Yoga, my passion, my profession
Alexandra Din, a yogini in Alta Badia
I was born in Bucharest on August 30, 1981 and since 2008 I live in San Cassiano in Alta Badia. I started practicing yoga in 2010. This ancient discipline was extremely suitable for me, having immediate beneficial effects on the physical level. The practice has improved my physical health, I have experienced vitality, greater flexibility, balance, greater concentration and awareness. While practicing, I observed how yoga affects my nervous system, my endocrine system, my immune system as well as making the mind more calm.
After several years of practice in Italy and abroad (India, Spain, Germany), having experimented with different styles of HATHA YOGA I chose to deepen my practine in IYENGAR® YOGA. After a three-year training at the IYENGAR® YOGA Institute in Florence, under the guidance of Gabriella Giubilaro, I graduated, obtaining the international certification of IYENGAR® YOGA INTRODUCTORY 2 INSTRUCTOR, at the Light on Yoga Italy Association.
I continue to regularly update my practice by taking advanced classes in Italy and abroad. I currently conduct lessons in Italian and English in San Cassiano in Alta Badia where I founded the Yoga Studio Dolomites, the first and only yoga studio in Alta Badia.
Discover more... After several years of practice in Italy and abroad (India, Spain, Germany), having experimented with different styles of HATHA YOGA I chose to deepen my practine in IYENGAR® YOGA. After a three-year training at the IYENGAR® YOGA Institute in Florence, under the guidance of Gabriella Giubilaro, I graduated, obtaining the international certification of IYENGAR® YOGA INTRODUCTORY 2 INSTRUCTOR, at the Light on Yoga Italy Association.
I continue to regularly update my practice by taking advanced classes in Italy and abroad. I currently conduct lessons in Italian and English in San Cassiano in Alta Badia where I founded the Yoga Studio Dolomites, the first and only yoga studio in Alta Badia.
Body and mind merged in a perfect balance
A millennial practice that instils well-being, both physical and mental
Yoga is a thousands of years old discipline, born as a method of controlling the mind. With the passage of time, the Indian sages realized that in order to do this one had to learn to control the body, the breath and the senses of perception. There are no precise limits between mind and body, one influences the other. Even modern science today recognizes this connection. Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of completeness, to find an inner peace that is not weakened despite the frenzy and the problems of contemporary society.
The practice of yoga has no contraindications, even if the effects are slow and gradual because the transformation takes place inside and therefore the body needs time to transform itself.
According to the philosophy of yoga, everything is permeated by an energy, prana, spread everywhere, even in each of us. If there are closed and compressed areas in our body, prana cannot flow and this condition can give rise to many diseases. Yoga, acting on the whole organism, opens the closed and tense parts, allowing the energy (prana) to flow and purify the body and therefore heal it. Doing it in a context like Alta Badia will be even more memorable!
IYENGAR® YOGA is named after the master B.K.S. IYENGAR®, a modern yogi who died a few years ago, who tried to spread yoga to ensure that everyone could benefit from this discipline. One of the principles discovered by B.K.S. IYENGAR® is that the positions, if kept for a short time, have an effect on the muscular and skeletal system. Instead, they give a physiological effect and an effect on the nervous system and mind if held even longer. The specific feature of the IYENGAR® style, compared to other styles of hatha yoga, includes a clear demonstration of the positions (asanas) by the teacher, the great attention paid to the alignments of the limbs and the progressive improvement of each individual position. This precision allows you to create space in closed and contracted areas and brings awareness throughout the body.
Another peculiarity of this style is the use of some tools (cushions, belts and blocks) to support the body, in order to maintain the posture longer. This method brings profound benefits and effects, helping people with less flexibility or physical limitations to take positions to achieve the desired effects on the organs and nervous system.
IYENGAR® YOGA is for everyone, from absolute beginners to expert students and is practicable at any age, whatever structure and physical form. Physical and mental well-being, the wonderful Dolomites all around: what more could you want?
Discover more... The practice of yoga has no contraindications, even if the effects are slow and gradual because the transformation takes place inside and therefore the body needs time to transform itself.
According to the philosophy of yoga, everything is permeated by an energy, prana, spread everywhere, even in each of us. If there are closed and compressed areas in our body, prana cannot flow and this condition can give rise to many diseases. Yoga, acting on the whole organism, opens the closed and tense parts, allowing the energy (prana) to flow and purify the body and therefore heal it. Doing it in a context like Alta Badia will be even more memorable!
