Elina Kourtali, founder of Flower Bodies Flowing Souls & Ananda Retreats Greece, first came in contact with the concept of self-concentration, expression and body awareness in 2003, according to dance technique Butoh.

She then investigated the importance of awareness, in various body positions based on breathing patterns, the technique of visualisation as the first step to the meditative stage, and the therapeutic effect of yoga according to the Santyananda system (2011).

Traveling to Nepal, Cambodia and Thailand (2016-2017) was a milestone in her practice since she was particularly focused on sound healing based on Tibetan Meditation Bowls and the Gong.

In need for further deepening her practice, she attended the integrated program of yoga teacher training (2018) and the neurolinguistic-programming NLP.

She has also studied the effect of the 5 elements of nature and the correlation within the body (Tattwa Shuddhi). She has also been initiated to the second degree of Reiki by Mikao Usui and the healing technique of Munai Ki, 2019.

She is interested in the free movement of the body, somatics and the 5 Rhythms Dance. She has attended static and dynamic meditation training, Yoga Nidra, Tibetan Meditation and Nada Yoga.

She attends trainings based on female nature, such as Multidimensional Womb Healing, Pre-Post Natal Yoga, 8th Womb Gateway Rose Initiation, Holistic Dance Language Training and Pranic Healing Psychotherapist and shares the techniques with care and respect in women’s circles. She practice sound therapy sessions and believes in sharing various techniques in order to connect people with the greatest power in the world, Love.

You can see proof of her work in Greek press such as ethnos.gr, news247.gr, lifo.gr and more.

She has participated in several cultural organisations such as, Saristra Festival Kefalonia, Greece, Workshops of Yoga & AbunDance with Music Director, Live Violin & Loop Effects by Tasos Papastamou 2019,  International Yoga Day Workshop “My Inner Power; a workshop for Women”  for the Greek Yoga Association 2021, Saristra Festival Kefalonia and Onassis Culture, Workshops, Prana Vitality Circle, Somatic Alchemy & Sound Healing & AbunDance 2022, Yoga Festival, Workshop Somatic Alchemy & Sound Healing for the Greek Yoga Association 2022, Cretan World Music Festival, Women of the World, Opening La Rose, La Mer, Feminite, Chania, Crete 2023, Yoga Festival, Workshop Somatic Alchemy & Sound Healing for the Greek Yoga Association 2023, Workshop on Feminine Holistic Healing, Light Centre, Belgravia, London, UK 2025, Workshop Somatic Alchemy & Sound Healing for the Greek Yoga Association 2025.

She has created the Performance, The Portal, In Flow with a Healing Portal, following a 3 day workshop (My Public Space) which was mentored by Ioannis Karounis for the 13 Athens Video Dance Festival, Athens 2023.

She has co-created the Performance, Re-Birth, as a way to bring Awareness, Balance and Hope after the Northern Athens Wildfires, with the painter Nikos Vozaitis (Vozis) 2024.

She has collaborated with the musician Stefanos Filos, Live Violin & Loop Effects, and co-created the Performance, +SYN+ODOI+POROS, Athens 2024.

She has created and guided the ‘Oceanis, a Journey of Remembrance with Greek Mythology’,on board in Cyclades, 2025.

She has created and guided the workshops, “In Contact” 2023, “Spiral Core” 2024, “Cosmos” 2024, “Vongole” 2024, “Θ-EROS” 2025, “Violet” 2025,“Silver Lining” 2025, “Morning Dew” 2025, “Flourish” 2025, and “ΘΑΥΔΩΡΑ” 2025, “Healing Voice” 2025, “The body & The Esoteric Symbolism” 2025, in the Circle of La Rose, La Mer, Feminite.

She has also organised several retreats in several stunning destinations, such as in Crete, Paros, Kefalonia, in Greece and UK London.

Her work is dedicated to her Teachers, to all the people who helped her in her Path, and to all the people who opened their Souls towards a Healing Journey.

If you feel the call, choose the session that suits you and join the circle of Flower Bodies Flowing Souls & Ananda Retreats Greece.