Ameriga Giannone is the owner and main teacher at Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House in Sicily (Italy). Ameriga, E-RYT500, MSc in Anthropology (London School of Economics) and currently MA candidate in Yoga Studies (University of Venice), is an avid student of Eastern Philosophies and soteriological discipline since a young age.
Feeling a strong attraction to Asian cultures, she pursued her first University Degree in Oriental Languages and Cultures, and was introduced to Asian philosophies during her undergraduate studies. She begun to practice vipassana meditation when she was 25, and a few years later she was introduced to physical yoga. It was love at first asana and since then, she has studied with several acclaimed teachers and collected over 2000 hours of trainings, including 300 hrs with Shiva Rea, Simon Park and Meghan Currie), Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga (with Gregor Maehle, Nancy Gilgoff, and Lino Miele), Yin Yoga (with Jo Phee), Pranavashya Yoga (with Vinay Kumar in Mysore), Yoga Synergy (with Simon Borg Olivier). While she cultivates her sadhana, she is also an avid student of Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism and eastern philosophies.
Ameriga's classes are a blend of Ashtanga elements fused into a Mandala Vinyasa flow style practice, with emphasis on intentional movements, playfulness, breathe work, somatic embodiment and compassionate adjustments. Her flows are intelligently sequenced to challenge the practitioners and bring them into a place of exploration of their potential. She will offer several variations for most poses, allowing modifications and personal contributions, with the idea that she is a guide, but the real teacher is the one practicing on the mat. Ameriga offers hands-on help when needed, as she believes that the personalize guidance of the teacher can lead the students in deeper expressions of the poses.