About Us

Welcome to Gasoline Yoga Power Hub. Power refers to both power of the spirit and power of the physical body. These two go hand in hand, and it's best when they co-exist. This is a supported space, not a safe space. Safe spaces do not exist, as a safe space implies a controlled space. We can't control life. There is always an element of risk. Let us release control and expectation and experience what happens. This space is addressed to everyone regardless of body weight, previous experience or age. The idea is to build internal and external strenth in various fun, yet customized ways.

At Gasoline you may also experience the ritual of Yoga Thai Massage. Touching coming from someone who is well-meaning, is healing itself. The benevolent intention combined with knowledge and skill can be fueling for both the receiver and the giver of the massage. When the two people meet frequency-wise, an unexpected bond is created at the end of the session. Thai Massage is an holistic approach, which means we don't just treat the muscles but the entire fascia, the mood, the emotional state and we also explore our trust capabilities.

We created this space for us to fuel our soul, body & mind, and connect with each other. We invite you to experience the transformative power of yoga and movement, provided in a simple, but not simplistic, yet authentic way.

From my heart to yours,

Namaste

Maria

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Yoga Massage sound bath Wellness Hydra island Greece

Maria Simitakos

I can write so many things as bio, but I'm more interesting exactly as I am in the present moment. Let's meet in real life!

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We experience what we are the vibration of. Because we are sentient beings that crave to have the most joyful human experience. And that joy lies in the moments of presence. Nature's sounds remind us where we come from and where we're heading. Allow us to observe change or no change at all. Help us get in touch with our inner most subjective reality.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #soundhealing #hydrayogaretreat #hydragreece

Just because we're used to the desert, doesn't mean we don't deserve the ocean.

Namaste from Hydra,
Maria 🙏🏾

The Yoga Cat & Gasoline's Aspirations

It appears that this Hydra girl is performing Surya Yantrasana. The truth is she is intuitively tuning into her body and doing what feels right. The fact that she's fully present in the moment, frees her from any potential performance stress, while no blockages are stored in her body, allowing such a deep asana (pose) without any injury probability.
She doesn't know she's doing yoga. She doesn't put any labels.
I teach multiple styles of yoga, deriving from mother Ashtanga. However, what I truly try to teach is a style of Yoga free from the stress of performance.

Join me for your practice, so we get there together.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#hydraisland
#yogaphilosophy #practiceandalliscoming

Moments from our Thai Massage Work in Athens, where we all became environments for each other.... We all experienced a spectrum of emotions, ranging from awkwardness, nervousness & and self-doubt to presence, relief, joy & surrender. All together and individualy. Because we gave a chance to ourselves and to each other. A chance to whatever it is that we needed this particular moment in linear time.
Thanks to everyone for your presence.

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

Aerial Cocoon Day ♡♡♡
Don't fight the darkness. Don't even worry about it. Turn on the light.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#aerialyoga #practiceandalliscoming
#thaimassage #yogaphiposophy #vinyasakrama

Let's ask ourselves, how good can I feel? What does it feel like to be enough? What does it take not to identify with the ego? And then maybe we take a step forward towards our spiritual infancy.

Namaste,
Maria

For years I've tried to meditate with my mind. I'll wait patiently till the day I meditate with my heart comes.

PS: Anyone posting a picture in meditation pose is either meditating with their mind or just posing. I'm simply posing here, and it looks nice, doesn't it? Don't get misled...

Namaste,
Maria 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #practiceandalliscoming #spiritualawakening #foodforthesoul

Kids are teaching us presence and flow. We, adults, choose not to see or listen. However, there is still hope. For as long as kids stay kids 🙏🏾

Namaste,
Maria

Connected, yet not attached. Connected, without holding on too tightly.

#thaimassage #thaimassagehydra #thaimassageathens #holistichealth #yogathaimassage #practiceandalliscoming #cosmicconsciousness

How are the poses and meditation supposed to feel in the body? As a yoga teacher & student, this question regularly comes up to remind me that with presence, every conundrum can be unraveled.

