- CAMBODIA
Teacher Puravi Joshi calls Cambodia one
of the most peaceful places to practice (for
more on Cambodia and Joshi's experience
there, see page 80). Immerse yourself
in the history and culture of Siem Reap
at the Hariharalaya Yoga & Meditation
Retreat, named after the Vedic capital
of Cambodia. Temples dating to 800 CE
surround the two-acre campus. A team
of international yoga and meditation
instructors lead six-day retreats with
Integral Yoga, silent meditation, Dharma
talks, and nourishing vegan cuisine. - KAMALAYA, KOH SAMUI,
THAILAND
Teachers Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman
Yee, Richard Freeman, and Mary Taylor are
regular hosts at this retreat founded by John
Stewart, a former monk who lived in the
Himalayas for 18 years, and his wife, Karina,
a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
who built the seaside sanctuary around
a jungle-shrouded cave that was once
a spiritual retreat for Buddhist monks.
Guests can book à la carte therapies and
classes such as detoxification, Chi Nei
Tsang, and Hatha Yoga, or multi-day
packages meant to remedy modern
ailments such as technology addiction.
32 - ULPOTHA, SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka has no shortage of stylish beachside yoga retreats, but world-class therapists and
teachers—such as Parisian Alexandre Onfroy and Californian Rob Hess—make the trek
inland to immerse themselves in local culture at Ulpotha. Located in a working rice village,
a committee of locals take part in all decision-making, and guest fees fund a free area clinic.
Eleven simple mud huts are sprinkled across 22 acres of dense forests, and monks still live in
remote temples in the mountains above. There’s a dedicated yoga shala, but classes also take
place beneath the branches of an ancient banyan tree.
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