14 Days That Will Change Everything
A private, structured residential programme designed to create the optimal conditions for healing - balancing therapeutic work with physical restoration, contemplative practice, and genuine rest in a tropical sanctuary.
A Day
Designed to Heal
Every day of your stay is structured to create optimal conditions for healing - balancing therapeutic work with physical restoration, contemplative practice, and genuine rest in a tropical sanctuary.
Daily One-on-One Therapy
Individual sessions with your lead therapist using EMDR, CBT, and NLP, tailored precisely to your presentation and adjusted daily as you progress.
Physical Restoration
Daily hatha yoga, martial arts, personal training, and guided nature walks to regulate the nervous system and rebuild physical vitality and energy.
Meditation & Mindfulness
Guided daily meditation practice supported by Dirk’s rare background as a twice-ordained monk in the Buddhist tradition - authentic and profoundly grounding.
Nutritional Support
Chef-prepared Asian fusion cuisine - a nourishing regime of locally-sourced Thai and European ingredients designed to support brain chemistry and physical recovery.
Spa & Recovery Therapies
Daily Thai massage, Finnish sauna, and saltwater pool - recovery tools that are genuinely beneficial for nervous system regulation, not merely indulgent.
Bach Flower Remedies
Dr Edward Bach’s natural remedy system used alongside evidence-based therapy to gently address emotional imbalances and support deeper healing.
A Typical Day
The structure is firm but never forced. Times are indicative - we adjust around your therapy work, sleep needs, and energy. What stays constant is the rhythm: nervous-system regulation in the morning, deep therapeutic work mid-day, embodied recovery in the afternoon, contemplative close to the evening.
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07:00
Morning Nature Walk
A gentle walk through the tropical garden and surrounding lanes. Daylight, movement and quiet conversation set cortisol into a calmer rhythm and ease the body into the day before therapy begins.
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07:45
Hatha Yoga Session
Slow, grounded postures with a focus on breath and proprioception. Settles the nervous system and rebuilds a felt sense of safety in the body - essential preparation for the deeper emotional work that follows.
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08:45
Nutritional Breakfast
Chef-prepared, nutrient-dense and built around stable blood sugar - whole grains, slow protein, fresh fruit, no added sugars. Dietary preferences, intolerances and allergies are accommodated.
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09:30
Individual Therapy (EMDR / CBT / NLP)
Your core 60–90 minute session with Dirk. Modalities are blended to your presentation: EMDR for trauma reprocessing, CBT for thought patterns, NLP for stuck states. Sessions are paced and adjusted daily as the work unfolds.
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11:00
Guided Meditation Practice
Sitting practice led personally by Dirk, drawing on his Theravada Buddhist training. Builds capacity to observe difficult inner states without being overwhelmed by them - a skill that continues to pay back long after the retreat ends.
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12:30
Lunch - Chef-Prepared Cuisine
A leisurely break with fresh, anti-inflammatory cooking inflected by local Thai produce. The pace is unhurried on purpose: digestion, conversation, and rest are part of the recovery work, not interruptions to it.
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14:00
Martial Arts or Physical Training
One-to-one strength, mobility, or Muay-Thai-inspired conditioning with our trainer. Restores agency to the body, discharges trauma-held tension, and rebuilds the physical confidence that depression and chronic stress quietly erode.
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15:30
Finnish Sauna & Saltwater Pool
Contrast therapy - heat then cool. Down-regulates the sympathetic nervous system, supports cardiovascular recovery, and provides a clean reset between the day’s therapeutic work and its evening practices.
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16:30
Thai Massage Therapy
Traditional Thai bodywork from a senior local practitioner. Releases the muscular guarding patterns trauma typically locks into the fascia, and supports the parasympathetic shift that consolidates the day’s gains.
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17:30
Spa & Wellness Treatments (optional, at extra cost)
On selected days: facial, body scrub, or aromatherapy session. Restorative rather than therapeutic in the clinical sense - but rest, comfort, and being well cared for are themselves part of the work.
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18:30
Evening Workshop or Reflection
A short structured session: psychoeducation on what surfaced today, journaling around insights, or a Bach Flower remedy review. Consolidates the day’s emotional discoveries into language and a take-home framework.
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20:00
Dinner & Evening Meditation
A lighter evening meal followed by a brief sitting practice. Closes the day with the same calm tone it began with and protects sleep - which is where the brain’s actual memory reconsolidation work happens.
Timings are indicative and subject to change. The schedule is adapted daily to your therapy progress, energy levels, and any clinical or personal needs that arise during your stay.