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Women’s Circle – Celebration of the Harvest and Ancestors 🌾

Have you ever heard of Women’s Circles 🌙
In ancient times, women would gather around a fire or a stove to talk, sew, weave threads and words. It was a way to take care of each other, share what was inside them, and support each other in times of transition.

Today, circles allow us to rediscover that deep and authentic bond between women — a bond that has faded but can bring us back to feeling united, understood and no longer alone.
It is a way to break free from the logic of competition and rediscover trust, listening and presence.

The circle on 31st October will be dedicated to the harvest and to our ancestors, in the time of transition between the living and the dead, the saints and memories.
A moment to look at what we have gathered so far, to recognise the gifts received from those who came before us, and to thank the female and male line from which we come.
A gathering to honour, feel, welcome — and let go of what is ready to transform.

🌕 It is an opportunity to
– reconnect with your roots
– honour what you have received and harvested
– let go of what is no longer needed
– nurture strength and trust through sharing

📅 Thursday, 31 October 2025 – 8:15–10:00 p.m.
At Yoga in Centro – Via de’ Marsili 1, Piazza Pitti, Florence

Contribution: €15 for subscribers / €25 for non-subscribers

Elisa and Lorena will be leading the circle.
If you have never participated in a circle and are curious, write to us: we will tell you how it works and how it can help you rediscover lightness and presence through sharing.

For information and reservations: +39 3384967172 (Lorena) or 3394470332 (Elisa)


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Friday, 24 October – Yoga in the Upaniṣad

🔹 MEETING II – Yoga
History, authors, texts and doctrine with reference to Patañjali’s Yogasūtra and its primary commentary tradition.

🕔 From 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Yoga class offered by Elisa Batelli – Anukalana method
(each conference is preceded by a class in a different style to explore the richness of the traditions we offer at Yoga in Centro)

 

Next meeting:

📅 Friday 7 November – Indian dualism: Sāṃkhya
🔹 MEETING III – Sāṃkhya
History, authors, texts and doctrine with reference to Īśvarakṛṣṇa’s Sāṃkhyakārikā and the main commentaries.

💰 Cost per meeting (lesson + conference):
€20 for Yoga in Centro subscribers – €25 for non-subscribers

📩 Info and reservations: Monica +39 3476961312
✨ Limited places – book early!


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Friday, 3 October
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Conference with Diego Manzi
MEETING I – Yoga in the Vedas
Don’t miss the conferences with Diego Manzi, writer, Sanskrit scholar and Indologist.

Series on Darśana – In-depth analysis

Friday, 3 October
🕕 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
MEETING I – Yoga in the Vedas

Theme of the evening:
Vedānta – history, authors and texts, with particular reference to Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahmasūtra and an overview of the main philosophical-religious traditions.

🕔 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Yoga class offered by Monica Gala – Anusara method
(each lecture is preceded by a class in a different style to explore the richness of the traditions we offer at Yoga in Centro)

Upcoming meetings
(all 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., with yoga 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.)

Friday, 24 October – Yoga in the Upaniṣads
🔹 MEETING II – Yoga
History, authors, texts and doctrine with reference to Patañjali’s Yogasūtra and its primary commentary tradition.

Friday 7 November – Indian dualism: Sāṃkhya
🔹 MEETING III – Sāṃkhya
History, authors, texts and doctrine with reference to Īśvarakṛṣṇa’s Sāṃkhyakārikā and the main commentaries.

Cost per meeting (lesson + conference):
€20 for Yoga in Centro subscribers – €25 for non-subscribers.

It is also possible to attend only the conference or purchase the recording.

Info and reservations: Monica +39 3476961312
✨ Limited places – book early!


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Lecture series with Diego Manzi

Friday 27 June, 6-9 p.m.
INTRODUCTION TO DARŚANA
“Without knowledge there is no liberation” (Saṃvitisitisiddhi 104)

An introductory journey into the philosophical schools of pre-modern India. Etymologies, classifications, contexts and texts to orient oneself in the great currents of Indian thought, starting with yoga.

🕔 From 5 p.m. to 5.45 p.m.
Yoga lesson with Monica Gala – Anusara method
Each conference will be preceded by a yoga lesson in a different style, to explore the richness of the traditions we offer at Yoga in Centro.

