Santosa Lifestyle Blog
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The Benefits of Aerial Yoga
Aerial Yoga is a new kind of yoga workout. Invented by aerial performer Christopher Harrison, a former gymnast and Broadway choreographer, Aerial Yoga is a practice of Hatha yoga that combines traditional yoga poses, pilates and dance movements with the use of a soft...
FIVE ELEMENT EMOTIONAL DETOX MEDITATION
Join us for a special discussion about healing and guided meditation class to help harmonize the body on the physical and emotional levels. Based in Taoist Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine theory we will use guided visualization and breath work techniques to...
Pre-travel detox
Attending Santosa’s three day detox was a treat for the mind, body and soul. It also had a great social element; being surrounded by like-minded people with the combined goal of cleansing their bodies. The morning meetings, yoga, meditations and work-out classes...
Wheatgrass – Best Cleanse Drink
If you have been doing your research in the health field, you probably would have heard a great deal about the potent benefits of wheatgrass. There’s no denying this live detox drink is the ultimate blood and liver cleanser. If you are still learning about some of its...
Sleep Better, detox better
Every night you voluntarily allow your body to shut down. You lie down, close your eyes, and slow your breathing. It’s paradoxical that we as humans will fly across the room to plug in our phones in order to prevent it from shutting down, yet one of the biggest facets...
Why Nutrients Count….
You know how you just feel starving after having a huge meal of low carb, low fat, low calorie diet food? There is a reason why nutrients count and not just calories! Find out what the most important nutrients are and what they do for your body & what food to find...
The ’S’ in Santosa is for Sublime
The feeling of truly being clean is hard to come by. I never expected to find myself doing a detox. Then in the middle of July I found myself right in the middle of it. I came to Santosa with an open spirit, ready for what they put in front of me. I sat down at the...
A Day in the life at Santosa
I let my legs glide through the sand to the rhythm of the crashing waves. I sink my toes into the sand, letting it engulf my feet. I look up to see the waves beating to the rhythm of their own drums. It’s as if there is a heartbeat within each wave. I breathe in the...
Eating healthy even on the plane!
Millions of people travel every day, coming in and out of the airports. They think they have no choice, but to eat the airport and airplane food because it is the only thing available. But what if you don’t want to give up your health just because you’re travelling?...
how to survive a party if you are on a diet?
When dieting and invited to an even typical thoughts might be: “What am I gonna eat? Celery stick? No way, there will be the best selection of my favorite food…” “Should I say yes to the mayo-chipotle-double sauce-veggie- -pancake-with-french-fries-on-the-side? It’s...
Breathwork – manage your stress through breathing
"Practicing regular, mindful breathing can be calming and energizing and can even help with stress-related health problems ranging from panic attacks to digestive disorders." Andrew Weil, M.D. Do you feel there is a power outside of you that directs your life? Do you...
Parasites and detox
You have Parasites. It’s a given. Do you eat unwashed raw food? Do you cuddle with your pet or other animals? Do you sometimes skip washing your hands after a toilet break? These are all possible ways to contract parasites. It’s not hard and most of the time we live...
True Colors – How to put rainbows in your diet and feel better, everyday
What is “color”? According to books, the definition of the word color is “a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects” In food color compounds can be natural, from the food...
How to prepare your body to be a Mom?
Becoming a mother is one of the most magical transformations in a woman. At Santosa, we provide yoga and meditation private classes to future “Moms”. What can we do more to be ready? We are delighted to share more tips here. Educate Yourself There’s a lot of fear of...
Fasting at home
In case you want to do a fast at home, you will need to do some preparation. The first and foremost is preparing your mind for the practice. Fasting requires discipline but also involves getting to know about yourself. One of the reasons it is part of numerous...
Cortisol – what really happens to your body when you are under STRESS!?
Cortisol – what really happens to your body when you are under STRESS!? Let us break this complicated topic down for you into a few simple steps. First we will look at the physiological effects of stress and cortisol on the body. Secondly we will look at how that...
Water Kefir – The probiotic wonder drink
Probiotics are integral to a healthy gut system. The gut micro biome is responsible for digestion of food, production of certain vitamins, defense against other bad microorganisms and support for our immune system by creating a barrier from the outside world. What is...
How to do a Liver Detox at Home
As we learnt in the last Blog Post how important the Liver is, today we will look at a home detox protocol for the liver. There are many, many Liver detox out on the market and here at Santosa we incorporate a gentle Liver Flush on the 4th day of your detox to assist...
The Liver – miracle organ of detoxing
We all kind of know about our Liver. We know it gets affected by drinking alcohol and we know it does something for our digestion. But did you know how important your liver is for detoxing and your overall health? In fact the Liver is much more than we may think!...
TRE – a new way to detox your body
Tension & Trauma Release Exercises aka TRE, is a breakthrough self-help tool for stress management and trauma recovery developed by Dr. David Berceli, PhD. This is a new way to detox your body. It is a body focused process, that releases deep chronic physical and...
Santosa Superfood – Goji Berry
Superfood - Goji Berries- Native to Southeastern Europe and Asia. The Goji Berry is filled with powerful antioxidants that aid in better circulation and support a healthy liver function. They are also rich in carotenoids that assist in maintaining eyesight as we...
How to lose weight through detox?
Working as a chef and coach at the restaurant of the detox center here in Phuket, I’m always amazed by the quantity of people actually wanting to be in better shape, to feel good, to taste good food and not feeling guilty, and to live life to the fullest…. I’m a vegan...
8 Plants that can detox your home
Since the 1980’s it’s been scientifically proven that house plants are natural air purifiers. Housing plant life not only brightens décor and mood, but effectively cleans and purifies the air we breathe from harmful toxins and pollutants. No matter how clean and...
Why you need a health coach?
A little story of a woman breaking herself on her quest for the life she wants to live: Once upon a time there was a young woman working very hard. She moved to a faraway city that was never going to be her home, studied for many years there before jumping into busy...
