Sanctuary Sessions: Queen of Retreats enters a Harmonious Flow with Life at the Sanctuary

POSTED July 19, 2018

´There is a voice that does not use words. Listen´ – Rumi

At Sen Wellness Sanctuary we are always delighted and grateful when we receive glowing endorsements from renowned and respected blogs such as Queen of Retreats.

Sen Wellness Sanctuary is a stylish and friendly holistic wellness retreat open all year round near a stunning and remote beach on Sri Lanka’s south coast. Its talented founder, London-based osteopath Sam Kankanamage, is in residence there four months of the year or you can catch him this September when his team brings their mind, body, spirit experience to a gorgeous estate in Yorkshire for an exclusive 3-night weekend retreat, Embracing Intuition.

Tap into your intuition at a luxury estate in Yorkshire

13 to 16 September 2018: Embracing Intuition – Connecting to Your Inner Wisdom takes place at the gorgeous Broughton Hall Estate in Yorkshire. Join Sam Kankanamage and Mary Aver to discover how mindfulness and meditation can support living more authentically and help you trust your unconscious. Drawing on spiritual teachings and modern neuro science, sessions will explore intuition as an inspiring navigation tool that helps you connect to yourself and your inner wisdom. The 3-night retreat at Avalon, the brand new well-being centre at Broughton Hall, includes twice daily yoga, meditations and shamanic journeys, crystal bowl baths and sound healing, wild swimming, a fire ceremony and cranial osteopathy with Sam.

Rejuvenate near an awe-inspiring beach in Sri Lanka

You can come all year round for yoga, ayurveda, meditation and relaxation at Sen Wellness Sanctuary, a haven set next to the pristine and truly awe-inspiring Rekawa Beach, or join founder Sam Kankanamage there on a signature retreat on set dates when he is in residence in March, August, November or December. Next retreats run 17 – 26 August and 9 – 18 November 2018.

What did our reviewer think about Sen Wellness?

Queen of Retreats reviewer Elizabeth Bennett had a much needed break from normality at Sen Wellness on a Spring Awakening Retreat. She says: ‘What sets Sen’s Signature Retreats apart are the one-to-ones. I had an enlightening chat with the local Buddhist monk about living in the present, a breakthrough meditation moment with the yoga teacher as she told me ‘to relax my mind like a muscle’, and osteopathy with Sam which felt more like therapy.´ Read Elizabeth’s personal review.

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Based on 162 reviews

pia

What a wonderful discovery! The retreat was so much more than we expected - on so many levels. Great yoga, excellent ayurvedic therapy and treatments, really good food - and amazing company. What a wealth of experiences we have taken home with us. Sam and his team were very kind and attentive and the other participants were all so special and warm hearted. We recommend this sanctuary to anyone who wants to enrich their lives and move forward.

cindy F.

A uniquely magical experience. From the moment you leave your shoes by the lotus pool to receive the warm welcome of a garland and king coconut, a sense of kindness and care envelops you.This is heartfelt. Every dish you eat is prepared with a knowledge of what will nourish your body and soul. Every treatment is administered by skilled practitioners who have taken the trouble to understand your individual physical and emotional state and to restore balance and harmony from the inside out.The sounds of this stunning enclave, hidden away down a winding track where peacocks strut and monkeys gambol, are those that evoke both stillness and awe. The sea declares its majesty and power on a peerless beach that nesting turtles call home. The constant and gentle swish of the lagoon and rustle of the trees that bound this space in natural seclusion, soothe and transport you to a deep place of calm.This is one of nature’s sacred spaces.Respect and honour for this is the ethos that guides life in this beautiful oasis which shines from the hearts of the remarkable team. Skilled in so many arts from Ayurvedic medicine and therapy, yoga, reiki, sound healing and, with simplicity and grace, a level of hospitality and care that is humbling.The mishap or the unusual request is met with unruffled efficiency. (My glasses broke and instead of facing a week in a blur and the prospect of navigating an airport when scarcely able to read a sign, an impeccably restored pair of spectacles was returned to me in the shortest possible time - leaving me to wonder if an optician had been spirited out of a ring or a lamp!)My experience at Sen Wellness will be an abiding memory. I will carry away in my heart the echo of the sea, the voices and faces of beautiful people who made such a soulful sojourn possible with huge gratitude to everyone of them for all the skill, knowledge, compassion and care that were the key ingredients of this delightful interlude.(And on the subject of ingredients, I will also carry away the tantalising Sen Wellness cookbook, so the adventure continues…)

Sarah S.

Sen Wellness Centre is a truly magical place. I came here in need of healing and I found it. The staff are incredible. The treatments are incredible. The food is incredible. The rooms are incredible.

Chithrananda De A.

Me and my wife spent three nights at the Sen Welness sanctuaryWell managed place , both Ayurvedic doctors and therapists are excellentExcellent food and service by all teams who involvedExcellent hospitality and great support by the manager TonyBoth yoga teachers Sandya and Anna are excellent , we both enjoyed all sessions from beginning until end.We both enjoyed though out our stay,Food , yoga , excellent Ayurvedic treatment (best compare to what we had in the past in many other places and countries ) We will come backSarah and Chithrananda De Alwis

Nerea C.

Arrive to the Sen Wellness Sanctuary is like to get into a piece of heaven. It’s much more than a place to relax, it’s a truly and deep journey. It awakes your feelings, heals your emotions and takes care of you nourishing from the amazing treatments to the delicious food.Surrounded by the purest nature, you will find calm and joy in this place. The yoga classes and the meditations were such an experience, all the activities were part of the learning and all the staff is the best you can imagine: kind, warm and with such a good energy.Sometimes you have to slap yourself to check that you are not dreaming. It’s such a magical place that you won’t leave never. It’s just possible to be grateful and hope to come back again.