May 2017
May 2017
May 2017
May 2017
May 2016
August 2016
Lena (Switzerland)
November 2016
May 2016
May 2016
Olivia (UK)
August 2016
November 2016
November 2016
August 2015
November 2014
August 2014
November 2014
August 2014
1. Extremely organized and well run.
2. The teaching staff MADE this experience a positive one!
3. This place feels like a 2nd home, a place you want to keep coming back to again and again.” “
Paul: Obviously this teacher is the reason I am here. He has a no bullshit approach and his ideas and opinions are backed by years of study and a strong personal practice. He is an engaging speaker and he brings a certain amount of respect and sincerity to the topic he is teaching on.
Elonne: She gave so much of herself to all the students. She would spend as long as needed to answer questions in pranayama time or after classes. It is obvious she is extremely well studied in the content and also has a strong practice, helping me to trust in her teachings and opinions/advice.” “
Arielle and Elonne’s adjustments and advice in the Mysore space were invaluable. The amount of time and energy they gave to adjustments and teaching during Mysore was incredible!” “The amount I have benefitted cannot be measured or explained here. I am grateful for the shift that occurred here for me. I am grateful for the clear direction the teachers have shown me. I will be recommending Samahita to anyone who will listen. This place is a powerful and unique place. If you are ready and willing, the community here will be a guide for you to find yourself and your path.”
August 2014
June 2014
November 2014
August 2014
Josephine (Austria)
June 2014
June 2014
June 2014
June 2014
June 2013
Dear Paul!
It is only now, after more than one month, that I really start to be able to put some words on all the feelings coming out from my amazing experience at the TT in Samahita.
I miss every little moment I spent there! I miss the teachings, the cryings, the crises, the tiredness, the happiness, the hot, the rain, the entire energy!
Well, but most of all, I miss You! I miss your teachings and your support in any situation!
I learned and am still learning enormously from you and my experience in your TT!
I am infinitely grateful for having had this amazing opportunity of having you as a teacher!
When I came to the TT I did not know if I was going to teach. Now I feel that I really would like to do it. I like the contact with other people and I love to help and to give assistance to the others Anyway, I will definitely come back to Samahita for more education!
Once again, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart!
Best regards
june 2013
Dear Paul and Elonne
Now that we have arrived back in Dakar, and are settling back into our lives here, we just wanted to write to you to express our gratitude for the past month; thank you for your dedication, patience and good humour. An incredible training with amazing teachers, amazing people, in an amazing setting. Our thanks extend to Paul Chambers, Amy and Sara too, together you all made such a wonderful teaching team.
We have learnt so much which we are now trying to put into practice. At the moment we are not sure where this path of learning will lead us next, but with support from our practice we trust that we will make the right decisions at the right time. We also know that we will be back to Samahita to continue our education – we are just not sure when yet! In the mean time, we hope you don’t mind if we get in touch should any questions on our practice arise.
All the best for your own continuing practice, study and teaching.
Om
June 2013
August 2013
August 2013
August 2013
June 2013
Dear Paul , my teacher and dear friend,
First of all I would like to show my endless gratitude and thanks to you in particular for giving me the opportunity to spend the past month with you , also to the teachers Ellon, Adarsh, Sarah, Paul and Amy for their help, input and teaching during the course.
It is incredible how much I have learnt in that short space of time which it has been having positive effects on me as a person and my life as a whole, all credit to your awesome teaching and positive energy.
Since I have been back I am glad to say that I have been keeping my practice up even though it has been hard at times to fit it into my routines.
Much much love to you.
Om
June 2013
Sorry I didn’t get to thank you properly in person before you ran off to your next bit off business. Being at samahita with you has really rejuvenated my faith in people, the world and all things. Thank you for your understanding with my memory and allowing me to graduate. You really have made an amazing place with Samahita, You have my greatest respect as a man and a teacher. I hope you will let me study with you again in the future if I can.
June 2013
Excellent! The level of excellence from all four teachers was outstanding. I was touched by the compassion and patience of each teacher. Their own personal delivery of the different lectures. Their understanding of each student’s issues, be it big or small. Their professionalism throughout the entire month was outstanding. I felt that I have experienced Yoga. An Authentic TT.