Next meetings:
📅 Friday 3 October – Yoga in the Veda
📅 Friday 24 October – Yoga in the Upaniṣad
📅 Friday 7 November – Indian dualism: the Sāṃkhya

All from 18.00 to 21.00, with yoga class from 17.00 to 17.45

Cost per meeting:
20€ for Yoga in Centro subscribers – 25€ for non-subscribers
The lecture is complimentary and is designed as an experiential opening to the theme of the evening.
It is possible to attend the lecture only, with no change in cost.

To book: Send a WhtshApp to Monica +39 347 696 1312

 

Diego Manzi is a writer and lecturer in Sanskrit and the religions and philosophies of India. Since 2018 he has been collaborating with GrecoLatinoVivo in the search for solutions for the teaching of Sanskrit in the wake of recent research in the field of Neuroscience, and since October 2019 he has been invested with the position of Scientific Director of the Department of Sanskrit and Philosophies of India Vidyālaya of CSNC GrecoLatinoVivo. His books include ‘Sparks of Eternal Order. Journey into the Heart of Indian Tradition’, Armando Curcio editors, 2016; ‘Enchantment. The Deities of India’, Le Lettere, 2019; and ‘ko’ham. India’s most luminous philosophies’, Le Lettere 2021.


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Sunday 25 May from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Seminar on the Yoga Sutras
First Anga: Yama
with Monica Gala teacher of Sivananda Yoga (training 200 hours), Anusara elements (training 200 hours), Hatha e Flow (training 200 hours), Yin Yoga (training 100 hours), Shiatsu Operator I.R.T.E. method (training 3 years)

Yoga Sutra Seminar – First Aṅga: Yama
Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras constitute a millenary manual for understanding the essence and practice of yoga. Divided into four chapters (pāda), they offer a path in eight ‘branches’, ‘steps’ (aṅga) to be followed to achieve physical, mental and spiritual balance.
The First Aṅga: Yama The term Yama denotes the ‘abstentions’ or universal ethical principles that govern our relationship with the outside world. In the first aṅga we find five fundamental Yamas:

1 – Ahimsā (do no harm)
Respect and care for all living beings and ourselves*, in thought and word

2 – Satya (truth)
Sincerity and integrity, avoiding deception and half-truths

3 – Asteya (not stealing)
Honesty in not taking or appropriating what does not belong to us

4 – Brahmacarya (moderation)
Conscious management of energies and moderation in sensory pleasures

5 – Aparigraha (non-accumulation: freedom from dependence on possessions, freedom from greed)
Detachment from material possessions and possessive emotions

Seminar Objectives
● To delve into the historical and philosophical significance of each Yama
● To recognise how the Yamas manifest in daily life and in the practice of Yoga
● To share experiences and doubts in a dialogic circle, fostering collective learning

Seminar programme
1 – Welcome and introduction
2 – Theoretical presentation
3 – In-depth study of the five Yamas
4 – Experiential practice and meditation
5 – Sharing

Aimed at
– Yoga practitioners of all levels who wish to deepen the ethical dimension of the discipline
– Teachers who want to integrate the philosophy of the Yoga Sutras into their courses
– Anyone seeking concrete tools for living with greater harmony, responsibility and awareness

Duration: – Contribution: € 25 for subscribers, € 30 for non-subscribers
Info and booking:
Send a WhatsApp to Monica
+39 347 696 1312


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Sunday 30 March from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Introduction to the Yoga Sutras
Lecture on philosophy and practice

with Monica Gala teacher of Sivananda Yoga (training 200 hours), Anusara elements (training 200 hours), Hatha e Flow (training 200 hours), Yin Yoga (training 100 hours), Shiatsu operator I.R.T.E. method (training 3 years)

Some 2300 years ago, the Indian philosopher Patanjali was the first to codify the knowledge of a tradition that until then had only been transmitted orally. Behind the 4 chapters that the text presents, lies an incredible knowledge that comes from distant times. Truly, the Yogic model that Patanjali exposes to us is far removed from contemporary Yoga with its multitude of styles, names and methods. Patanjali explains to us the nature of our mind.
The mind (Citta), always overwhelmed by its activities (Vritti), finds it difficult to remain centred and focused.
If we pause to observe our thoughts, it is easy to realise that most of the time they are senseless, rambling, without a logical thread and often negative in nature. We identify with our thoughts, when our true nature transcends our thoughts. We are always searching for our essence but for some reason it constantly eludes us.
The practice helps a mind that is restless and always looking for new stimuli to feel content and fulfilled, thus reducing its activities.
The Yoga Sutras present tools to purify the mind, body and spirit.

