Athens Yoga teachers

Maja Zilih - Founder of Athens Yoga

Maja Zilih

Founder of Athens Yoga, immersed in yoga and meditation from early 1990s. Her teaching combines elements and draws inspiration from Anusara tradition, blended with Satyananda-style meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques. She is a Yoga Alliance International registered teacher.

Education and training background

- Yoga teacher training 200 hours with Vivi Letsou, NYSY studios, Yoga Alliance International certified

- Anusara Yoga Teacher Training with Desiree Rumbaugh

- Bhakti Flow teacher training with Rusty Wells

- Anusara Yoga Anatomy with Martin Kirk

- Anusara Yoga Immersion with Martin Kirk

- Prenatal yoga teacher training with Sue Elkind

- Yoga Therapy for teachers with Desiree Rumbaugh

- Jivamukti Yoga for teachers with Petros Haffenrichter

- Training in Primal Integration Psychotherapy in Ontario, Canada.

* Maja Zilih hold university postgraduate and graduate degrees in Economy as well as Social and Political Science by the National Capodistrian University of Athens and the UK Open University.

More about Maja here

Katerina Karasmani

Dance teacher from 2004 and Hatha Yoga teacher from 2006, with certificate in Anusara Yoga Immersion 2

Education and training background

- Hatha yoga teachers training 200 hours – school certified by the από Yoga Alliance International

- Anusara Yoga Immersion 2 with B.J. Galvan

- Anusara Yoga and Yoga Therapy for teachers with Desiree Rumbaugh

- Anusara Yoga with Todd Tessen

- Superior Professional School of Dance of Rallou Manou

Katerina Norman

Studied drama, history and languages. She has resided in ashrams in India where she attended various teacher trainings and workshops. Today she teaches Hatha Yoga and practices Reiki.

Education and training background

- 200-hour Akhanda Yoga Teacher Training, World Conscious Yoga Family, Rishikesh, India

- The Anatomy of Yoga with Paul Grilley, Triyoga, London, UK

- Reiki Healing Training, levels I and II With Reiki Master Shanti Jee, Rishikesh India

- Going inwards with Yin Yoga with Norman Blair, Brahmani Yoga, Goa India

- Introduction to Scaravelli Yoga with Helen Noakes, Brahmani Yoga, Goa India

- Intensive Pranayama and Meditation With Emil Wendel, Brahmani Yoga, Goa India

- Meditation Retreat, Ananda Ashram, Uttarakhand, India