Constantinos Giannetakis
Iyengar Yoga Teacher · Instructor
“From external alignment to the awareness of internal space.”
How Constantinos teaches
His teaching is alignment-based and aims at clarifying the biomechanics of asanas and pranayamas in a very precise way. It is also informed by the belief that the study of the body, nature, and breath gives one the opportunity to understand the mind.
Teaching approach
- Focus on breath and alignment as tools for awareness
- Creating a safe and nurturing learning environment
- A holistic approach to body, mind, and well being
Retreats with Constantinos
Iyengar Yoga Retreat
UPCOMING DATES
16-23 July 2026
16-23 August 2026
2-9 September 2026
22-29 September 2026
Experience and background
Constantinos Giannetakis is an enthusiastic and dedicated practitioner of Iyengar Yoga since 1992 and has since become the lens through which he views the world.
In 1996, he moved to France where he obtained his certification as a Clinical Psychologist from the University of Picardie. During that time, he extensively studied psychoanalysis both in the Freudian and the Lacanian vein.
In 1999, he moved to London where he continued his study of psychoanalysis at a postgraduate level while also studying yoga at the South London Iyengar Yoga Institute, where he stayed for three years.
In 2002, he gained his Iyengar Yoga teaching certification and became a member of the UK association.
After his return to Greece in 2003, he opened the first official Iyengar Yoga Centre in Athens, where the first teacher training in the country took place.
A holistic perspective
Over time, it became apparent to him that health is not simply the absence of disease but also encompasses a state beyond that, one that relates to the plasticity and lightness of the energy body. He became particularly interested in the possible role of the immune system as an interface between body and mind.