Time to reset and rejuvenate. Step out of your everyday life to recharge your body and mind. In this July spiritual retreat, we will focus on reducing stress levels, offering you a great opportunity to let go of the things that are weighing you down and find peace and harmony. Through life-coaching and combined practices from different spiritual traditions, you will have a holistic experience that will recharge and rejuvenate every aspect of your being.

Join this retreat to step away from your everyday life, release, relax, and recharge with a spiritual experience. This retreat will increase your mindfulness and awareness while giving you the tools you need to create real change in your daily life. Through life-coaching and combined practices from different spiritual traditions you will have a holistic experience that will recharge and rejuvenate every aspect of your being.

Please keep in mind that these are thorough and concentrated programs, with a full daily schedule with group yoga and meditation classes and personal guidance from highly experienced teachers

Your retreat will include:
-9 nights accommodation
-3 healthy vegan meals a day
-Daily program schedules
-Open use of all house facilities
-Water, tea, and bananas throughout the day
-Group yoga and meditation classes
-Personal guidance and support from highly experienced teachers
-Experience a spiritual way of life in a vibrant international community
-Introduction to a variety of spiritual philosophies and traditions
-A true opportunity to heal, expand and develop yourself
-Five minutes walk to a quiet beach

Benefits of your retreat:
-An introduction to nutrition and living a healthy lifestyle
-Chakra balancing exercises and opening sessions
-Developing a self-practice, including self-healing and chakra opening techniques, a clear approach to the spiritual path by building motivation and self-discipline into daily life
-Learning a range of relaxation techniques
-Learning how to overcome negative thoughts, overwhelming emotions, and depression
-Learning many Ayurvedic principles for a new frame of health
-Meditation classes with silent and active meditation from the Yogic and Buddhist traditions
-Pranayama breathing exercises like expanding breathing abilities and lifting the body’s energy in order to experience higher realms of consciousness
-Spiritual philosophy classes integrating the wisdom of yoga, Buddhism, Tantra, and other disciplines
-Yoga asana postures classes to increase awareness of both physical and energy bodies through Hatha, Kundalini, and Yin yoga

Location:
This retreat will take place at the Vagabond Temple in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Sihanoukville is Cambodia’s main beach destination, located on the beautiful Southern coast, lined with white sand beaches and undeveloped tropical islands. Vagabond Temple is tucked away in a quiet corner of Sihanoukville, and just a five-minute walk to the peaceful Independence Beach. Directly outside the bright blue gates, you can enjoy beautiful green surroundings filled with laughing children, friendly local people, fields of cows, and a few local shops as well as fruit stalls. The Vagabond Temple is situated away from the bustle of the town, but is only a ten-minute tuk-tuk ride from the center for those who want to explore in their free time.

Nearby places:
Downtown Sihanoukville - 10 minutes by tuk-tuk
Independence beach - 5 minutes on foot

Food:
Vagabond Temple is keen partaker of all things rooted in nutrition and health conscious eating habits. Your stay includes three delicious healthy yogic vegan meals per day, cooked with fresh local ingredients and charged with Reiki energy. Drinking water, herbal tea, and bananas will be also available throughout the day.

Spa treatments:
Massages, such as therapeutic Khmer massage and therapeutic Thai massage, are included for an extra fee upon request.

Transfers:
Vagabond Temple can arrange a tuk - tuk to pick you up from the Sihanoukville International Airport (KOS), any bus station, or town on request.

Course information:
There must be a sincere commitment to self-growth and dedication to practice, openness, and readiness to investigate oneself and to create change and transformation. Attendance in all classes is a must as each class contributes to the next. If you experience any difficulties and cannot attend for any reason, please inform the teachers. Vagabond Temple will strike the gong five minutes before activities and meals, please come to the classes on time. Karma Yoga is the practice of selfless service. It is a stream of yoga that focuses on bringing meditation and mindfulness into the actions of everyday lives. Use of intoxicants such as alcohol or drugs is not permitted during this retreat.

Mobile / communication information:
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the retreat center. Vagabond Temple encourages guests to take a break from casual browsing during the retreat and use the internet only for research and other necessary tasks.

What to bring:
Vagabond Temple advises you to bring mosquito repellent, a reusable water bottle, swimsuit and towel for the beach and in the rainy season, an umbrella or a raincoat.

Medical information:
If you have a health problem, please ensure that you have discussed it with your doctor and that he or she is aware that you are travelling overseas. Make a photocopy of your passport and any health / travel insurance details and emergency contact details you may need and carry these with you.

Additional information:
For more information, ask your questions directly to Vagabond Temple, who will be happy to assist you.

