Supporting guests along a journey of emotional self-discovery, Thai wellness retreat Kamalaya draws upon principles of Eastern healing. Rose Dykins reports
Thai wellness resort Kamalaya is introducing a new offering for 2023 that helps guests explore their own emotional habits to improve their mental wellbeing.
Located on the south coast of Koh Samui, Kamalaya applies principles of Eastern healing and local traditions to its wellness journeys for guests, which are centred around self-discovery and transformation.
Guests will also be offered a 90-minute private personal mentoring session to delve deeper into their own emotional needs, alongside four 60-minute wellness treatments to help them de-stress and recharge between coaching sessions.
Those on the retreat will also receive a 60-minute Chi Nei Tsang session, a form of abdominal massage rooted in the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Based on the Taoist theory that refers to the gut as the “second brain”, this treatment is effective for releasing stored emotional and psychological tension, as well as aiding poor digestion, which is a common side effect of increased stress and emotional imbalance.
The group retreats at Kamalaya sit alongside its existing 17 wellness programmes that are available on an individual basis, ranging from three nights up to two weeks and longer.
Guests seeking a solo version of the above could opt for the resort’s Emotional Change and Embracing Harmony programme. Other dedicated programmes at Kamalaya are centred around fitness, sleep enhancement, yoga, detoxification, gut health and immunity-boosting, ensuring all manner of health issues are catered to.
The rate includes six nights’ accommodation, full board meals and beverages, roundtrip airport transfers, ten group coaching sessions, a personal mentoring session, four 60-minute massages and a 60-minute Chi Nei Tsang session.