The Wisdom of the Body - Our body has its own way of communicating with us. When we do something positive our body rewards us by filling us with a feeling of joy. On the other hand, when we do something negative the messages become uncomfortable and very often painful.

It is now proved that brain biochemical imbalances can cause different kind of diseases! Electricity in the human body reaches the brain and it is processed through four biochemical neurotransmitters: dopamine, acetylcholine, GABA, and serotonin.

What happens in our lives is not a matter of luck, it is a result of our acts. Now you can learn everything you need in order to revitalise your life. Enjoy your vacation in beautiful Naxos and at the same time take part in a five days seminar which will alter your life once and for all. Learn all about

• breathing – correct breathing
• nutrition – find out what your body really needs
• exercise – stay easily but effectively in shape
• relationships – how to find what you need
• creative attitude in life – build the life you deserve

Have you ever wondered why so many people end up living in a way that they don’t like? Why so often, people think “I shouldn’t complain – it could be worst” or “what can I do, nobody has it all” or “that’s how life is”. Why things that normally should be a source of happiness are a reason of discontentment? Or simply “why life isn’t the way it should be” and why people are like they are!

I know that a lot could be said about this, but the important thing is what can be done about it! And here is the key word “do”. If we only knew what to do… You see whilst growing up we are taught so many different things about everything possible, that in the end we are losing the main point in our lives, ourselves!

We are living in a society of consumption and only one thing can take us out of the “being used” side. Knowledge!

Knowledge about ourselves and our true needs. There are two important rules that directly affecting our well being:

Nobody else can make us happy except us ourselves. We are carrying our happiness or our misfortune inside us and it is only us that are responsible for which one of them we will experience.

And if we ourselves are not happy in our lives, we can not be a positive part of other people’s lives (family, friends), no matter how much we try or how good our intentions are.

I have spent the last twenty five years involved with sports and nutrition, how the body is affecting the mind and vice versa! The more I got into it, the more I realized one thing. Body, mind, soul, heart, feelings and ideas are just manifestations of the same thing! And we will name this whole of our existence “the Ego” (not to be confused with ego and egotisms).

This Ego contains everything and this is the only way to approach it. As a circle. A circle has no sides and the same is valid for our Ego. And this is the most common mistake that so many people, or philosophies that have to do with people, are doing.

You see if É start telling you, exercise and you will be happy, or eat well, or meditate, orpractice yoga, martial arts and so on and your life will be better, I would be overlooking the Ego and I would be concerned with only a part of the person! So what should we do to encompass the entire Ego?

There are not any definite directions to approach the Ego! And thus there are not any golden rules or unique systems that can give us satisfaction and happiness in Life. What we eat is affecting not only our bodies, but also our thoughts and our thoughts are affecting our body. What we do (exercise, work…) and how we do it, is affecting our bodies and also our thoughts. What we think, what we wish, what we say and how we say it is also affecting our body and so on and so forth…

Realizing this, it was very clear to me that the only chance we have to, in order to succeed in what we are seeking, is to start thinking about our Ego not as separate parts but as a whole. Our existence is a junction of tenths of different parts and only by acknowledging and accepting this and then act according to it we can obtain what we really deserve in Life!

And you know what this is? Nothing less than the best that we could have from our daily life. What ever this is – for sure totally different from one person to the next but still valuable and precious to each one of us!

Since the early years of our existence death was a big subject. Ancient people, modern people, scientists, poets and so on were and still are occupied with death. I did the same. Then as time was passing I started to realize one thing. Yes we are going to die and I cannot tell you if it is correct like it is or not. It is something clearly personal and a lot could be said about it without one reaching any conclusion at the end.

What I can tell you is this. Yes our time and chances are limited because we are mortal. Good bad, who knows! Like everything else in life this has also two sides. Because we are limited we don’t have time to waist. If we decide that we want to live our life in a certain way we should concentrate and do it now. And believe me the time that we have is more than enough! It is us that we are limiting the already limited time.

Dying in 60 or 70 (not to mention earlier!) is not normal. Having so many diseases or problems from the age of 40 or even 30 (not to mention younger ones!) is not normal. We now know and it is scientifically approved that ages of 90 or 100 (not to mention more…) could be easily achieved. And by mentioning this numbers I mean good, healthy, creative and enjoyable years.

