4 Day Pre Christmas Retreat "Twinkle Within" Yoga-Meditation-Art in Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
Inner Balance Yoga Retreat in Vietnam
A soulful pre-Christmas escape to reconnect with your inner light. As the world begins to sparkle with festive lights, we invite you to turn gently inward—to find the quiet magic that lives within you. Twinkle Within is a nurturing weekend retreat designed to offer rest, reflection, and renewal before the holiday rush. Surrounded by nature’s calm, you’ll be guided through grounding yoga, mindful meditations, creative expression, and heart-opening practices that awaken joy and peace from the inside out.
Let this be your time to slow down, exhale deeply, and remember the light you carry.
Join us, and step into the season with clarity, warmth, and a twinkle within.
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Highlights
- Daily yoga and gentle movement
- Guided meditations and breathwork
- Creative expression and art therapy
- Rituals and reflection practices
- 3 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private airport pick up and drop off
- Cozy community vibes
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Accommodation
Facilities
- Spa
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Café
- Concierge desk
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Lobby
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga studio
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
- Currency exchange
- Free bicycle
- Free Wi-Fi
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Library
- Meeting room
- Tour assistance
- Wedding
- Outdoor shower
Garden Cottage
Follow the winding paved garden paths to reach these delightful cottages, tucked away behind lush greenery of the heritage garden. The Garden Cottages offer quiet intimate spaces surrounded by nature, with private green frontage terraces. If you’re lucky, you might find passion fruits ripe for picking or colorful orchids and hibiscus flowers.
Modern Deluxe
Most rooms are on the 2nd floor, so you can enjoy sweeping views of the setting sun from your own balcony. Ground floor units have terraces by the garden for carefree lounging. The interiors are elegantly simple complemented by natural local wood furnishings.
Modern Premium
Enjoy a small private courtyard with an outdoor rain shower for an exotic bathing experience.
Located on the ground floor, the breezy terraces provide walk-out access to our tropical gardens.
The simple elegant interiors are complemented by natural local wood furnishings.
Program
Twinkle Within Retreat
A soulful pre-Christmas escape to rest, reflect, and reconnect with your inner light.
As the festive season begins to stir, give yourself the gift of stillness. Twinkle Within is a 4-day yoga and wellness retreat designed to help you pause, breathe, and gently realign before the year comes to a close.
Through guided yoga practices, creative art therapy, and mindful rituals, you’ll reconnect with your inner glow and gather a set of practical tools to support you in daily life. Whether you’re seeking clarity, calm, or inspiration, this retreat is your space to land softly and rise peacefully—ready for the season ahead.
Leave feeling refreshed, inspired, and equipped to bring balance, presence, and creativity into every day.
Retreat Program Overview
Day 1 – Arrive and Settle In
Time to land, breathe, and open the space together.
- 14:00 – Check-in
- 15:00 – Opening Circle
- 16:00 – Yoga & Meditation
Day 2 and 3 – Deepen and Awaken
Daily practices to nourish your body, calm your mind, and awaken inner creativity.
- 07:00 – Morning Yoga
- 08:00 – Meditation & Pranayama
- 09:00 – Breakfast & Free Time
- 13:30 – Art Therapy Workshop
- 16:00 – Yoga & Meditation / Sound Healing
Day 4 – Integrate and Shine
A gentle closure to carry your light forward.
- 07:00 – Asana Workshop or Special Ritual
- 08:30 – Closing Circle
- 09:00 – Breakfast & Free Time
Pictures, hugs, and heartfelt goodbyes
Instructors
Sasha Lavrinenko
Sasha is a certified yoga teacher with 8 years of teaching experience (private and group classes) and an E-RYT 500 Hatha and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher. She has taught yoga therapy for spine, multiple yoga-related trainings, and yoga retreats hosted at Cassia since 2019.
Location
At Cassia Cottage, discover our unique former spice trader’s retreat turned boutique Phu Quoc Island resort. Situated on the island’s thriving west coast, on beatific Ba Keo Beach, Cassia Cottage is our cinnamon-scented refuge of peace and calm.
Set in lush greenery, Cassia Cottage offers one-of-a-kind Phu Quoc accommodation, reinvigorating wellness activities, and local cuisine infused with the same spices that led our founder to set up home here.
Today, Cassia Cottage is set across two beachfront wings and offers 3 refreshing pools and private beach to relax at between retreat activities.
For yoga practice there are 2 locations:
- Sea view grassy area for slow yoga, with sea view, and sunset
- The Monsoon Pavilion: in monsoon or for shade
Food
Savor the full flavors of a carefully selected menu that caters to a range of needs and preferences - vegetarian, vegan and special dietary needs.
Natural spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, star anise, nutmeg, and various herbs take center stage in all the dishes; a perfect blend of Vietnamese dynamism with Mediterranean sensibilities.
Cassia Cottage offers chlorine-free natural drinking water, food completely free from MSG and preservatives. Ingredients are sourced from local sustainable produce and the finest imported products.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
Excursions such as trekking with meditation at the viewpoint, sunrise temple visit meditation, and more could be added if desired.
Spa treatments
Massages on the beach
Soak up the island atmosphere with treatments offered in our seaside pavilion. Indulge in a range of relaxing massage treatments led by our team of in-house therapists. From traditional massages, to oil massages and hot stone treatments, embrace serenity at Cassia Cottage’s spa to the sound of the sea lapping Ba Keo beach beside our spa pavilion.
What's included
- 3 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private airport pick up and drop off
- Daily Yoga
- Breath work (pranayama)
- Meditation (various styles)
- Art therapy
- Sound healing
- Numerology
What's not included
- Flights
- Travel insurance
- Lunch, dinner, drinks
- Additional spa treatments
- Land/boat tours
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Phu Quoc International Airport
4 km
Transfer included
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 15 days before arrival.
For this organizer you can guarantee your booking through Tripaneer.com. All major credit cards supported.