YOGA STUDENT TRAINING

AUG 22ND - 28TH 2027

KOH SAMUI

Not a teacher training. A return to being the student.

There's a particular kind of relief in putting down the teacher hat and simply sitting in the room to learn.

This is an invitation back to that seat... for students who love yoga enough to want to understand it.

Not the postures alone, but what's actually happening beneath them: in the breath, in the nervous system, in the subtle architecture of prana that a good class only ever hints at.

Held over a week on Koh Samui, an island we return to again and again.

Together, let's practice... the philosophy you can actually use, the anatomy taught with the soul purpose of understanding your own body, the meditation and pranayama explained rather than simply instructed.

This isn't a holiday with yoga attached. And it isn't a teacher training.

It's a week to go deeper into your own practice, with nothing to perform and nowhere else to be.

YOUR EXPERIENCE WILL INCLUDE:

6 nights / 7 days accommodation in a private oceanfront resort
Twice-daily practice (asana, breathwork, meditation, mantra)
Daily lectures on philosophy, anatomy, energetics and the subtle body
Daily satsang (philosophy, storytelling, discussion & contemplation)
Nervous system education - what's actually happening beneath the techniques
Pranayama and mudra, taught with their energetic intention
Sacred texts, mythology and traditional philosophy sessions
Vāyus, koshas, nadis and subtle body study
Private pool & private beach
Nourishing meals prepared on-site
Community connection, rest time, and space to simply be
Use of all yoga mats & props

EXPERIENCE KOH SAMUI

Koh Samui is more than a backdrop for this one, it's personal.

It's the place we keep returning to. Warm water, dense palm groves, a slower rhythm to the day. The kind of island where the air itself asks you to soften.

Our villa sits on its own beach, private and unhurried, a home base for a week that has nowhere else to be. Mornings on the mat. Afternoons in the water or in the shade with a book. Evenings given to conversation, philosophy, and the kind of stillness that's hard to find at home.

This is Thailand held gently.. spacious, supported, and entirely built around being a student again.

22ND - 28TH AUG 2027

KOH SAMUI, THAILAND

6 NIGHTS / 7 DAYS

WHAT YOUR DAYS WILL LOOK LIKE

7:30am Morning practice (asana, breath, meditation)
9:00am Breakfast
10:30am Philosophy, anatomy & energetics — lecture and discussion
1:00pm Lunch + rest / swim / journaling / massages / exploring the island
4:30pm Satsung (discussion, philosophy)

5:15pm Yin, Meditation, Nidra or Kirtan
6:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Community time or a quiet evening by the water

EXTRA ADD-ON ACTIVITIES

Thai massage & bodywork
Boat trips and snorkelling
Sunrise and sunset beach walks
Local markets and temple visits
Natural Hot Springs
Waterfall visit
Night Markets

I WANT TO BE THERE

THE FOOD

Food is part of the teaching, not separate from it.

Meals will be fresh, largely plant-based, and shaped around what nourishes a body doing real practice each day - grounding rather than heavy, simple rather than fussy.

Expect tropical fruit, fresh vegetables, coconut, rice, herbal teas and the warmth of Thai spice, prepared with the same care and intention as everything else in the week.

Every meal is a chance to practise presence, not just consume.

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

RACH MELLICAN

Rach is a devoted yoga teacher, facilitator, and reiki healer who has spent over a decade walking the path of Yoga and integrating traditional yogic wisdom with modern embodiment.

With a background in nursing, advanced studies in anatomy, sequencing and the subtle body, Rach teaches in a way that is both felt and lived.

Her classes are devotional and spacious, weaving energetics, philosophy and breath into every moment.

She is here to help you remember the sacredness within your own body.

HEIDI MELLICAN

Heidi is a deeply intuitive teacher known for her grounding presence, her storytelling, and her capacity to hold space for transformation.

With over a decade of teaching experience, she blends ancient wisdom with embodiment practices that honour the individual.

Heidi teaches from the heart — guiding students into remembrance, reverence, and inner stillness. Her work is devotional, gentle, and profoundly human.

Together, Rach and Heidi weave teachings that are rooted, reverent, embodied and real.This is lineage honouring. Heart-led. Lived yoga.

Who Is This Retreat For?

This experience is for you if:

You've been practising for years and want to understand what you're actually doing
You want to go beyond the postures — into philosophy, energetics and the nervous system
You're craving real study, not another retreat full of movement classes
You don't want to become a teacher — you just want to go deeper as a student
You value substance over spectacle, and depth over novelty