August 2013
August 2013
August 2013
I just wanted to say Hello and thank you very much for your e-mail you sent a week after we graduated from the TT with Stephen Thomas. I would also like to thank you for giving the opportunity to come visit and attend a TT at samahita – with your family. I came with my little daughter Lova, she is 2.5 year and my husband Niclas. It was an amazing experience and I really miss Samahita. Difficult to explain but it felt like I belonged there. We spent a week after the TT visiting other places on Samui but there were no other place like your place Paul. It is an amazing place you have created and I really hope I will be able to come again. Me and my husband really fell in love with koh samui and I hope we can visit soon again. I would love to attend the courses with Elonne, you and Sri O.P Tiwariji, but our economy might not feel the same way… =) We?ll see.
I hope you had a wonderful ending to 2012 and start to 2013 and I hope our paths will cross soon!
Take care!
December 2012
August 2013
Thanks for your teaching and everything. In Centered Yoga, I feel “sthira sukham” physically and mentally. The food is the best ever in the world. The place is so neat and tranquil…The Ricardo massage is impressive. Of course your improvisatory hip-hop dance is the most unforgettable. Hahaha!
I will definitely share this sanctuary with my yogi friends. And I hope I can pay a visit again!
Last but not the least, I am very grateful and honored that you graded my teaching practice. Once again, thanks for your good advice and encouragement, which are very important to my lack of confidence. I will bear them in mind as to practice yoga and to teach if possible.
July 2012
After being home for a week now, everything from my time at Samahita is starting to sink in. Still, I think it will take about a year to process all the things that I learned and experienced during that one month. I wanted to thank you for all the time, effort and patience that you put into each of us. You taught many valuable lessons. I especially appreciate the sincere approach that you have and the way in which you encouraged us to connect with our own practice instead of anything else – I really felt that I do. Hopefully i will be back soon to learn more.
June 2012
June 2012
March 2012
I’ve been doing my daily breath work since I left. And every day I’m discovering more about it’s effects in my body and also in my daily life. That’s why I would like to develop more about it’s effects etc. You know, after spending 4 weeks in Yoga Thailand nothing is the same when you return back home, which is only a good thing. It’s a wonderful place and gives perfect basis to let go of everything and after that to discover yourself, life, everything, more.. So thank you for that!
Keep Well!
March 2012
December 2012
December 2012
December 2012
Thank you deep from my heart for this life changing time at Samahita. I’m more than grateful for all of your encouragement, sincerity, patience and effort you put in passing your valuable knowledge to us. This one month I could luckily spend and study with you is still having such a big impact on my personal growth and yogic path. I love keeping up the chanting & breathwork and even my Asana practice itself has become much more stable & stronger. I can see the ‘fruits’ of these 4 weeks now grow daily and I will be grateful forever… Thanks for creating providing this little Samahita ‘world’ a place for holistic wellbeing! I hope to be back soon to continue the study with you and ‘grow’ further.
June 2012
June 2012
June 2012
June 2012
June 2012
I’m long into my travells in India and I feel your presence almost every day. i mange to keep my breathing excercises pretty well, and some days they are actually deeper than they ever were in that month of training. I want to thank you for that great month, some things are sinking in slowly. I keep wishing that I could have stayed for months more.. but
hopefully I will be able check in soon enough. So thank you Paul, for all that sincerity
much appreciation
March 2012
so this is coming to an end. I learned a lot from you. In your eyes is an ocean of wisdom and knowledge. Thank you for sharing it and being one of the long lineage of teachers…….
November 2011
November 2011
June 2011
June 2011
Namaste,
June 2011
Thank you!
March 2011
This course, with no doubt, leveraged my practice and understanding of yoga and now it can be developed further. Hopefully I will be able to pass it to others.
March 2011
March 2011
Namaste.
November 2011
Thank for that.
November 2011
June 2011
March 2011
March 2011
I liked, that you made me to think about my attitude, poses, little details and practice in general. I felt that I made some progress with my asana, but I value more my progress in mental level.
This course helped me to find more focus. I have to focus even more on my studies. I love to study and now I have clearer view, what I should study more, so that I can maybe someday become teacher. I appreciated your small tips. I try to keep my armpits a little bit more open, I am trying to learn to change my breathing in jump through, my chin is up nowadays, when I am doing salamba sarvangasana… small details, but big difference.
March 2011
March 2011
November 2010
November 2010
I gathered so much small and big peaces of new perspective; bits of revelations. And I hope to come again, or meet again to gather some more.
Sincere regards!
