in these arts for a long time. However, consistently and seriously, since 2004, when I started with Lydia Tyllianaki at the Nea Smyrni school. 20 years and counting! Since then, even though I have been living outside Athens for years, I try to keep in touch …
I started Tai Chi almost 4 years ago, looking for something different and suitable for my body and spirit. There I met calmness, teamwork, discipline, gentle exercise and several interesting people. I learned to better manage everyday stressful situations, made my body more flexible and enjoyed the activities in outdoor …
First of all, I want to mention the instructor and owner of the school, Lydia Tyllianaki. She is the person who, without grandiose programs and fitness plans, opened the door to a new world of exercise for me. Having many years of experience and deep knowledge of tai chi, she …
My journey with tai chi chuan and qi gong began 8 years ago (when I was 47 years old). The first 2 I practiced qi gong only and from the 3rd year onwards I also started tai chi chuan. By the end of the 1st year qi gong: correcting posture …
I have been at the school since 2017, I have had several absences over the years, but I have incorporated these arts into my daily life and have gained good balance!! Inner peace!!! I move with comfort and conscious breathing. All of this has helped me in the quality of …
Completing my third year trying to enter the world of tai chi, I believe that it helped me a lot in terms of stress management, inner peace, calmness and patience. Physically, I saw an improvement in balance and stability. Characteristically, in the second year I happened to fall down 10 …
The effort, the journey, is also one of the gifts that practicing Tai Chi has helped me to somewhat grasp over the last 3 consecutive years of my life. The liberation from the tyranny of perfectionism. There is no such thing as perfect, we say that theoretically, but practicing, the …
I have been practicing tai chi for about a year at your school. In the past, I had also tried some other teachers for another year, as well as qigong lessons and seminars. Practicing tai chi gives me a balance that is a function of both things, physical and spiritual. …
I have been practicing tai chi and qigong for 22 years at your school. I also teach, but I continue to teach at the school with Lydia and Master Alex Dong. Tai chi has helped me physically in flexibility, agility, balance. I feel the part of building internal strength like …
This is my third year coming to the school. I started Qigong in my second year. Qigong helped me relax, loosen my blockages and open my body again and “straighten”, meaning orthosomically. In Qigong, the blows and contact with our body, I feel that it helps it regenerate as much …
