A Community and Retreat Center For Movement, Mindfulness, Martial Arts, Empowerment and Sustainability

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The Tipi Retreat and education center was developed in 2018 to inspire and enable movement, mindfulness, personal growth, and sustainable ways of living. We help our tribe to dream big, and realize their visions.

With empowering daily classes and workshops in movement, yoga, meditation, and brazilian jiu jitsu and more, we make it easy for you to follow your goals, and strengthen your body and mind.

Tipi Retreat is right for you whether you're a traveler wanting a fully-immersive, life-changing retreat, or you're a digital nomad that wants to recharge, renew, and learn with a balance of community and privacy, while managing your business endeavors.

We believe in inspired, vision-guided action, and getting the most from both the difficult and soft parts of life, physicality, and spirituality. We’re very passionate about interesting and sustainable systems and structures, and we hope our creativity, motivation, and sustainable focus will rub off on all of our guests.

A 5 minute walk to the beach, or a 5 minute drive to waterfalls, and other beautiful natural sceneries.

Classes

We are always expanding our classes. Subscribe to our email list to keep up to date on our schedule.

Here is our most current class schedule:

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Bjj is technical ground control martial art, where you use the least amount of power and the most amount of leverage to control your opponent or aggressor. For both male and female, Jiu Jitsu promotes mastery of one's own body, and others.

Our head instructor, Jaime Gregorio, is a 2nd Degree Black Belt from Robin Gracie. Gracie jiu jitsu is particularly famous for its highest achievements in the ground sports, as well as it's specialty in using technique over size and strength.

We love Jaime for his devotion and care for his students, and his incredibly detailed mastery and commitment to the sport. He's won the Open European championships, and has trained, and competed among some of the top students in the game.

7 weekly classes for 3,000 baht per month. Or drop-ins at 350 baht. Gis (uniforms) available for renting.

The classes are alternating Gi, and No gi, to focus on both the practical and the technical.Once a week we hold a free open mat on Saturdays for all the bjj community to come roll together for free.

YOGA MEDITATION AND BREATHWORK

Shashi is an E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance, 500hr Aerial Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist for Post Traumatic Stress Disease and Ayurvedic Practitioner.

In 2015 she was the Manager and Creative Director of a Yoga and Ariel Yoga Teacher Training School, where she wrote more than 50 Yoga Teacher Trainings and developed her first Yin/Restorative Course. In 2019 she became Founder of her own Online Yoga School and became an Ayurvedic Practitioner.

She's had the honor to teach more then 3000 students to become Yoga Teachers.

Yoga

A daily yoga practice is an invaluable practice for a balanced being.

Yoga is one of the best tools we’ve found for finding connection to source. Flow from head, to heart, as we align with our highest-self, and the divine.

Expand bliss in the body, ease the nervous system to allow for a still, receptive, and perceptive mind.

Through our physical flow, we prepare the body for successful breath work, and deep connection and inspiration.

Breathwork

These select ancient breathwork techniques will empower you, and center you. Bring life to stagnant energy, awareness to the unconscious, and balance the brain-hemispheres.

Breathwork is a fundamental cleansing and focusing tool. We are excited to share with you these few key techniques to master the mind through the breath.

Meditation

In meditation, we access the deep power that is beyond our simpler experience!

Still the mind and tune in to your true calling. Slow down and reconnect to your truest self. Release your thoughts and shift from head, to heart. Restore a state of balance and equilibrium to your thoughts. Listen closely and unlock the secrets to reaching your limitless potential.

250 baht / class.

YIN YOGA WITH LIGHT THERAPY!

Yin Yoga is done completely uniquely at The Tipi! The entire floor is made of comfortable padded floor so that even the parts of you that end up 'off the mat' will be comfortable and supported!

That paired with our unique soft purple, blue and red lighting, with a touch of incense and lots of love, make our Yin Yoga class, the true post-sunset restoration.

250 Baht.

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Led by Shashi

ACRO YOGA

Come try this fun yoga form and connect with others! Balance, and learn to control your body, and work with others. A playful and engaging class

Led by Ranee and friends.

This community class is only 80 baht per person, or 500 baht a month for unlimited classes!

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Owner and Coach

ABOUT SKYE

The Tipi is the brainchild of your head coach, Skye.

Skye owned, opened, and operated personal training studios, and martial arts schools growing up in Boston, USA.  He has been coaching and training all types and levels of people since 2002.

Skye’s perseverance, focus, and vision comes from his martial arts and strength training.  He holds a 3rd degree blackbelt in a mix of martial arts with a diverse movement practice including bodybuilding, and fitness for over two decades.

His playful and creative movement style is inspired by a plethora of other practices.  You’ll see him implement animal flow, capoeira, calisthenics, boxing, basic gymnastics, a lot of fun partner games, and more.

Meditation has been with Skye from the young age of 12 , with yoga entering and staying in his life since 16 years old.  These life-long mindfulness practices allow Skye to balance the masculine and feminine forces,

Skye brings discipline and focus mixed with play, connection, and exploration into a unique and fun experience.

