Yoga adventure Retreat on the island of Aphrodite Cyprus
Retreat program The yoga dive school Cyprus Nathalie Kassdanno in collaboration with Dimitris Dibelo Hatha yoga studio Patras presents
Learn the principles of Power, Precision, Mindfulness & meditation put them into practice during these active, in-depth weekend workshop. You will explore a delicious flow sequence designed to release the tensions of your daily life . Dimitris and Nathalie will focus the sessions on advanced Pranayama techniques to calm your nervous system and oxygenated your body to create clarity in the mind and balance in the body . Your session will conclude with the powerful practice of handstands, hip opening, backbends. Whether you’re a new student or a seasoned teachers, you’ll gain knowledge that you can utilize in your personal practice. Some of the sessions will start with a brief discussion and then we’ll move, sweat, and refine and rejuvenate! Come along to experience the Flow as well as the Stillness. Both teachers will take you on the journey of shake meditation practice , followed by dance meditation, and if all is in favor we end one evening on the sea shore with fire meditation practice. Both teachers will provide you with their knowledge and love 🙏🏻 for a beautiful adventure on the island of Aphrodite! About the teachers: YOGA DIVE - Nathalie Kassdanno Yoga dive school of yoga is an entanglement of the science of yoga and the love for the sea. “I think it is not how many breaths we take that makes life magical but the moments that take our breath away” Adding but quoting Maya Angelou Nathalie was born in Stockholm and has roots from Greece and Lebanon. Her passion for meditation and self-realization led her to create the innovative combination called YOGA DIVE, which is the love for the sea and Yoga to create a signature style of Yoga. The Yoga Dive School was founded by Master Yoga teacher Nathalie Kassdanno in 2011. Nathalie started her spiritual journey, 19 years ago. She was originally trained as a Holistic Therapist in Sweden, by her teacher of the Hoo Mat association. She started her Yoga training in Stockholm Sweden and completed her Yoga teacher training in Greece, completing her 600 Hrs TT, and her Yoga Dive school which is Cyprus based, is certified by the International Yoga Alliance. The school provides teacher training 200 hrs TT and 200 hrs Pranayama meditation teacher certification, as well as daily yoga classes, courses, workshops and international yoga retreats. The Yoga style that Nathalie teaches incorporates elements of Hatha, yin, yang, Vinyasa flow, as well as meditative practices, vibration activation work and pranayama breathing techniques. She also teaches shake mediation practice and vinyasa flow, spinal yoga practice coming together with the breath, where the breath and movement become one. Working as a Holistic Therapist she realised the value of dealing with the individual as a whole and focusing on working from the inside out. She then went on to study as a Nutrition adviser; the education took place in Stockholm. A perspective that resonated with her is the balancing of the human body and honouring it as the spiritual self. The passion for understanding both the physical and spiritual and emotional elements of the human magic. Nathalie, in her Yoga Dive classes, integrates her own experience from different styles of Yoga with pranayama and meditation to provide bespoke yoga classes for free divers. YOGA DIVE differs because it uses various forms of yoga, to accommodate the needs of free diving - dynamic yoga and static yogasana (poses), as well advance pranayama kumbhaka (breath retention, Apnea) within the practice, also called dry training. Yoga dive is a perfect addition to any athlete and to anyone facing anxiety and stress in their lives, activating the parasympathetic nervous system and learning how to slow down our breathing-simply learning the art of breathing less. As the teaching of pranayama means exactly this, to control the flow of air. Breathing less is a controlled hypoventilation that eventually leads to tolerance of carbon dioxide and that in its turn leads to better absorption of oxygen. Nathalie seeks to continue to learn as much as possible and has commenced to further level of training. Her next goal is to create an additional Yoga dive Centre in Cyprus where people can come together and form a community. A school that offers free access to mediation, a library of yoga books and communal areas that can contribute to a feeling of unity and belonging. & Dimitris Dibelo was born in Patras in 1978. He studied Marketing and Business Administration and has worked for multinational companies for years. His yogic journey originates in 2009, while seeking to cure a serious lower back injury sustained in basketball. His enthusiasm for yoga lead him to Mother India, the source of yoga, where he completed the 200hrs Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, at Kranti Yoga School, Goa in 2011, as well as the 300hrs Hatha Yoga Teacher Training at Shiva Yogic Peeth, Rishikesh in 2014. His teaching is influenced by his Teacher Christina Karitinos Ireland and his classes are considered dynamic, vivid and playful, as he combines his Italian temperament and great sense of humour with a great focus on breath and alignment while at the same time respecting the human body. He has attended numerous yoga workshops with significant Greek and foreign yoga teachers in Ashtanga, Iyengar, Yogic Arts, Dharma and Jivamukti yoga. He has attained the 2nd level in Usui Reiki and has a diploma in Ayurvedic massage. This Site (dimdibeloyoga) was made to share his workshops and activities worldwide. Inspired by Mahatma Ghanti’s philosophy and teachings, he believes that anyone can be the change they want to see in the world. So let’s ❤️ N & D Don’t believe what you have heard. Do not believe in traditions, because they have been handed down for many generations. Do not believe in anything just because its has been rumored of and spoken by many. Do not believe merely because of writings statements of some old sage, Do not believe in conjectures Do not believe in that as a truth to which you have become attached by habit Do not believe merely the authority of your teachers and elders After observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and is conductive to the good and gain for one and all, then accept it and live up to it Guatama Buddha Additional information: Highlights Dance shake meditation Fire meditation on beach Skill level Intermediate Advanced Yoga styles Hatha Ashtanga Shake and dance meditation Sahaja yoga meditation Tratak and vipassana meditation Accommodation The yoga retreat will be held at a beautiful villa by the sea , you can spend all day There with us at the villa. Sleeping arrangements are 3 students in One hotell room with 3 single beds . The cozy hotell is located 15 min from the retreat villa . Food Vegetarian diet ( if you have allergies please let us know ) Included All meals Accommodation All yoga session with both teachers Workshop Not included Transfer from airport Extra nights Airport to Choose and transfer Transfer can be provided Select pafhos airport ( 40 min away from villa ) preferable to be on the island Thursday after 15.00
