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Pilates: the origins of a practice that is good for body and mind Pilates is a practice of physical-mental training developed at the beginning of the twentieth century by Joseph Hubertus Pilates, a German naturalized American teacher and entrepreneur, who drew inspiration from ancient oriental disciplines like yoga, Tai Chi and meditation, and shaped what was initially called the Contrology method. Pilates, ...
Read MoreAbhyangha: the treatment that nourishes well-being and elevates the spirit Abhyanga is an ancient form of Ayurvedic therapy that involves the massage of the whole body with hot oil enriched with aromatic essences to harmonize the Dosha or vital energies, according to their balance or imbalance affecting the health of the individual. The most used oil is typically sesame, but Ayurveda professionals ...
Read MoreNetball: the story of a sport for women Popular in Australia, New Zealand and the Commonwealth, netball is a sport similar to basketball, played by two teams of seven players each and practised mainly on a female level. The origin of this famous team sport in Anglo-Saxon countries is linked to the history of basketball: netball was invented two days after basketball, ...
Read MoreNecropolis of Montessu: the largest and most impressive in Southern Sardinia In Sardinia there are unmissable places full of history and mystery, such as Nora and the archaeological park of Pula, the Nuragic village of Su Nuraxi in the territory of Barumini, and the necropolis of Montessu, a pre-Nuragic archaeological site located in the municipality of Villaperuccio in the province of ...
Read MorePadel: Why is it good for the body and mind? Fun, friendly and casual, Padel, also called Tennis Padel, is an exciting and dynamic sport that people of different ages, gender, technical and physical conditions can play. Somewhat tennis, squash and a little alike racquetball, Padel is played with a racket and a ball on a field of 10 meters wide by ...
Read MoreChampagnerie: a brief history of the origins of champagne The champagnerie at Forte Village, an award-winning resort surrounded by the beautiful Sardinian sea, is an exclusive and refined place that offers a selection of the best champagne, a French sparkling wine to Appellation d'origine contrôlée (literally, denomination of controlled origin). Famous all over the world and associated with the idea of luxury ...
Read MoreCoastal rowing: a new way of understanding rowing Coastal rowing is a relatively recent and rapidly growing sport that has quickly spread all over the world, also winning its debut at the next Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. This extreme version of rowing, which focuses on the relationship between rowers and nature, takes place in the sea or on large lakes ...
Read MoreTuna fishing in Sardinia is a millenary tradition: the first archaeological findings that testify the use of harpoons to catch tuna date back to the Nuragic civilization (about 2000 years before Christ). When we talk about Sardinian tuna, we cannot but think of the Carloforte tuna trap, the only tuna trap still active today in the Mediterranean where tuna is ...
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