Υoga with Alessandro Ortona (2026)
Meditation brings about a sense of awe, revealing what has always been right in front of us—unseen, unfelt, yet ever-present. In stillness, we rediscover the quiet truths that were waiting to be noticed.
Om Prem
Alessandro is one of the most unique and authentic teachers of traditional Hatha Yoga. In a penetrating and direct way, he always manages to touch deeply and inspire the application of Yoga practice in everyday life, which is what ultimately makes it transformative. A seeker and a great teacher.
The seminar has no end time. Alessandro asks us to surrender from the concept of schedule and the limitation of time and become as open and free from these concepts as possible. The seminar can last 2 hours, it can last 4… Everyone has the right to leave whenever they want. The practice will include asana (physical exercises), pranayama (breathing exercises), meditation, mantra and satsang.
A few words from Alessandro:
Yoga is a path, a tread to pierce the restless mind. It is not entertainment, not a simple physical exercise. The now is home, the now is out of psychological time. A great courage is needed to let go of the past and to stop creating hypothetical futures. The chattering is everywhere and it is going nowhere, a nowhere full of hopes and fears. Silence is nowhere, but reach everywhere in fullness and joy. Come to see for yourself.
Dates:
- Sunday 22 February at 11:00
- Sunday 29 March at 11:00
Cost: 25 euros/seminar or 40 euros for the 2 seminars
Alessandro Ortona
Born in Italy, in 1966, Alessandro started practicing yoga at the age of 15, under his mother’s influence. As a young boy, he was deeply touched by his meetings with the various teachers who frequented his home. He graduated university with a degree in Business Management and he worked in the shipping sector for a few years. Seeking a calmer and more inspired lifestyle, he abandoned his carrier and he travelled to Antigua, Caribbean, to start a new life. After staying there for six years, and after realizing that changes to external circumstances do not actually mean much, he decided to dedicate himself to yoga, and he started practicing intensely.
He met with the great yogi Sri Sri Sri Satchidananda who taught him the foundations of the ancient Hatha Yoga tradition. In Italy, he studied with Walter Ruta (Tirak) and he started teaching and supporting the development of the Pramiti Yoga School. At a later time, he decided to experience life in an Ashram, which brought him to Greece, where he met his guru, Swami Shivamurti Saraswati, and where he spent a few years in the Satyananda Ashram in the Paiania region in Attica. There, he studied the principles of Karma Yoga and the traditional teachings of Satyananda. Since 2010, he lives in Lagonisi, and he teaches in Athens and throughout the region of Attica.