Kristina Karitinos Ireland

Kristina Karitinos-Ireland was born in Athens, Greece in 1971. Following her studies in theatre and dance, she started practicing Astanga Vinyasa Yoga at the age of nineteen with her first teachers Linda Kapetaniou and Periklis Christodoulopoulos. She perfected her teaching method under the guidance of, senior teacher of Astanga Vinyasa Yoga, her late husband Derek Ireland.

Kristina is a direct student of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his granson Sharath Rangaswamy. She is a qualified Astanga Yoga teacher by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the director of the Astanga Vinyasa Yoga Research Institute, Mysore,India. Kristina teaches the Primary series and is one of the few teachers to offer the 2nd & 3rd series as well.

Michael Anastassiades

Michael Anastassiades was born in Athens in 1967. He started practicing Astanga Vinyasa Yoga in 1994. Michael is a direct student of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his granson Sharath Rangaswamy. He has completed a 200 hour Teacher Training April 2004 and an advanced Teacher Training in 2006 with Richard Freeman. He has assisted in various workshops with Kristina Karitinos Ireland in Greece and abroad. He teaches the Primary series.