IYENGAR® YOGA, an effective method for everyone
IYENGAR® YOGA is named after the master B.K.S. IYENGAR®, a modern yogi who died a few years ago, who tried to spread yoga to ensure that everyone could benefit from this discipline. One of the principles discovered by B.K.S. IYENGAR® is that the positions, if kept for a short time, have an effect on the muscular and skeletal system. Instead, they give a physiological effect and an effect on the nervous system and mind if held even longer. The specific feature of the IYENGAR® style, compared to other styles of hatha yoga, includes a clear demonstration of the positions (asanas) by the teacher, the great attention paid to the alignments of the limbs and the progressive improvement of each individual position. This precision allows you to create space in closed and contracted areas and brings awareness throughout the body.
Another peculiarity of this style is the use of some tools (cushions, belts and blocks) to support the body, in order to maintain the posture longer. This method brings profound benefits and effects, helping people with less flexibility or physical limitations to take positions to achieve the desired effects on the organs and nervous system.
IYENGAR® YOGA is for everyone, from absolute beginners to expert students and is practicable at any age, whatever structure and physical form. Physical and mental well-being, the wonderful Dolomites all around: what more could you want?
Our courses, suitable for you
Practicing IYENGAR® YOGA among the peaks of Alta Badia
The lessons are adapted to the needs of each individual and personalized according to the work each of you wants to do for example: stretching, opening the chest, twisting. Sequences are practiced that help develop strength and flexibility, endurance and concentration and correct alignment of the body. They also serve to detoxify the body, improve digestive functions, alleviate back pain and calm the mind from stress and anxiety. The end of the lesson is devoted to recovery and relaxation. Tools such as blankets, belts pads and pillows are provided to adapt postures to individual needs. Sanitization of the material is carried out after each lesson. The Yoga Studio Dolomites wants to be the reference point for yoga in Val Badia. Both for residents and for those staying in Corvara, La Villa or in the various holiday resorts of the valley.
Timetable
Drop in classes
GENERAL IYENGAR® YOGA CLASSES WITH ALEXANDRA DIN
GENERAL VINYASA YOGA CLASSES WITH BERTA SANCHEZ
Breath, flow and relax - Vinyāsa yoga
Vinyāsa is the combination of breath and movement, moving to breathe and breathing to move. Vinyāsa yoga is nothing but hatha yoga positions, which combine each position with the movement in between. This makes it a very fluid practice. In fact it is a dynamic style of yoga. You will improve your focus, strength and flexibility as well as all the other benefits yoga brings to your lifestyle both mentally and physically.
Meet your teacher:
Berta Sánchez, originally from northern Spain. She fell in love with the mountains and yoga at the age of 18. It has been and it is a journey for her the practice of yoga, and sharing her passion is a gift. Her main practice is Ashtanga Yoga, starting to practice third series and always learning. She has completed two yoga teacher training courses, one in Hatha Vinyasa yoga 200 hours and another in Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga 100 hours. She spent 6 months in Purple Valley studying with dedicated teachers such as John Scott, Ty Landrum and Harmony Slater.
Depending on the group, the classes will be in English, Italian or both.
GENERAL VINYASA YOGA CLASSES WITH BERTA SANCHEZ
Breath, flow and relax - Vinyāsa yoga
Vinyāsa is the combination of breath and movement, moving to breathe and breathing to move. Vinyāsa yoga is nothing but hatha yoga positions, which combine each position with the movement in between. This makes it a very fluid practice. In fact it is a dynamic style of yoga. You will improve your focus, strength and flexibility as well as all the other benefits yoga brings to your lifestyle both mentally and physically.
Meet your teacher:
Berta Sánchez, originally from northern Spain. She fell in love with the mountains and yoga at the age of 18. It has been and it is a journey for her the practice of yoga, and sharing her passion is a gift. Her main practice is Ashtanga Yoga, starting to practice third series and always learning. She has completed two yoga teacher training courses, one in Hatha Vinyasa yoga 200 hours and another in Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga 100 hours. She spent 6 months in Purple Valley studying with dedicated teachers such as John Scott, Ty Landrum and Harmony Slater.
Depending on the group, the classes will be in English, Italian or both.
RELAXATION AND WELLNESS IN THE DOLOMITES
Late Summer Yoga Holiday
Dal 8 al 10 Dicembre 2023
A weekend of wellness and relaxation immersed in the nature of the Dolomites. Yoga and pranayama lessons, gong baths and sound healing with Alexandra Din and Ilaria Zinzani, certified Yoga Iyengar® method teachers.
