Meet Our Instructors
Avra Yoga Team of qualified teachers, specialized in many styles of yoga, bring years of experience to share with you. They love to connect with you and personally help you to any goal you have set for your yoga practice, reply to your questions and comments and support you in any way you feel needed.
Maria is the founder of Avra Yoga and the Avra Yoga Teacher Training School. She is an E-RYT 1000 certified Yoga Alliance teacher and a Senior Yoga Teacher with over 1,500 hours of formal yoga trainings.
Her education includes Hatha, Vinyasa Yoga and philosophy in India following the lineage of Swami Vivekananda, Ashtanga Yoga with Fatima Garcia (KPJAYI Level 2), and Iyengar Yoga with Ganesh Shinde. She also holds a Diploma in Wellness Coaching from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
With many years of teaching experience and a deep dedication to yoga, Maria has guided hundreds of practitioners and aspiring yoga teachers, sharing her knowledge with a strong emphasis on safe practice, functional anatomy, yoga philosophy, and personal growth.
Maria believes that yoga offers profound benefits for everyone and warmly invites you to visit Avra Yoga Studio. Come and practice, embrace yoga, and begin your own transformative journey.
Maria Natsouli
Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Power Yoga, Alignment Yoga, Aerial Yoga
Anna began her yoga journey in 2016, discovering a path that connects body and soul. Since then, her practice has been continuously evolving, becoming an integral part of her life — a relationship that keeps transforming, shaping her along the way.
In 2021, she completed the internationally recognized 200-hour YogaWorks Teacher Training Program, and in 2022, she deepened her knowledge in the art of healing through a 60-hour Thai Yoga Massage training. In 2024, she completed the 300-hour YogaWorks Teacher Training, gaining tools to adapt her practice to different needs and levels. In 2025, her education expanded further with a 200-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training, focusing on the philosophy and therapeutic aspects of yoga.
Each class is, for her, a milestone on an ongoing journey — guided by exploration, creativity, and inspiration.
Anna Routzaki
Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yin Yang Flow
Sofia is a certified Yoga teacher with over 800 hours of specialized training, including 500 hours in Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga for adults, 90 hours in Kids Yoga, and 50 hours in Yin Yoga. She is also an early childhood educator and a drama play facilitator.
Drawing from her background as a national-level track and field champion and her later practice of Capoeira, Sofia has developed a holistic and experiential approach to teaching movement. She has also collaborated with schools throughout Greece, designing and delivering educational and environmental programs that foster body awareness, creative expression, and a deeper connection with nature.
For Sofia, teaching is an ongoing journey of growth that has brought her closer to a deeper connection with herself and others. Through the practice of yoga, she emphasizes the importance of presence, conscious breathing, and authentic self-expression.
Sofia Polychronopoulou
Vinyasa Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga
Katerina holds a degree in Philosophy and Education, but discovered that her true calling lies in movement and the connection between body and mind. She has been involved in dance, Yoga and Pilates for many years, and is also an aerialist and pole dancer.
She is a certified Yoga, Kids Yoga, Pilates Mat, Props & Equipment, and Aerial Pilates instructor, with over 800 hours of training.
Believing that learning is a lifelong journey, she continues to deepen her knowledge through advanced trainings and workshops, and is currently expanding her practice through Sound Healing studies.
In her classes, Katerina emphasizes mindful movement, conscious breathing, and the creation of a safe and welcoming space where each person can move, build strength, and reconnect with themselves. Her intention is to support students in cultivating balance, presence, and overall well-being, both on and off the mat.
Katerina Kazana
Hatha Yoga, Aerial Yoga
Aliki Mesazou discovered her love for yoga through her own personal journey of growth and self-discovery. She completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Avra Yoga, where she deepened her practice and found her calling to share yoga with others. For Aliki, yoga is more than movement – it’s a way to connect body, mind, and soul, and to inspire others to find balance and peace in their own lives. She loves guiding students with compassion and enthusiasm, creating a space where everyone feels welcome to explore and grow.
Aliki Mesazou
Vinyasa Yoga, Hatha Yoga
Ellie Papoutsani came to yoga with curiosity and quickly fell in love with the way it brings clarity, strength, and calm to everyday life. Through her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Avra Yoga, she not only deepened her practice but also discovered the joy of sharing yoga with others. Ellie sees yoga as a creative journey — a way to explore the body, connect with the mind, and nurture the heart. Her teaching reflects her warm personality and her belief that yoga is for everyone, no matter where they begin.
Ellie Papoutsani
Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga
