Yoga is known to benefit both your mental and physical health. It’s a great way for people of all ages to heal themselves from physical ailments and the stress of daily life. That is why Chiva-Som has put together a yoga and meditation retreat in Thailand that can help you regain balance in your mind, body, and spirit. 

What are the benefits of yoga?

The common depictions of yoga would have you believe that yoga is all about the different poses, but yoga represents so much more than that. It combines challenging physical poses with meditation, breathing exercises, and mantras. These come together to create a holistic path towards healing your mind and body. 

Improved Flexibility

Body flexibility is an essential part of physical health that is often ignored in our daily lives. From bending your torso to pick up a child, to reaching for an item on the top shelf, yoga helps maintain your body’s flexibility and elasticity to perform tasks in your daily life. 

The varied styles of yoga allow you to adjust the intensity of your sessions according to your comfort level. Though ageing will naturally decrease your flexibility, yoga can help reduce its effects and even improve your flexibility over time. 

Provides Stress Relief

The various components of yoga focus on breathing exercises, meditation, sound baths, and aural rituals (like chanting). These activities naturally help to calm the mind and therefore relieve stress. Our yoga and meditation retreats in Thailand allow you to enjoy a peaceful ambiance with the sound of the crashing waves to soothe your tired mind. 

Improved Strength

Though yoga is often considered an advanced form of stretching, certain types of yoga focus on strengthening your core muscles. Poses like the Boat, Plank, and Cosmic Egg are just some that help improve your core strength, but the poses taught during our retreat will vary depending on the instructor.  

Improved Balance

Like flexibility, balance is another physical quality we use daily. Yoga has been proven to improve balance through mental exercises and poses that focus on improving core strength.
 

Chiva-Som’s Yoga and Meditation Retreat

Our yoga and meditation retreat aims to improve your emotional and mental balance, mindfulness, relaxation, and general health improvement. Our yoga experts have built up a wealth of knowledge on the different aspects of yoga to help you achieve a deeper connection with your mind, body, and spirit. On arrival, our Wellness Advisor meet with you to understand your health goals better. Afterwards, they will advise you on the treatments and activities that best suit your goals. 

Join us for 3, 5, or 7 nights to attend yoga classes while immersed in the calm and peaceful surroundings of our lush gardens with expansive views of the Gulf of Thailand.
As an example, a 3-night package would include the following:

• 2 x 80-minute yoga sessions
• 1 x Pranayama session
• 1 x Deep Cleansing Back Treatment
• 1 x Yoga strap

A 5-night package would include:

• 3 x 80-minute yoga sessions
• 1 x Pranayama session
• 2 x Meditation sessions 
• 1 x Deep Cleansing Back Treatment
• 1 x Yoga strap 

A 7-night package would include:

• 5 x 80-minute yoga sessions
• 1 x Pranayama session
• 2 x Meditation sessions 
• 1 x Deep Cleansing Back Treatment
• 1 x Yoga strap 

Regardless of length, all our yoga and meditation retreat packages include:

• Accommodation
• Individual health and wellness consultation
• Three wellness cuisine meals per night, beginning with dinner the day you arrive
• Complimentary physical analysis (optional)
• Complimentary skin consultation (optional)
• Daily fitness and leisure activities (up to twelve classes daily)
• Unlimited use of the Water Therapy Suites (steam, sauna and jacuzzi)
• A complimentary daily treatment per night of stay, choose from: Thai Massage, Chiva-Som Signature Massage, Invigorating Massage, Relaxing Foot Massage, Oriental Scalp Massage, Chiva-Som Skin Haven Body Polish, Hydrotherapy (Detoxifying Balneotherapy, Flotation or Jet Blitz), Manicure or Pedicure
• Post-stay wellness follow-up
• Complimentary in-room minibar
• Complimentary laundry (four pieces/day)

Chiva-Som is the ultimate destination for complete rejuvenation of the mind, body, and spirit. Call us today to book your yoga and meditation retreat with us here in Thailand.