Athena Petrakakos is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS). Athena completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) with the Kunga Yoga School in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Athena is passionate in nurturing each yogi on their journey. With a dedication to non-violence and a background in dance, she loves bringing in lots of flavor while keeping classes centered in compassion. Different lineages have lent a hand to her teaching style and ethics, primarily Hatha, Raja, Ashtanga and the Kunga Yoga School's deep roots in the philosophy of Ahimsa. She teaches Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Nidra, Pranayama and Meditation. Her influential teachers include Jessica Bichler, Heather Metzler and Kristen Cooper-Goolak.