Welcome!

We're glad you found us. 


The ATHENA Training is about what it takes for you to fully thrive in your relationships, health, personal power, and potential. 


Every woman has a unique expression and way to embody her authentic power and love in the world. We're dedicated to helping you find this expression. We live in a tumultuous time in history where this is necessary and possible!


Yet it's not easy... As women, we've had thousands of years of conditioning and living in the world in a disempowered way. It's been a men's world. Now women are joining the stage, and this will shape and reshape our cultures and the planet.


In this challenging transition in history, women are called to rise into the most authentic embodiment of their power & love.


In the ATHENA Training, you'll discover and learn:

  • why women fail
  • women's illusion of power and innate power
  • self-mastery tools from ancient women masters
  • the special bond between younger and older women
  • how women and men must support each other
  • how to transform your life & relationships



A little bit about us... We're the co-founders of Wasah for Women & main instructors of the ATHENA Training. We teach online as well as in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sedona, Arizona. Our ATHENA Retreat takes place in Sedona.



We come from diverse life stages and backgrounds and joined forces to support women who feel called to heal, embody their personal power, and do more with their lives.


Driven by our individual aspirations, our searches led us to research and recover a wisdom path from ancient China, which we adapted to meet the needs of modern women today.



How We Created the Athena Training

Over the course of up to 30 years, we recovered and updated a women's training that was passed down from Chinese female and male martial arts masters who lived in the 1800s. 


They passed on rare knowledge, potent tools, and cutting-edge insights into how women and men are different in their learning paths and tasks in the world. 


We've worked closely in collaboration with men to interpret these remarkable tools and insights. Once we better understood women's and men's differences, we were able to improve our health and relationships in our families, at work, and be more effective participants in our communities. 


We created the ATHENA Training to help women find new intimacy and strength in their relationships with themselves, and through that with others in their lives. 


What happens when you learn to better know and command your innate power and love? Your health, body intelligence, and leadership will naturally strengthen as well as your ability to support transformative change.


Women in America and Europe have benefitted from the ATHENA Training and lead happier, more wholesome, and fulfilled lives.



Among many other benefits, the ATHENA Training will help you become:

  • Strong inside
  • Purposeful & energetic
  • A better mom, wife, partner, family member & friend
  • A more effective and wise leader
  • A transformative influence in the world ❤️


The ATHENA Training comprises all online courses on this site as well as local courses, trainings, and the ATHENA Retreat.



Get Certified

Participating in our courses and retreats can count towards earning a Level One ATHENA Certification. Getting certified will be relevant for any woman interested in deepening her knowledge of herself and enhancing her existing relationship and therapeutic skills. 


The ATHENA Certification will provide invaluable tools to deepen and expand your existing skills. It will also give you guidance to improve any framework you are using for reference.


Level One Certification means that you are successfully completing the requirements to apply the basic tools and methods of the Athena Work in your life and career.


If you're interested in learning morecontact [email protected].

Who Is ATHENA?

Athena is a Greek goddess of many things: of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. She was one of the most intelligent and wisest of the Greek goddesses and is often portrayed as watchful, reasoned, and unemotional. A warrior goddess, she derived her strength from integrating both feminine and masculine traits. 

What Does "WASAH" Mean? 🤔

WASAH for Women took its name from the Chinese characters huasi 華絲, 华丝 which means “fine China silk”. It symbolizes the refinement of thought, action & character sought after by the ancient Chinese women masters who passed on their knowledge and training and made the ATHENA WORK possible.

How We Got Started

Video greeting by Wasah for Women co-founder Patricia Kennedy who speaks about the origins of the ATHENA Training:

Why Learn With Us?


Do you want to contribute to healing and progress in the world at this challenging time, starting with yourself? The ATHENA Training is here to guide you.


If you have questions or are interested in hosting a talk, training or retreat in your area, contact: [email protected].