Are you curious* to know more? Do you believe that the practice of Yoga goes beyond simple mechanical movements coordinated with the breath or beyond long held postures?
Would you like to begin a journey into the world of the roots of Yoga?
If the answer is yes, then this practical and theoretical meeting on Sunday 23 February could be useful for you.

Duration: 2 ½ hours- Fee: 25 € for Yoga in Centro subscribers and 30 € for non-subscribers

For information and bookings
Monica +39 347 696 1312


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By popular demand, Yoga in Centro is thrilled to once again host Alessandro Di Quinzio for a second WORKSHOP dedicated to learning the VERTICAL SKILL.

We will face together, during the practice, all the fundamental aspects for the achievement of this Skill:
. specific conditioning
. active and passive mobility
. proprioception and perception of one’s body in space
. how to deal with the FEAR of standing upside down
. biomechanics of the ascent to the vertical
. alignments and conscious use of the wall
. progressions

Limited places!
WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU

 

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes – Contribution: € 40

Info and booking:
Lorena +39 338 496 7172
Monica +39 347 696 1312


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Presentation of the route

The teaching of the Andean Tradition has been subdivided by Don Juan Nuñez del Prado – who is the one who has recovered and systematised it in thirty years of work alongside the indigenous masters – into three teaching modules: Phaña (the right side), Chaupi (the middle side), Lloque (the left side).

These three modules form the gateway to the resources and knowledge needed by a Paqo (practitioner of the Andean Tradition) and constitute the Amaru Cycle.
Subsequently, for those who wish to further deepen their knowledge of the tradition, there are two more cycles: the Cycle of the Puma and the Cycle of the Condor. Here we will explore the various possibilities of the Paqo to make use of tradition to intervene in the world around him in a competent and effective manner. The modules of the second and third cycles are the result of work carried out over the last twelve years by Dario Astengo – anthropologist and researcher – in the Peruvian regions of Q’Ero, Ausangate and Titicaca.

Completion of all the modules that make up the Amaru Cycle is necessary for access to more advanced training. (info: losritualitos@gmail.com)

– AMARU CYCLE –
✤ Phaña – The Right Side [17/18 FEBRUARY 2024] – 09.30/18.00 –
Conducted by Simone Giannini – at Yoga in Centro, Florence
Connecting to the energies of the cosmos, transforming heavy energies, initiation into the Inka lineage. In this seminar the techniques of the Phaña, or right side of the tradition, from the teachings of the indigenous master Don Benito Qoriwaman of the Wasau community will be taught. The techniques in this module teach how to effectively connect and enter into relationship with the world of living energies that surround us. Activating the power of Yachay, i.e. knowledge through the direct experience of energy, is the mystical and structural side of the teaching. Through the work of connecting with the energies of the cosmos and by receiving formal initiation into the Inka lineage, one learns to manage and transform the heavy energies, to navigate between the different forms of energy and relationships, and teaches the practitioner to develop a harmonious and personal relationship with the living cosmos, leading him or her to be constantly nourished and empowered.

✤ Chaupi – The Middle Side [23/24 MARCH 2024] – 09.30/18.00 –
Conducted by Simone Giannini – at Yoga in Centro, Florence
Healing through birth, death, the integration of relationships and the power of love with willingness.
In this seminar the techniques belonging to the teachings of the master Don Andres Espinoza of Q’ero will be taught. The practices in this module teach how to activate the ability to heal oneself and others through the cultivation of the Munay, the power of the heart. Chaupi is the part of the tradition most related to healing, and therefore focuses on this life, the reality between birth and death and the energies we share with other human beings, transforming the reality of social relationships into a source of power and healing. Through work on opening and interconnecting energy centres and a sequence of collective practices and energy circles, we will experience the creative and healing potential of integrating ourselves and others.

