Alpha Yoga School

13/04/2026

You may know by now that I am an Ashtangi deep down inside. But I do love challenging Vinyasa classes from time to time.

Here’s a flow that you can get some inspiration. I love the transition from Warrior 3 to Reverse Warrior 3. You can actually do this transition more than once. It gets super delicious….

Poses in this hip-opening sequence:
Tadasana with the left leg crossed in front of the right
Step the right leg back - Revolved Triangle
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Koundinyasana B
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Warrior 3
Reverse Warrior 3
Warrior 3 - step back
Vasisthasana holding the big toe
Sleeping pigeon

Save this flow and follow for more videos like this.
Want to learn how to create your own classes from scratch? Join our 200hour yoga instructor courses in 2026.

10/04/2026

Filion Eco Hotel & Suites is a quiet, modern retreat space created for focused yoga immersion on Evia Island. Wake up to a sea view, walk a few steps to the shala, and spend your days practicing, studying, and teaching.

Everything is under one roof: bright rooms, nourishing vegetarian food (if you are a foodie, this is your place), a fully equipped studio with the most amazing view, a large pool, sunbeds, a bar with music, and plenty of space if you need time to yourself. Second space for practice and theoretical classes is also available indoors.

If you want to practice in nature with sea and mountain views, Filion gives you the structure, comfort, and inspiration you need to go all in on your 200‑hour or 300hour advanced training. As a family-run hotel, the hospitality is top-notch, and our students feel “at home” here.

Our 300hour advanced yoga teacher training (for yoga teachers) takes place from 17th July to 9th August 2026.
Our 200hour yoga instructor course takes place here from 26th August to 16th September 2026.

The only disadvantage is that it is quite small and has a limited number of rooms; therefore, book in advance to secure one. You can find quadruple, triple, twin, and single rooms.
Message me for dates, details, and how to reserve your spot.

08/04/2026

If you are lucky enough to wake up to this view, then you are lucky enough…
Located just 2.5 hours from Athens Airport, this beachfront retreat center offers everything to make your yoga experience comfortable and unforgettable. Evia Silence is the perfect place for you to deepen your practice, be treated with Greek-style hospitality, and start your 200hour yoga teacher training.

The retreat center at a glance.

✅ Fully renovated rooms with sea view
✅ Terrace with garden furniture (and sea view)
✅ Bar where you can order coffee, a smoothie, or a drink
✅ Yoga studio with an amazing sea view
✅ Manduka Pro Yoga mats - the best mats that money can buy
✅ Sea available right at your feet, so you can swim even during your shortest break
✅ Swimming pool, because…why not?
✅ A quiet bay where you can have a digestive walk
✅ Lounge area with luxury furniture, WiFi, nourishing meals, and yummy desserts
✅ Calm, intimate family atmosphere
✅ Traditional fisherman’s village in the bay

Our yoga teacher training takes place in the best months here. In 2026, you will find us from the 19th July to the 9th August, so this is perfect for teachers or for your summer vacation getaway. We’ve been hosting yoga courses here since 2018 and hope to be coming back here for many, many years.
Rooms offered here include single, twin, triple, and quadruple rooms. Book early if you want to secure a single room.

Message me for dates, details, and how to reserve your mat.

06/04/2026

Wake up to birds, orange trees, and the sound of the sea, walk a few steps to the shala, and spend your days immersed in practice and yoga study. Triton II Hotel in Drepano, Peloponnese, is a simple, friendly retreat space created for future yoga teachers on a budget. Just 300 meters from a long sandy beach and a short drive from charming Nafplio town, you’ll have a pool, sea views, and everything under one roof—rooms, kitchen, yoga studio, and restaurant—so you can focus on the course.

If you’re ready to deepen your practice, be surrounded by olive trees, mountains, and ancient history, Triton II retreat center is the perfect place to take your 200‑hour training and start teaching with confidence. Team of teachers: Joanna from Alpha Yoga, .jaime

This place is perfect for you if you:

✅Need a budget-friendly yoga instructor training in Greece, without compromising on the course quality.
✅You’re excited to practice strong vinyasa and ashtanga, refine your alignment, and get hands‑on support in a simple, relaxed setting.
✅Love the idea of walking from your room to the beach in just a few steps.
✅Want a traditional village within 3 minutes walking distance.
✅You crave nature more than luxury: orange trees, olive groves, and a long sandy beach just 300 meters away.
✅Love to discover archaeological sites, historical cities and towns, and enjoy regional specialities such as Kalamata olives, olive oil, and wine.

