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Most recent | 2007 | 2006 and earlier

Temai, Lea and I would sincerely like to thank you all for the glorious time and learning experience you provided for us at Yoga Thailand.

We have arrived safely (and recovered quite successfully from jetlag) and look forward to continue all practices.

Temai misses all his recent friends and addictive environment but you know Temai he is back to his eating routine like expected :)

We enjoyed our time immensely and home to see you all soon!

Kind regards and best wishes,

Om shanti,
Temai, Lea and Uzo. (July 2006)

I had such an amazing and inspiring experience there last Fall during the week long retreat I can't stop thinking about it and the opportunity to study there for an entire month.
Casey (Boulder, US)

Many, many thanks for a beautiful experience at Yoga Thailand! Your warmth and hospitality turned a nice vacation into a wonderful experience. I can not express the gratitude I feel for the guidance you provided, Paul, in helping me to regain a practice I felt I had lost in my car accident. Thank you for your teaching, and for encouraging my progression.
Namaste, Amanda (Seattle, US)

Just allow to me say a very sincere and personal thank you for the guidance and proper introduction I received into the ashtanga yoga technique over the past 7 days from you.
It was a very rewarding experience for me personal and professionally. I believe very much in yoga, not only asanas, and as such it was good to spend time with you and all participants, learning, listen, feeling and growing all in our own humble ways to become better at what we do in our lives and with our life's surroundings.
Warmest -Ingo (HK)

Had a glorious time on your retreat in Thailand and will never forget the experience. I have actually increased my practise now, since I've been back in London, to five times a week!
Thanks, Diana (UK)

We would just like to thank you so much for having us. It was only for a few days, but it was very valubale to us! The atmosphere and the beautiful Shala inspired us a lot. We will absolutly recommend Yoga Thailand to our yoga-friends and teachers...We´re dreaming of going back next year...and we wish for the dream to come true!
With Love, Lisa and Johan (Sweden)

Thanks once again for a life changing experience over Xmas! Yes we are still practicing and feeling better for it reading lots about Yoga and keen to find a local teacher. Sounds silly but the food we had on the retreat was so fantastic we would love to be able to recreate some of it here - any chance of some recipes?
Best Wishes, Om, Tony & Katrina (Australia)

Yoga Thailand is a powerful place to practice, I feel. It is also very shanti and special, you should be very proud how special you have made it.
Heidi (Australia)

Thank you from all of us for such a wonderful experience. With out a doubt our best family time ever. We are dutifully doing our morning practice (despite screaming hamstrings!) s and the kids still dancing around the house chanting.
Sybil and family (Vietnam)

No words can fully express my gratitude to your training, coaching & guidance. I can feel your dedication & care to share yoga in the proper light. I could not believe I could wake up at 5:45 am to do the simple pranayama & Sun Salutation A & B with my boys! All because of my good experience at Yoga Thailand.
Gratefully yours, Amy (Singapore)

I want to thank you for the great experience that i had for the retreat, it was definitely an enriching and spiritual experience for me.
i have not smoked since the day i stepped into your premises til today and am hoping that i will focus on , so far i have no urge to lift up a cigerette! also woke early today to do my prana and sun salute A n B, thats quite good for a start i think. i know i will come back to visit u guys for sure.
Jane

The experience I had with you was more than I could have hoped for. I learned so much about so many different aspects of yoga. Some that are quietly waiting inside and some that I think of on a daily basis. And I learned a lot about the abilities of my own body... I also appreciate the way you pushed us to really explore the edge of the asana. To be careful and yet go further than we think that we can. Thank you. The way you opened up your heart and your life to us was additionally a unique treat.
Victoria (L.A. US)

Thanks for a really good week. You chose your name well, as I feel more centered than when I left.
Barbara

