Aiyana Athenian is a co-founder of the ShivaShakti School of Yoga & Healing Arts and leads 200-hr and 300-hr ytt's, continuing education courses and retreats both in Maine and at other enchanting locations around the globe. She has studied various styles of yoga, including Sivananda, Kundalini, Vinyasa, Iyengar, Yin, and many more all around the world and is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-Hour level with Yoga Alliance. Aiyana has been teaching yoga for more than a decade after receiving her initial 200-hr certification at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas in 2006.

Aiyana truly loves teaching yoga and training yoga teachers, for she believes there is no greater gift than to facilitate the deepening of one’s connection to Self, to share universal truths, and to encourage others to do the same.

In addition to teaching yoga, Aiyana also practices Ayurveda and is a long-time licensed massage therapist, a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (NAMA) and an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist. She is also a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher and a trained Birth Doula (DONA).