Thanks so much for choosing a retreat with us.

The schedule and supportive environment of a retreat make it easy to keep up a regular yoga and meditation practice. The real work begins once you’re back in the “real” world. The pressures and distractions of daily life can make a regular practice difficult, especially without like-minded people around you. There’s also the resistance that comes from within: our minds are very good at finding excuses not to practice yoga or meditation!

Still, you don’t need to practice for hours every day to maintain a flexible body and a calm mind. We recommend a short physical practice (like the Five Tibetan Rites) each morning, and one meditation session at a time of your choosing.

The Five Tibetan Rites

The Five Tibetan Rites provide a great workout that blends flexibility, strength, and cardio, along with a touch of ancient Tibetan magic to keep your body and mind young. You’ll find a guide to the practice and a demonstration video here:

Daily Meditation

Meditation can seem challenging, but it becomes far more straightforward once you understand that the goal isn’t to stop your mind from thinking. It’s simply to notice when it wanders and gently return. All we’re doing is training the mind to prefer the calm of staying in one place, rather than dashing around the past and future: worrying, planning, and daydreaming.

Journalling

Journaling is a great practice for slowing down your thoughts and seeing things with more clarity. You can free-journal by writing whatever comes to mind; this is a great to do first thing in the morning to put aside any worries and set yourself up for a peaceful day. Or you can use our journaling exercise listed below which will give you three prompts to get you going. 

Our Practices

To help you on your way, we’ve gathered some of the practices we do at our retreat center in Kampot. Bookmark this page and come back any time you’d like to try one.