some blurb about me ...

My name is Mickey, hence ‘Yoga with Mickey’.  I was born and raised in Windsor, England (the one with the castle).  I left the UK, in my early twenties, as the proverbial Inter-railer.  To cut a long story short, I fell in love and ended up  living on Santorini (the one on everyone’s bucket list), where I have lived the last thirty years, working and raising two kids.

My journey into the world of yoga began in the mid nineties, when I suffered my first asthma attack.   I came across a couple of videos (yup, that long ago),  and was astounded at how quickly the yoga movements, flows and breathing made me feel better . The more I practiced the more I noticed the effect it also had on my emotional and mental states. It was at this point that I started looking more seriously into a formal training.  As luck (or the divine universe) would have it , it was around this time that a Dru yoga instructor happened to come to Santorini and hold a workshop.

It has not always been smooth sailing, there have been a few storms along the way.  But I have practiced what I teach and learnt to love myself for who I am, learnt to love my body for what it is and learnt to help others whenever I am able to find their inner strength and peace .

Now I cant imagine my life without yoga in it.

Mickey

Mickey Baliakas is a Full Member of the Dru Professional Network, and as such is a fully qualified Dru Yoga teacher (Dip DYT).
The Dru Yoga Teacher Training course has provided a thorough grounding in the field of yoga over a 200 hour course of study. The course covers the safe and effective teaching of:
Traditional yoga asanas (postures)
Dru Yoga Sequences and Energy Block Release Sequences
Pranayama (breathing techniques) and an introduction to Dru Meditation
Deep Relaxation
Yoga philosophy
The International School of Dru Yoga is registered with the Yoga Alliance (yogaalliance.org) and the
Independent Yoga Network (UK) (200 hr course). – 2002

completed training of Santosh Dru Dance covering,    dance sequence and workshop planning. – 2019

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Another nice thing somebody said about me

We organised a private beach yoga session with Mickey (Veronica recommended Mickey as she couldn’t make it) following the amazing reviews on trip advisor. Definitely an amazing experience😀 Mickey was excellent, very friendly and took us through the routines patiently. She also offered to bring mats along as we didn’t have one with us. Will definitely recommend it!
Paru & Siva
UK

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