Orion Retreat Centre — Detox Retreats

Ari and Daliah Barkan

samui thailand reiki master Ari and Daliah are the husband and wife team who co-founded Orion Healing . They met on a Vipassana meditation retreat in 2002, at this time Ari had already opened his first Retreat Centre. They went on to establish the first Orion Centre together on Koh Phangan in 2006.

Ari is a Reiki (Universal Life Force Energy) Master who has been dedicated to the understanding and practice of this esoteric art for more than a decade. He teaches internationally on the subjects of energy channelling and healing, creating ripples of change with the potential to spread globally.

Welcome to Orion Retreat Centre, Koh Samui

With more than 15 years experience in detox we have earned a reputation for our effective and accessible Detox, Fasting and Yoga programs in Thailand. Over the years a selection of specially tailored programs have been developed to support your journey and personal growth every step of the way. We ensure that your time with us is a healing and enriching experience for you, body, mind and soul.

Surrounded by the breath-taking view of the cobalt blue sea and neighbouring islands we have designed a retreat to give you the gift of transformation in the most comfortable and supportive of settings. From our Retreat locations, we specialize in well-being retreats, detox and healing therapies bringing you into complete balance and restoring a sense of serenity and vitality.A personal touch is given to all our cleansers to ensure that your individual needs are always looked after.

YOGA

The ancient healing system of yoga has become increasingly popular in modern times due to its ability to induce a calm mind and a healthy body.The most commonly taught form of yoga is hatha. The two syllables ‘ha’ and ‘tha’ refer to the sun and the moon. Hatha is the practice of balancing the fiery, active energies and the cooling, passive energies that we all contain.

In yoga classes we focus on positions (asanas), breathing to calm the mind, and correct body alignment. Students will be shown how to find the correct position for their body, in which the breath can flow in and out. We teach students to work gently, accepting where they are today and moving forwards with ease.

Yoga is an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of development for the body, mind, and spirit. The continued practice of yoga leads us to a sense of peace and well-being, along with a feeling of being at one with our environment.

Some asanas develop flexibility, which further improves balance and strength. Yoga develops our balance and coordination and assists us in connect both body and mind with our awareness in order to reach a thoughtful, peaceful and serene comprehension of reality.

Benefits of Yoga

At the physical level, yoga and its cleansing practices have proven to be extremely effective in numerous ways. The benefits include:

Improved flexibility

• Increased lubrication of the joints, ligaments and tendons
• Massaging of all organs of the body
• Detoxification
• Excellent toning of the muscles
• Deep release of energetic blockages in the body and mind
• Improvements in mental clarity
• Relaxation
• Heightened awareness