The Team of Teachers at Yoga In Centro in Florence

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Marina Kalyani Pieri

Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga

Marina approached yoga in Thailand in 2009. After a 13-year managerial career, she left the corporate world for a profound journey of personal transformation, studying and practicing yoga full-time in India.

Over the years she has completed several training courses, delving into Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa, Power Yoga, Yin Yoga, Iyengar, Meditation, and Pranayama, even living in an ashram for a year. Today she mainly teaches Vinyasa Flow, with an approach focused on anatomy and awareness.

She uses props to integrate a safe and complete practice. With 500 hours of certified training and over 3000 hours of teaching, she offers classes in Italian and English.

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Laurenthia Buzzi

Hatha Yoga, Sivananda Yoga

Laurenthia Buzzi (Annapurna) approached yoga in 2000 in India and began practicing by following various traditions of hatha and ashtanga yoga.

In 2012 she obtained the Sivananda Yoga Teacher diploma and in 2013 she attended an intensive course on the theory and practice of meditation. She actively participates as a staff member at the Sivananda ashram in the Bahamas, volunteering (Karma Yoga) one month a year. She teaches asanas and meditation at Yoga in Centro Florence.

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Elisa Batelli

Hatha Yoga, Kids Yoga, 500 RYT Teacher

Elisa has been practicing Yoga since 2003, initially for the pleasure of moving and feeling good. She deepened her practice and philosophy with teachers who were students of Vanda Scaravelli and Donna Holleman. In 2019 she specialized in Kids Yoga with the Balyayoga method.

In 2020 she completed her teacher training at the Samadhi Yoga Florence school and in 2025 she concluded the three-year training as a Prana Practitioner and Women's Wellness Practitioner.

Her special approach integrates Yoga, Pranotherapy, and Women's Wellness in group and individual paths to foster processes of inner growth, self-healing, and reconnection with the body's wisdom.

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Marina Benadì

Hatha Yoga, Pilates, Vinyasa Flow (300 RYT)

Marina has been practicing sports since she was a child. First she became a postural gymnastics and pilates teacher, then in 2018 she completed the 200-hour Vinyasa course at Italia Power Yoga in Florence. She continued with 100 hours of advanced power yoga to teach handstand techniques and explore the chakras.

Marina practices, teaches, and studies vinyasa, pilates, and meditation. She is passionate about naturopathy and essential oils. Music is a fundamental part of her classes. She is honored to embark on this journey of growth and discovery.

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Nunzia Masiello

Yoga, Postural Yoga

Nunzia has been practicing yoga since 2002. In 2016 she obtained a three-year diploma in Hatha Yoga at the Efoa School. In the following years, she attended seminars and specializations in postural Yoga with Francoise Berlette.

She is currently enrolled in a Yoga Therapy Master at the Asia Darshana NGO to deepen the therapeutic aspects of Yoga. Nunzia has been teaching Hatha yoga and postural yoga for about 10 years in Yoga Centers, Gyms, and through private lessons.

She participates in corporate projects for the prevention of workplace accidents and in non-profit initiatives to finance solidarity projects and bring yoga to the world.