A 3 DAY YOGA & BREATHWORK RETREAT

Dates: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 June 2026

Venue: Taiping Bamboo Resort, Malaysia

– a haven of serenity and natural beauty

An event brought by Heart Space Holistic Therapy, Penang

Join Heart Space team, Su Lynn and Sarah-Joy for a transformative yogic journey through asana, pranayama and mindfulness practices to restore, balance and calm your nervous system. Nestled in the tranquil surroundings of Taiping, Malaysia, this retreat is designed to guide you towards mindful movements, sensory awareness, conscious rest, and inner peace. You will also benefit from two singing bowl sessions with Heart Space sound therapist, Tan Han How, as well as wholesome home-cooked organic vegetarian food by Jern and Kai throughout your stay. At the Taiping Bamboo resort, you will experience nature more fully through all your senses in a rustic environment to slow down, unwind from the stresses of daily life, and reconnect with yourself and nature.

The retreat offers participants an opportunity for quiet, restorative silent periods, reflective journaling, self prayer and meditation, more disciplined practices free of phones and online distractions, thoughtful sharing of retreat reading materials, and an approach of collective responsibility to ensure everyone has a positive and fulfilling experience. We will consciously practice more acceptance and compassion for self and for others throughout the retreat!

Purpose of this Retreat

With a focus on understanding your nervous system and learning ways to regulate it, the retreat offers you a deep opportunity to:

• Restore and balance your nervous system;

• Cultivate mindfulness and inner peace;

• Unplug from daily life stresses, and reconnect with nature and your natural self;

• Nourish your whole being with authentic yoga, sound healing practices and wholesome vegetarian foods

Programme Highlights:

What will you do?

• Daily morning hatha yoga practice with Su Lynn and Sarah-Joy tailored to nurture and rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit;

• Breathwork/pranayama sessions woven throughout the 3 day programme to calm the mind and regulate the nervous system;

• Yin yoga sessions to start and end the retreat for deep unwinding, inner release and restoration;

• A guided meditation on day 1 to welcome the New Moon energies and to gain clarity in your intentions moving through the powerful year of the Fire Horse in 2026!

• Soothing sound bath experiences and yogic toning to harmonize your energy and to support deep rest;

• Immersive nature experiences aka Shinrin Yoku to reconnect with the beauty and life-force around and within you;

• Weather permitting, we will end our Retreat at the gorgeous Taiping Lake Gardens with a final Yin yoga practice and a Closing circle.

Who are your Facilitators?

Sarah-Joy

Sarah-Joy Amin is a Transformation Teacher, Holistic Counsellor & Psychotherapist, Chakra Yoga Instructor, Energy and Voice-Sound Healer, and Inner Dance facilitator. She trained in the Chakra Yoga tradition in 2013 and has been teaching Chakra and Hatha yoga as well as more gentle healing yoga with breathwork since to diverse groups, including men, seniors and those with limited abilities. She has run two yoga and healing retreats in 2019 and 2020 at Penang Hill as well as facilitated morning mindfulness and yoga sessions to B. Braun Senior Management in 2023, ARUP Jururunding staff retreat in 2015 as well as run a half day yoga retreat with Arkitek LLA staff in 2025.

Sarah-Joy is the founder of Heart Space Holistic Therapy, a Transformative & Healing space in Penang since 2020 offering a variety of healing services. As a trained counsellor and psychotherapist, she advocates a holistic approach for healing and wellness of body, mind, soul and spirit. She has been seeing clients for almost five years, guiding them to Follow their JOY 🙂

Prior to her healing work, Sarah-Joy coordinated a global non-profit organisation on mother and child health (the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action – WABA) for over 20 years, advocating for women’s empowerment and people’s health. She is now living her aspiration of bringing her experience of the first 25 working years into creating healing and wellness programmes that help in people’s personal transformation.

For details of her work and testimonies, check her website: Transform with Sarah-Joy: https://www.transformwithsarahjoy.life/testimonials/

Kok Su Lynn

A physiotherapist since 2009 with 17 years of clinical experience, she brings a strong foundation in physical rehabilitation, movement awareness, and functional health. In 2019, her journey expanded into yoga teaching, where she has since accumulated over 1,000 hours of teaching experience.

She is the founder of JoyLity Physiotherapy Service and co-founder of Core Essence Studio (M) Sdn Bhd, where she integrates therapeutic knowledge with mindful movement practices. She is also part of the Heart Space Collective.