Namaste 🙏🏾
Maria

#yogahydra #yogaathens #yogaphilosophy #practiceandalliscoming #presence #asana #meditation #greekislandyogaretreats #yogaessence

Taking a fresh look upon what I already know ... or what I think I know is challenging yet so exciting. Through the workshop class dedicated to the "concept" of down dog that I love to teach, I experienced that mental & physical strength require a sturdy foundation, which is built pebble by pebble through committed practice and not through achieving fancy poses alone. At the end of the day, a circus artist can perform better than any yogi. Even the circus artist only becomes a yogi, when they are able to pace their breath throughout the duration of the movement. Also when they take a moment to pause and ponder...how does this placement of my core and limbs really feel?
Get over the performative aspect of yoga, which is almost exclusively promoted through social media and redefine what the practice of yoga means to you and how it feels in your body & soul.
When was the last or first time you wondered, how does that asana (pose in Sanskrit) feel in my body? Is just breathwork & meditation still yoga to you?

More soul-fueling workshop classes in Athens & Hydra are always brewing.

Thank you @samjanelang for sharing the moment with me 🙏🏾

#yogaphilosophy #yogagreekislands #yogaathens #practiceandalliscoming #yogavibes ##justkeeptrying #downdog #yogamentality #yogaessence #Namaste #vinyasaathens #vinyasagreece

The word Yoga derives from the Sanskrit root "Yuj," which means to "unite". The purpose of Yoga was spontaneously achieved in class today and I couldn't help but capture it. With the permission of the people depicted, I upload this timeless moment, as a reminder to seek Union within above all and then with our fellow human & animal beings and spirits.

#yogaphilosophy #yogahydra #practiceandalliscoming #savasana #yogagreekislands #namaste #keepitsimple

Doors of Hydra
I live in a place where I get to observe the old in the new, every single day. I observe this to myself as well, criticizing it and deciding when that's good and when that's bad. Until the day I see it as it is, I have a long way to go. Work with myself is the most important thing I will ever do.

If I can accept where I am in my evolution, then I can accept others for where they are in their journey.

Namaste 🙏🏾
Maria

With the best of our intentions, myself and my beloved teacher and friend @michellemartoneyoga invite you to join our Hydra Island Yoga Retreat in September 2025.

We aim at sharing our truth, creating a safe space for everyone else to share their truth, making meaningful connections, supporting local family-run businesses and exploring the hidden gems I have discovered here in Hydra, after my year-long quest to tune into the energy of this land.

My wish for our next year's meet-up is the following:
May we experience together what we are the vibration of.

For all the info, visit Michelle's website:
www.michellemartoneyoga.com

#greekislands
#greekislandyogaretreats
#yogaretreat #yogahydra #hydrayogaretreat #practiceandalliscoming #thaimassage #ayuverda

Womanhood. I meet so many women, including myself, who've made friends with their masculine part. Our feminine side though, our core, is diminished, hidden and ignored. A totally natural response for survival in a world made by mediocre white males, for mediocre white males. Once the realization that I came into this world as a woman for a reason arises, one starts to wonder. What am I capable of? How do I find my power? And that's a game changer. Because we acknowledge we have each other, and together we can navigate the abysmal chaos handed to us. Then womanhood turns into sisterhood and we can eventually experience Nanaste into each other's eyes. We see each other's essence, so we are meeting in that place where time doesn't exist. 'Cause this place is the home of the Creator. As old as the Universe. As new as the very breath we are just drawing.

PS just notice how the sky colors above us change

#yogaphilosophy #yogahydra #yogagreekislands
#nofiltersever ##practiceandalliscoming #cosmos #womanhood #sisterhood #yoga #livingwell

Urdhva Dandasana. I root down to rise up. May that be with my feet, with my head, with my palms, with my mind.
Just keep trying because practice and all is coming.

#yogahydra #urdhvadandasana #practiceandalliscoming #greekislands #justkeeptrying #inversions #headstand

What is Yoga Thai Massage?
1. It's a game of trust that I play alone. Like always in life. It's about trusting that I am supported and protected, so I may let go in order to receive.
2. The end result depends on the benevolent intention of both the person who gives the massage, as well as of the person who receives the massage.
3. Lastly comes technique and experience, so the energy canals that run through the body are activated through gentle pressure and most of the body parts are well stretched and meticulously taken care of.

