Μake us preferred on Google The B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation in Athens will host a new series of experiential workshops combining yoga, meditation and art from November 18, 2026, through April 14, 2027, inviting participants to explore the connection between artistic expression, physical awareness and self-discovery.
Titled Awakening the Self: A Journey Through Yoga and Art, the program brings yoga practices into dialogue with the Foundation’s temporary exhibitions, offering an alternative way to engage with artworks beyond conventional observation.
Held inside the exhibition galleries, the workshops will combine breathing exercises, gentle yoga, meditation, creative activities and, during selected sessions, soundscapes. Through these practices, participants will be encouraged to engage all their senses, use movement and breath as tools for exploration, and develop a more personal and immersive relationship with art.
The program serves as an educational initiative accompanying the Foundation’s temporary exhibitions and is designed to connect artistic observation with mindfulness and self-awareness.
First workshop cycle inspired by Kylie Manning’s exhibition
The first cycle, comprising three sessions on November 18, December 2 and December 16, 2026, draws inspiration from In An Overcast Sky, an exhibition by artist Kylie Manning.
Each workshop approaches the exhibition through a different theme, combining physical practice with sensory exploration and creative expression.
The opening session, “The Body as a Place of Memory,” on November 18, will explore the relationship between the body, the natural environment and personal memory. Through gentle yoga, deep relaxation, guided observation and journaling, participants will reflect on how sensory impressions, such as scents, colors and the feeling of the ground beneath their feet, can evoke memories and connect them to places that have shaped their lives.
The second session, “The Tides of the Body,” on December 2, will focus on movement, rhythm and creative freedom. Participants will follow the flow of their breath and movement as they explore the exhibition and move among its artworks and translucent curtains. They will also create their own compositions using tracing paper and fine-tip pens, experimenting with lines, transparency and overlapping forms.
The third workshop, “Between the Visible and the Unseen,” on December 16, will examine the relationship between visual perception, sound and the senses. Through gentle yoga and guided observation, participants will explore how images, light and forms change depending on how they are viewed. The session will conclude with a sound meditation using singing bowls, inviting participants to experience sound, vibration and silence in a more attentive way.
The final meditation will be led by Marina Papaioannou, a yoga and Yoga Nidra instructor and sound practitioner.
Dates and participation
The complete program consists of two workshop cycles. Following the first three sessions in November and December 2026, the second cycle will take place on March 17 and 31 and April 14, 2027.
All workshops will run on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation in central Athens.
The program was designed and will be led by Alexandra Palantza, a visual artist, museologist and certified yoga trainer and educator (E-RYT500, YACEP).
