Australian Yoga Journal – August 2019

90

august/september

2019

yogajournal.com.au

If you feel like your brain needs an

upgrade, then Samahita Retreat

is the place for you. Your brain is

responsible for everything in your

life, be it thinking, feeling, loving or

learning. So cleansing, or upgrading

it could increase its health. Cerebral

blood flow indicates how well your

brain is performing, so your health

could come down to how well your

brain functions. This is where the

brain upgrade program can help.

It’s designed to help you care for

the state of your brain and how it

works. This is done through ancient

practices like meditation and yoga,

combined with biohacks, which is

making small life changes to better

yourself. The program includes a

daily brain upgrade session, yoga

classes, craniosacral therapy and

meditation techniques, amongst

other things. Stay for 3, 5, 7 or 10

days and leave with an upgraded

brain.

Kamalaya founder John Stewart spent 17 years in an

Ashram in northern India, which is where he met his future wife Karina,

a Princeton anthropology major with a Master’s Degree in Traditional

Chinese Medicine. On their travels John discovered an ancient abandoned

Buddhist monk’s meditation cave on vacant land on Koh Samui, so they

bought it and built the healing retreat around the cave, enshrining their

beliefs and life experience in the resort’s DNA. Kamalaya, meaning Lotus

Realm in Sanskrit, was born. It's a luxurious (and very expensive) resort and

winner of a raft of prestigious awards. All manner of healing treatments

are offered, from detox to weight loss to spiritual. Yoga and massage are

obviously staples, but the picture-perfect resort offers considerably more.

Our immune system is very important, as it’s what

protects our body against foreign invaders. If your

immune system breaks down, then this can potentially be fatal.

This is why The Farm created the Immune Modulation program.

They use various treatments to do this, including hyperbaric

therapy, sleep therapy and ozone therapy. Programs last either 13

or 21 nights, and include yoga, meditation, health talks and more!

There are various suites and villas to choose from, from huts

designed to look like traditional Philippine rice barns to luxurious

villas complete with a private pool, kitchen and covered terrace.

It’s the best place in Asia to give your immune system a boost.

samahita

retreat;

koh samui

thailand

Kamalaya; koh samui,

thailand

the farm; lipa city,

batangas philippines

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90

august/september

2019

yogajournal.com.au

If youfeellikeyourbrainneedsan

upgrade,thenSamahitaRetreat

is theplaceforyou.Yourbrainis

responsibleforeverythinginyour

life,beit thinking,feeling,lovingor

learning.Socleansing,orupgrading

it couldincreaseitshealth.Cerebral

bloodflowindicateshowwellyour

brainis performing,soyourhealth

couldcomedowntohowwellyour

brainfunctions.Thisis wherethe

brainupgradeprogramcanhelp.

It’sdesignedtohelpyoucarefor

thestateofyourbrainandhowit

works.Thisis donethroughancient

practiceslikemeditationandyoga,

combinedwithbiohacks,whichis

makingsmalllifechangestobetter

yourself.Theprogramincludesa

dailybrainupgradesession,yoga

classes,craniosacraltherapyand

meditation techniques, amongst

other things. Stay for 3, 5, 7 or 10

days and leave with an upgraded

brain.

KamalayafounderJohnStewartspent17 yearsinan

AshraminnorthernIndia,whichis wherehemethisfuturewifeKarina,

a Princetonanthropologymajorwitha Master’sDegreeinTraditional

ChineseMedicine.OntheirtravelsJohndiscoveredanancientabandoned

Buddhistmonk’smeditationcaveonvacantlandonKohSamui,sothey

boughtit andbuiltthehealingretreataroundthecave,enshriningtheir

beliefsandlifeexperienceintheresort’sDNA.Kamalaya,meaningLotus

RealminSanskrit,wasborn.It'sa luxurious(andveryexpensive)resortand

winne restigiousawards.Allmannerofhealingtreatments

areoff oxtoweightlosstospiritual.Yogaandmassageare

obvio t thepicture-perfectresortoffersconsiderablymore.

Ourimmunesystemis veryimportant,asit’swhat

protectsourbodyagainstforeigninvaders.If your

mbreaksdown,thenthiscanpotentiallybefatal.

heFarmcreatedtheImmuneModulationprogram.

They usevarioustreatmentstodothis,includinghyperbaric

therapy,sleeptherapyandozonetherapy.Programslasteither 13

or 21 nights,andincludeyoga,meditation,healthtalksandmore!

There are various suites and villas to choose from, from huts

designed to look like traditional Philippine rice barns to luxurious

villas complete with a private pool, kitchen and covered terrace.

It’s the best place in Asia to give your immune system a boost.

samahita

retreat;

koh samui

thailand

Kamalaya; koh samui,

thailand

the farm; lipa city,

batangas philippines

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KAMALAYA SAMAHITA RETREAT