6 Day Brain Health Upgrade Program and Yoga Retreat in Koh Samui, Surat Thani

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

14:00

Check-out Time:

12:00

Samahita was purpose-built to function as a retreat center dedicated to your vitality, well-being, and relaxation. The variety of private and shared room options reflect that. The rooms are set back from the main beachfront facilities perfect for quiet contemplation and relaxation.

The eco-friendly buildings make use of cross-ventilation, natural lighting, rainwater harvesting, and offer both mosquito screens, fans, and air conditioning. They have rooms for the single traveler, couples or friends, as well as loft-style accommodation that is ideal for families or two people sharing. Regardless of which room you stay in, the beach, pool, and practice spaces are seconds away.

Private room (suitable for singles or couples)

Maximum capacity is two adults, one child. The room has 35 square meters of personal space, including a private balcony. It has a queen-size bed with individual reading lamps and the built-in shelf space at the headboard. Also included is a large writing desk (2.5 meters), bookshelves, storage cabinet that can be locked and can accommodate large laptops, hot-water kettle, medium-size fridge, built-in wardrobe with sufficient space for luggage, ceiling fans, and air conditioning. There is a fully equipped bathroom with a large shower area and room for clothes hanging and drying.

Semi-private room (suitable for the family of four or two people sharing)

Guests can enjoy approximately 25 square meters of personal space, including a private balcony. Room features include a queen-size bed with individual reading lamps, a writing desk, bookshelves, lockable storage cabinet, hot-water kettle, medium-size fridge, built-in wardrobe, ceiling fans, and air conditioning. The bedroom section of these rooms is private and includes a dedicated entrance as well as direct access to a fully furnished bathroom, which is shared between two rooms.

Shared two-bedroom loft (suitable for two people sharing or family of four)

This room has approximately 50 square meters of personal space, which includes a private balcony. It is split-level with a loft. Each bedroom has its own private space. There is a fully equipped bathroom shared by both bedrooms. Some of these rooms are equipped with an outdoor rain shower.

Each bedroom has a queen-size bed with individual reading lamps and a personal built-in shelf space at the headboard. Also included are a large writing desk, bookshelves, and storage cabinet that can be locked and can accommodate even large laptops, a hot-water kettle, and a medium-size refrigerator. The loft also has two wardrobes with sufficient space for luggage, two ceiling fans, and air conditioning.

Program

Brain wellness through three Samahita keys

Samahita’s brain health upgrade program + Samahita’s classes, food, and support + Samahita’s natural environment = A total brain health upgrade

Have you thought about your brain recently? Maybe not. Yet it’s involved in everything you do. Its health is vital to how you feel, think, age, perform, love, learn, and share.

Circulation to and through your brain, known as cerebral blood flow as well as the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, indicates how well your brain performs and subsequently how you feel. You might be looking in several places to improve your health or fix what is bothering you. To do so you must upgrade your brain’s health.

Samahita’s Brain Health Upgrade program is to help you care for and improve the state of your brain and how it works through organic ancient practices from yoga and meditation as well modern technology and biohacks.

Daily schedule

07:00 - 07:25 Self-Silent-Cycle
07:30 - 08:30 Meditation and breath
08:30 - 10:00 Yoga
10:00 - 13:00 Brunch Buffet (6:45 a.m. Coffee/Herbal Tea, 8 a.m. Lite Breakfast, 10.00 am Hot Breakfast, 11 a.m. Lunch)
16:00 - 16:50 Core / Cycle
17:00 - 18:00 Restorative Yoga and Breathwork
18:00 - 20:00 Dinner Buffet (Herbal Steam Room Available)
19:30 - 20:00 Meditation – self or guided
21:00 Facilities Close

Guest will do their Brain Health session between 10 a.m - 8 p.m.

6 Day Brain Health Upgrade program inclusive of:

Your choice of room and buffets
Full Brain Health Upgrade program inclusions
Full YogaCoreCycle practices (up to 5 hours per day)
VAT government tax
All amenities and facilities
Brain Health Sessions x 5 times
Infrared Saunas x 3 times
Float Therapy Session x 1 time

You will get

A brain health upgrade session every day
Float therapy
Full spectrum infrared sauna sessions
Every class and program in YogaCoreCycle
All that Samahita has to offer

Poor brain health signs and symptoms

Low resilience
Brain fog
Fatigue
Irregular emotions
Forgetful
Lack of motivation
Food cravings and indulgence
Energy crashes
Disrupted or poor quality sleep
Low sex drive
Underactive physically
Meditation nightmare
Family history

Your brain needs

Good nutrition, especially the right fats
Breath regulation so you breathe optimally when awake and when asleep
Good quality sleep
Moderate body exercise
Body joint mobility and facial stimulation with stretches
A detox and cleanse to your organs, especially in the digestive system
A good sweat, ideally daily
Good light and the right light at different times of day
Brain wave stimulation at all brainwave levels
Learning and stimulation
Quiet time and personal space
Nature and its healing sounds
Looking in at itself through the silence in meditative approaches

Your stay at Samahita gives you

Nature and her beauty
Delicious food
Yoga, fitness, wellness
Brain health upgrade gives you more mitochondria enhancement, brainwave modulation, and meditation entrainment

The flow of elements in a brain health upgrade session

Step one

Light therapy to enhance your cellular energy level, so you feel better and your brain can work better. When your brain works better, you will do everything with much greater involvement and energy.

Step two

Brainwave modulation through audio-visual entrainment so you enter complete relaxation and cultivate the meditator’s mind. AVE stimulates certain brainwave states, in particular, the alpha range, to improve brain function, reduce inflammation in the brain, help you think better, and behave nicer.

Step three

A targeted meditation session with biofeedback to let you know the state of your mind and how you are actually doing as you sit and attempt meditative practice.