ILARIA ZINZANI is a certified teacher of Yoga Iyengar method®, naturopath and tour leader. She met the Yoga Iyengar® method in 2005 during his first trip to India and has been teaching it since 2012 in her studio in Faenza. Since 2017 she organizes yoga holidays and trips in Italy and around the world. She continues to train and update regularly with Italian and international teachers in Italy, Greece and India. www.ilariazinzani.it
Between the morning and evening practices we will go to explore the surroundings. A conscious trekking path to achieve complete body-mind harmony, with the Dolomites as a backdrop.
Studio Yoga Dolomites offers Yoga enthusiasts a unique place to practice in a breathtakingly beautiful environment with fresh mountain air. The studio was equipped for the Iyengar® practice, mats, blankets, bolsters, bricks, belts, ropes, chairs. It has an amplitude of for up to 20 people.
Contribution:
SEMINAR COST €287 (practices, trekking, gong baths, sound healing and studio rental)
Rates do not include: accommodation, meals and transport
Registration by July 15th 2023 > 20% discount
Registration by July 31st 2023 > 15% discount
Start: Thursday, 17:00
End: Sunday, 09.30am
6 sessions of yoga, pranayama, gong baths / Sound Healing and trekking
About the practice:
• Yoga Iyengar® method based on the correct alignment of the body and how to bring the positions to life.
• Breathing exercises to learn to follow the flow of breath.
• Thai gong baths and singing bowls to bring body, mind and soul into balance.
Who is the practice of this weekend suitable for?
The practice is suitable for all those who want to live in harmony with their bodies at any age, whatever their structure and physical shape.
How to get:
It is very easy to reach the Yoga Studio Dolomites in San Cassiano in Alta Badia: Coming from Passo Gardena or from Brunico, continue on the state road 244 up to the village of La Villa, then turn towards San Cassiano and continue on the provincial road 37 for about 1 ,7 km. Once you arrive at the roundabout before the town of San Cassiano, take the first exit, always staying on the provincial road 37 and at the next roundabout, turn onto Strada Berto to get to the Yoga Dolomites Studio. If instead you arrive from the Falzarego Pass, stay on the provincial road 37 up to the town of San Cassiano and after the Piz Sorega ski lift on your left, take the first exit at the roundabout which will take you to the Studio in San Cassiano.
Contact me ILARIA ZINZANI is a certified teacher of Yoga Iyengar method®, naturopath and tour leader. She met the Yoga Iyengar® method in 2005 during his first trip to India and has been teaching it since 2012 in her studio in Faenza. Since 2017 she organizes yoga holidays and trips in Italy and around the world. She continues to train and update regularly with Italian and international teachers in Italy, Greece and India. www.ilariazinzani.it
Between the morning and evening practices we will go to explore the surroundings. A conscious trekking path to achieve complete body-mind harmony, with the Dolomites as a backdrop.
Studio Yoga Dolomites offers Yoga enthusiasts a unique place to practice in a breathtakingly beautiful environment with fresh mountain air. The studio was equipped for the Iyengar® practice, mats, blankets, bolsters, bricks, belts, ropes, chairs. It has an amplitude of for up to 20 people.
Contribution:
SEMINAR COST €287 (practices, trekking, gong baths, sound healing and studio rental)
Rates do not include: accommodation, meals and transport
Registration by July 15th 2023 > 20% discount
Registration by July 31st 2023 > 15% discount
Start: Thursday, 17:00
End: Sunday, 09.30am
6 sessions of yoga, pranayama, gong baths / Sound Healing and trekking
About the practice:
• Yoga Iyengar® method based on the correct alignment of the body and how to bring the positions to life.
• Breathing exercises to learn to follow the flow of breath.
• Thai gong baths and singing bowls to bring body, mind and soul into balance.
Who is the practice of this weekend suitable for?
The practice is suitable for all those who want to live in harmony with their bodies at any age, whatever their structure and physical shape.
How to get:
It is very easy to reach the Yoga Studio Dolomites in San Cassiano in Alta Badia: Coming from Passo Gardena or from Brunico, continue on the state road 244 up to the village of La Villa, then turn towards San Cassiano and continue on the provincial road 37 for about 1 ,7 km. Once you arrive at the roundabout before the town of San Cassiano, take the first exit, always staying on the provincial road 37 and at the next roundabout, turn onto Strada Berto to get to the Yoga Dolomites Studio. If instead you arrive from the Falzarego Pass, stay on the provincial road 37 up to the town of San Cassiano and after the Piz Sorega ski lift on your left, take the first exit at the roundabout which will take you to the Studio in San Cassiano.
Location
Yoga in Alta Badia
The Yoga Studio Dolomites is located at Residence Ada, a welcoming hotel in the beautiful village of San Cassiano, in Alta Badia. Here the harmony of the Dolomite nature interacts with the inner peace generated by yoga.
