Melena Kiriaki is the co-founder & CEO of The Awareness & Compassion Project with filmmaker/writer Bob Peck and musician/writer Scott Standley. She is a licensed Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, RYT 200 & currently enrolled in My Vinyasa Practice's fall 300-hr. She teaches vinyasa and slower, gentle flows—intentionally associating breath with movement, cultivating self-love, and celebrating accessible body empowerment throughout her sessions.

Melena's meditation, yoga practice and lifestyle blossomed after she came into a deep, consistent meditation practice that benefitted her mental and emotional life in transformative ways. This generated a passion in sharing the practice of meditation to all: particularly kids & teens, through in-person, live virtual, and a new mindfulness online course curriculum.

Melena is a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, working in Big Tech where she's a global leader for the Mindfulness@ Club at Meta. She loves the Austin skyline, espresso, and her Maltipoo dream man, Oreo. More on Melena and team: www.awarenessandcompassion.org