The Grenchus Foundation @ Brainhealth Yoga Retreat

I had a fabulous time this weekend in Central Park getting to know Brainhealth Yoga and their upcoming Yoga Retreat in GREECE!!!

Brainhealth Yoga is all about where Psychology and Yoga Meet!!

A retreat based on Science, hosted by a Medical Psychologist & Yogateacher.
1-7 april 2023, Greece

Who Is Brainhealth Yoga?

Meet the founders:

Maria is a yoga teacher:

As the name suggests, Maria is of Greek descent. She was born in Germany and grew up bilingual. Every summer she went to Greece on holiday to her family, with whom she has always kept a good warm bond. She got a lot of greek culture, the way of life, the food and also the passion for dance! From the age of 6, Maria has taken lessons in ballet, modern and hip hop.
At the age of 18 she moved to the Netherlands to pursue her dreams; to study at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. In 2015 Maria obtained her Bachelor degree and graduated as a dance teacher.
She then shared her passion by giving different types of dance lessons, workshops and performances throughout the Netherlands. Her creativity was also reflected in photography of Latin dancers.
In 2018 she decided to pursue her second life dream: to move to Greece and build her life here. Her interest shifted from dance to yoga. She first came into contact with yoga through her mother who taught yoga. Maria eventually found a lot of peace here and needed more knowledge.
She decided to train as a yoga teacher (200RYT). In 2020 she successfully completed her training at the Yoga & Budo Center in Athens. Her main focus is Hatha yoga and flow.
In recent years, Maria has enjoyed giving private yoga, meditation and breathing classes in northern Greece.

Marjolein (in some of our photography below) was born and raised in Breda, Noord-Brabant. She grew up in a creative and musical family. Human behavior and the brain intrigued her as a child. She knew early on what she wanted; become a psychologist, treat psychological problems and help people improve their quality of life. In addition, there was a passion for dance, flexibility and acrobatics. At the age of 10 she started with dance lessons; jazz, ballet, hip hop, street dance, and performed with show teams. Years later she became a danceteacher and here Maria’s path crossed Marjolein’s.
In 2010 Marjolein graduated, and became Master of Science in Medical Psychology, Neuropsychology at Tilburg University.

After her studies, Marjolein worked in various institutions as a medical psychologist. In 2017 she graduated from her postgraduate studies as a GZ psychologist. In 2020 she opened her own Psychology practice in The Hague to treat people independently. To this day, she workes in her practice with great satisfaction.
In addition, she has further specialized in brainhealth and gives her own masterclasses: “Master your Brain, Master your Life”, for people who want more knowledge about the body-mind-soul connection and want to take maximum care of their brain, in order to be able to live their best life. This program will be given at the reteat.
Furthermore, for the last 8 years, she also has been involved in flexibility and aerial sports, (hoop, pole, silks) and has been teaching for 6 years. Marjolein will also teach active flexibiliy and a headstandclass during the retreat.

ABOUT THE YOGA RETREAT! REGISTER HERE!!

– 7 day stay at our luxurious villa with swimmingpool (heated), private sauna, hottub near Thessaloniki, Greece.
– Daily workshops “Master your Brain, Master your life” by Marjolein Moelands, GZ-psychologist:
* Scientific information & tools how to make your brain more healthy.
* Knowledge about the body-mind-soul connection.
* Self-reflection and action.
* Getting insights in your behavioral patterns and where they come from.
* Learn how to manifest your most beautiful life.
– Daily Yoga– (all levels), meditation- and breathing sessions by Maria Profillidou, Yogateacher.
* Walks trough Nature, Yoga/Meditation in nature.
* Beach walks, Yoga/Meditation on the beach.
– Every day brainhealthy fresh breakfast, lunch, diner (cooking together), vegetarian/vegan, Mediterranean and detox. (one or two nights you can choose to go out for diner)
– BBQ on the last night.
– A lot of swimming in the heated pool, relaxing in the hottub and private sauna.
– Online follow-up session 2 weeks after the retreat with Marjolein en Maria.