The 2025 dates
1 - 8 March 2025
Tropical island paradise
Sunset beach yoga
Healthy delicious Thai food
Thai culture, smiles, and kindness
“Indulge in all-inclusive laid back island relaxation. Tropical living in Thailand, the country of smiles”
Koh Lanta is a delightfully exotic island, thanks to its remote location, pristine beaches and pleasant weather. It’s known for coral-fringed beaches, mangroves, limestone outcrops and rainforests. The extended area is an archipelago in the southern region of Thailand's Krabi Province, of which Koh Lanta Yai, where you’ll be, is known as the chill island. Kind locals and unspoiled nature are main attractions. Misty mountains abound in some areas, especially down south, in the natural park which has caves and wildlife.
Enjoy daily vinyasa yoga classes in the open-air lofted yoga shala to the soothing songs of happy tropical birds. At dusk, stroll down to the beach for sunset yoga overlooking the ocean. With all details arranged, take a boat trip and snorkel through the clear blue waters, get creative in a Thai cooking class and visit the jungle National Park. Bungalow accommodations are located around the swimming pool and within the garden. Take a mental pause or relax reading a book in one the hammocks on the meditation deck in the middle of the garden, with the yogic atmosphere of the resort.
Get ready to feel great in your skin this week! Savor sweet flavors of tropical fruits like mangos and tiny aromatic bananas. Feel vitality in your body as you eat clean Thai inspired California cuisine, let the humidity of the tropics soak into your muscles for ease of movement during your yoga practice, and take long walks down the beach with the warm water splashing over your feet. Hang out socializing with a smoothie or glass of champagne, lounging outside on pillows and inside in the air conditioned cocktail bar.
If you're looking to be in the warmth, on the beach and chill for a fun yoga vacation, this is the place for you!
The experience
INCLUDED
- 7 nights at the beautiful Thailand Retreat Center
- Multiple yoga classes per day for all-levels, energizing and gentle by different teachers
- Yoga workshops to deepen your practice
- Bungalow accommodation with air conditioners, fans and en-suite bathrooms
- Yoga equipment: yoga mats, blocks, straps and meditation pillows.
- 3 healthy vegetarian Thai inspired Californian meals per day made by on-site chefs*
- Tea, proper French press coffee and milk options available all day
- WIFI throughout the resort
- Swimming pool, lounge areas, hammocks
- Krabi Airport Transfer: Group transportation on arrival and departure day from / to Krabi
- Thai Cooking Class tour and transportation
- Snorkeling and speed boat island excursion
- Explore Natural Park guided tour and transportation
(*) Arrival and departure day, no lunch. 5 onsite dinners included. The other 2 dinners are planned to be had offsite by ownself
SEE & DO
Included Excursions
Island Snorkeling and Speedboat Tour
A full day trip, grab your swimsuit and suncream to get ready to see the ocean and explore a group of nearby islands! Feel the fresh ocean air while riding on the speed boat to the islands and snorkel around beautiful coral reefs. Enjoy a to-go lunch and plenty of snacks.
Thai Cooking Class
Open up your senses! Learn about Thai ingredients, flavor combinations, and how to make tasty traditional Thai dishes and cocktails from a local chef. Finally, satisfy your taste buds with everyone's creations for lunch.
Jungle National Park Walking Tour
Take a shuttle to the south of the island and enter the national park. With a local guide, learn about tropical plants and animals and have a chance to see monkeys, lizards, and birds. Relax on a beautiful secluded beach with a to-go lunch and take a dip in the ocean to cool down.
THE NEAREST BEACH
Soak up the sun on the beach! Swim and float in the calm warm ocean waters. Meditate on the abundant beauty that surrounds while talking long walks down the sand. Slurp coconut water from a fresh young coconut and delight in traditional Thai cuisine in a beach restaurant or bar.
Walk down the main road of the island and find food kiosks where you can select your favorite made-to-order fresh fruit smoothie or pad thai. Shop for colorful Thai clothing or handmade silver jewelry. Get one (or many!) affordable Thai or oil massages at a massage parlor.
Feel the warm welcome by locals and pick up a few words in Thai to say hello and express thanks!
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE
Included in your retreat package is group shuttle transportation to/from the Krabi International Airport and the retreat center resort located on Koh Lanta Island. Krabi International airport is a 2 hour drive from Koh Lanta Island. The shuttles access the island by crossing over the water on a ferry boat. Take this moment to step off the shuttle and feel the ocean breeze!
Arrive by 11am on on arrival day to Krabi International Airport to take the included shuttle transport with the group. When arranging your flights, first book your international flight into one of Bangkok's airports, then, book a domestic flight from Bangkok into Krabi International Airport. The retreat ends at 11am on departure day. You can book your departure flight to leave from Krabi International Airport after 4pm on departure day.
It's very safe to travel through Thailand! Thai people are helpful and speak English.
BANGKOK ADDON
Add on: Visit the ancient and modern capitals of the Siam Empire
3 nights in a Boutique Hotel in a deluxe double occupancy room. Half board (breakfasts and lunches)
Guided Bangkok Tour: Explore the old town by boat through the canals and visit our favourite temples & Buddhas of the city
Guided Ayutthaya Tour: Visit the Old Siam capital. UNESCO World heritage
Transportation from / to airportwith the group included
Sam Kim
Sam (she/her) has flirted with yoga since her youth : growing up practicing both Tae Kwon Do & dance, yoga was a natural step towards finding something deeper in the movement she craved. Never happy sitting still, & constantly curious, her personal practice evolved until the drive to know more led her to complete her 200 hour yoga teacher training under Mandy Roberts & Neda Draupadi Honarvar in 2023. The desire to share, travel, & experience culture all over the world brings her to Thailand in March, 2025!
As a dancer, a dreamer, a yogi, and a big “living in your body” type, Sam has devoted much time attempting to connect the physical experience & the ethereal divine. An avid lover of ritual, she believes that yoga can unite more than breath to movement: when we move together, we build community. As an avid reader & a lover of myth, she finds in yoga a space for suspended belief, archetypes, & – yes – even a little magic, and that is exactly what she invites you to experience when you practice with her.
Sam’s alignment & presence focused practice is for every body. Based on authenticity, openness, mindfulness, & accessibility her classes encourage students to show up for themselves & their bodies with compassion, inclusivity, & joy. Classes are likely to include conversations on connectivity, mindful movement matched with breath, lots of form options in order to meet yourself where you are, & a cultivated sense of love & compassion for yourself and others.
Meet her in Thailand for a once in a lifetime experience, & make a little magic together!
