Samahita has been running yoga and fitness programmes on Koh Samui since 2003, and more than 20,000 guests have passed through its beachfront property. This eight-day week is built around its signature YogaCoreCycle programme. It suits anyone who wants to move well, eat well and rest properly, whatever your starting point. The programme is open to all levels, instructors offer modifications, and you set your own pace. Many guests come alone, and the group setting and communal meals make it easy to meet people while still leaving you plenty of private time.

The training brings together daily dynamic and restorative yoga classes with functional fitness sessions using TRX, kettlebells, Bosu balls and other equipment, plus indoor cycling with a view of the sea. Meditation and breathwork classes are woven into the day. The whole thing is optional: you can take all five hours of classes or pick just the ones you need, so the week can be as energetic or as gentle as you like.

The retreat sits on the peaceful south coast of Koh Samui, away from the bustling tourist hubs yet close enough to explore the island's attractions. Rooms are set in a lush tropical garden just 70 to 80 metres from the beach. Your private Garden room is a spacious 35 square metres, with a private balcony, a queen-size bed, an ensuite bathroom, bio-sustainable toiletries, ceiling fans, mosquito screens and air conditioning. Around you are a saltwater swimming pool, herbal steam rooms, a beach lounge area and a library, all within landscaped gardens that invite you to slow down. Wi-Fi is available throughout if you want to stay connected.

A typical day begins at 07:00 with meditation and breathwork, followed by a dynamic vinyasa class at 08:00. Brunch arrives at 10:00, a full buffet of homemade breads, muesli, fresh fruit, nut butters and made-to-order eggs. At 11:00 you might join functional fitness, a core strength session or a cardio and cycle workout. Then comes a long, unhurried gap until 16:00 for the pool, the beach or a massage, before an afternoon spin class on some days and restorative yoga at 18:00. Dinner is at 19:30. The food is homemade from fresh Thai ingredients, with no processed food, refined sugar or iodised salt in the kitchen, and vegan, vegetarian and fish options are clearly marked. A Healthy Lite Corner offers raw salads, green detox soup and steamed vegetables, and many guests find mealtimes a highlight.

The 8-day retreat costs 1,076 USD per person and includes seven nights in a private Garden room, buffet brunch, lunch and dinner every day, daily vinyasa and restorative yoga, daily meditation and breathwork, a daily fitness class, access to the pools, herbal steam rooms and beach lounge areas, Wi-Fi and luggage storage. You arrive for check-in at 14:00 on day one, and the retreat ends at 12:00 on day eight. Flights, airport transfers, travel insurance, visa fees, à la carte orders and wellness treatments are not included, though Samahita can arrange a transfer from Koh Samui Airport (USM) for 1,000 THB per car for up to four people, or 1,500 THB per van.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation in a private Garden room - Daily buffet brunch, lunch, and dinner (all meals included) - Daily dynamic vinyasa yoga class - Daily restorative yoga class - Daily meditation and breathwork session - Daily fitness class (functional fitness or cycle) - Access to pools, herbal steam rooms, and beach lounge areas - Wi-Fi connection - Luggage storage

What's not included

- Airport transfers - Flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees - A la carte menu orders - Wellness treatments - Additional activities not in the itinerary

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