8 Day Yoga Sadhana Retreat on Koh Phangan, Thailand

One Yoga’s 8-day sadhana program on Koh Phangan follows a traditional ashram-style rhythm rather than a resort schedule: yoga from 7:30-9:00am, a philosophy class at 11:00am, yoga nidra or sound healing around midday, a long lunch and rest break, a second yoga session from 4:00-5:30pm, and silent meditation to close the day at 7:00pm. It’s the shortest of three sadhana lengths the center runs — 8, 15, and 22 days — priced from $299, $548, and $797 respectively, so it works as an entry point into the format without the full three-week commitment.

Classes rotate through eight styles across the week — Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin, Kundalini, Vipassana, Zen, and Tantra — held in open-air shalas with sea views on the beachfront campus. Accommodation is air-conditioned, with both shared and private rooms available depending on budget, and an air-conditioned dining hall and lounge give somewhere to cool off between sessions. Guests also get 30 days of free access to One Yoga’s online studio (900-plus classes) to continue practicing after leaving.

Watch out: Meals are covered only on teaching days, Monday through Saturday — breakfast and lunch buffets, with no dinner included on any day and no meals at all on the Sunday rest day. Budget separately for dinners and Sunday food, plus taxi transfers from the pier, since none of that is in the base price.

Dietary needs are covered for vegetarian, vegan, and Ayurvedic preferences across the included buffets. Getting there means flying into Bangkok or Koh Samui and taking the ferry across to Koh Phangan, then arranging a taxi to the campus separately — the retreat doesn’t include transfers from the pier. Free cancellation applies throughout, though booking isn’t instantly confirmed, so allow a little lead time before dates lock in. The all-levels billing holds up in practice: teachers modify poses across the eight rotating styles, so newcomers and experienced practitioners work from the same schedule at their own pace, whatever their background going in.

Pranayama sessions and a singing-bowl sound healing journey round out the practice side beyond the two daily yoga classes, and the online studio access afterward gives a way to keep the routine going once the ferry ride home is over.

Insider Tip: The 15-day and 22-day versions run the identical daily structure at $548 and $797, so stepping up in length is straightforward if a week feels too short to settle into the rhythm before flying home.