Our Yoga Alliance 200hour yoga teacher training takes place here from 28th June to 16th July 2026.
Message me for dates, details, and how to reserve your spot.

03/04/2026

We don’t own a retreat center to host our yoga instructor courses, but fortunately, we collaborate with the most beautiful retreat centers in Greece.
This one needs no introduction, but let me introduce it anyway…
Sea-view yoga studio, infinity pools, and the bluest water you’ve ever seen. 5 luxury stone villas, each with its own swimming pool, a spacious terrace, a living room, a fully equipped kitchen, and each room with its own bathroom. Down the hill from the villas, you will find a private beach.

Here, you will enjoy a yoga studio fully equipped with high-quality yoga mats and props. The view leads you to the Ionian Sea and Ithaca Island.
Porto Katsiki beach is within a 15-minute drive from the retreat centers and is worth visiting on your day off. White cliffs, and turquoise waters so bright, that it almost doesn’t look real.

This place is perfect for you if you:
✅ Want a bit of luxury
✅ Love staying in a villa, not just in a room
✅ Want to wake up to magical sunsets
✅ Love photography
✅ Love exploring amazing beaches
✅ Love nourishing food, a quiet environment, and breathtaking nature

Our courses at Urania’s Luxury Villas on Lefkada Island take place from 18th April to 9th May and 18th October to 8th November 2026. Availability for the 18th April: One triple room and one twin or single room. (2 spots in total)
The weather is perfect in these months, and you can still swim and chill by the pool. We have been hosting our yoga teacher trainings since 2020, and we wouldn’t change this place for anything in the world.
Rooms offered here include single, twin, and triple rooms.
Book early if you want to secure a single room.
Join us in Lefkada and give yourself 3 weeks to move, breathe, and reset by the Ionian Sea—message me for dates, details, and how to reserve your mat.

24/03/2026

Here are some facts looking back at these photos:

I need new glasses asap. I have had one pair of Ray-Bans ever since I met Martin. But then again, this is what yoga did to me. It made me consume less. 
I did my first Botox at 47, just before our wedding. With all the inversions I do in yoga, it lasted exactly 3 months. So I’m not sure if it’s worth it. Either one or the other, so let me think which one I choose. Me 3 seconds later: Yoga! We bought our camper van around 2021, inspired by many of our students who told us stories about their travels in camper vans. One day, a student arrived at the yoga teacher training and said, “I am looking forward to a proper shower. I’ve been traveling for 6 months.” Martin looked at me and said, “What are we doing wrong?” So we bought the camper van and love traveling with it. 

Before meeting Martn, I used to take a taxi if I had to walk for 17 minutes. So now walking for me….Or if I told Martin that I was indeed walking, he would say: Joanna, what you do is called window shopping, not walking. So everything changed when Martin showed me the mountains. My maximum at the moment is around 15 km, which is still nothing for some people, but it’s good enough for me. Hey, and there must be a restaurant at the top, so I have something to look forward to.  Martin has hiked for a week, and he is welcome to do it again, but on his own….(He bought an ultra-light tent last year, but it took so many months to decide which one to buy, that the summer was over) We work in beautiful retreat centers, yet we have few photos from those places. I would have to use AI to place myself by the pool on Lefkada Island. 

Yoga keeps us young, thin, mentally and physically fit. It also keeps us grounded and helps us make life choices easily. Ashtanga Yoga brought us together in 2016, when Martin was 41, and I was 38. We are a power couple, but still haven’t figured out who the Alpha is. Not that it matters. What matters is that what we have and build is beautiful and gives us purpose and fulfillment. 

23/03/2026

Stop following videos and start owning your yoga practice.
Learn how to build your own yoga class from scratch—no teacher needed, no guessing, no YTT needed. 