After all, touch itself is healing.

Bottom line is, that like Yoga, Thai massage is another ritual that money cannot buy. Because money cannot buy a pure intention. However, in the society we live in, money can be seen as a form of energy currency, so both sides can give and receive.

Namaste 🙏🏾

We brought our best of energy into the yoga room and left the space with one heart. We'd never met before, at least in this lifetime. However, there was something so intimate and caring in the interaction. And it's for sure, this is the beginning of a deep connection.

The most beautiful thing in life, is we don't know what and who tomorrow brings.

Thank you @mariamariposayoga and see you down the road.

Namaste 🙏🏾

#yogahydra #yogafriendship #hydraisland #hydrawellness #namaste #asabovesobelow #practiceandalliscoming

On Wednesday June 19th at 20.00, myself and the @nhmuseum_of_athens invite you to join us at the terrace of Tetsis home and atelier in Hydra, for a sunset yoga session. Trust me to guide you into a journey of self-awareness, where the unique energy of the historic building, combined with our benevolent personal and collective intentions, will feed our souls.
Yoga is for everybody and literally every body. Please join us regardless of previous experience and make this practice your own.

Get in touch if you have any questions or to book your spot.

From my heart to yours,
Namaste 🙏🏾

We met before we met yoga. After yoga came into our lives, our bond strengthened through practicing together. The time spent on the mat helped us get attuned to the same frequency, so we may communicate without words, see with no eyes, and hear without ears.
No fancy clothes are required. Join us for practice on a daily basis on Hydra island, Greece.
See you @biancadreaming in the yoga shala. Get to meet her @koutsikou_shops.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

#yogahydra #vinyasahydra #hydraisland
#practiceandalliscoming #thaimassagehydra

Alongside our body and soul projects, our team of 3, consisting of myself, my mom and my sister, offer babysitting services in beautiful Hydra. We look forward to meeting your most important creations!!

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

#hydrababysitting #hydrakids#hydrachild

Barre à terre or Maria Fay's Floor Barre system: Meticulously crafted ballet sequences performed while sitting or lying on the floor.
Benefit Nº1: The joints are not under the influence of gravity. Movement not subjected to the gravitational pull equals self-healing.
The system was originally created to assist injured ballet dancers during their rehabilitation.
Benefit Nº2: For every individual, regardless of their background, Floor Barre is a complete full body workout.
Benefit Nº3: Floor Barre builds equal amounts of strength and flexibility.
Benefit Nº4: The posture is visibly improved within a few weeks of dedicated practice, and the effect remains beyond the short duration of the class. The brain is rewired to subconsciously maintain the spine at a new, more euphoric position, which facilitates deep breathing and prevents muscle soreness due to bad posture.

Join us in Hydra or online and experience yourself the bliss of Maria Fay's Floor Barre.

#hydrawellness #hydra #hydrafloorbarre #hydrabarreaterre #hydrarehab

Gasoline's schedule:
Fuel the soul with us in Hydra, where we offer the style of Yoga that is not based on physical performance. Let's focus on feeling rather than achieving. The ritual of Traditional Thai Massage combined with healing sounds will most certainly fuel the soul ⛽️.
Check out our stories or website (link in bio) for the daily schedule.
Thai Massage & Sound Massage upon request.
Private classes upon request.
Because as above, so below.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

#hydrawellness #hydrayoga #barreaterrehydra #fuelyourbody #asabovesobelow #hydra #practiceandalliscoming #beherenow #presence

Their energy is still there.
Once, a very important woman in my life inspired me to tune into the energy of places where spiritual people set foot in. Their body might have turned into ashes, and their legacy is probably passed on according to other people's narrations. However, they tell their true story if we listen.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

#hydra #hydrayoga

Acropolis of Athens
My ancestors understood that health for the body and soul comes from exploration. All of us may choose to fall in one of 2 categories or both at the same time:
1) I don't know what's best for me. I'll figure it out by trying different approaches and experiencing what works, or
2) I intuitively know what's best for me by exploring where I'm standing here and now.
The inheritance that Ancient Greeks left us is marvels of architecture, science, and spirituality, derivatives of their inner drive to know more about themselves.

