Meet some of our members below:
Antonello
Antonello is a 500 hours yoga alliance teacher. He has studied yoga in India and in Thailand for several years before becoming a teacher. He currently teaches yoga, pranayama, meditation, and yoga philosophy. He is also trained in Thai massage. He holds a degree in English and Spanish literature and western philosophy. He is currently taking a master's degree in psychology and eastern philosophies.
Antonello grew up in the countryside on an organic farm on the food of the Apennines mountain in Italy. He spent the great majority of his childhood and teen in the countryside developing a strong, profound spiritual connection with Mother Earth. He has studied English and Spanish literature and philosophy in Italy and in Liverpool, UK. After the university, he has started an eco-farm stay in the Abruzzi National Park where he grew up, combining outdoor activities and organic food-related activities, educating guests about healthy food, and where it comes from. He works with US universities and people from all over the world.
Later he created an international yoga commune in his area, using semi-abandoned villages for that purpose.His international community is based on the principles of yoga and it includes people from Europe, India, South, and North America. The community is involved in projects related to yoga, art, music, drama, organic farming, beekeeping, and supporting the local community.
Ann
Being part of it !
I’m Ann M, born in Belgium probably on a rainy day.
I spent part of my childhood in a foster family on the countryside, where, already as a child I learned a lot about plants, animals and soil. Especially about the soil I was really fascinated. We called it “Pielepap” and after it rained, it became dark, sticky, smooth and transformative. The story goes that I was always with my hands in the “Pielepap” making all kinds of little figures out of it. The love I experienced in this environment, on a farm just doing my thing, like watching birds, observing the nature, sitting, enjoying, breathing, feeling safe. It was the seed for the direction I have chosen in life. And finally it brought me here in this little community somewhere on a hill in Italy. Here with my friends I do exactly the same as I did when I was a kid. Wondering about the beauty here, going deeper into yoga consciousness, making myself useful and putting my hands into the clay as much as I want. Many friends have came to visit me already, and all, not one left behind, are hit by this place in a few hours. I see them change, I see them finding themselves again, I see them breathe again.
It’s a magical thing.Ana
Ana was born and grew up, in Romania. She took her first training in USA in 2015 at Eldorado Ashram in the mountains of Colorado. After a few years of self practice, Ana embraced the idea of teaching yoga and completed another 200 h teacher training with Green Yoga International in Spain, followed by a 50 h training in Yin yoga and anatomy.
Ana loves to chant and she usually introduces mantras in her classes and has led multiple bhajan and kirtan circles. She pursues to explore different ways of teachings, thus her yoga classes include a combination of Bhakti, traditional Hatha and Yin yoga.