Her initial exploration of yoga began through asana, seeking ways to complement physiotherapy with a more holistic physical approach. Over time, she discovered that yoga extends far beyond the body — its teachings transformed her mental and emotional landscape. This realization deepened her commitment to blending physiotherapy and yoga into a cohesive approach that supports both physical recovery and inner wellbeing.

Today, her work reflects this integration. Whether working with physiotherapy clients or guiding yoga practitioners, she emphasizes safe movement, body awareness, and mind-body connection. She continues to open herself to deeper yogic philosophical teachings, with the intention of embodying these principles and sharing them authentically through her practice.

Tan Han How

Han How (汉豪)#Sound Therapist | Singing Bowl Facilitator | HRDC Accredited Trainer

Han How began his journey in 2011 through meditation, retreats, and courses that nurtured body, mind, and spirit.

Since 2018, he has been offering therapy sessions for individuals and groups, as well as guided self-care practices. More recently, he has conducted Singing Bowl Sound Therapist Training Courses sometimes integrating his sessions with yoga and other wellness methods.

He believes that the singing bowl is a unique combination of science and art, carrying a deeply emotional and intuitive force that supports harmony and inner peace.

Certifications

• Malaysia Ci Hui Singing Bowl

• US Sound Energy Healing

• Nepal Kundalini Sound & Herbal Therapy

• Nepal Nirvana Singing Bowl

• UK Sound Healing Academy

Through both therapy and training, I aspire to share the transformative power of sound with others. Han How is also part of the Heart Space Collective.

Selamat Growers

Jern & Kai are farmers who love to cook.

From their homestead in mainland Penang, they grow food, raise chickens and ducks, host farm tours, and welcome guests to their table through farm-to-table meals. They run a sustainable, permaculture-focused farm in Tasek Gelugor, Penang, known as Jern & Kai Homestead (SelamatGrower). They specialize in natural farming, regenerative agriculture, and food forest techniques, offering farm stays, tours, and workshops while living a self-sufficient lifestyle.

For this retreat, they bring the same heartfelt, home-style cooking — simple, nourishing food made with fresh ingredients and the warmth of being fed by farmers who truly care.

Who should join?

• Yoga practitioners wanting to restore yourself and to have a more prolonged immersion in a natural and healing environment;

• Anyone, regardless of a yoga background, wanting to experience yoga practices outside of a studio, to breathe more deeply, and learn to relax and focus the mind;

• Nature lovers and those wanting a few days experience living more simply in a natural environment, eating healthy nourishing foods, and being part of a conscious community!

Are you ready to unwind and recharge?

Registration and Fees

Register with Sarah-Joy at 016-488 9328 before 15 March 2026 and avail of our Early Bird rate of RM1199!

Standard Rate is RM1399 after this date! The team has worked to offer you a reasonable fee considering we are engaging three teachers/facilitators for the retreat, and an external team of organic farmers who are also specialised cooks to bring you wholesome vegetarian food directly from their farm. Everything will need to be brought in from out of town.

Accommodation Options

Accommodation costs are separate. You can choose from the following options:

Little Rainbow houses will host most of us 🙂 In addition, two double storey Bamboo houses are available for 2-4 persons. All rooms only have double beds, but additional mattresses are available for hire at RM20/per person per night.

Room rates quoted below are all for 2 nights:

a) RM200/per person for 2 nights in Rainbow house for a shared double room (double bed)

b) RM200 for 2 nights in Rainbow house for a double bed plus RM20 additional per night for every extra mattress up to 2 additional person in a shared room. RM480 for a max of 4 person in a room to be shared out.

c) RM400 for single person (double bed) for 2 nights.

d) RM280/per person for 2 nights in a shared double storey Bamboo house (one double bed only).

f) RM640 for a max of 4 persons in the double storey bamboo house. You can add RM20 per night for every extra mattress up to 2 more persons. Note that the toilet and living space is on the ground floor.

The resort supplies all participants with pillows, blankets, towels, even those who hire additional mattresses.

You may contact the organisers for further details or discuss accommodation options that best fit your needs.

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This retreat event is brought by Heart Space Holistic Centre in Penang.

Heart Space is a holistic healing and transformative space for all walks of life.

HEART SPACE support clients with their mental, emotional, physical & spiritual well-being. Our services range from various forms of therapies: counseling and psychotherapy, energy healing and physical healing therapies, sound healing as well as mental, emotional and spiritual healing and transformative practices.