10 Days Intensive Ashtanga Yoga Retreat in Phuket, Thailand
Yoga Retreat Thailand
Expert tip: This is one of the most popular yoga retreats offered in Thailand.
TAYSP offers the ideal program for experienced practitioners and beginners who wish to deepen their practice or start the yoga journey. The course is organized in a way where participants discover a lot of new information and develop useful skills to cover different aspects of yoga practice. The schedules of daily classes, healthy food, comfortable accommodation, and friendly atmosphere create perfect conditions for the student to progress quickly and develop an enjoyable personal practice.
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Highlights
- Daily yoga classes
- Daily workshops and lectures
- Daily Ashtanga asana practices
- Morning pranayama, meditation, and chanting
- Daily healthy vegetarian meals
- 10 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Phuket International Airport (US$20 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Restaurant
- ATM / banking
- Bicycle rental
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
- Parking lot
TAYSP accommodates their guests in a fully equipped house with a comfortable single or double occupancy rooms at Land and House Park close to the Yoga Shala. It's a big private and quiet area in a serene lush tropical setting near the lake.
For the convenience of the guests we provide bicycles to move around the park. The allocation of the houses depends on availability on the moment of booking.
House amenities:
- Air conditioning
- Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Shower room
- Housekeeping service
- Car park
Clubhouse amenities:
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Jacuzzi
- Sauna
- Steaming room
- Massage salon
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- Taxi service
- ATM at the entrance
Program
During this retreat, you will study the main aspects and principles of Ashtanga yoga, implementing knowledge into practice. You will build a solid practice based on Vinyasa system, applying bandhas, drishti, and using ujayi breath. You will discover the foundation of each asana and its modifications, body alignment, therapeutic effect of asanas, and additional training for building the strength and flexibility to improve the practice.
You will take a journey to explore the inner and outer sequence of Ashtanga yoga primary series to make a daily asana practice a meditation experience. The retreat also includes training in pranayama practice. Students will be guided to practice a number of pranayama techniques consistently, taking time to deepen the understanding of this ancient practice and strengthening breath control.
During the retreat, you will learn kriya techniques (ancient purification exercises which help to purify the body and prepare yourself for pranayama and asana practice). Students will be provided with basic equipment for these cleansing practices.
This retreat would not be complete without focusing on mind work. Even the asana, pranayama, and kriya require a deep concentration, while students get additional experience and training in yoga Nidra and meditation. It will help to change the habitual patterns of the mind, essential for self-development and inner growth. Students will also be introduced to yoga philosophy and main ancient yoga texts, as it gives a strong theoretical foundation of the practice.
Daily schedule
- 06:15 - 07:15 Pranayama
- 07:30 - 09:30 Ashtanga asana practice (Mysore/Led)
- 09:30 Brunch
- 13:00 - 14.00 Optional alignment class
- 14:30 - 15.30 Yoga Nidra
- 15:30 - 15.50 Tea with a snack
- 15:50 - 16.50 Lecture
- 17:00 - 18.80 Workshop/yoga therapy
- 18:00 - 18.30 Guided meditation/chanting
- 18:30 Dinner
Please note that the schedule may and will be changed due to the number of circumstances.
Instructors
Sofya Linkova
Ashtanga Primary Series Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200 Yoga Alliance International
Sofya is studying under the guidance of R. Sharat Jois at Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Institute in Mysore, India - the place where Ashtanga yoga as a set or asana and pranayama practices was systematized and kept preserved. There in Mysore she was also studying Ayurveda, Sanskrit and ancient yogic texts. She was also trained and certified as Asana and Pranayama teacher at Tattvaa Yoga School in Rishikesh, India. As a Yoga teacher Sofya is also affiliated to Yoga Alliance International. She is known for her warm and light way of teaching yoga, which creates a special atmosphere in her classes.
Rich
Ashtanga Primary Series Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200 Yoga Alliance International
His passion to personal development brought him to meet and learn from different teachers in Europe, India, Russia, Kazakhstan and Thailand, over the years he has been exploring asana and pranayama practice, kriyas, meditation, ayurveda, reiki, su djok, cold water treatment and art of cooking health food. Rich is famous with warm and personal approach to the teaching of yoga. He is talented with a special natural vision of students needs which allows him to guide them in their practice in a right direction to achieve the best result on their path of yoga.
Retreat location
Phuket Island, Thailand, will be your home during this retreat.
Nearby places
- Phuket International Airport (HKT) - 1 hour
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
During the course healthy vegetarian food is provided. To experience the good effects of the yogic lifestyle, please do not bring meat from outside to eat. In a case if student has any allergy or intolerance to any kinds of food, please inform TAYSP so the diet will be adjusted accordingly.
The following meals are included:
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Things to do (optional)
- Explore the beaches of Phuket
- Shopping
- Visit Bog Buddha of Phuket
- Walk to Wat Chalong Temple
Spa treatments
The following treatments are available for an additional cost; Thai massage, oil massage, foot massage, deep tissue massage, facial treatments, body scrub, and waxing.
What's included
- 10 nights accommodation
- Daily guided meditation
- Daily healthy vegetarian meals
- Daily workshops and lectures
- Daily yoga sessions
What's not included
- *Airport pick up
- *Bicycle rental
- *Massage
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Phuket International Airport
30 km
Transfer available for additional US$20 per person
Driving directions from Chaofa road
- Following Chaofa road, just turn right before Wat Tai (temple) and go toward security check post at the entrance of Land & House Park.
- Sign your name at the security post and drive straight towards Clubhouse.
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Phuket International Airport (HKT).
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 30 days before the arrival date.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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