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Live Happy Life
Martha Kosta
I was born in Ioannina. Greece on February 14, 1972
... because of my father's job (merchant navy), since I was child,
I had the opportunity to travel around the world, and get in touch
with different people, places, cultures, habits, smells, flavors
In 1993 I graduated from gymnastics academy in Perugia, Italy
Since my first dream (to be fitness teacher) became real,
I felt I had to learn more about food.
The "fuel" that gives us energy to move
so in 1997 I graduated as nutritionist from the University of Perugia
Along with my studies, I worked for 6 years in Perugia gyms teaching
aerobics, step, hip hop, spinning
and attending various nutrition and fitness seminars
in 1997 I stayed in America for one year where
I participated in a clinical research program on children nutrition
at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas, USA,
at the Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
At that time I also took the diplomas
AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) and
ACE (American Council on Exercise)
I have been a member of the IDEA (Health and Fitness Association) since 1995
In 1998, I started my private activity
as Nutritionist and Fitness teacher in Ioannina
Since then, I have attended many training seminars in the field of fitness and nutrition (macrobiotic, orthomolecular, raw nutrition, ayurvedic diet, Chinese diet, alkaline diet etc.) in Greece and abroad
I have participated as a speaker
in conferences, TEDx, events, shcools television and radio broadcasts
on nutrition, exercise and positive thinking
My interest in the Asian way of thinking
made me travel several times to Tailand
where I attended yoga, tai chi, ayurveda seminars
December 2006 I stayed over a month
in Nepal (Kathmandu and Pokhara) for yoga
I was trained in sujok and 2nd grade reiki and had ayurveda lessons
In 2008 I was trained as a coordinator
in Dr. Kataria "laughter yoga" and I started
the "Laughter Club" of Ioannina
which continues every monday night 8:00 for free
... because laughter is the best medicine for soul body and emotion...
2008, I traveled 2 months to China where
I attended Chinese Diet Therapy course
(at the Hubei University of TCM in Wuhan, Hubei)
and tai chi, qi gong lessons in a kung fu school
(at the Wudang sacred mountains in Hubei, China)
2010 I stayed three weeks in India (Bombay and Goa)
for yoga and ayurvedic diet
2012 one month at the magic Rishikesh in India for yoga
and in New Delhi for pregnant yoga
2018 I traveled one month in Rajasthan for yoga
.......... I am still learning .........
I firmly believe that food is our medicine
and of course the right excercice and laughter
should be in our everyday life
... because our positive mood is everything !!
.... about Martha ...
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