SOMAIAthens · 2026
StudioEleftheriaKatya
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A studio in Athens · 2026—

For the strong body
and the quiet mind.

Two practitioners. Two traditions. One threshold — between effort and ease, west and east, movement and rest.

studio · interior · vertical
Fig. 1the room
§ 01Philosophy

A meeting place for two practices.

The studio is built around two teachers — and the spaces between what they teach. On one side, Pilates: classical lineage, the apparatus, the discipline of repetition. On the other, healing arts that move between east and west: sound, touch, breath.

Neither is treated as the warm-up to the other. Strength and stillness are kept on equal footing — and the practice is what passes between them.

01

Lineage

A classical Pilates practice and traditional healing modalities, taught with care for where they came from.

02

Two halves

Effort and ease, structure and surrender. Each is a discipline. Each is given its own room.

03

Small groups

No more than six at a time. Sessions are personal — adjustments are made by hand, not by app.

eleftheria · portrait
§ 02Healing arts

Eleftheria

“What gets called healing is mostly attention. I try to give my hands and my hearing to that.”

Eleftheria trained in reflexology in Athens and continued her studies in Bali, Kyoto and London. She works between traditions — Greek folk medicine, Ayurvedic touch, sound therapy — and treats each modality as a language rather than a system.

A session might begin with breath, move through sound, and end with the feet. She does not promise outcomes; she promises attention.

practices · 7
Sound Bath·Reflexology·Breathwork·Somatic Integration·Acutonics·Restorative Touch·Closing Ceremonies
katya · portrait
§ 03Pilates

Katya

“Pilates is not a workout. It is a way of paying attention to how you hold yourself, repeated until it changes you.”

Katya is one of Athens' most sought-after Pilates instructors. Classically trained, contemporary in application — she teaches mat, reformer, Cadillac and Wunda chair to dancers, athletes, post-partum mothers and desk-bound writers alike.

Her hour is precise: a warm spine, a strong center, a clear mind by the end. Beginners are welcome. So are the very advanced. There is no level she will not meet you at.

practices · 5
Reformer Pilates·Mat Pilates·Private Sessions·Cadillac & Tower·Pre & Post-Natal
§ 04The Practice

Twelve ways into the room.

P.01K / 55′

Reformer

Group of six. Spring resistance, classical sequence, attentive cuing.

P.02K / 50′

Mat — Classical

The original 34 exercises, in order. Strict, repeatable, addictive.

P.03K / 60′

Private

One body, one teacher, one hour. The fastest way into the work.

P.04K / 60′

Cadillac

Apparatus work with springs and trapeze. Decompression, opening, length.

P.05K / 45′

Pre & Post-Natal

A tender Pilates path through pregnancy and the year after.

H.01E / 75′

Sound Bath

Crystal and brass bowls, gongs, voice. You lie down. The room does the rest.

H.02E / 60′

Reflexology

A reading of the feet. Slow, specific, surprisingly emotional.

H.03E / 50′

Breathwork

Pranayama meets Greek folk breath. Useful for sleep, grief, performance.

H.04E / 90′

Somatic Integration

A long session, body and conversation. After difficult weeks.

H.05E / 60′

Acutonics

Tuning forks on meridians. Strange, then immediate.

X.01E·K / 120′

Reset Afternoon

Reformer with Katya, then a sound bath with Eleftheria. Bring water.

X.02E·K / 180′

Saturday Slow

Mat, breath, tea, reflexology. A morning that returns you to your week.

§ 05Journal

A letter, when there is something worth saying.

A quiet newsletter from the studio — class notes, a passage we are reading, the occasional opening in the schedule. Roughly monthly. Easily unsubscribed.