Kobi is a yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher, a nutritional and holistic health counselor, and a life coach at Vagabond Temple for yoga and meditation retreat in Cambodia. Kobi was born in 1981, he studied comparative religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Western philosophy, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and with Jewish mystics in various Kabala Centers throughout Israel. Kobi has extensive experience and knowledge in the various styles of yoga, including Ashtanga, Kundalini, Satyanada, Hatha, Yin, and Iyengar, gained from his studies with yoga masters around the world, particularly in India, Thailand and Israel. He also has studied and practiced Thai yoga massage in Wat Po, Thailand. Kobi is extremely passionate about health and nutrition, he studied and explored various nutrition and healing methods like raw food, Ayurveda, integrative nutrition, natural hygiene, and more, and has broad experience with long detox processes.

Kobi’s theoretical knowledge is complimented by his extensive practical experience. He has worked for several years as a life coach and social worker, focusing on self-empowerment, life skills, and rehabilitation. Kobi has helped people of all ages, demographics and nationalities to make critical changes in their behavior and outlook, including teenagers at risk and people suffering from mental illness and addictions. Together with his wife, Pazit he opened the Vagabond Temple in 2010 where he shares his wisdom and experience while coaching seekers on the path of self-realization.

Pazit is a yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher, a life coach and holistic healing therapist specialized in Reiki, pranic healing, and reflexology, as well asself-development through theatre. Pazit was born in Israel in 1971 and has degrees in both performance arts, as well as, education from the David Yalin Institute in Jerusalem.

At the age of 20, Pazit’s solo-travels through India introduced her to eastern philosophy and a new way of life, igniting her journey on the path of self-discovery. Pazit’s experiences and studies in Reiki, yoga, meditation, and Tantra, inspired her to develop and build her own dedicated practice. Pazit is a certified reflexologist by the Reidaman Institute in Jerusalem, and completed numerous studies in Reiki, including Jewish Reiki, Tibetan Reiki, and pranic healing. These studies culminated in 2012 when she was initiated as a Reiki master in Thailand.

Throughout the years, Pazit has taken part in a variety of Tibetan Buddhism courses, as well as, Goenka Vipassana and other Buddhist retreats. While deepening her yoga practice, she became a certified yoga teacher at Yoga Vidya Gurukul in Nasik, India. Pazit has a broad range of experience in teaching, leading group workshops, personal coaching, and alternative healing. Pazit has worked as a teacher and coach with teenagers at risk for several years and has over a decade of experience teaching self-development through theatre for individuals and groups. For over ten years, Pazit has practiced short and long term reflexology, Reiki, and pranic healing, while teaching Reiki level one and two, and master courses since 2012. At Vagabond Temple Spiritual Home, Pazit combines all of her extensive knowledge and expertise to help people heal and offers support on their life journey.

The heart of the Vagabond Temple Yoga and Meditation Retreat Centre is the large, welcoming, traditional Khmer house. The home retains many original features including hand-made bamboo and wood furniture as well as a collection of decorative cultural pieces. The house is surrounded by a lush garden with a variety of exotic fruit trees, plants, flowers, birds, and butterflies. Vagabond Temple invites you to come and experience this beacon of peace and tranquility for yourself. The house also has Wi-Fi, a laundry, a spiritual library, several relaxing communal and silent spaces, and a fully equipped open-air yoga hall. Sleeping options include dormitories, garden huts, and private rooms.

Dormitories:
Vagabond Temple has several comfortable mixed gender dormitories that can accommodate four to six people. These dormitories are located in the main house and have bunk beds, their own bathroom with hot water, mosquito nets and a fan. The low-cost dormitory has a communal veranda and bathroom facilities just inside the main house.

Private rooms:
The comfortable and relaxing private rooms are located in the main house, with a double bed and an ensuite bathroom with hot water, desk and chair, wardrobe and a fan.

Garden hut:
The wooden chalet has its own veranda, situated in the temple gardens. The chalet has a double bed, mosquito nets, and a fan. Guests can use the shared bathrooms behind the main house.

Testimonials:

“Words do little in describing the gratitude I have for teachers who provide gems of wisdom in a completely egoless way; teachers who in complete selflessness, hold a space for individuals to discover their true nature, and who by their very being ignite transformation in those who are blessed to surround them. I have the deepest respect for Kobi and Pazit at Vagabond Temple in Cambodia, whom are doing exactly this. I was so fortunate to have experienced the unique community they have created in Sihanoukville. Individuals from all over the world, from all walks of life, are drawn to their simple yet beautiful center where they are provided the rare opportunity to actively participate in the path of Yoga. They have created a space for individuals to embark on the journey of self-discovery and to go deeper into whatever it may be that brings them joy. On the mat, Kobi and Pazit reminded us that poses or kriyas are a way to open our bodies and energetic channels in preparation for meditation. Whether practicing for the first time or for twenty years, they have created a space for everyone to meet themselves honestly, and with compassion, wherever they are in their practice. Off of the mat, Yoga is watering the plants, picking up garbage from the beach, dancing, mindful eating, sharing ideas with new friends, singing karaoke, creating art, supporting one another and being supported by the community of Yogis surrounding you.” - Anisha Raj from Vietnam, May 9, 2016

