Our Gratitute
Centre Teachers
Peter Petrou
Peter began his yoga journey in London in the 1990's, however it wasn't until he went to Switzerland where he met his guru Mansoor in 2005 that his yoga practice took off.
Fortunate enough to receive yoga training in the gurukular system as yoga was originally taught in India for thousands of years where information passed down from master to student on a one to one basis. The practice had a strong focus on all aspects of yoga; philosophy, meditation (vipassana), pranayama and asana. Since then Peter has received over 1000 hours of yoga training and continued to deepen his practice through studying Sivananda yoga in India, Iyengar yoga and YogaWorks. He is passionate about sharing the benefits he has witnessed from his own yoga and vipassana practice. For this reason he owned Mandala yoga cente in Switzerland and after moving to Cyprus in 2013, the Vedanta Centre and Retreat Centre Cyprus.
Today, Peter’s teaching reflects a more complete approach to yoga, beginning with structured practice on the mat and gradually extending into breath, awareness, lifestyle, diet, rest, and self-understanding.
Rather than constant variation, the emphasis is on building steadily — developing strength, alignment, mobility, and awareness step by step, allowing the breath and mind to settle naturally.
The intention is to support students in moving towards an independent and sustainable personal practice that supports daily life.
Peter began his yoga journey in London in the 1990's, however it wasn't until he went to Switzerland where he met his guru Mansoor in 2005 that his yoga practice took off.
Fortunate enough to receive yoga training in the gurukular system as yoga was originally taught in India for thousands of years where information passed down from master to student on a one to one basis. The practice had a strong focus on all aspects of yoga; philosophy, meditation (vipassana), pranayama and asana. Since then Peter has received over 1000 hours of yoga training and continued to deepen his practice through studying Sivananda yoga in India, Iyengar yoga and YogaWorks. He is passionate about sharing the benefits he has witnessed from his own yoga and vipassana practice. For this reason he owned Mandala yoga cente in Switzerland and after moving to Cyprus in 2013, the Vedanta Centre and Retreat Centre Cyprus.
Today, Peter’s teaching reflects a more complete approach to yoga, beginning with structured practice on the mat and gradually extending into breath, awareness, lifestyle, diet, rest, and self-understanding.
Rather than constant variation, the emphasis is on building steadily — developing strength, alignment, mobility, and awareness step by step, allowing the breath and mind to settle naturally.
The intention is to support students in moving towards an independent and sustainable personal practice that supports daily life.
Diana Natalie Symillides
Diana has experienced her first steps in Yoga from the young age of 11 years old in Cyprus. Since then she was in the journey through different teachers in different countries . Her teaching of Indian Traditional Yoga, Meditation and Chakra theory started in 1999, in Europe, India and since 2006 in Cyprus until today. Graduate of Yoga Vidya Gurukul India, ICYER Gitananda Yoga India and WYA.
She has been teaching at Vedanta since opening in 2013 , then created her own company AENAO Yoga Inco Dance. She also work with chakra and nadi balancing and cleansing and is a certified Access bars therapist and healer.
Diana has experienced her first steps in Yoga from the young age of 11 years old in Cyprus. Since then she was in the journey through different teachers in different countries . Her teaching of Indian Traditional Yoga, Meditation and Chakra theory started in 1999, in Europe, India and since 2006 in Cyprus until today. Graduate of Yoga Vidya Gurukul India, ICYER Gitananda Yoga India and WYA.
She has been teaching at Vedanta since opening in 2013 , then created her own company AENAO Yoga Inco Dance. She also work with chakra and nadi balancing and cleansing and is a certified Access bars therapist and healer.
Tora
- rehabilitation, yoga and soundhealing
- graduated Physio and rehabilitation university, every year goes to Iyengar university in Pune, hatha and vinyasa yoga teacher certificates
Unfortunately Tora has stepped aweay from teacher for the moment. Tora is focusing on personal matters and hopes to return to teaching yoga in the near future
- rehabilitation, yoga and soundhealing
- graduated Physio and rehabilitation university, every year goes to Iyengar university in Pune, hatha and vinyasa yoga teacher certificates
Unfortunately Tora has stepped aweay from teacher for the moment. Tora is focusing on personal matters and hopes to return to teaching yoga in the near future
Mansoor
From a very young age Mansoor was acutely aware of the immense contradictions around him and of a feeling that somewhere, there must be a meeting point beyond all the conflicting religious and sectarian beliefs. His search took him through many spiritual traditions, in different countries and many cultural contexts. For the last 35 years Mansoor has been teaching Yoga in the US, Europe and India. He is able to share and communicate this understanding in a remarkable and revealing way, creating a bridge between all the different traditions, East and West, ancient and modern and expose the underlying ever-present Truth. He has written several books, which are profound works of insight and revelation.
From a very young age Mansoor was acutely aware of the immense contradictions around him and of a feeling that somewhere, there must be a meeting point beyond all the conflicting religious and sectarian beliefs. His search took him through many spiritual traditions, in different countries and many cultural contexts. For the last 35 years Mansoor has been teaching Yoga in the US, Europe and India. He is able to share and communicate this understanding in a remarkable and revealing way, creating a bridge between all the different traditions, East and West, ancient and modern and expose the underlying ever-present Truth. He has written several books, which are profound works of insight and revelation.
Our special gratitude goes to Swami Sivananda, without him this would not be possible.