About Iro

• Yoga Alliance RYT® 500, E-RYT® 200, YACEP

• Physical Education Teacher (Department of Physical Education & Sports Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) - Specialization: Outdoor Activities & Recreation

• Personal Trainer - TRX® Coach

Iro Gkioka is a Physical Education teacher trained at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Outdoor Activities & Recreation. Iro is also a certified 500-hour Yoga Teacher and Continuing Education Provider accredited by the International Organization Yoga Alliance USA. She has been teaching yoga since 2010 along with organizing nature excursions and yoga retreats.

From a young age, she dedicated herself to the world of sports and movement, gaining years of experience and training in swimming, Japanese martial arts (Aikido, Iaido, Jodo), various dance styles (Indian, contemporary, Latin, Oriental), archery, Pilates, and since 2009, in yoga, rock climbing, and mountaineering. Music has also been a key part of her life since childhood, and so she pursued studies in music theory, earning the first level Diploma.

She completed her 200hr and 500hr yoga teacher trainings at Anahata Yoga Academy under the guidance of her teacher and mentor Elena Mouratidou. She has attended numerous seminars and workshops with internationally renowned teachers, particularly in Ashtanga and Dharma Yoga (Kino MacGregor, Dharma Mittra, David Swenson, Manju Jois, Vairagya Ranko, Yiannis Andritsos, Emi Tull, Kristina Karitinos-Ireland, among others).

Additionally, she has participated in 7-day workshops/trainings with Elena Mouratidou (“Transform Your Life”, "Inner Alchemy Method® Training"), Manju Jois (“Ashtanga Adjustments”), Kristina Karitinos-Ireland & Hyon Gak Sunim (“Ashtanga & Zen Meditation”), and Peter Clifford (“Anahata Yoga”).

As a nature enthusiast and adventure lover, she has been trained in rock climbing and mountaineering through certified courses by clubs affiliated with the Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering & Climbing. She has taken part in numerous climbing and mountaineering expeditions across Greece and in various European countries (France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia).

She has worked extensively in  several Yoga/Pilates studios in Thessaloniki and Aridaia and has collaborated with alternative tourism companies in Halkidiki, Sivota, and Lefkada as a yoga, pilates, SUP/SUP yoga, and fitness instructor, as well as a massage therapist.

Iro’s 3 primary goals through her online classes are to make the students feel comfortable and confident in their own body and skills, to guide them safely through strengthening and stretching, and to inspire them to express their unique personality.