Shala Mandala

15/06/2026

09/06/2026

SHALA MANDALA – Estate 2026

Un’estate dedicata alla pratica, allo studio e alla comunità.

🦁Giugno e Luglio
Pratica Mysore Style a Venezia presso con

🦁29 Luglio – Guru Purnima
Celebrazione e chanting con presso

🐢Agosto
Pratica Mysore Style quotidiana presso con

Nell’ultima settimana di agosto e nei primi giorni di settembre ci riuniremo per una settimana intensiva di pratica, studio e condivisione dedicata alla nostra sangha locale.🐢🐬🐢🐬🐢🐬🐢🐬🐢🐬🐢

🐬Settembre
Due settimane di pratica e insegnamento con

🙏🏽Ottobre
Immersione di 10 giorni nella meditazione Vipassana secondo la tradizione insegnata da S. N. Goenka.

Un percorso attraverso yoga, meditazione, studio e comunità, nel cuore di Venezia e della Calabria.

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ENGLISH

SHALA MANDALA – Summer 2026

A summer dedicated to practice, study, and community.

June & July
Mysore Style practice at with

29th July – Guru Purnima
Celebration and chanting with at

August
Daily Mysore Style practice at with

During the last week of August and the beginning of September, we will gather for an intensive week of practice, study, and sharing for our local sangha.

September
Two weeks of practice and teaching with

October
A 10-day immersion in Vipassana meditation in the tradition of S. N. Goenka.

A journey through yoga, meditation, study, and community, between Venice and Calabria. 🙏🏽✨

27/05/2026

“Dear All, It was a great honor for me to have the opportunity to interview UshaJi. Listening to her experiences and reflections was truly inspiring. We feel incredibly fortunate and grateful to be able to practice and learn the Ashtanga Yoga system through the guidance of such wonderful teachers.”
— Istvan,

Usha Rani Chittoor is the only longtime female assistant of Sharath Jois. She has dedicated many years to serving at KPJAYI and later at the Sharath Yoga Centre, supporting the Ashtanga community and thousands of students through her quiet dedication, knowledge, and service.

At the moment, UshaJi is traveling across Europe, sharing the practice and teachings of the tradition.

She will be at Shala Mandala Venezia on June 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and later in Madrid at and Zürich at .

She is currently in Budapest at , after visiting:





We feel deeply honored to support her teaching and travels in loving memory of our beloved teacher.

Thank you to all the shalas, students, and communities who have welcomed and supported this journey.

Please take the time to listen to her interview — link

https://bandha.works/en/blog/a-life-in-service-usha-on-sharath-ji-sadhana-and-the-path-of-ashtanga-yoga/

21/04/2026

Genuine awakening depends on grounding our practice in nonviolence, compassion, and self-honesty, says Anam Thubten.

11/04/2026

🌍 USHA TOUR 2026 ✨
EUROPE & EGYPT

A 29-day journey of practice, community, and meaningful connections — across and beyond the heart of Europe ❤️

We are truly happy to host at our shala in Venice from June 2–4.

Here are the European stops where she will be sharing her practice — long-time assistant of :

🗓 MAY
📍 9–13 May – Cologne
📍 14–17 May – Frankfurt
📍 18–20 May – Brussels
📍 29 May – 1 June – Budapest

🗓 JUNE
📍 2–4 June – Venice
📍 5–9 June – Madrid
📍 10–13 June – Zurich

✈️ From 16 June – Egypt (2 weeks workshop)

Grateful for every space, every teacher, every soul we’ll meet along the way 🤍
See you on the mat.

Graphic by
shalamandal::

11/04/2026

🌍 USHA TOUR 2026 ✨
EUROPE & EGYPT 🙏🏽. TRIBUTE TO SHARATHJI

A 29-day journey of practice, community, and meaningful connections — across and beyond the heart of Europe ❤️

We are truly happy to host in EUROPE for the first time.

Here are the European stops where she will be sharing her practice and her long-time experience as assistant.

🗓 MAY
📍 9–13 May – Cologne

📍 14–17 May – Frankfurt

📍 18–20 May – Brussels

📍 29 May – 1 June – Budapest


🗓 JUNE
📍 2–4 June – Venice
📍 5–9 June – Madrid
📍 10–13 June – Zurich

✈️ From 16 June – Egypt (2 weeks workshop)

Grateful for every SHALA, every teacher, every soul we’ll meet along the way 🤍
See you on the mat.

Graphic by
shalamandal

05/04/2026

Siate invece benevoli gli uni verso gli altri, misericordiosi, perdonandovi a vicenda come Dio ha perdonato a voi in Cristo”

Efesini 4:32

29/03/2026

Shala Mandala 2026
Mysore Style da Aprile
A partire da Aprile riprendono le lezioni Mysore Style presso Shala Mandala – Mysore Venezia, ogni mattina dalle 5:30 AM.
2–4 Giugno
Siamo felici di ospitare Usha Rani Chittoor
Un’occasione preziosa per praticare con una delle più vicine assistenti di Sharathji.
21–27 Giugno
Ritiro guidato da Simona Nucera alla Shala Mandala.
Come da tradizione, a seguire le lezioni Mysore continueranno fino a fine Agosto.
29 Luglio – Evento Speciale
Shala Mandala ~ Venezia
Lakshmish Bhat condurrà una Puja di benedizione del nuovo spazio.
Celebreremo insieme il Guru Purnima, approfondendo il significato della tradizione e la figura dei maestri nello yoga.
Fine Agosto – 13 Settembre
Per il terzo anno consecutivo, Mi Ra insegnerà alla Shala Mandala in Calabria.
Vi aspettiamo come sempre, per praticare insieme e condividere il cammino dello yoga.
SIMHA
[email protected]
www.shalamandala.com

02/03/2026

Beginners Sanskrit Course with