I wanna learn more about myself. And that's my wish for all of you.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Yoga cannot be seen. Because the inner experience cannot be shared.
One might think I'm doing yoga here. Truth is, I am performing asanas (the physical part of yoga). When in Savasana (the final relaxation pose) and in a state of appreciation for what just happened on the mat and in the heart, the practioner may experience yoga.
In Sanskrit, yoga means union. The union of the individual consciousness with the universal consciousness.

The slow passage from light to darkness.
We never question that the sun will rise again the next morning. However, we doubt we will experience again the dawn of our lives when we've been dealing with our inner dusk for long enough.
Let's get inspiration, alongside reassurance, from Mother Nature once again.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Veranda session vol.1: Back home in Sparta today, and I had so much resistance practicing outdoors in the strong wind.....even though that wind was eventually blowing in my favor 🙏🏽

My current task is observing that subtle resistance that keeps me from discovering my true Self.

Namaste
Maria

Nature survives in the city. So do we. Is it about surving or living our lives though??

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Make room for the spring within you, by experiencing Mother Nature flourish, after her deep winter rest. We learn by experience. And experience can only be lived with every atom of our existence rather than be communicated through social media!!

See you down the road.
Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

The perfect avocado 🥑
I always play this game, where I bet on whether or not this is gonna be a fluorescent green super flavourful avocado or a half rotten piece of fruit. I make that decision upon the basis of its look. I've come to realize I do exactly the same thing with people. I form an opinion based on the so-called first impression. Most of the time, that rushed decision dissolves when I get to know the person "from the inside out." Other times, that decision solidifies and doesn't leave room for new connections.
Yoga, my guru, is teaching me that every new skill requires effort & persistence. Both virtues are also required to form meaningful interpersonal relationships that go beyond the looks & shapes. Deep connection between souls is a skill that can be cultivated by making room in our hearts for that sort of energy to reside in.
Working on oneself is what we can do to improve all aspects of our lives. And it's an inside-out lively process.

Αστρικά ταξίδια με ελεύθερη είσοδο με τη Χάιδω & τον Αποστόλη από αυτή την Πέμπτη και κάθε Πέμπτη στις 20.00 στα Εξάρχεια. Μαθήματα αυτογνωσίας με δάσκαλο τον ίδιο μας τον Εαυτό, όταν είμαστε σε θέση να ακούσουμε και να δούμε με την ψυχή. Η Χάιδω και ο Αποστόλης θα είναι οι οδηγοί μας σε αυτό το ταξίδι. Θα είμαι κι εγώ εκεί. Ας τους εμπιστευθούμε.

Είσοδος πάντα δωρεάν.

Για πληροφορίες στείλε μου προσωπικό μήνυμα ή κάλεσε τον Αποστόλη στο 6939564339

Namaste 🙏🏽

Την Κυριακή 25.2 στις 11.00 θα επιτρέψουμε στον καιρό να επιλέξει αν θα γίνει η πρακτική μας στην ταράτσα με θέα τον Ταΰγετο. Προσωπικά έχω βιώσει τις ομορφότερες μου πρακτικές στην καρδιά του χειμώνα σε αυτή την ανοιχτωσιά. Χρόνος, χώρος & αέρας. Πως επηρεάζεται η αντίληψη, οι σκέψεις και η ενσυναίσθηση μας όταν βρισκόμαστε σε άμεση επαφή με τα στοιχεία τη φύσης? Ας διαλογιστούμε/συγκεντρωθούμε ρωτώντας ακριβώς αυτό. Ας κινήσουμε το σώμα και ας παρατηρήσουμε. Την Κυριακή.

Το κάλεσμα απευθύνεται σε όλες & όλους.
Προκράτηση θέσης συνίσταται.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Accomplishing things we never thought we would derives from persistence & repetition. If only we were to devote all the energy we give to social media, interactions that don't bring us joy & relationships that don't serve as anymore, to practices and rituals that revive & connect, we would feel and perceive the world around and within us so much more deeply.

