The most active healing states the body ever enters is in deep rest. When the body truly rests, resources are pulled away from coping, reacting, digesting heavy meals, mental vigilance, and muscular tension. Blood flow, energy, and attention are redirected inward so this is when repair, clearance, rebalancing, and adaptation finally get space to happen. […]
Hot weather? Don”t hide from it. Embrace it and receive the benefits! One of the major benefits of a hot climate is sweat because it forces your body to work through that fat to the toxins buried within, and herein lies the natural detox. That is why April & May are the best time to
Here in Thailand, April is our hottest month — and at Ananda we always offer morning practices that make you sweat. Sweat can feel purifying and powerful, but in tropical heat it can also be depleting. Who benefits most, and what are the real advantages and risks? As contemporary teachers we honor traditional teachings about
Let’s talk about the organ nobody talks about. Most people don’t even know where their spleen is. Until something goes wrong. But your spleen is one of the most important immune organs in your body. Where Is the Spleen? Your spleen sits under your left rib cage, next to your stomach, above your left kidney.
Hi I’m Ari and I’m the Detox Coordinator here at Ananda Yoga Detox in Koh Phangan. I always share a bit of my background with people that come for a detox but I wanted to give more insight of who I am and how life got me on my detox journey. Ever since I was
Chronic low-level stress keeps the sympathetic nervous system activated — screens, deadlines, constant hurry. A focused yoga retreat in Thailand provides the time, structure, and evidence-based practices needed to downregulate the nervous system: reduce hyperarousal, restore parasympathetic balance, improve sleep, and strengthen emotional resilience. Our retreats combine a range of yoga styles, guided pranayama and