“Although I stayed just for 4 nights I had a wonderful and an inspired time in the Vagabond Temple. It opened me some doors to my soul and inside. Thank you very much.” - Sabrina from Switzerland, April 30, 2016

“We stayed at the Vagabond Temple just for a week without having any expectations. What happened after just few days was, that we felt in love with the place, with the people, with the energy, with yoga, especially with kundalini, with the talks, the meditations and with the food. My husband have never practiced yoga before and neither I nor he had experience in meditation. Through the openminded, non-judgemental, non-pushing way Pazit and Kobi invite you on a spiritual journey opened a complete new horizons for us. The result was, we joined the community program and became community members for 2 months. The time spent at the Vagabond Temple changed us and our perspective on life. It was a beautiful start of a deep meaningful journey within. We are deeply thankful to everybody who was involved in our growing process. P.S. Pazit is very experienced reiki healer and Kobi does very professional thai and deep tissue massages. Don't miss booking some sessions when you are there. Also, I recommend the life couching classes of both of them and the "soul healing" done by Peter.” - Vicky and Sebastian from Germany, April 22, 2016

“I feel grateful for my week spent at vagabond temple. The team is very welcoming and qualified. This place is great if you want to develop your spirituality, even as a beginner. Thank you very much!” - Oliver from France, April 22, 2016

“I spent a week at the vagabond temple. Initially I was totally scared to go here. I thought it would be full of flexible people who could meditate very easily and were very much in touch and found themselves (as cliche as that sounds) ... but it's not. There were all walks of life there at different life stages and abilities. All trying to get something different out of it. For me it was perfect. Honestly I was terrified walking in there.. Within 10 minutes my anxiety had been relieved by a warm, friendly welcome. The atmosphere is literally just that!!.. All the time. I did this retreat halfway through my backpacking experience.. I wanted to get better at meditation, as I understand the benefits to be incredible, and to help with my own mental health and anxiety. I had tried mediation myself for the last year and though it was basically impossible for me. I was pretty frustrated with myself at meditation. However, kobi (one of the owners) is incredible at guided meditation and taught me skills that has enabled me to meditate better and on my own. Even if I did only manage it for a few minutes half of the time. As for yoga. I was worse. Totally rigid with poor posture and zero flexibility. Currently there is a lovely teacher called Teresa Richard. She taught me it's okay to listen to my body and adapt the moves to what feels right to me. We all have different bodies at the end of the day. And I can't touch my toes.. But I don't care anymore. One day I will be able to do it.. But right now it feels good just using props that I need and my body feels incredible and happy for it!! Most of all I learnt how yoga and mediation compliment each other. I will be carrying on everything I have learnt .. hopefully for my lifetime. Before I waffle more.. Food was great, healthy and warm.. A nice change from all the backpacking food I have been consuming. The staff were super friendly, beds were comfy.. Thickest mattress I've had in south east Asia :) Highly recommend the vagabond temple.. I've learnt lots and so thankful for this place!” - Rebecca from the UK, April 9, 2016

“Words can't describe how grateful I am of stumbling across Vagabond Temple. I am very new to practising yoga and was rather apprehensive of trying a retreat, I wasn't sure what to expect or what would be expected of me. It turns out all I had to do was smile and breath. Vagabond itself has a lovely, calm energy. The beautiful people who run the temple and contribute to running the temple are incredibly welcoming, immediately put you at ease and actually just appreciate your presence. The food was delicious and in abundance. I cannot thank Kobi, Peter and Theresa enough. I met incredible people who will be friends for life. I had such a great time. 100% you will not regret going, the only regret is that you won't have booked enough days. I am definitely definitely DEFINITELY going back. Until next time, namaste.” - Alsie from the UK, April 8, 2016

“I ended my 'Cambodian experience' at Vagabond temple, volunteering and enjoying the daily activities of the retreat. At the beginning I was a bit 'confused', but sooner than later I realised it was the place to BE... to be myself!!! I had an incredible experience, meeting interesting people, learning new things and discovering myself... all of it thanks to the amazing people that everyday make it possible :) I strongly felt to be part of something special and to make my contribution to it...and most of all I felt supported and encouraged to be myself, no matter what! The Cambodia chapter is now closed...but the VT home is now open... for everybody, I highly recommend to make yourself this amazing gift.” - Elisa from Italy, April 5, 2016

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