Anna Petropoulou

Type: Athens Yoga Teachers

Yoga Type(s): Anusara Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Partner Yoga, Seminar, Yoga I, Relaxation Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Seminar, Meditation, Yoga for all, Workshop, Yoga Therapy, Workshop, Yoga II, Hatha Yoga

Anna teaches hatha, prenatal, partner and restorative yoga. Her first contact with yoga was random- somewhere between dance and gymnastics. In 2010 she started a systematic practice in Athens Yoga Center which led her to participate in the teacher's training in 2012. She trained in Hatha Yoga with Anusara elements of alignment with Maja Zilih. In 2013 she trained in Partner Yoga with Elysabeth Wiliamson, Yoga Therapy and alignment with Maja Zilih and Yoga Therapy with Martin Kirk through webinars. In May 2015 she trained in Prenatal Yoga with Sue Elkind. In October 2015 she also trained in Chakra Yoga with Anodea Judith. Τhis year Anna starts another circle of 300 Hour Advanced Studies Teacher Training program with Maja Zilih and Athens Yoga Center.

Anna's teaching focuses on alignment and draws inspiration from everyday life, indian philosophy and mythology. She has a regular practice and she continues studying and training. She participates as an assistant to the Teacher Training  programs of Athens Yoga and has taught in workshops and seminars. She has attended seminars, workshops and lessons with Michael Stone, Martin Kirk, John Friend, Todd Tesen, Carlos Pomeda, Vicki Howie, Rachel Lowe, Jay Martin, Alesandro Ortonan and others. In early 2013 she started teaching voluntarily to friends at KETHEA and since then she teaches regularly, mostly with AthensYogis and at festivals. Anna is a surveying engineer and internet radio producer.

"The question I had when I first came to yoga is now my primary concern in teaching: to encourage students to discover their potential and expand the qualities of their practice in their everyday life."