A student of natural building, Skye loves working with natural materials like bamboo and earth, and aims to share, inspire, and empower others to live more naturally.

A lover of nature, and dogs, Skye is a highly motivated and passionate individual who can be found handstanding, coding, building, or hiding in corners playing guitar.

It motivates Skye to see people grow, and create a more beautiful world together.

A WORD FROM SKYE'S FRIENDS

Erik, Canada. Personal Training Client

Skye helped me learn the limits of my body and make steady progress to transcending them.

With him on my side I have managed to reach a new connection to my body that I never thought possible. It feels so great and I’m so happy to have him on my team!

ERIK, CANADA

Irina, Skye's friend

Skye, you make me realize that anything is possible, and that hard work and determination is a beautiful process to growth.

Also through your sharing of your learning, growing and understanding life and relationships process, you have Indirectly helped me see in a new different perspective. So thank you!

IRINA, MADAGASCAR

Pia, Skye's student in yoga and yoga alignment

Skye is very passionate about yoga, movement and training, and his deep knowledge and experience in these fields are obvious. He also has a fun and interactive way of sharing his knowledge.

As a person, Skye is genuine and caring and very open to learn more. I would highly recommend working with Skye either in a one-on-one setting or in groups.

PIA, SWEDEN

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Skye was really patient with me. I have lost 50lbs so far and am looking to lose another 50.

I look forward to our appointments and always feel great afterwards. I know that without Skye’s guidance, patience, and persistence I never would have come this far.

MEGHAN, USA

Julia, Skye's client from circa 2010 bootcamp classes

Skye is undoubtedly an expert in personal training, with immense knowledge in his field of exercise & nutrition accompanied with a great sense of attentiveness to each of his students.

He is unique from other personal trainers through the creativity he brings to each of his workouts, utilizing the basic materials surrounding our workout and constantly keeping the motivation high and the environment positive.

I can’t not say enough about how this work out experience has changed my life, not only the physical results, but the powerful emotional and mental impact it has had over the last few months, it has helped to find an inner strength as well as a calming, peaceful and refreshed sense of being.

JULIA, USA

Nikki, USA. Skye's client in body-weight exercise, personal training, and bootcamp

Awesome Workout! I highly recommend Skye – I loved our personal training sessions! I started to see results after only a few sessions, and started losing weight right away.

Skye keeps you motivated and pushes you that extra step you probably wouldn’t push yourself working out alone. Great way to get in shape, or stay in shape and have fun too!

Nikki, USA

accommodation

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Stay at The Tipi

We have a limited amount of houses here on campus, if you'd like to stay with us please contact early! 

High speed internet, prime location, on-site gym and discount to classes.

Inquire for booking.

Workshops

Throughout the year, we run workshops in fitness, movement, mindfulness, natural building, yoga and more.

Subscribe to our email list to keep posted for upcoming workshops.

Our Last Bamboo Building Workshop

Closing Circle from our last Natural Building Workshop

Join Us

Come try a class, join a workshop, or signup for a retreat!

We'd love to meet you!

Located in SRITHANU, KOH PHANGAN

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PARADISE WITH PURPOSE

The Tipi is located in Srithanu, Koh Phangan. Know for its “conscious community”, our village in the west of the island is known for its heart-based people.

This if our favorite place in the world to focus on our self-development, and grow together!

We are blessed to spend down-time beautiful beaches, hiking in the jungle, or healing, playing, and renewing in the waterfalls.

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FAQs

  • How do I get to Koh Phangan?

    Koh Phangan is easily accessible by boat from Surat Thani, Koh Tao & Koh Samui. The closest airports are Koh Samui and Surat Thani, and many trains travel to Surat Thani from other parts of Thailand. You can check out the best options on 12go.asia

  • How do I get to The Tipi from the pier?

    When you arrive at Thong Sala pier there will be taxis waiting there to take you to your destination. You can get a taxi truck for around 300 baht or a moto taxi for 200 baht to bring you to Sri Thanu.

  • Do you have a laundry service on site?

    We have coin operated washing machines at The Tipi which you can use for 30 baht per wash. You will need to provide your own detergent.

  • How do I travel around Koh Phangan?

    Renting a scooter is the most convenient way to get around Koh Phangan and rental costs on average 150 baht per day or 2,500 per month. There are plenty of places to rent them from nearby, just get in touch with us if you need any help.

    If you’re not comfortable driving a scooter, you can also rent bicycles or walk to the many cafes, restaurants and venues in our village of Sri Thanu.

  • What can I do in my spare time?

    Koh Phangan has so many amazing activities to get involved with on your down time. The island has countless serene beaches, waterfalls & hiking trails if you want to connect to mother earth.

    If you’re staying on the island after the retreat, there are also many events happening within the conscious community such as ecstatic dance, group meditations, culinary workshops, dance/music events - anything you could want really!

Have another question?

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