Italy's Active Travel Leader, Dolomite Mountains, Creates Hiking Holidays with Yoga Twice Daily, Accommodations at Most Luxurious Hotel in Dolomites   DOLOMITES, Italy, Jan.

17, 2012 -- The silence of yoga joins the cacophony of yodels in the crown jewel of the Alps during 7 day / 6 night Dolomites Yoga Retreats with yoga master Egon Castlunger that can be arranged for the first time this year through Italy's active travel leader, Dolomite Mountains. (http://dolomitemountains.com/en/home.htm).   Guests indulge twice daily in yoga even as they are mesmerized on self-guided hikes by a landscape of pillars and pinnacles, returning afternoons to five-star accommodations at the most luxurious hotel in these mountains, the Relais & Châteaux Hotel & Spa Rosa Alpina in Alta Badia.   The program is offered for a minimum of six people at 2650 euros per person. Included are twice-daily yoga instruction, trip briefing, maps of the area, double room accommodations, some meals, passes for mountain lifts, and medical and evacuation insurance. A single supplement is available upon request. For details please see http://dolomitemountains.com/en/other_trips/yoga_trips415.htm   This program is available as a custom departure operated on dates of a guest's choosing or as a group departure on pre-set dates. See: http://www.dolomitemountains.com/en/dates/calendar.htm   “We designed this new itinerary based on requests from our past clients. Many of them practice yoga at home and wanted to practice yoga in the majestic setting of the Dolomites with a great instructor,” says Agustina Lagos-Marmol, founder of Dolomite Mountains srl.   Instructor Egon Castlunger is a certified Hatha Yoga teacher, Zen Shiatsu practitioner, Heilpraktiker, and hiking guide. His Yoga teaching is a contemporary style, based on Hatha Yoga (Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation), Vinyasa flow elements and Yin Yoga, with the background knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and Zen Shiatsu. He believes Yoga provides tools to harmonize our being at all levels of our existence: physical, mental, social and spiritual, and that the result is balance, strength, opening, inner peace, all leading to a happy and fulfilled life.   About Dolomite Mountains srl Dolomite Mountains srl is the only local company in the Dolomites specializing and providing unique experiences in adventure travel within one of the most beautiful natural settings on Earth. Types of trips offered include Hike, Bike, Via Ferrata, Climb, Snowshoe, Photo Safari, Ski, Self Guided and Luxury Trips.   For over 15 years they have been crafting Dolomite adventures, helping travelers uncover the region's true spirit. Customized guided and self guided active trips and luxury and gourmet adventures take travelers off the beaten path for authentic experiences that reveal the real Dolomites.   Dolomite Mountains srl believes in the value of sharing their love of the mountains and natural places with others while also recognizing the need to take care of them if they are to be here for future generations. They employ sustainable practices in all daily operations – everything from recycling in the office to leaving only footprints while in the field. Hotels are selected that adhere to environmentally sustainable standards wherever possible including two CasaClima hotels in certain accommodation options (CasaClima is a building certification that establishes a standard for energy efficiency that follows the Kyoto Protocol and a standard for use of sustainable resources.) The company also supports several worthy organizations that contribute to the betterment of societies and their environs around the world such as SUMMITS4KIDS and The Footprints Network. See: http://www.dolomitemountains.com/en/dolomite_mountains/our_style_giving_back.htm   # # #   Media Contact: Alexia Nestora, Lasso Communications, 1.303.898.3376, alexia@lassocommunications.com