You want to practice yoga at home, but…
You only remember 10-15 minutes from the last class
You don’t know what’s next, so you lose momentum 
Your practice becomes scattered and unfocused 
You stop practicing 

Ready to practice confidently at home? Inside this guide, you’ll get the exact sequencing blueprint, pro tips on alignment, and how to stay consistent without a teacher.
Comment ‘GUIDE’ under this post, and I will send you the link!

19/03/2026

You land in Greece thinking you’re coming for a yoga teacher training… but you end up finding your people.

Day by day, you start sharing your sweat, belly laughs and late-night talks. Desserts are so delicious, we don’t share them 😀😀
Strangers turn into the ones who cheer when you nail a pose and hold you when it gets emotional.
And the people you thought would be more flexible that you, become your yoga best friend.

By the end of these 3 weeks, you don’t just leave with a certificate—you leave with a community that feels like family.
Save this if you’re thinking of coming alone, and share it with the friend who might end up on the mat next to you.

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11/03/2026

I can’t do inversions or arm balances, so I’m not ready for YTT.

If that’s you, you’re exactly who this training is for. In 3 weeks, you’ll get the drills, alignment, and support you never get in a drop‑in class—so you finally understand what your body needs.

If inversions are holding you back from applying, message us your questions—we’re happy to walk you through what’s actually required.

10/03/2026

My name is Martin Sittek, one of the owners of Alpha Yoga and Joanna made me do this post….

I am an Ashtanga practitioner, an anatomy nerd and I run Alpha Yoga, along with Joanna.
We both left our 9-5 jobs to create Alpha Yoga School and work 24/7 😀😀

I am from the Czech Republic, so I live both in the Czech Republic and in Greece with Joanna. I have lived in the States for 10 years, where I worked as an au pair, then in construction, while visiting all the Notional Parks in my weekends and in my free time.

As a teacher, I am extremely picky about punctuality and messy mats (they need to be aligned).
As a person, I am picky about coffee and colors. Actually no colors. I wear black and grey. It must be the Ashtangi in me 😀😀

Nature is where I love being most of the time. I love hiking, trekking, biking, Via Ferrata, and being outside.
I practice Ashtanga, do fitness, work on my handstands, and a bit of calisthenics.

When Joanna cooks, I wash the dishes.
When I cook, she does the dishes.
Fair enough.

My favorite cuisine is Thai, Vietnamese and Indian.
But I end up eating Romanian and Greek dishes because of what Joanna cooks 😀😀
I am pretty disciplined when it comes to food intake. I make sure I have my protein, lower the carbs intake and avoid desserts. When I put my mind to something, I go for it. I also love challenging myself.

What I love: in terms of work, it’s teaching alignment and adjustments in our 200hrs YTT and seeing the progress of the students over time. In terms of free time: Reading, educating myself, going for walks, listening to podcasts…

What I hate: Stressful movies and bad detective stories

I am definitely a dog person…

Joanna and the students say I am funny, but I don’t think I am. Correct me if I am wrong.

09/03/2026

Most yogis wonder whether they will be ready to teach after their 200-hrs yoga teacher training course ends.
In our Teaching Skills & Sequencing module, that question is answered.
In this module, you don’t just memorise a sequence—you learn how to build one from scratch, adapt it to different bodies, and lead it with confidence. You practise sequencing, voice, demonstration techniques, giving options, hands-on assists, and get immediate feedback from the lead teachers (not an assistant)

That’s what sets Alpha Yoga School apart: you don’t go home hoping you can teach—you leave already doing it. We build the whole course around it—so by the end, teaching feels natural, grounded, and confident.

I remember when I did my yoga teacher training(s), I never really learned how to create and lead a class until I did my 300hrs course. And that’s what most yoga schools do - they replace this module with a 2nd evening practice, so you get a lot of asana practice, but you don’t actually learn how to teach. They barely touch on this subject and leave it for their 300hrs YTT. (if they do one)

If your goal is to actually teach after your YTT, this is the work that matters. Small groups, meaningful feedback, and lots of chances to stand at the front of the room. This is why our graduates leave Greece ready—and excited—to teach.

Our next YTT in Greece is waiting for you.
Link to the 200hrs YTT in bio.

09/03/2026