Giovanna Hilera, MS, RYT 500, RD

She has completed extensive training through Kodawario Studio (YTT 200), Bella Prana Collective (YTT 300), and Yoga Chikitsa’s Mysore Apprenticeship Program, an advanced program established to support Ashtanga Yoga teachers and practitioners in leading and sustaining a traditional Mysore-style practice. This apprenticeship includes over 500 hours of in-depth study, mentorship, and embodied practice.Giovanna also holds a master’s graduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, allowing her to bridge the wisdom of yoga philosophy with evidence-based nutrition. Her approach is rooted in devotion to yoga as a path of healing—one that invites the cultivation of ahimsa, loving-kindness, and compassion in thought, word, and action.As both a yoga teacher and dietitian, Giovanna guides students and clients through an integrative lens that honors individual needs, life stages, and processes of change. Drawing from the Yoga Sutras, the Eight Limbs of Yoga, and subtle body teachings, her work supports balance in the physical body, steadiness of the mind, and awareness of the energetic body by empowering individuals to nourish themselves with greater clarity, presence, and self-trust.Giovanna teaches yoga philosophy workshops on the Eight Limbs of Yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas, and regularly serves as faculty in Yoga Teacher Training programs. She previously taught for three years at the University of South Florida, offering the course Yoga Philosophy and Mythology through the Department of Exercise Science. Her teaching is grounded, inclusive, trauma-informed, and guided by a deep respect for the ancient roots of yoga as a living practice. Sound and vibration are also integral to her classes; she enjoys playing the handpan and sharing chanting practices as pathways to presence, resonance, and inner listening.