Teachers
Victoria Brunacci
Victoria Brunacci is the Director of Synergy Yoga on Miami Beach and leads Yoga Training s and retreats worldwide. Victoria was raised in the mountains of Brazil learning to understand and respect the laws of nature and Divinity.
Victoria is certified in Swami Sivananda’s Integral Yoga, and traveled extensively through India studying in Mysore the Ashtanga Vinyasa system at Sri K. Pattabhi Jois’Yoga Research Institute.
Victoria is also certified as a Reiki Master level III, Acupressure/Shiatsu and Thai Massage where she studied under master Michael Buck of the Vedic Conservatory. She is a 500 hrs yoga Alliance Certified with inspiration on the teachings on B.K S. Iyengar Therapeutic Method.She recently got certified in Universal Yoga, method from Andrey Lappa.
Today, Victoria’s teaching style enjoys influences from Universal yoga, Jivamukti Yoga, Dharma Mittra & the Ashtanga Vinyasa system. Victoria has her own Yoga TV Show with Intinetwork.net, a holistic Spanish channel, call ” Destinos Yoga”.
Victoria has a passion for teaching Kids Yoga and is a true Bhakti Yogi, with an intention of bringing awareness and raising consciousness on the planet, one soul at the time.
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Elio Fernandez
Elio fell in love with Yoga in the year 2000. He began practicing Bakti Yoga, light meditation and transcendental meditation. In 2001 he began to practice Hatha Yoga, Vedic Thai massage and alternative therapies in the Nirvana center. He took courses and conferences in Sida Yoga with Gurumayi Shivilasananda. In 2005 he began his Ashtanga Vinyasa practice with Michael Ganon and Marcela Palomo finishing the first and second series. He studied and practiced with Noel Condoly in Philadelphia, with Dharma Mitra in NY, Vini Yoga with Kastub Desikachar, Karma Yoga with Bob Losof. In 2019, he completed his Hatha Vinuasa Yoga Teacher Training with Victoria Brunacci. His favorite phrase is "Always smile!" Life is an unspeakable party, even in the moments of darkness Yoga saves me.
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Patricia Pietra
Patricia discovered yoga 10 years ago while she was looking for a way to heal from an injury.
She has been practicing Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, Hot Yoga, Meditation and Kundalini for the past years until she decided to get certified and did her 200HR -TT in Hatha Vinyasa with Synergy Yoga Center under the guidance of Victoria Brunacci.
Patricia is also certified in Sound Healing, Meditation and Yoga Nidra. She is a Reiki Master and Sound Healing Teacher as well as a Holistic Nutrition Wellness Advocate.
Patricia holds a Degree in Marketing and was working in the corporate world for more that 20 years until she become a mother of two adorable children. She decided to completely change her life and dedicate herself to the Holistic world.
Due to her love for Holistic Wellness she likes to incorporate Essential Oils, Chakras Balancing and Sound Bath therapies in her clases.
Patricia believes that trough yoga and meditation you can heal your body, mind and soul and found that following yoga principles can guide you to live a more mindful life. She loves to share her passion with others.
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Elise Colombini
Elisa discovered her passion for Yoga more than 10 years ago starting with Ashtanga Vinyasa, learning from the best teachers in Miami.
After practicing different types of Yoga, also in New York and Italy, she fell in love with Hatha Vinyasa and became a 200H RYT after attending a Teacher Training at Synergy, under the guidance of Victoria Brunacci.
Elisa’s over 20 years of a successful corporate career as Director of Sales, gave to her a real understanding of how a fast-pace and stressful environment can lead us to disconnect with our true-self and forget the importance of self-care and wellness.
For those reasons, she stepped away from the Corporate life and decided to dedicate herself full time to Yoga to deepen her learning experience and to share with her students the benefits of such an ancient practice and philosophy.
Her classes are a good combination of foundational Hatha asanas and a fluid, creative and soulful Vinyasa flow.
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Meditation is a powerful tool to connect you with your own innate goodness, Yana has been drawn to holistic and spiritual dimensions of life from a young age. She began practicing meditation at the age of 4 and yoga in high school.
She enjoys practicing Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga. Yana focuses on the unity of body, mind and spirit. She studied yoga in Ukraine at the Ukrainian Federation of Yoga, in Boston with David Vendetti and in Miami at Synergy Yoga with Victoria Brunacci. She completed her 200 HR Teacher Training with Synergy under the tutelage of Victoria Brunacci.Yana holds a B. A. degree in Psychology from Boston University.
Yana is also certified as a Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master Teacher, Personal Trainer, Sound Healer.
She is a holistic health and wellness advocate focusing on optimizing health, energy and longevity.
Yana is passionate about teaching yoga to promote healthy and fulfilled lives. Her vision is to share yoga with everyone to empower your life, heal your body, open your creativity, elevate your mind and unleash your fullest potential.
View SheduleCarmen Alicia Matta
Carmen Matta Parra’s has unwavering dedication to serving others and eliminating their suffering. Through years of dedication to her craft, Carmen has earned an impressive array of certifications and trainings that have made her a true master in the healing arts.
Carmen has over 1000 hours of certifications in many healing arts.Vinyasa Yoga, Tai Chi/Qi Gong, and her unique blend of body and energy work in massage, has the power to truly transform pain. Her massages address physical, energetic, and spiritual suffering, leaving her clients feeling transformed and renewed.
But Carmen's healing talents go beyond massage. She is an Advanced Tai Chi Instructor, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, and holds certifications in Akashic Records, Bach Flowers Radiesthesia Pendulum, Reiki Master, Arcangel Master of the 7 Rays, Sacred Geometry, Archangel Metatron, crystal work, Marma Therapy, stress management, and Pranayama breath work. Her expertise in these areas highlights her passion for the healing arts.
Carmen's loves Kundalini yoga and early morning practice. She leads early morning group Aquarian Sadhana and has maintained an early morning sadhana practice for over 10 years, including three years straight.
Carmen completed a one-week training in 2001 for connecting to the goddess and sacred sexuality. Through this course, she deepened her understanding of the divine feminine and the spiritual aspects of sexuality.
Carmen is currently undergoing a yoga training with the revered guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
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Hatha Yoga includes the practice of postures (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama), which help prepare your body for deeper spiritual practices such as meditation, while bringing peace to your mind and body. This class will close with savasana and a sound bath whereby participants 'bathe' in the sound waves produced by crystal bowls.
Born and raised in Colombia, Dominican Republic and Belgium, Felipe’s yoga path began in Haiti 6 years ago, where he discovered the profound physical and spiritual benefits of the practice, culminating with a 200hr RYT Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher certification from Synergy, under the guidance of Victoria Brunacci.
Felipe’s twenty-year career in International Development, working in challenging environments, has given him a real understanding of how yoga can help us thrive both individually and at work, cope with increasing daily stresses, and unlock a path of purpose and self-healing for happier, healthier, and more balanced lives.
In 2022 Felipe stepped away from the corporate track to spend more time with his wife and son and share with others the magic of yoga passed down generations for thousands of years.
During his class, Felipe builds trusting relationships with each student, and seeks to balance the physical body work of asanas with deeper guided breath work and meditations, working around energy centers, while using aromatherapy and essential oils to enhance the spiritual connection.
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