About The Sanctuary

Located right on the beach The Sanctuary was established in 1991 as an alternative healing center. Since that time, our friendly refuge has blossomed into a unique resort offering beautiful houses, comfortable bungalows and budget dorms tucked in harmoniously with the boulders and trees surrounding Had Tien Beach. Our incredible kitchen staff have created a [...]

The Sanctuary Vegetarian and Seafood Restaurant

A healthy diet is something we take seriously at The Sanctuary.  We offer a wide range of taste-tempting healthy, organic dishes. Our food is unquestionably the best on the island.
For a small taste of our eats take a look at the current Recipe of the Month!
A tradition at The Sanctuary is our optional communal evening [...]

About Life @ The Sanctuary

Our Life center is set in the powerful healing field of nature in which The Sanctuary is located.
This is a centre for “consciousness”: meditation, transformation, and celebration.

What do we do?
Life  offers a range of holistic classes within The Sanctuary, from one-hour meditations to week-long trainings and workshops. Some of the classes are specifically [...]

Fasting & Detox Programs

The Sanctuary Resort & Spa, Koh Phangan, Thailand

Benefits of Fasting
Fasting is one of the most natural, powerful therapies known to humankind and is used to Detox the body. Periods of abstinence from solid food, a ritual since ancient times, allow the body to “cleanse and purify,” to remove multitudes of toxins, excess weight, parasites, [...]

Review by the Guardian

Apparently we had a guest from the Guardian UK newspaper.
“… It is the kind of place you book into for a week and end up staying for a month”

Movies Under the Stars – Im Your Man

Every Tuesday night The Sanctuary is proud to present a beautiful and inspiring film for our guests and neighbors. This week – I’m Your Man – The Leonard Cohen Story
On clear nights (which are most of them!) we set up our screen on the beach to bring you quality cinema in one of the [...]