Accommodation

Check-in Time:

15:00

Check-out Time:

14:00

During this training, you will stay in a private or a shared room at Cascina Bellaria Farmhouse. The house offers shared and private double rooms with shared bathroom, as well as double, triple, and quadruple rooms with private bathrooms. Cascina Bellaria Farmhouse was created through the will of getting together, sharing a lifestyle aligned with the rhythms of nature, and to the yoga and Ayurveda philosophy. The barn has become the big yoga room with a naked wood roof, wooden floor, and a glass window wall, which offers a great countryside landscape.

Program

During the training, you will practice meditation combined with mixed martial arts. Silent Warrior is a non-competitive training, it’s training to improve and benefit one’s personal growth. Classes are held in English and Italian. You do not use a technique to become good fighters; however, you use fighting to complete yourselves as human beings.

"Strength, flexibility, attention, focus, silence, sense of ethics, heroism. These qualities are needed, these are the ingredients I want in my personal practice, this is what I want to spread," says Marco Mandrino, founder of Hari-Om and Silent Personal Training.

The daily Light program is identical to the Full, although it includes only one session of technical or athletic work out (Functional Training, Muay Thai, and MMA) for a total of three hours training. A maximum of four students will be accepted for each personal training so that the training will be highly personalized.

CrossFit

The CrossFit workout is nothing more than a subset, or a methodology of the functional training. This training methodology is currently popular among functional fitness programs used in gyms.

Functional training

It is a type of functional training created not to increase the muscles size, but to be able to use the body to the maximum of its possibilities with particular attention to the quality of power, speed, and resistance. Functional training is based on the idea of a direct connection between body and mind. It is the mind that needs to be trained to react quickly and not the muscle or muscle chain. This methodology was born in the training of The United States Army Special Forces.

Kickboxing and Muay Thai

Very similar disciplines that integrate boxing with the use of kicks and in the case of Muay Thai also using knees and elbows. Hari Om Yoga School's main references are for striking techniques within the MMA.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The MMA is considered one of the specific combat sports that has been born from the intersection of all combat sports and martial arts. At the beginning, there were martial artists who came from specific traditions who faced each other. Now, whoever practices the MMA is following a training method that takes the best from the different specialties, simplifying them, so that they are then functional to a more probable or possible fight with very few rules.

In this training, MMA main aspects are Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You will practice to improve yourself and be mentally and physically prepared for a fierce fight that might never happen.

Instructors

Marco Mandrino

Marco is the founder and director of Hari Om Yoga School. His official profession is being a farmer, but he is the author of books, articles, and more. He is an enthusiastic practitioner of Muay Thai and combat sports in general. He also nourishes a deep love for music. Marco has been teaching yoga for around twenty years, dealing almost exclusively with teacher training and retreats. His idea, which the school reflects, is to integrate diverse techniques from various disciplines and arts in order to live simply, in harmony with the present moment, and to the best of one’s potential.

Emanuela Boriotti

Emanuela Boriotti is an Ayurvedic therapist specialized in sound massage. She is also an expert in nutrition. Emanuela practices many different sports that range from functional training to Muay Thai practice and surfing. She has practiced yoga for many years and she is tireless in mountain trekking. She brings an incredible passion in everything she does.

Location

This training will take place at Cascina Bellaria Farmhouse in Sezzadio, Alessandria, Italy. The farmhouse is a classical Piemont style, newly renovated with the original structure and style dating back to the middle times of the 19th century. It is located in a quite hilly area of the countryside between Alessandria and Acqui Terme. Far from the inhabitant center and from the main roads, it is surrounded by a quiet and relaxed atmosphere that follows the rhythm of nature.

It is also an eco-conscious farm producing organic vegetables, fruit, honey, jams, and preserves. It is a farm with vegetarian cuisine that promotes respect for nature and the earth. Foxes, deer, squirrels, wild boars, and many kinds of birds live in the countryside and very often get close to the houses and to the small lake, which is located inside the property of the farmhouse.

Features

Activities

Massage
Swimming
Swimming pool (outdoor)

General

Dining area
Environmentally friendly
Garden
Kitchen
Lake
Yoga studio

Food

During this training, daily delicious vegetarian and vegan meals are included.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Organic

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

During your free time, you can take walks in the countryside and by the lake. On weekends, it is possible to add sauna and / or floating touch massage at extra cost. You can also enjoy floating touch massage at an additional cost (50 EUR each session). Floating Touch is a holistic treatment that combines the fluidity of the Ayurvedic massage with the vibration of sound massage through the use of Tibetan bowls, gong, ocean drums, and Cimbali koshi. The combination of the two practices allows you to reach a deep calm in mind and body.

What's included

Up to two hours of athletic and technical work daily
45-minute morning meditation every day
Daily delicious organic, vegetarian, or vegan meals
2 nights accommodation
Highly personalized training with experts
Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, CrossFit, and functional training classes

What's not included

Airfare
Transfer to and from airports or train stations
Massages
Personal expenses
It is also possible to add an extra day to the package at an additional cost

How to get there