Shakti Yoga Centre and Oriental Disciplines in Tuscany

Highlights

Yoga and Qi-Gong Classes
Shiatsu Treatments
Gong Baths
Outdoor Classes at the Gulf of Baratti

We met Valentina Salvioni from Shakti – Yoga and Eastern Disciplines Centre in Piombino during an event we attended: a Gong sound bath.
It was a beautiful experience, held in a peaceful and well-cared-for space.

We felt strongly about sharing her story — and how her centre and the practices she offers can nurture both body and spirit for those seeking a truly holistic holiday in Tuscany.

Of course, the classes and teachers at A.S.D. SHAKTI – Yoga and Eastern Disciplines Centre are open to anyone staying in the Val di Cornia area or near Piombino.

The centre is dedicated to teaching and sharing a range of Yoga styles, meditation practices and other holistic disciplines.

Let’s discover Valentina’s journey into Yoga and Eastern practices — and how she came to create what she calls ‘her Temple’.

Get to know Valentina and the Shakti Yoga Centre

The Sacred Purpose of Life

Valentina, as she herself tells us, has “the gift of teaching Kundalini Yoga under the name Hansmukh Kaur.”
This style, during her long journey of study and teaching, captivated her for its completeness.

“I discovered Yoga not very early, at 40, after a difficult life of depression, addictions, and isolation.”

After her first Hatha Yoga class, she realised for the first time that she could take control of her life.
“I felt a certain ‘vitality’ within me and later understood that our life force is the same that ‘animates’ everything that exists and connects us with the trust in the Universal Order of things written inside and outside of us.”
Yoga as a tool of revelation completely transformed her existence.

Through years of daily practices of Yoga, Qi-Gong, and oriental philosophies learned from all the teachers she could follow — just as if it were a job —
“I found in Kundalini Yoga and in spreading its teachings my Sacred purpose in life.”

The continuous practice of this style
“made me notice how I used its powerful techniques in every situation to focus or support difficult moments.
Life for many of us is not easy: it is a school that leads to a result, just as every Yoga class is training for life.
It is precisely our most painful difficulties that make us humans with an extra gear if we decide to immerse ourselves in them.”

Valentina strongly believes that we are born to experience happiness, which for her is
“a state of being that is independent of achieving our desires and happens when we work to understand who we really are.”

Studies and certifications

“After starting the teacher training course, initially just to deepen my knowledge, in 2010 I obtained the 1st level and opened, with other partners, the A.S.D. Shakti, which I consider a temple, with devotion and gratitude for the teachings received.”

From that moment, she began teaching and has never stopped. Nor has she stopped studying:
“I completed the 2nd level in 2016, continued with the 3rd level, ‘The 21 Stages of Meditation’, Naad Yoga sound meditation, and study of Mantras. In the meantime, I took other courses and became an instructor of Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga for children and adolescents, Pregnancy Yoga according to the teachings of Kundalini Yoga, and a Shiatsu Practitioner. Recently, I also obtained certification in Ashtanga-Bhakti Vinyasa.”

Valentina emphasizes the difference between a Yoga Instructor and a Yoga Teacher:
“The first is someone who conducts the practice, but to be a teacher, one must first know how to remain a student and a practitioner. The teacher lives what they teach and transmits what they are, with a spirit of service and commitment to meditate to maintain neutrality and humility.”

Classes and treatments at Shakti Yoga Centre

All classes, which only pause in August (except for some outdoor classes at the Gulf of Baratti) and September, are taught by certified, selected, and highly experienced instructors. The environment where the sessions take place is carefully managed, and the atmosphere of calm and peace immediately transports the practitioner to another dimension.

The Shakti Yoga Centre in Piombino offers:

Group Yoga classes
Qi-Gong classes, also individual
Shiatsu treatments by appointment
Gong baths (occasionally), also held outdoors in Baratti

The styles taught include:

Kundalini Yoga
Fluid Hatha Yoga
Hatha-Vinyasa
Classic Hatha
Yin Yoga
Yin-Yang
Qi-Gong
Baby Yoga
Meditation

Book a Yoga class in Piombino in your favorite style

Do you want to continue practicing Yoga or start a new discipline while on holiday in Piombino and Val di Cornia? Contact Valentina at the Shakti Yoga Centre to experience your journey towards wellness and self-discovery with qualified teachers eager to transform your Yoga practice into a true life journey!