Thailand Yoga Retreat July 2016

5 Nights and 6 Days in Paradise  – Thailand Yoga Retreat July 2016.

Ive just returned from the paradise of Phuket in Thailand where I held a yoga retreat at the Beach side resort Atmanjai. From the moment we arrived we were given fresh Ginger Tea & Detox Juices from the world renowned raw foods menu & escorted to the beachside pool to soak up the Suns Rays & let the salty air cleanse & the sound of coconuts falling from the trees remind us we’d arrived in PARADISE.

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The team quickly got in the groove of Sunrise Beach Walks where we found all sorts of mysterious temples & swings to play on…….

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“We all had a playground outside it was called Outside……..”

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The retreat was awakening our sense of adventure…..SUP Yoga anyone? We could have been in the Caribbean – calm still waters, the perfect way to get our SUP on……..

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Like most Yoga retreats I run it doesn’t all end with downward dogs, we spoke to the locals & found out about the Secret Island………… like pirates we set out on a voyage…..
I think everyone one felt 5 again as we climbed onboard our boats and heading to a tropical island for a day of crystal blue diving, laughs on an untouched island……

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“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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The girls got their Mermaid on as we dived into the virgin waves….

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Our yoga retreat wasn’t complete without a trip to Big Buddha for a blessing by a monk….

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As the sun quickly set behind this Beautiful Buddha we raced down the mountain to a secret spot for our Yoga practise – the sun set over the waves. The  moon lifted into the sky to replace the sun…. and we did yoga……

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Hearts were lifted as time stood still.

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Daily Yoga……………

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Plenty of pool time and quiet meditations to the sound of the ocean waves…..

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So much love gathered on this little Island for our retreat – awakened souls returned to Melbourne & I look forward to our next Adventure….

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