BIO & TRAINING

MARIA CHIARA MASCIA

Viniyoga | Mindful & Accessible Yoga

Facilitatrice TCTSY Trauma Sensitive Yoga

e Protocolli Mindfulness-Based

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Sono un’insegnante e formatrice di yoga e meditazione mindfulness con sede a Roma.

Offro una pratica dall’approccio laico, essenziale e accessibile, focalizzata sul coltivare una consapevolezza gentile radicata nel corpo e sul supportare il benessere somatico, la regolazione, la gestione dello stress, la pacificazione mentale.

Mi occupo prevalentemente di incontri individuali a carattere terapeutico, anche in presenza di disabilità, patologie o dolore cronico, o situazioni di sofferenza a componente psicosomatica.

Nella pratica unisco la ricchezza e la sistematicità del metodo Viniyoga, una tradizione di haṭha yoga con un approccio individualizzato e graduale, lo Yoga Accessibile e il Trauma Sensitive Yoga TCTSY, di cui sono Facilitatrice.

Contestualmente alla formazione come insegnante di yoga, ho conseguito il Master in Yoga Studies, Mente e corpo nelle tradizioni dell’Asia presso l’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia e il Master in Neuroscienze, Mindfulness e Pratiche Contemplative presso l’Università di Pisa.

Nel campo della Formazione Insegnanti, dal 2017 collaboro con Ayco Accademia Yoga di Consapevolezza di Roma, sia per i corsi di formazione di base che per i seminari di aggiornamento professionale.

Pratico meditazione secondo le tradizioni Buddhiste, in particolare del Buddhismo antico grazie agli insegnamenti di Bhikkhu Anālayo e Bhikkhunī Dhammadhinnā.

FORMAZIONE

▪ Master in Neuroscienze, Mindfulness e pratiche contemplative presso Università di Pisa [a.a. 2021-2022]

▪ Master in Yoga Studies Mente e corpo nelle tradizioni dell’Asia presso Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia [a.a. 2018-2019]

▪ TCTSY-F – Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Certification Program, Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI, MA, U.S.A. [2020-2021]

▪ Accessible Yoga Teacher Training [2019]

▪ Yoga Cikitsā ETY Claude Maréchal [2016-2019]

▪ Post-Formazione triennale Ayco [Roma 2017-2020]

▪ Diploma Viniyoga ETY Ètude et Transmission du Yoga [2013-2017]

▪ Diploma quadriennale Formazione Ayco [Roma 2013-2017]

MARIA CHIARA MASCIA

Viniyoga | Mindful & Accessible Yoga | TCTSY-Facilitator

I am a yoga and meditation teacher and trainer based in Rome, Italy. I offer a secular, essential and accessible practice rooted in embodied mindfulness. My approach focuses on cultivating a compassionate awareness of the body, making yoga and mindfulness practices inclusive and accessible to everyone, regardless of gender, social status, or personal background.

I specialize in individual therapeutic sessions, supporting individuals with disabilities, chronic pain, psychosomatic conditions, or other forms of suffering. My work integrates the systematic and personalized method of Viniyoga — a modern haṭha yoga tradition emphasizing individualized and therapeutic approaches — with Accessible Yoga and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), for which I became a certified facilitator in 2021.

My academic background includes a degree in Humanities and History of Art, followed by two post-graduate Master’s degrees: Yoga Studies: Mind and Body in the Traditions of Asia at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and Contemplative Practices at the University of Pisa.

I have completed over 1,300 hours of certified yoga training through Ayco (Rome, Italy) and ETY Étude et Transmission du Yoga (Belgium). My training includes advanced studies in Yoga Cikitsa (therapeutic applications) and Accessible Yoga. I am a member of Y.A.N.I., the Italian Association of Yoga Teachers.

Since 2017, I have been an instructor for teacher training courses and professional development seminars with Ayco Academy in Rome. I also draw inspiration from my dedicated mindfulness meditation practice in the Early and Theravāda Buddhist traditions, deepened through retreats with Bhikkhu Anālayo and Bhikkhunī Dhammadhinnā of the Āgama Research Group.

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TRAININGS

▪ Post-graduate Master in Yoga Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice [a.a. 2018-2019]

▪ Post-graduate Master in Neuroscience, Mindfulness and contemplative practices, Università di Pisa [a.a. 2021-2022]

▪ TCTSY-F – Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Certification Program 300hrs, Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI, MA, U.S.A. [2020-2021]

▪ Accessible Yoga Teacher Training [2019]

▪ Yoga Cikitsā (therapeutic application TT 92hrs) – ETY Claude Maréchal [2016-2019]

▪ Viniyoga ETY Teacher training – Ètude et Transmission du Yoga [Belgio 2013-2017]

▪ Ayco – Advanced Viniyoga teacher training, 3 years, 260hrs [Rome 2017-2020]

▪ Ayco Viniyoga Teacher training, 4 years, 650hrs [Rome 2013-2017]