Meditation Retreats in Phuket

We do have folding chairs at the retreat and you can take them along everywhere, so sitting cross-legged is not mandatory at all. It’s something else if you can’t walk at all or only on crutches. Then we recommend to wait with the retreat until you can walk and your legs are fine again.

We recommend you to bring a few things to the retreats that might help you to have a more complete experience. Here’s a little list:

A hat to protect you from the sun. You can find them in Phuket in case you need to buy one.

Sunscreen is recommended (SPF 30 – SPF 50 is recommended). You can buy these in Phuket as well.

Something to protect you from wind and rain in case it rains or is a bit colder.

Mosquito repellents are not a bad idea as well. You can get them in Phuket, too.

If you haven’t chosen your accommodation yet, please have a look at our recommendations: Accommodation. There we list all the resorts/hotels that are in walking distance. We currently do the program at Coco Retreat Resort & Spa. If you stay a bit further away, you are responsible for your own transportation. You can easily rent scooters, bicycles and cars in Phuket.

Not really. You should bring comfortable clothes. Like loose training clothes that make it easy to sit cross-legged for example. As we are in Thailand, following a certain local dress-code is a good idea as well. Thais generally don’t like overly sexy or revealing clothes. Clothes such as miniskirts, hot pants, tank-tops, revealing tops and clothes designed to elicit lust or draw attention are considered inappropriate for a meditation retreat. We also visit temples during the morning excursion and recommend following an appropriate dress code. Colors are not that important. However, if you feel that colors matter to you personally, we recommend white or bright colors.

When it comes to shoes, flip flops, sandals or comfortable training shoes for hot weather are just fine. High heels, bare feet or firm mountaineering-boots are not a good idea during the retreat.

Currently we don’t include them. Your chosen accommodation should be able to organize transport for you. Also, at Phuket Airport it’s very easy to find the right Taxi. If you come by yourself, here’s a tip: The local taxi drivers are not always using addresses. They need your hotel’s name and phone number. They usually use Google Maps or GPS, but in case they don’t know, they would call and ask the hotel for directions. That’s how it works best around here.

You might want to get some vaccinations if you travel into a tropical country. We recommend you to seek advise from your doctor concerning this topic. There’s also a lot of good information about vaccinations concerning Thailand on here: TMB (Tropical Medical Bureau)

And the same goes for Covid vaccinations. You are responsible for your own protection and free to take any safety measures that you deem appropriate. If you are ill (especially with an infectious disease), it’s common sense that you should not join the retreat out of respect for other participants and their health.

Covid vaccinations are not required to join the retreat. You can participate if you don’t have Covid or any other infectious or transmittable disease. It’s enough to follow the requirements and regulations of local authorities and your chosen accommodation. If you have Covid or are ill with the flu, cough, have fever or are diseased, we will kindly ask you to postpone the retreat until you have recovered.

There’s no doubt that every season is great for a Meditation Retreat. The weather is not crucial for a Meditation Retreat to work out well. However if you are curious, we recommend to have a look at a local Website describing the seasons every year. Here you go: Phuket.net (Seasons Throughout the Year)

Phuket has a relatively good infrastructure. You get everything you want around here. Transport is easy and accessible, people are friendly and ready to help and hospitals are good as well. So in general you can say that Phuket is a safe place for the regular tourist. People who tend to get in trouble around here are usually those who behave in immature and dangerous ways, disregard warnings, get extremely drunk, drugged or involved in dodgy and criminal activities.

In all the time we did the retreats here we have never had any problems. All our guests have really enjoyed the island. Responsible traveling is important of course. And as always in life – there’s no guarantee that “something doesn’t happen” to us when traveling or even back at home. There’s always a basic risk to life, but if you follow common sense you should be just fine.

We do the retreat program at Coco Retreat. We recommend you to stay somewhere close by in walking distance. If you stay somewhere else or have your own home, you are responsible for the transport. You need to be at Coco Retreat every morning at 6am. Morning Excursion and Breakfast last until about 10:30am. Then you can either stay at Coco Retreat or you can go back to your place. You need to be there again for Yoga at 3:30pm (should your program include Yoga) or at 5pm for the Question and Answer Session.

You can go back to your place after dinner at about 7pm or earlier if your program doesn’t include dinner.
You can rent your own scooter (if you feel confident to ride it in Phuket) or your car. There’s also places where you can rent bicycles. I am sure that your accommodation will also help you with this – it’s always the first option to ask for help concerning renting vehicles around here. But please know that you are responsible for your own transport if you have chosen to stay somewhere other than at Coco Retreat.

No, we provide all of that. We give you clean Yoga mats, good cushions and even folding chairs. But if you have your own Yoga mat or your favorite cushion you can bring it along of course.

It is not really necessary to prepare yourself in any way. However if you do have some time and want to prepare yourself a little bit before you come, have a look at our Book Recommendations. We particularly recommend you to have a look at the following books: “Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond” – By Ajahn Brahm, “The Sound of Silence” – by Ajahn Sumedho as well as the “Power of Now” or “A New Earth” by Eckard Tolle.

If you want to get a bit of an idea of the teaching style, listen to some of our audio recordings of the weekly teachings here in Phuket – or simply read through our blog. If you are a fan of guided Meditations, you can try out the meditation technique we are cultivating on retreat. The specific techniques are found right here in this playlist. If you use facebook, come and visit us on our Facebook Page to get some regular inspiration and updates. And finally you can also have a look through some of our Youtube clips to get to know what we do here in Phuket and receive a few teachings as well.