"THANKS A LOT for all the changes that you've catalised in my life!!
I am indeed practising... as u say, "it is all coming." In just a few months I feel quite different than before; much lighter and stronger, but most importantly, much more at peace than before, internally and externally, clarity of mind and stronger focus."
Marcos S (Spain - USA)

"I just wanted to thank you for the most amazing retreat, I feel refreshed and motivated despite being back in England and having my tan washed off by the rain! I've been practicing my pranayama everyday and my ashtanga practice as often as possible.
Thank you again for your inspiration and laughter ."
Louise B (UK)

"I wanted to thank you both for the wonderful experience I had on the retreat. I signed up for this adventure with an interest in further developing an ashtanga practise but had no idea really what to expect. The retreat experience was inspirational on so many levels, I can not even begin to describe details. The people, the place, the practises all offered wonderful things. Paul, you are a very gifted teacher with an ability to inspire and challenge people from within. Thank you for that."
Corrina (Canada)

"I wanted to thank you very sincerely for the wonderful retreat. I was looking over my photos yesterday and felt quite nostalgic... everyone attended that retreat for their own reasons, but it was a magic moment in space & time and I'm sure we all left with positive thoughts and resolutions for the future. Whether a retreat like that can make significant changes in one's lives depends on the individual... I know that not only did my practise improve and my eyes were opened to new avenues of study and inquiry, but another benefit of the retreat was the friendships I made there.
Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher and an inspiration... I'm lucky that I can keep practising here in Montreal, but you've also inspired me in other aspects of yoga, by your discourse and by your example."
Robert (Canada)

"Thank you very much again for the very inspiring and at the same time fun yoga retreat, it was a fantastic experience! Not only because I learned a lot and because I found in Ashtanga the form of yoga that really fits me and which I definitely want to further develop, but also because I met a lot of great people with the same interests, who I hope to meet again in the future."
Ingrid (Netherlands)

"I really just wanted to thank you for guiding me toward removing those thought patterns. I didn't even fully realize until I returned home how much you & the Koh Samui retreat helped me break out of that. You told me I could do it and I thought your were OUT OF YOUR MIND!!! I expected to broaden my practice and see part of Thailand, but I came home pleasantly surprised that I opened a whole new world to myself."
Hillary (USA)

"This is a note to say how much I continue to enjoy the benefits of your patient, thorough instruction and wonderful friendly approach to yoga. I have since been keeping up with classes in D.C. and N.Y. as much as possible. While the lack of consistency in teaching and approach to postures has at times frustrated my progress, I always find fulfillment when I remember that "pinch" you taught us, or the time that I did the squat or headstand in your class, and have remained continually motivated in my pursuit of the practice."
Carolyn (USA)

"Paul, I want to thank you again for being the first to introduce me to the practice, in a way that was incredibly inspiring and motivating. Not everyone has the ability to teach well, and I want to compliment you on your obvious gift to share your passion with others.
Thanks for the encouragement - it really helps."
Treena (Canada - Italy)

"I am doing really well, I am continuing the practice of Ashtanga Yoga really seriously. I am doing my own practice from my house, I love it, and I have to say I think you would be proud of your student! Since last week I am trying Ashtanga's classes in different Studios in Montreal. I found one that I like so I am starting there next week. Thank you for introducing me to Ashtanga Yoga so well that I never want to stop it! It is changing my life it is so rewarding for me, more than I could ever imagine!"
Rene (Canada)

"I would just like to extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to you both for taking the time and sincere effort to help all of us stiff people. You've provided me with a tool to harness and unlock my true self which lies dormant inside me. During the retreat, my practice evolved into something resembling an angelic shape rather than a lump of clay."
Judd (USA)

"Many, many thanks for a beautiful experience at Yoga Thailand! Your warmth and hospitality turned a nice vacation into a wonderful experience. I can not express the gratitude I feel for the guidance you provided, Paul, in helping me to regain a practice I felt I had lost in my car accident. Thank you for your teaching, and for encouraging my progression."
Namaste, Amanda (Seattle, US)