Alin Batanian - Yoga & Pilates Instructor

Alin was born and raised in Athens. She holds a degree in Food Technology and Nutrition from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (2009) and graduated from the Professional Dance School “Rallou Manou” (2011). Her journey in movement began early—at the age of four, she enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D.) training program, studying classical ballet under Carol Hanis and reaching Advanced Level II.

Her deep interest in the study of the body led her to the teachings of Michalis Mahatman Saraswati and Swami Nirvikalpa (Olga Alexiou), where she completed her first Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (RYT 200hr, 2013), followed by specializations in Restorative Yoga (120hr), Healing Parts of Yoga (120hr), Chakra Work – Level 1 (32hr), and Clinical Yoga for Hypertension (120hr, 2018). She also studied Kriya Yoga under Alessandro Ortona from 2016 to 2018. Over the years, she expanded her practice by attending workshops in Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, Anusara, Acro, and Aerial Yoga across Greece, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

As a dancer, she has taught classical ballet at the Gymnastics Club of Irakleio Attikis (2010–2011) and contemporary dance at The Henny Jurriëns Foundation in Amsterdam (2012). She has performed in productions across the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and Portugal (2012–2014) under the choreography of Manuel Ronda.

In Greece, she has collaborated extensively with choreographer Menti Mega on projects such as Unlimited Access—a European program supporting professional dancers and individuals with motor, cognitive, or visual impairments (2014–2016); the educational program Triples and Triplets (2017–2018); and the performance Sweet Abyss (2015). She also participated in the 3rd Young Choreographers Festival at the Onassis Cultural Centre (Fläche en Handfläche by Ioanna Angelopoulou, 2015) and in Stavros Petropoulos’ documentary I Am a Dancer (2016), all produced by the Onassis Foundation.

In recent years, she has worked closely with Irini Kourouvani, organizing dance workshops and performances in public primary schools across Attica. These initiatives, part of the International Olympic Truce Centre’s educational programs, aim to help children reconnect with their bodies, explore rhythm and movement as forms of expression, and embrace the diversity of every body.

She also volunteers with the “Pisti” Association at the “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital in Athens, offering dance therapy and yoga sessions to young patients and their families in the Pediatric Oncology-Hematology Unit (POAIM – K.E.TH.).

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