Bangkok--18 Dec--Kamalaya Koh Samui
Kamalaya Koh Samui, Thailand’s award-winning Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa, will celebrate the start of 2009 with a busy calendar of retreats, workshops and visiting practitioners.
In addition to Kamalaya’s signature Essential Detox and Yoga Synergy retreats, a host of international practitioners, teachers and healers will check into Kamalaya to work with guests in both group and individual sessions to co-create a positive and uplifting start to the year.
For a more personal experience, guests can also choose from Kamalaya’s range of individual wellness programs, which includes options for detox, stress and burnout, fitness, relaxation, yoga and weight balancing. These guests can complement their stay with private visiting practitioner sessions.
The line up of retreats, workshops and healing sessions includes:
Visiting Practitioners:
These workshops and sessions are open to Kamalaya guests and day visitors.
Sacred Dance Workshops with Gabriele Wosien
January 6 - 18
Join internationally acclaimed teacher and author Gabriele Wosien for these half-day workshops. Sacred Dance is the expression of prayer through the language of the body. By experiencing the inner dimension of movement, isolation is overcome and body, mind and soul are reconnected.
Divine Straightening (Spine Healing) with Alexander Toskar
January 8 - 15
Spine Healing is an all-embracing healing for complaints of every kind. Without touching the body, without manipulation, in a matter of seconds, the impulse is passed on for healing of the whole physical, mental and spiritual system. The son of the well-known Russian healer Pjotr Elkunoviz, Alexander Toskar’s technique has been documented in numerous television programs.
Asthanga Yoga with Danny Paradise
January 18 - 23
In these 3-hour daily classes, Danny shares the wisdom of ancient traditions in a contemporary, compassionate, non-dogmatic and humorous way. His purpose is to help people to develop a sacred, safe, healing, expanding and joyful personal practice. In Danny’s 24 years of teaching, he’s taught numerous well known artists, musicians, dancers, sports champions and studied with K. Patabbhi Jois.
Life Coaching and Blue Light Healing with Nicky Kassapian
Feb 16 — March 1
International healer, artist and teacher Nicky Kassapian returns to Kamalaya offering her intuitive clarity, integrity and compassion to help you realise your full potential and recover your personal essence. Blue Light Energy is a deeply empowering therapy which aims to bring changes in the way a person perceives themselves, focusing on where they store their stresses, what underlies them and how they can be resolved.
Touch of Love with Karina Wagner
Feb 26 — March 6
Karina Wagner is a gifted Spiritual healer, Qi Gong, T'ai Chi, ZENvitality, yoga, breath and bodywork teacher who is able to gently encourage inner healing and guide you towards your happiness path. Karina works with a combination of body and energy work in the form of special massages. "Touch of Love" is not just a physical experience; it also facilitates healing on the mental, emotional and spiritual levels.
Retreats:
The following retreats are offered as all-inclusive packages for resident Kamalaya guests.
Kamalaya Essential Detox
January 10 — 17, February 7 — 14, March 14 - 21
Based on the latest research, the Essential Detox group retreat combines medical science with holistic therapies to offer a safe and effective program that includes guidance, education, inspired detox cuisine, herbal remedies, supplements and therapies in an encouraging group environment. With the support of a qualified multi-disciplinary wellness practitioner, guests are able to optimise both the physical and emotional aspects of the detox process.
Sound, Water, Emotions and Quantum with Winnie Rode
January 23 -25
Winnie Rode is a German artist, sound therapist, and teacher in Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation. Join Winnie for this inspiring 3-day workshop and explore ways to improve your physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing through sound, meditation and the power of your own voice.
Journey to the Heart with Karina Wagner
February 22 - 27
To bring the ease and energy from the within to the without is the aim of this week of intense living. Through a variety of effective techniques from around the globe, you will discover a new source of vitality. To feel, let go and to arrive in the intensity of your own centre will allow you to be in harmony, finding inner peace as a source of vitality.
Quantum Yoga with Lara Baumann
February 4 - 11
Popular London-based yoga teacher Lara Baumann will be teaching the Quantum Method? of Yoga, a transformative and dynamic path to self-enquiry and healing. This is not a new style of yoga, but a new approach to practice which draws on the ancient Indian science of Ayurveda. Classes are of a flowing style that synchronise breath with movement (vinyasa) and the retreat incorporates pranayama, chanting, meditation, ethics and scriptural study, Ayurvedic nutritional advice, natural medicine and massage.
Kamalaya Yoga Synergy Retreat
March 21 — 28
Suitable for beginner level, Kamalaya's 7-night Yoga Synergy retreats give you an authentic introduction to all aspects of yoga; body, breath, mind and philosophy and include a holistic spa treatment. By the end of the week you will have a firm understanding of the basics to develop a personal practice and begin your inner journey.
For further information and bookings, please contact [email protected] or visit www.kamalaya.com.
Note to Editors:
Kamalaya Koh Samui is a Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa located amid a tropical landscape on the southern coastline of Koh Samui, Thailand. Kamalaya integrates healing practices and treatments from East and West, a beautiful natural environment, inspired healthy cuisine, customised programs and wellness retreats to offer a unique concept in personal wellbeing and holistic lifestyle possibilities. www.kamalaya.com
Best Wellness Retreat - Spa Asia Crystal Awards 2008
Best Destination Spa — AsiaSpa Awards 2008
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