As somebody who took distance from her 9 to 5 and the corporate lifestyle and decided to pursue unpredictability & flow, whatever that might mean, I can assure you that not risking is way riskier.

Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

I am blessed enough to have experienced sisterhood to the fullest. If you have experienced any kind of "hood" in your life, you are blessed too. My wish for you is to embrace the people in your community and remind them how much you love & appreciate them every day. May you give and you'll receive 💗🙏🏽

Maria

Την Πέμπτη 11.1 στις 17.30 ξεκινούν ξανά τα μαθήματα σύγχρονου χορού με τη Βαλιάνα Σιμητάκου 💜 come vibe with her

Από αυτή την Πέμπτη & κάθε Πέμπτη 💪🏾

Που? Στούντιο Χορού Απόηχος, Σολωμού 16, Πλατεία Εξαρχείων, 1ος όροφος

Βρείτε τη στο FB @ Valiana Simitakou ή στείλτε μου ένα προσωπικό μήνυμα για παραπάνω πληροφορίες.

Un-learning. One of the most valuable lessons I'm trying to learn. And when I think I've learnt something new, it appears I have to deconstruct this as well, and learn something simpler & humbler.

Photos by mom

May I stop outsourcing my happiness. May I see that I carry home everywhere I go. May I connect with your soul before I connect with your body. I am complete by myself, even when I feel like I am not. I carry the Divine Source within, even when I dismiss It. I grow through vulnerability & authenticity.

#yoga #yogalife #wellbeing #selfawareness #awakening #authenticity #asana #simplicity

Paschimottanasana, aka love your animal friends/brothers/sisters/sons/daughters 🐕

Την Πέμπτη 21.12 στις 19.00 τιμούμε τη θεϊκή μητέρα τη μεγαλύτερη νύχτα του χρόνου, με ένα συνδυαστικό μάθημα vinyasa & yin yoga. Θα μιλήσουμε για τη μετάβαση από το φως στο σκοτάδι στη φύση αλλά και μέσα μας.

Σπύρου Τρικούπη 11 Εξάρχεια & online
Παρακαλώ στείλτε προσωπικό μήνυμα για οποιαδήποτε απορία.

On Thursday the 21st, we honor the Divine Mother on the longest night of the year with a yoga class that combines vinyasa & yin yoga. We will discuss the transition from light to darkness in nature & inside of us.

11, Spirou Trikoupi str., & online
Please text me should you have any questions

Happy winter solstice
Namaste 🙏🏽
Maria

Be formless, shapeless, like water.

Bruce Lee

When I need to ground myself and bring my consciousness to the present moment, I visualize that I am breathing in the same air I did that day.

"It"

Sounds that raised thousands of generations of living beings and are about to extinct. The serenity they bring is indescribable. However, can we pursue that serenity in the city? Can we be monks when living downtown, training our conscious mind to abide by the silence commanded by the heart, so the heart can be heard? Can we yoke* qualities that seem like a bad match? Yes. All the serenity you need is within you. Let it breathe, so you can breathe along with it, so you can be it. Anywhere you might be, "It", is right there within you.

* yoke: the root of the word yoga, in the sense of union

I embarked on this journey on my own. Sometimes, losing balance is part of living a balanced life. I'm not even sure I know how to define balance. I keep looking for it at the top of mountains. However, the only Zen I keep finding there, is the one I bring with me. I keep going, gaining momentum amidst chaos and trying to find stillness while on the go.
Namaste 🙏🏽

Slow down 🐌. We took the time to listen to our bodies and our practice ended up being much slower and softer than originally planned. It appears that planning is often an illusion that keeps us temporarily safe. Do we let improvisation, flow & change in? Sunday thoughts.

Beyond all polarities, I am. I take time to listen to my body, rest and train my mind to let the thoughts pass by, with no attachment or judgment.

Don't take everything so seriously. Easier said than done....but acro yoga definitely brings us one step closer to that attitude.
Namaste 🙏🏽

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Hydra, 18040

Athens, 10683

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