Aching with back and joint pain, Gianna followed a friend’s recommendation and took her first yoga class to end her sedentary living. After just a few weeks of practice, her pain dropped; within a year, she was off all medications; at two years she began advanced asana training; and by year three she certified as a teacher. Thirsty to know, she went full time studying, teaching and practicing the 26 + 2 series, Ashtanga yoga, theory, philosophy, and anatomy. She sees more clearly by the light of her teachers: Mary Jarvis, Emmy Cleaves, Saraswathi Jois, and Leslie Kaminoff. Gianna is a Bikram certified teacher, a 500-hour Yoga alliance certified teacher, and teaches meditation, yin and ashtanga/vinyasa in addition to the 26+2 and classic 84 asana series.

You can find Gianna internationally for workshops and trainings under her Siddhi School of Yoga and often in Arizona and Chicagoland area.