Antaratma Theodore Chiotis

Antaratma Theodore Chiotis was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He started his practice and study of Yoga in 1995 in the system of Satyananda Yoga, with the guidance of Swami Shivamurti Saraswati.​ His first encounter with Yoga happened when a good friend took him to a Satsang with Swami Shivamurti Saraswati. Satsang means to be in the presence of truth and a Master of Yoga. What struck him then and was the reason he got hooked to Yoga, was the singing of Kirtan. There, he witnessed the release that happens when people sing and dance together, using mantras and music. ​That was the very beginning of his journey. He immediately enrolled in weekly yoga classes, practically transforming himself. Yoga became his life. His life became Yoga. Later on, he committed to his sadhana (spiritual practice). His journey then took another turn, where the desire to uplift and realize himself was rooted even deeper.​ It wasn't until 1999 that he enrolled in Yogic Studies 1. This decision didn't come out of an ambition to become a teacher. It was the encouragement of his teachers that took him forward. The Instructor's s training course in the system of Satyananda Yoga followed in 2000. Antaratma has been leading yoga classes, workshops and yoga retreats for students and instructors since that time. Antaratma is an artist and a musician. His relationship with sound began when he was only eight years old when he started studying classical guitar. Music plays a great role in his life. The very practice of Yoga allows him to dive into sound deeper than before. ​In the early years of his Yoga journey in 1998, he began composing and singing Kirtan which belongs to the branch of Nada Yoga (Yoga of the sound) and Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of the heart) is a powerful way to express and connect with the Self. The first thing that attracted him in that first Satsang is the same thing that drives him to this very day. The attraction for sound and the magic that derives from it.