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Website, inaugural guests, and a new addition to the Gratitude Vietnam family

Jul 5, 2019
3 min

Website, inaugural guests, and a new addition to the Gratitude Vietnam family

Dear friends, We are delighted to share with you the new-look Gratitude Vietnam retreat venue website! If you would like to just have a look, visit https://gratitudevietnam.com, but if you have a little time and would be happy to feedback as you browse, please click here and follow the instructions given (all comments are completely anonymous). As with everything, we value your feedback and will use your comments to make improvements! Now that we are up and running, we would

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Gratitude Vietnam - Retreat Venue

Jun 27, 2019
3 min

Sound Bowl Mastery and Level 1 Training

Dear friends, We’re delighted to announce visiting practitioner Rj Noble, who will be leading sound bowl Level 1 and 2 singing bowl training workshops here in August and September. Having experienced 1:1 sessions, group sound meditation journeys and training with Rj, I can personally highly recommend him and am thrilled that he is able to join us! 29th August – 2nd September (3 Days, 4 Nights) from $500 Every sound is a vibration and every living cell responds directly to vi

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The yoga sala building work is complete!

Gratitude Vietnam - Retreat Venue

Jun 22, 2019
2 min

The yoga sala building work is complete!

Dear Friends, After six weeks of building work, the yoga sala structure now has a traditionally crafted coconut leaf roof, and the garden a bamboo fence! The natural materials used have transformed the space from an industrial-looking shell into a tranquil oasis, in keeping with the gentle rustling of the palm-trees beyond. Despite having a deliciously refreshing breeze, making it the coolest spot in the villa, we’re now having ceiling fans, sound system, lighting and plug s

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Our Beautiful Retreat Venue in Hoi An Blossoms into Being

Gratitude Vietnam - Retreat Venue

May 31, 2019
1 min

Our Beautiful Retreat Venue in Hoi An Blossoms into Being

Dear Friends, The past two weeks have disappeared in a blur of ‘doing’ as we’ve been preparing the villa ready to open at the beginning of July! We have been promising photographs, and we’re thrilled to share a selection of ‘the details’ – room photographs will follow soon, we promise! The Villa The Pool The Sunset Balcony and ‘Bar’ The Room Details The Meditation Space and Snug Last night, we welcomed a group of friends from Hoi An for the first time! After a tour of the vi

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Gratitude Vietnam - Retreat Venue

May 27, 2019
2 min

The Retreat Venue is Nearly Complete

Dear Friends, It’s been a sweltering week here in Hoi An – at 38°C (100.4°F), even Hannah who normally only sweats from her nose, has been wringing out her plait as she works around the villa! She wouldn’t let me share the photograph of her at work, so have included one of her with our loyal therapy dog, Poppet, who we belatedly discovered is actually of the male variety! We are amazed at how much has been achieved since we last blogged. Sample curtains are now up, beautifu

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Gratitude Vietnam - Retreat Venue

May 21, 2019
2 min

Attention to detail

Dear Friends, It’s been go, go, go, since we last blogged about our journey towards creating our beautiful retreat venue! Yesterday, the villa was a hive of activity with a team of six completing a deep clean throughout, electricians installing emergency lighting, many deliveries, two measurements and quotes for curtains, and painters decorating the spa. The pool, with the backdrop of our landlady’s artwork, is now fully cleaned and ready to use, and we’re looking forward to

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Gratitude Vietnam - Retreat Venue

Mar 31, 2019
2 min

Azenja: Elemental Balance

Dear Friends, This week we would like to share with you an unusual item that we will stock at the villa for the delight of all guests – Azenja! Alcohol is not something we had prioritised on our sourcing list, however we decided very early on that we would have wine, beer and a selection of spirits available. Having attended some fairly ‘militant’ retreats, and experienced enforced restriction of caffeine, alcohol, meat and other, sometimes seemingly arbitrary rules, whilst

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Life is Like a Box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans!

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Mar 17, 2019
3 min

Life is Like a Box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans!

Dear Friends, It’s been a hectic few weeks since we last blogged! The day after signing the contract for the ‘plan A’ land, we discovered that it was literally not worth the paper it was written on! To cut a long and complicated story short, we are still hoping the land will become available in the long term, but for now, have negotiated and signed for the ‘plan B’ land on the other side of the villa. Subsequently, we are delighted to announce that we have signed the depos

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Gratitude Vietnam - Retreat Venue

Feb 18, 2019
2 min

We’ve Signed!

Dear Friends, Finally, the news we have been bursting to share! On Saturday 17th November, the day after arriving in Hoi An and the primary reason for such a swift departure from Phu Quoc, we viewed the most stunning villa. Still in the full swing of construction, we instantly fell in love with the antiquated architecture, location and feel of this beautiful building. Located in a quiet residential area on Cam Nam island, and only a 10 minute bike ride from the UNESCO Ancien

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Tết Celebrations, Moving House and New Neighbours!

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Jan 30, 2019
3 min

Tết Celebrations, Moving House and New Neighbours!

Dear Friends, This week or so has been a little hectic as we have moved house! Whilst we were sad to say goodbye to our indoor-outdoor home, we love our new place which has the essential third bedroom for visitors and practitioners who would like to utilise all of the villa bedrooms for their retreat guests! We no longer require an umbrella to get to the bedrooms though (as the house is all under one roof), which is a blessing. It is wonderful to know that we will be here fo

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Eggs in the Market, Flooding in the Streets, and a Flip-Flop Gift.

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Dec 8, 2018
3 min

Eggs in the Market, Flooding in the Streets, and a Flip-Flop Gift.

Dear Friends, We’ve had a busy week negotiating property, planning a calendar for the year, figuring out figures and meeting new people. Before an extended, mouth-watering lunch with four families of amazingly talented and wonderfully engaging Vietnamese architects, we visited a nearby art gallery. Hosting a stunning collection of Buddhas from around Asia and a fabulous display of paintings by a Vietnamese artist, the building itself was just stunning. With a beautiful riv

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Enjoying All Weathers During An Anxious Wait

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Dec 3, 2018
2 min

Enjoying All Weathers During An Anxious Wait

Evening Friends, We have had a nail-biting weekend of uncertainty, with modicum of resignation and acceptance thrown into the mix… We received information on Friday that in order to operate as foreign investors in the Hoi An district (Quan Nam Province), we would need to open a hotel, with a minimum of 700m2 in land! With the size of property (and budget!) required being too big for our needs, having to meet this criteria would have put Hoi An out of the equation. Today has

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Settling into Hoi An Life: Personal and Business

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Nov 25, 2018
3 min

Settling into Hoi An Life: Personal and Business

Dear Friends, We have been in Hoi An for just over a week, and what a week it has been! We have viewed a number of potential retreat venues, one of which we are extremely excited about, and moved into a home for the foreseeable future. Thanks yet again to Facebook, we found and enlisted ‘The Help’ of long-term expat Cyril Quynhon who, incredibly, managed to transport all of our baggage (nearly 200Kgs!) in his trailer, with a bag on his back and another on the bike. Thank yo

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