November 2010
November 2010
I think you’ve just started the next teacher training course, I’d so love to be doing it again and can honestly say I enjoyed every single minute of it and just lapped it all up. The standard of teaching is so high and you really have a wonderful, well run place, the perfect environment for learning and being immersed in yoga. Can’t wait to go back. So a belated many many thanks for a fantastic experience and I hope you’ve got another wonderful group to teach like ours!
November 2010
June 2010
November 2010
November 2010
November 2010
June 2010
November 2010
February 2009
February 2009
February 2009
February 2009
Namaste
February 2009
You, Paul and Neil and Sarah and Lorraine are very great teachers. Giving space for sincere growth by demanding and gentle means at the same time. And for sure with a good sense of humour that emphasises the underlying ease of yoga. Thank you.
February 2009
February 2009
Just wanted to say a huge thanks for the TT – it was a real personal journey for me on many levels. I’ve done many courses but this one truly came from the heart, it was a great experience and lovely to be looked after so well by everyone at Samahita Retreat.
September 2008
The Teacher Training was really everything I hoped for and I feel I’ve learned a lot in these 5 weeks. The schedule was quite hard sometimes but the beautiful and inspiring people and surroundings just make you strong again and I felt like a better person afterwards.
I’m still very dedicated to my pranayama practice, thank you for that and I’ve learnt so much in my asana practice, philosophy, anatomy.etc..I would like to do all the advanced courses right away! hahaha But I know everything will come in time. So let’s just say : ’till later for now!
Namaste
September 2008
Now that I am back in New York and fishing around for a similarly inspiring teacher with such a holistic approach, I find myself selfishly wishing that you were still here in the States.
April 2008
April 2008
Also, your staff and all that are Samahita Retreat are truly unique, wonderful people. I feel blessed to have met them. Please feel free or in fact do pass my email address onto anyone who is enquiring about the course. I would be more than happy to reply.
Warm regards.
September 2008
Pranyama and Asana are going great!!! I cut back on meat too which has made a HUGE difference in my practice. I thank the Universe every day for your inspiration and knowledge. I consider you both my own personal Gurus! Look forward to meeting you again some day!
Love
September 2008
Thank you very very much. I am looking forward to coming back to take the advance training, and to seeing both of you and your cute babies.
April 2008
I’m not quite sure when or how i fell asleep in my practices but somewhere along the way, I think that happened to me. And when you’re not aware of something its very difficult to do anything about it and I’m pretty sure I would have continued along that path for the foreseeable future had I not made it to Samahita Retreat. So for waking me up from whatever coma I was in – thank you with all my heart.
That said, being awake doesn’t necessarily make the work any easier! I still find it tough trying to keep up the energy and motivation for early morning starts when I know the day ahead will be long and intense but I think I’ve noticed a calmness in my daily attitude that I can only attribute to the pranayama and the calm start to the day. Its like I can see and feel all the mania and stress going on around me but I’m just not getting as involved as I would have in the past.
So I guess what I’m trying to say is that for all the myriad of greater and lesser changes that I feel have occurred in my practices/life as a result of my time in Samahita Retreat, I will be forever grateful. I feel really luck to have had the chance to learn from you and I hope that our paths will cross again in the near future.
Take care.
September 2008
November 2007
November 2007
I am stronger and more confident (on many levels) after the month in Thailand. I especially want to thank you for encouraging me to stay balanced, and to take the yoga a little further
December 2006
August 2006
The hardest thing is being pure and clean in a world that is vastly different. To be honest, it feels like a real struggle. I suppose it takes a while to figure all this out.
I hope to return soon.
2006
Training was not easy for me, but I learned lots of things-not only yoga for teaching or practice. You saw everything. You knew everything.
I’m very grateful for everything you told me. I’d like to go back to Samahita Retreat again someday.
I keep smiling.
2005
I look forward to sharing all I have learned from you and the YT team. Still a lot to absorb, but the magic of all this is that we never stop learning, always so much more to delve deeper into.
Much Love,
November 2007
December 2006
December 2006
I’m continuing to enjoy studying Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and I feel happy every time I go to my yoga mat. I feel so grateful for all I learned there, on all levels of my being, and I am conscious of putting as much as possible into practice in my life.
The quality of the whole course was exceptional, including the knowledge that was passed on from you and the other wonderful teachers, and the energetic transference of what some of yogic life is about.
I look forward to coming back, hopefully in March. I will also do my best to see you at one of your UK workshops.
I trust all is going well for you and that many blessings are continuing to be given to you, your family, and in the wonderful service you are doing for the world.
August 2006
November 2005
2004