15-Day Ayurvedic Wellness and Yoga Retreat in Phuket, Thailand

The AyurYoga Medic+ program at Mangosteen is a 14-night deep-dive into Ayurvedic healing, and the key difference from a standard wellness retreat is the medical layer. Before you arrive, you complete screening questionnaires and get a preparation list. Once you're on site, a serological analysis (blood tests) looks at specific parameters tied to inflammation, digestion, and other markers, and leads a consultation with the resort's certified Indian Ayurvedic doctor, who is permanently on staff. Throughout the stay, you also do four Shodhana colon irrigation cleanses using traditional herbs, part of the Virechana Panchakarma purification therapy. After your stay, you get another blood test to see what changed, plus a post-retreat herbal supplement kit to continue at home.

Your daily treatments run about two hours and vary from day to day, depending on what the doctor prescribes and how your body responds. The schedule still leaves genuine downtime—afternoons after the second yoga session are largely yours to spend at the pool, in the Himalayan salt sauna, or walking to the nearby beach, with a free shuttle provided. The morning and afternoon yoga classes each run about 60 minutes and incorporate soul-healing meditation or pranayama breathing, and there's a private introductory meditation and breathwork class to get you grounded.

The setting matters here. Rawai sits on Phuket's quieter southern tip, and the resort occupies an entire hillside rather than a beachfront strip, so the views are of greenery and sea rather than other hotels. It's adult-only, which keeps the noise level down. Rooms are spread through the gardens, so you get privacy and a short walk to the spa, restaurant, and yoga sala, which sits next to a waterfall. Guests consistently rate the food, treatments, and staff very highly, and many return.

The retreat includes two Ayurveda consultations, daily 120-minute treatments, all meals and daily health drinks (wheatgrass shots with triphala, or evening veggie drinks), and yoga sessions for all 14 nights. It's priced per villa and includes some extras you'd usually pay for elsewhere, like the salt sauna and saltwater pool. Airport transfers are not included and cost an extra 1,400 THB per vehicle from Phuket International Airport (HKT), about 50–60 minutes away. This is a long, immersive program with a real clinical component—it is not simply a relaxing spa holiday, even though it is that too.

What's included

- 14 nights accommodation in your own spacious villa - 14x light breakfast - 14x wholesome vegan lunch - 14x fresh vegan dinner - 14x health drinks (booster wheat grass shots with triphala or immune evening drinks) - 14x access to morning yoga classes including meditation or prana breathing (60 min) - 14x access to afternoon yoga classes including meditation or prana breathing (60 min) - Daily Ayurveda treatments (120 min) - 2 Ayurveda consultations with in-house doctor - 2 serological analysis (pre & post blood tests) - 4 Ayurveda Shodhana colon irrigation cleanses - Pre & post retreat screening questionnaires - 1 private introductory meditation and breathwork class - Daily energy drinks - Post retreat herbal supplement kit - Wifi - Herbal steam sauna (15 min) - Himalayan Salt Rock Sauna - 24-hour salt water pool - Welcome drink - Parking

What's not included

- Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Flights - Personal expenses - Optional spa treatments not in the program