YOGA IN THE POLLINO PARK
SURROUNDED BY NATURE CLOSE TO THE LAO RIVER
The National
Park
Italy's
largest
All activities are carried out within a UNESCO Geopark
The National
Park
Italy's
largest
All activities are carried out within a UNESCO Geopark
Yoga is an ancient art that contains different techniques that have as purpose the balance between body and mind. River Tribe is the ideal place to try yoga for the first time or progress in your practice together with qualified teachers.
Yoga in Nature.
Yoga classes are held on a wooden platform surrounded by nature, close to the Lao River. Yoga in nature gives many benefits and sensations different from the classic gyms in the city.
The courses are structured according to the needs of everyone, so we offer both group lessons and private lessons which include meditation, pranayama and asana (or physical postures).
There is nothing better than waking up in the morning in our glamping, taking a yoga class, relaxing by the Lao River and contemplating nature.
We structure the lessons on the basis of some variables, for example on the time spent in our territory and the physical commitment of other outdoor activities such as rafting or mountain biking.
Margherita Dall’Oglio and Antonio Trani are our yoga teachers, they both studied in India and continue to test themselves every day on the mat. “For us personal practice is fundamental to be able to share through movement, breath and concentration the deepest concepts of yoga”.
Margherita started with hata yoga, but ashtanga is her great love that she shares with humility and calm.
It’s a physically intense practice that requires both physical and mental commitment.
It consists of a sequence of positions (asana) connected by the breath in a succession of movements that have a deep effect on the body and mind.
The space where we practice (shala) is both outdoors in nature and in a small, heated room for cold days.
But what is Ashtanga yoga? Ashtanga is a Sanskrit term that literally means “eight arts”, referring to the eight paths of Yoga outlined by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutra. Yogapedia defines it as “a physically demanding style of yoga, developed by T. Krishnamacharya and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in the 20th century”. Ashtanga is therefore the union of the eight branches of Yoga, in a complete system.
But what exactly are these 8 branches?
These are the basic principles of Ashtanga Yoga, as described by the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali (one of the most important texts of Yoga), namely:
Yama (behavioural norms towards others)
Niyama (standards to themselves)
Asana (posture)
Pranayama (breath control)
Pratyahara (withdrawal of senses)
Dharana (concentration)
Dhyana (meditation)
Samadhi (unity with self)
Of course, we focus mainly on the third branch, the one related to physical practice, whose purpose is to lead us to cultivate clarity, awareness, strength, flexibility and resistance, on the mat, as well as in life.