This is the reason that pushed me to start this project. And don’t misunderstand me, the aim isn’t longevity. The aim is quality of life! Quality through all the years that we are going to live. And if this better quality of Life brings with it longevity, then it is an added bonus!

So to go back to where we started, the golden key in order to succeed is knowledge. Knowledge that should be attained by us in our daily life and is not! And there isn’t any reason to start wondering why is like this, or to condemn people and situations. Like I said before, everything has two sides. Our civilization has a lot of positive things, but this is one of its weak sides.

The good thing about it is that you all have the opportunity to do it differently. You can bring a real change and promote a transformation in your lives! The question is do you want to?

As I watched myself the past few years I realized one thing. There is a big difference and advantage, between people like me and the majority (not all) of the people that are occupied with the same subjects that I am (all the parts of my seminar). And this is because, not only I have studied them for many years, but I also live by these principles and apply them myself.

So I can see from first hand the benefits of all the principles that I would like to show to you. A small example of what I’m saying is my training situation. I have been taking part in kick boxing tournaments since I was eighteen and I still am, now in my forty fourth years! And actually the last ten years I am performing better than before! And believe me there aren’t a lot of people in the whole world that can do something like this.

You sea each one of us has his strong and weak sides in Life. We all now that. What we should do is to realize both sides and then try to make the first one stronger and the second (as much as is possible) weaker.

I cannot say if it was by luck, or it was karma or whatever but because of the way that I was (and still am) living I had the opportunity to do so. Of course I don’t feel that I’m finished with this process. I know that there’s still a lot to be done. But I also know that I’m on the right way and I can see and feel the positive and creative steps and changes in my Life.

Life! What a word, what a meaning! Thousands of books have been written, millions of people have been speaking or even singing about it.

I belong to the people that you could describe as “lovers of Life” Don’t ask me how and why I became like that, because I don’t have any kind of answer to give you. You see, although I’m the fifth child of a normal medium Greek family, in the way of living I don’t have any connection or similarity with anybody else in my family!

I was born in 1963 in Kavala (a nice city beside the sea in northern Greece). Until I finish school (where I was an average student) the only thing you could tell about me was that I loved to exercise. Running, swimming and gymnastics were my major interests. Not much of a reader.

Suddenly after I finished school I went to the public library and borrowed a book (Zorbas the Greek from N. Kazantzkis). Since that day I never stopped reading and studying! Romance first, philosophy after, science later.

At the same time I started one of the big loves in my Life. Martial arts. Although I was training in Kick boxing (a clear western style way of training) I was always, also interested in the eastern philosophy and view of the Martial Arts. I never felt or believed that the whole story was only about punching and kicking! So after twenty or more years of training, reading and searching I created my own style which I named “Zen Kick Boxing” And it is exactly what it says. The unification of the eastern philosophy with the western way of acting. Of course I’m still in the beginning and a lot must and will follow, but like I said I feel and I know that I’m on the right path. After I felt that I had reached a certain level with my training and reading (in the early nineties) I decided to leave my home town. Almost ten years of traveling followed. I lived in different places, mostly big cities. Toronto was the beginning and then Berlin and Vienna followed, ending in a small place in Norway (Hamar). Gathering experiences was my major aim. So whilst doing whatever work I could do, I read, trained and at the same time I watched the people around me. How they live, what they are doing, why, if they were happy and so on… It was a good period in my Life. I studied (and enjoyed) “the school of Life”.

When I returned to Greece, I didn’t want to live in a big city again, so I ended up in the small but beautiful Naxos. Here I opened my small Martial Arts center were I teach what I’ve learned until now and of course at the same time try also to improve on it. So after I came here, I followed a nutrition school, in order to strengthen my general knowledge about nutrition and how it affects us. After I finished this and since I knew how much our well being is affected by so many factors, lots of miscellaneous seminars have followed. The subjects included, massage, nutrition, exercise and of course self-knowledge.

At the same time I also created my small family. My wife, whom I met here, is from Norway and we now have a three year old son. And I can say that we a have a good happy Life in our small paradise. I know that it sounds nice, small island, quiet, peaceful etc. But you know what, I always say that we carry our paradise and hell inside of us. And we expose it where ever we are!

