Samantha Bakopoulos

My name is Samantha Bakopoulos. I studied art, art history, and philosophy at the University of Guelph and earned a Bachelor of Education at the University of Western Ontario. I was an elementary school teacher for five years. In 2010, I self-published and co-authored two Greek cookbooks titled, Three Sisters Around the Greek Table and Three Sisters Back to the Beginning. My books garnered bestseller status selling over 25,000 copies worldwide and earned several awards including the New York Book Festival and Gourmand Award for Best Cookbook in Paris, France.

I have always been active in the fitness world and enjoy group fitness. I am a Zumba fitness instructor, Barre Physique and Barre Flow instructor, as well as Dance and Sculpt group fitness instructor. I have also trained as a Mindfulness Meditation teacher. 

I am the founder and creator of sammyblu.com, a website that is the amalgamation of all of my passions dedicated to providing self-care opportunities for others through art, food, and movement.