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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Marina Yoga @ Krabi, Thailand

Marina, the owner of Marina Yoga, has a strong accent, I didn't know which was it until she told us she's from Germany. (That explained why our day tour agent who called her on the phone helping us to book for a class started with "Sawadee Ka" but ended up speaking broken English).

Her yoga place is a hut, an airy and quiet hut surrounded by plants, 2 doors away from her house. There's a gazebo beside the hut, a whiteboard hanging in front of it noting the time of classes and names of registered students. And, her 2 pet dogs and some stray cats walking around guarding the place, in peace.





I enjoyed her Hatha class very much. It was an evening class so there weren't any vigorous steps or series. We had a smooth flow of warm-up, arm strength series, abs exercise, standing balancing, stretching, twisting, and ended with a short Yoga Nidra.

Her instructions were clear with demonstrations. Her encouragement words were strong and powerful, yet fun. Her words during Shavasana had calming effects. Our evening class was a fun, satisfying workout. She's a friendly lady and likes to chat. She told us how she came to Krabi, how she loves Krabi and how she built up her Yoga business there.



I wonder I will go back to Krabi for my future vacation, but I do hope we will meet again, maybe in another part of the world.

3 comments:

  1. Hi there! My name's Emily and I'm an advanced yoga practitioner based in Melbourne, Australia. I'm writing to you as I'm curious about taking some classes at Marina's school when i visit Ao Nang in January 2011. Her website doesn't indicate a location at all and my partner and I are trying to work out where to stay which may not be too far from Marina's. Do you know the address or even just a name of a hotel/resort it is next to or near so I can look in that area? Thanks so much for your great blog!

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  2. Hi Emily, I stayed at Phra Nang Inn http://phrananginnkrabi.com/" when I was in Krabi. From there, it's about 10 minutes drive to Marina's. For my first class, Marina came to fetch me from the hotel, very nice of her :)

    For the direction to her place:
    You need a transport to AoNang Soi 1, Moo2 ( tell the driver close to naThai Road.On this section you will see a Yoga/Reiki Sign, Index to the small Road right hand side.

    Wish you a great trip to Krabi and a great practice with Marina.

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  3. Indeed, my next trip is to Phuket :)
    But what a pity I've booked my accommodation, maybe next time!

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