✤ Lloque – The Left Side – date to be confirmed in April
The help of allies to activate the energetic core of the individual, manifest inner magical potential and transform our reality. In this module, techniques from the teachings of Don Melchor Deza of the Wasau community will be taught. This part of the teaching focuses on the use of energy to transform everyday reality in a concrete way, and is therefore considered the magical and practical side of the tradition. Working from within the human energy structure, the magical and transformative potential of the individual’s energy core is contacted. With the help of intelligent energy forms called allies, it is possible to refine, activate inner energies, and manifest them as true powers, moving energy through sight, voice and movement. After the work of connecting and integrating the energies of the cosmos with the right side, and the development of healing energy and relationships with the middle side, with the left side it is finally possible to acquire tools to manifest all qualities in an individual way, directly from the core of human potential, finally giving body and form to one’s own power personal power.

Trainers:

SIMONE GIANNINI
A professional Shiatsu operator, over the years he has experienced various energetic-spiritual paths, following an existential transformation. Among these, in addition to Shiatsu, the most important and formative have been Astroschamanism with Franco Santoro, Reiki, and finally the Andean Spiritual Tradition, which he has learnt and practised over the last seven years through the teachings of Massimo Romagnolo and Dario Astengo, and also receiving initiations and knowledge from several Andean masters from the Q’Ero nation. It is a learning and research that continues to this day, with the intention, in addition to pursuing personal growth, of supporting and helping people who need it to recover and maintain their energetic, psycho-physical and emotional balance and to follow their own evolutionary path.

DARIO ASTENGO
Anthropologist, scholar of cosmovision, spirituality and ritual practices of indigenous peoples and archaic or traditional societies. He dedicates his research to the knowledge of living energy through different disciplines and spiritual traditions, discovering and devoting himself above all to shamanic arts. In addition to working with different shamans from various parts of South America, the Amazon from Siberia and the Himalayas, since 2008 he has been particularly dedicated to the Andean spiritual path, in which he was initiated and trained by Juan Nuñez Del Prado, and which he later deepened by travelling and living in the Andes, working directly with dozens of indigenous masters in their communities, receiving all their teachings and initiations from them. Author of the most recent discoveries on the Andean Mystical Tradition, he currently focuses his research in the regions of Q’eros, Ausangate, Cusco and the Sacred Valley of Cusco, the coast and islands of Lake Titicaca. In the course of his constant research, he lives travelling through these indigenous communities collecting teachings and learning the shamanic arts of these traditions.
For more information on Dario Astengo’s activities: https://www.enqay.com

 

FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS:
388 568 5064 – Jeremias Gabriel Cornejo – losritualitos@gmail.com


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Yoga in Centro will host the next BRAIN GYM 104 TRAINING course, whose flyer is attached.

With this course you will receive:

16 hours of IN-PRESENCE training, recognised by MIUR (with the possibility of also paying with DOCENTE CARDS)
Knowledge of the 26 MOVEMENTS THAT FACILITATE AND PREDICT LEARNING.
In-depth knowledge of the 3 DIMENSIONS OF MOVEMENT that activate the learning potential of each person
The HANDBOOK with all 26 movements of BRAIN GYM 104
4 hours of in-the-job training and online supervision
CERTIFICATE from Breakthroughs International

THE COURSE will be held on 2 and 3 MARCH from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. (with a lunch break from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.).

REGISTER BY 9 FEBRUARY BY FILLING IN THE FOLLOWING FORM:

https://forms.gle/VVV1zmz7kgbcauPA6
Need more information? Contact Paola: +39 339 677 4009


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17 November to 19 November 2023

Deep connection massage training

with Lisandro Maseret

Are you ready to transform the way you touch, connect and feel?

Yoga in the Centre is very happy to announce that Lisandro and Lucia have chosen our space for their special training.

This three-day intensive training, with 24 hours of practice, includes a full range of activities, techniques and tools that will make you feel confident and enthusiastic about sharing massage sessions. This training goes beyond the special technique itself.

Participating in the full training exponentially increases your knowledge of the techniques and movements, as well as the development of presence, intuition and quality of contact. But even more, it is a process of personal-interior-evolutionary development.

Secure a place at Deep Connection Massage Training and go deeper when engaging with another body, along with the cultivation of presence, intuition and quality of contact.