It took eternity to get back home from work due to the traffic. The intoxicating air and the noise pollution exhausted me. The speed of the city shifted me out of balance which I aimed to regain by going on a vacation.
I have been practicing yoga for the last 6 years and also teach classes once a a while. The ambiance for the practice is very important for me. I began to look for a perfect place for holiday where I can meditate, practice yoga, enjoy quality vegetarian food and clean unpolluted air.
We always find what we look for. I went online and logged on Facebook in one afternoon while I saw a photo of my friend praciticng yoga. The view in the photo was so amazing that I needed to find out where it was. It turned out to be the Spa Resort which is located in Chiangmai. I checked out thier website right away for the upcoming yoga retreats.
Soon after, I decided to sign up fot the yoga retreat as well as book the flight to go there. The program of the yoga retreat amazed me. The offer was so much more than doing yoga. It also focused on yoga philosophy, pranayama, mantra meditation, anatomy and yogic diet. The fact that the Spa Resort’s restaurant is famous for its vegetarian and raw food cuisine plus the access of all the neat facilities 2 swimming pools, the Bamboo Spa, Thai Herbal Steam, Far Sauna gave me confidence that it will be a pleasant stay.
In less than an hour,I landed in beautiful Chiangmai,leaving Bangkok behind. There was still some time until sunset. I changed into comfortable shoes and started to take a walk to the village near by the resort. There were countless rice paddies in the valley of green mountains. It was abolutely a charming place.
During this short retreat, I also enjoyed spending my afternoons relaxing by the pool as well as getting pampered with Thai massage, taking a steam or Sauna and enjoying the fantastic food. The Yoga Classes are taught by two lovely Thai instructors with years of experience, they were great.
By the end of the 3 night stay, I felt like a new me, the better version of myself. The entire experience is so transforming, both physically, emotionally and spiritually. I hope next time I can spend more time, maybe even take a Training course.
Yoga Weekends can be reserved at The Spa Resorts