Khao Sok Jungle Meditation Retreat

11/03/2022

I am happy to introduce our yoga teacher for the retreat. She will be the one who helps us to be uplifted for the activities, for the adventures, for the meditations and for the teachings.

She is Gisèle.

Her yoga journey started over 20 years ago in New Zealand.

She completed her Teacher Training in Thailand 5 years ago, and have been teaching full time around the globe since then, including at a Muay Thai camp in Khao Lak, and on retreats in Malaysia, Cote d'Ivoire and France.

Yoga has been a constant friend & medicine through her years as a martial artist, through life threatening illnesses and recovery. Simply...it is magical!

She loves to co-create welcoming peaceful spaces in safe environments where all bodies feel honoured.

She gently encourage exploration on the mat with classical Hatha postures, a little Vinyasa and sometimes a lot of Yin! Off the mat, she is happy to introduce her understanding of the precepts of yogic "right living" (Yamas and Niyamas). Doing her best to lead by example 🙂.

Whether you are a beginner, or at any point in your discovery of this beautiful science of yoga, her sincere desire is to share the light, and for progress and evolution.

She has also been blessed to participate in several Vipassana retreats both in NZ and Thailand, and continue with daily meditation practice.

18/12/2021

THE TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE

The weather in the jungle is fundamentally different from the breezy, very hot climate of the beaches. Think about it: it’s quite rare to come across so many plants in one place that evaporate so much water and oxygen. Because of this, it has a completely unique microclimate that is different in everything we experience in Thailand (or anywhere in the world).

The jungle is extremely active, it offers the most experience, it is the most lush flora, it is the largest of the waterfalls, it is really strong in smells, lights, sounds and the tropical experience that a tourist will never experience.

All in all, the wole thing has an absolutely magical effect on us. The special smell of the resurgent plants, the real wild face of a planet called earth, is unconsciously stunning. Living in a meditative state, in the safe shelter of our bungalow, will be an eternal experience, it is guaranteed.

17/12/2021

The guides and the teachers - experienced, devoted, passionate

You will have three trusted companions on your trip in Khao Sok Rainforest Meditation Retreat.

TAS BOGNAR will be the one who walks you safely down the road and introduces you to the mysteries of the field of consciousness. He will be your guide for the whole trip.

He will be your leader as he has known Thailand for twenty years, her daughter was born in Thailand and lived in the jungle with her family. He knows the Thai culture and speaks the language.

For 15 years now, he has been teaching around the world the aspects of Eastern spiritual techniques that show the possibilities of traveling in the field of consciousness far beyond our expectations.

ALISA SYDENHAM is an International Yoga Facitator and Retreat Leader. She will be the one who helps the group to be uplifted by body, mind and soul for the whole retreat.

Alisa’s 17-year experience teaching different methods of yoga, has lead her to teach from the heart, adjusting her teaching according to individual’s needs while exploring creative ways of expression with an Asana practice, continuously up-leveling knowledge visavi: practical modems and trainings.

You may experience Asanas combining mixed modalities. Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyassa and Yin yoga, Iyengar methods of alignment, or Thai Chi and Qi Gong..

AJAHN PO Thai monk is a master of Theravada Buddhist teachings. Abbot and headmaster of Suan Mokkh Monastery. He is a direct disciple of Master Buddhadhasa Bikkhu, who founded Suan Mokkh Monastery.

The teachings of Buddhadhasa Bikkhu and its transmission brought one of the greatest reformations in the history of Thai Buddhism.

Master Ajahn Po will show us theoretically and practically the vital practices of Teravada and Hinayana buddhism that we can incorporate into our life for everyones benefit.

PI NOY will be our companion and protector in the jungle who knows all aspects the most. Born in the rainforest, he spent his entire life there, so he specifically knows everything about the environment.

He is especially nature-loving, since he is himself born of the mother nature. He is the man who can communicate with every animal, every plant knows him, and he also knows the spirit of the 165 million year old jungle.

He has been leading tours for more than twenty years and is constantly improving his English language skills, making him an excellent tour guide.

15/12/2021

At the end of our active retreat in the jungle of Khao Sok we will visit Suan Mokkh Jungle Monastery for a ten days Vippasana meditation retretat.

It has been selected by Forbes Magazine as one of the best retreats out of the best 10 retreats on the globe.

Read this short article on Forbes online:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/miriamporter/2019/11/08/the-best-meditation-retreats-in-the-world-2019/

„If a trip to Thailand is on your radar, Wat Suan Mokkh International Dharma Hermitage offers a ten-day silent meditation retreat on the first of each month. All talks and instructions are given in English, and registration is in person only. If this schedule doesn’t work for you, it’s possible to visit the main monastery at Suan Mokkh between retreats and do your own practice. People attend from all over the world to experience various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. The retreat offers simple living conditions in close proximity with nature.”

Feel right at home when you seek your om in the world.

15/12/2021

Morning Mist Resort will be the place where we will settle down for our meditation retreat.

It is officially rated as the " #1 resort in Khao Sok" by tripadvisor.

Visit their page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Morning-Mist-Resort-1508594756122608

Welcome to Morning Mist Resort.
Khao Sok National Park is a great place for adventure and relaxation.

14/12/2021

Khao Sok jungle - Cheow Lan lake ambience...

14/12/2021

Khao Sok - The Jungle

We wander into the 165 million-year-old jungle.

Its fauna and flora are richer and more diverse than the Amazon region.
We will live there in the midst of dense flora and fauna, soaking in the jungle environment. In the morning, we wake up to the sound of long-tailed macaques and gibbons, while there will be an atmosphere we have never experienced before and within us. We'll melt our selves into it.

My daughter was born here, we lived here, so I guarantee she was safe!
Break through the jungle several times. I organize a jungle tour from our accommodation through the braided jungle to the Monkey Temple, where not only a special cave and a lookout await us, but also the monkeys who can even steal our caps 🙂

As an optional program, we will drift down bamboo rafts on Khao Sok’s romantic river for an hour and a half, where we can admire the depths of the jungle.

After completing the program, you can enjoy authentic Thai coffee from bamboo glasses.

We go to a lookout where we get magical insight into the jungle, elephant bathing, and as an optional program to Cheow Lan Lake, which is a separate story.

There will be a classic jungle BBQ, bamboo fried rice, fire pit, tropical jungle food, coconut toss 🙂

Even a word ends in a hundred, being in the jungle will be unforgettable! :) 🐘🦎🥥🍍🐍

14/12/2021

🐒 Every morning of our jungle life, we can wake up to the arrival of monkey troops.

At dawn, the voices of the Macaques and the Gibbons will softly has a mystical effect on our mood from the deep jungle mountains, giving a real jungle atmosphere. They will come to our bungalows, hoping for a little food to be served by hand 🙂 🍌

Very dear visitors, just don't let them into the house 😃 🌴🐒

11/10/2020

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05/09/2020

There will be a mindfullness retreat among with activities and teachings on different spiritual teachings.

10/04/2020

Can you imagine how it feels to meditate in the rainforest under the rain?

The sounds and the smells washes your toughts down the drain, the uplifting air takes you to a trip into infinity.

Joy and happiness rising from deep inside and floating trough your veins to flashing your brain. After the rainforest we will move to Suan Mokkh jungle monastery.

16/01/2020

The Forbes magazine found the 10-days meditation retreat in Suan Mokkh to be one of the best retreat in the world. There is a reason to it!

Feel right at home when you seek your om in the world.