THE STORY
BEHIND
MA•NA
We are Alessandra and Miklos,
founders of MA•NA,
a space shaped through years of teaching,
community, and a shared commitment to living with rhythm and intention.
WHERE IT BEGAN
MA•NA began as a yoga studio in Barcelona.
In November 2019,
we received the keys to a space in Barcelona that would become...
MA•NA Yoga Loft.
Once a car mechanic’s garage, we slowly transformed it into a warm yoga studio.
We lived upstairs while building it and opened the doors to students while construction was still underway.
In those early months Alessandra taught nearly every class herself, often leading several sessions a day and setting the rhythm of the studio.
As partners, we naturally found our balance.
Together we carried every aspect of the studio,
from teaching yoga and meditation
to marketing, photography,
filming, editing,
management, finances,
and building the team.
Over time we discovered an ease
in working together,
each bringing our strengths
while supporting the other.
Over time the space became much more than a place for yoga classes.
It became a gathering place where people practiced, shared meals, and spent time together as a community.
And yet… something in our lives began to change.
A SHIFT IN RHYTHM
With the arrival of Eneko
and the continued growth of our careers,
the pace of life began to accelerate
in every direction.
Teaching daily classes, managing the studio, working as an OYSHO yoga ambassador, and supporting a growing community required constant presence and energy.
Everything we had built was "working well",
but it left little space to
step back and ask...
WHAT KIND OF LIFE
DO WE TRULY WANT TO LIVE?
A life
where
practice
could live
alongside
family and
nature.
MA•NA WITHIN
From that moment forward, we began reshaping MA•NA so that the community we had built could continue to grow beyond the walls of a single space.
As MA•NA moved online, we renamed our Instagram @ma.na_within, reflecting a simple idea: practice is not confined to a place. It lives within each person who carries it forward.
Today MA•NA continues to evolve as a global practice community, shared through weekly classes, guided meditations, retreats, and gatherings around the world.
Wherever you are in the world, you are welcome to practice with us.
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