Led retreats internationally, now based in CH. Manuela Gallina is an international artist, personal trainer, Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher, nutritionist and fitness instructor with a strong background in Yogic lifestyle and holistic health. She was born in Italy and lived and worked in Germany for many years during her master in foreign languages and cultures and phd in poetry-creative writing. She is a passionate ashtanga and vinyasa yoga practitioner and she teaches hatha and vinyasa flow yoga with different themes, may it be chakra balancing, on the five elements, more ying or restorative, and so on. She is currently living and working in Nantes, France, and comes to Goa every year to teach yoga theory, Pranayamas, nutrition, and of course asanas practice. She speaks English, Italian, German, Spanish, French fluently and can also teach in those languages. Normally, due to the variety of group origins of the retreat participants, her teaching language is English but in case there is need for explanations in the abovementioned languages, she is always ready to help and explain.