Sandy Boutros

Sandy, also known as Hridaya is a meditation and yogic philosophy instructor and the founder of Koun, an inclusive yoga project that promotes psychological well-being and empowerment amongst marginalized communities in Lebanon through trauma-informed yoga and meditation. She completed her advanced yogic studies and specialized in Raja Yoga (the yoga of mind management) at the Bihar School of Yoga, India, in 2015. Deeply drawn to the mental aspect of yoga, she explores its potential to transform the mind and personality of practitioners. In addition to her work in Koun, she teaches in yoga teacher trainings in Lebanon and Greece and runs her own hybrid Meditation & Pranayama courses, sharing her expertise with aspiring instructors. Sandy believes that everyone, without exception, has the ability to awaken their limitless potential by cultivating self-awareness, which for her, is the essence of yoga.

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