Step four

One-on-one sitting and guidance with one of Samahita’s senior teachers, discussion on anything that may have arisen through the session, and support to help understand the process and keep at it.

Mitochondria enhancement with red light and near-infrared light therapy

Light therapy is as old as the sun. Human beings thrived and grew due to exposure to the full light spectrum of the sun.

Brain wave modulation through audiovisual entertainment

Samahita Retreat will use a device that utilizes a cutting-edge, non-invasive, drug-free approach to help you sleep, relax, repair, learn, and just overall function better.

Meditation entrainment with mini-EEG biofeedback

Sessions with a wearable mini-EEG device that listens to your brain while you sit (or lay) during the timed meditation session.

Included excursions

They offer complimentary weekly excursions including a boat trip to a nearby remote island with snorkeling and a temple walk.

Instructors

Gillian Breetzke

Gill was born in South Africa and has lived in the UK, Ireland and Asia. She began her international teaching career in Inner city London schools, then on to Dublin and Yangon. She now combines her love of yoga and music in Koh Samui, a unique transformational place. She began her daily practice of yoga in 2004, training with Paul Dallaghan and Richard Freeman, and is Yoga Alliance (500RYT) and 1100 hour Centered Yoga Certified. Samahita has always been a welcoming, transformative space for her and in early 2016 she was grateful to fully embrace this magical place and call it home.

Daniel Stringer

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Daniel began practicing Yoga in his home town Bristol, U.K. in 2003. He traveled to Mysore, India in 2006 to study the Ashtanga Vinyasa system directly from the Jois family. From Mysore, he was led to Samahita in Koh Samui where he found his primary teacher Paul Dallaghan. He spent 10 years teaching in the vibrant yoga scene of Hong Kong at numerous studios including Pure Yoga and remains connected to the community. He is registered with Yoga Alliance at the ERYT 500 Level and as a Continuing Education Provider.

Location

Samahita Retreat is located on the south coast of Koh Samui, a tropical island in the Gulf of Thailand that still has long stretches of pristine beaches and unspoiled land. The ideal setting for Thailand holiday packages, it is only about an hour away from Bangkok by air, an hour plus from Singapore, and three hours from Hong Kong. Koh Samui has the allure of a remote island paradise, but with the accessibility of the regions most popular destinations.

Situated on Laem Sor beach, Samahita Retreat is surrounded by towering coconut trees in a quiet and spacious area with incredible sunrises and sunsets that play with the colors of the water, sand, and tropical fauna. Only a few hundred meters away is the well-known Laem Sor Pagoda, which houses the remains of Leung Poo Daeng, a realized monk.

The only other structures in the area are privately owned villas. As such, Samahita Retreat's beach is private and virtually undisturbed, creating a beautiful, peaceful setting for you to enjoy your Thailand yoga holiday and chosen wellness packages. The main shopping areas are still within easy reach about fifteen to thirty minutes away by car or motorbike. Samahita Retreat's gentle setting inspires long, refreshing walks on the beach or through the meandering back roads.

Distances

Bangkok - 1 hour
Samui International Airport (USM) - 45 minutes
Shopping areas - 15 minutes

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Features

Activities

Health Club
Shopping
Steam room
Swimming pool (outdoor)

General

Air-conditioned rooms
Balcony
Beach
Dining area
Environmentally friendly
In-room safe
Lounge
Meditation garden
Yoga shala

Services

Free Wi-Fi
Hair dryer
Mosquito net
Toiletries
Wireless internet

Food

During this holiday, you will be served daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Samahita serves mainly vegetarian food, fish three or four days a week, and eggs a few times during the week at breakfast. For those that do not take fish or eggs, there is always an alternative food option. There is no other type of meat products.

Samahita has self-service tea and coffee near the juice bar. You can help yourself any time to tea and coffee, along with sugar, milk, or soy milk. During the program, you will be served full brunch and dinner buffets and mineral drinking water. If you prefer, you can order an espresso or cappuccino at the juice bar though this is a billed item.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Tea

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Raw food
Pescatarian
Lactose Free
Whole food

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Samahita offers a full Total Self-Care menu of hands-on treatments, float therapy, and infrared sauna therapy. Book them a la carte during your stay or save and get the best value when you book one of our value package programs – Brain Health Upgrade or Total Self-Care.

Spa treatments

At Samahita, our Total Self-Care Therapies are designed to induce full relaxation and revitalization, nurturing the whole body. We have selected therapies to help optimize physical, emotional and mental health. Our range of therapies is designed to address the special needs of your skin, muscles, joints, deep tissue, and optimal functioning of your cellular health. It is worth the time to indulge and take care of yourself. Enjoy massages, facials, scrubs and skin treatments, such as:

Therapeutic Massage
Deep Tissue Massage
Aromatherapy Massage
Sabai Massage
Traditional Thai Massage
Foot Reflexology Massage
Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal Massage
Herbal Facial Treatment
Body Scrub & Wrap
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
State of the art Sauna Therapies

What's included

5 brain health sessions
1 float therapy session
3 full-spectrum infrared sauna sessions
Full YogaCoreCycle practices (up to five hours per day)
All amenities and facilities
5 nights accommodation
VAT government tax
Daily buffets

What's not included

Additional activities and services
Additional meals and drinks
Airfare
Personal expenses

How to get there

Recommended Airports

USM

Samui Airport

17 km

Transfer available for additional US$ 31 per person

Airport: Samui Airport Airport transfer available: Samui Airport (US$ 31 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

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 30 days before arrival.

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Private room (suitable for singles or couples)

Semi-private room (suitable for the family of four or two people sharing)

Shared two-bedroom loft (suitable for two people sharing or family of four)