Yes it was our choice to come and live here. This was because of some important, for us, qualities that we could find here and of course we also don’t have everything here.On the other hand, I lived also happily in small apartments, (and in big cities) where the only thing you could see was the windows of the houses next door! So there is a key for each situation that can allow us to live the Life we wish and deserve. And you know what? This key is our self! And this is what I want to show to you! You see, as the years went by I realized that (again don’t ask why) I am a teacher and what I like, want and enjoy doing in my Life, is to share my knowledge with other people.

The real qualities in Life (those that most of us seek) are already here inside us. My wish is to show to you how to bring them out and apply them in your daily Life!

The seminar program will be like this:

The seminars will start in May and continue until October. They will begin on the first Monday of every month and continue for four more days (Mon. – Friday). You can choose between having them all or have separate days according to your wish. The day will begin at 9.00 am and finish at 2.00 pm with a different subject being discussed each day. You have the option to arrange the accommodation by your self, or we can arrange it for you. The language of the seminars will be English and since it is adressed to people of different nationalities, the language used will be simple and easy to understand. Written informations will be given in Greek, English, German and Norwegian, according to the needs.

The seminars will take place in my own sport center, which is located inside Naxos town. Also like I said in the beginning, if you like we can arrange your accommodation. And of course any kind of needed help will be offered, together with advices for where to go, what to see, what to eat etc.

Finding the real reasons for body imbalances and mood disorders and restoring them. Relief your body from spine caused problems, bring your spine to its natural situation. Relax and enjoy massage! A body mind energizing combination of massages. First, self healing:

You have to keep in mind that our body is a very complicated factory. Everything that we do (or don’t do), we eat, we say, we think, is affecting its function. Muscle pains, headaches, organically dysfunctions, behavioral difficulties, depression, sleeplessness, etc, are very often the results of inner imbalances! And by correcting them we are diminishing any kind of problems that are bothering us.

If you have been reading some of the information existing on this internet page, then it is clear to you (if it wasn’t already) how everything is connected in our bodies and how this is affecting our lives. Things that are happening to us e.g. diseases, problems, negative way of thinking, low self esteem etc, could have their reasons and their solutions inside us.

It is possible that when we are making, lets say a blood test everything looks fine, but without this reflecting our true body situation! You see what the test shows, is what is going on in our blood – what is inside there and in which quantities. But this is not always connected with what is happening inside our cells. It is possible that all that we need exists inside us, however for some other reason/imbalance, our cells can not use it properly.

And no test can show us how our cells are functioning. It is only through the general picture of our body situation and behavior that we can realize what is going on inside us and what we really need.

Through specially planed questionnaires that I am using it is possible to find out any kind of imbalances that are causing us trouble. Vitamin or mineral deficiencies can be detected, or hormone unbalances can be found.

All these are the keys that can allow us to open the doors of real Health for our bodies and Balance for our Lives.

Second, spine rehabilitation:

Wrong body posture, misusing our bodies and daily repeated small or sometimes big mistakes are leading to spine problems. Find out, what are the most common mistakes that you are daily doing and how to correct or avoid them. Get rid of spine pains and dysfunctions through easy to be made and for all ages, programs, which will strengthen your spine and improve its flexibility.

Third, energizing massage/relaxing massage.

I now have a fifteen year of experience with massage. What I do is Thai massage, reflexology massage, classical relaxing massage, facial lymphatic massage and trigger point massage.

So according to your needs you can choose and have one of the above types of massage.

The massage can be done in your hotel room on a massage bed, or in our center. In case there aren’t any special needs, or wishes, the massage that I usually do, is a combination of all the above. I am working on the body meridians, trying to improve the energy flow and at the same time relaxing the muscles from their tension.

Keep in mind that a good massage:

• Relieves your tension and pain
• Helps your circulation
• Improves your muscle flexibility
• Rejuvenates your skin
• And improves your sense of well being!
• Massage courses (special one for couples) will be added later to the seminars. Ask for more information.

These offers are of course, also for people that don’t take part to the seminars. Still an appointment is necessary and for the first two you will require one to three appointments of one or two hours each (according to your needs).

If you have any questions or require more information you can contact me using the contact form below, or at info@naxos-seminars.gr

Tel: +30 22850 26674
Mobile: +30 6945 70 80 74