Kamalaya Koh Samui

Kamalaya was built around a cave. Not as a concept, not as a design feature, but because the cave was already there, already carrying the accumulated stillness of the Buddhist monks who had retreated to it for centuries, and the founders, Karina Stewart and John Stewart, understood that you do not build a wellness sanctuary from scratch. You find a place that already knows something, and you build outward from it. That decision, made before the first stone was laid, is the source of everything that Kamalaya has become.
Since opening in 2005 on the tranquil southern coastline of Koh Samui, Kamalaya has welcomed more than 30,000 guests from around the world. More than half return. One guest has visited 26 times, spending 237 days on property. One stay lasted fourteen months. These are not marketing statistics. They are evidence of something that works at a depth most wellness properties never reach.
The integrative model at Kamalaya draws equally from Eastern healing traditions and Western scientific medicine. The resident team of over one hundred certified professionals spans naturopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, yoga, functional medicine, fitness, meditation, life enhancement mentoring, Chi Nei Tsang, bioresonance, myofascial therapy, flower essence therapy and colonic hydrotherapy. Every guest stay begins with a Holistic Consultation and Bio-Impedance Analysis, and from those findings, an entirely personalised programme is built. Wellness Guardians, available across multiple time zones, accompany guests before, during and after their stay.
The Longevity House, located near the Hillside Residences, adds a contemporary clinical layer to the ancient foundations: IV therapy, ozone therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, alongside a Functional Medicine Doctor available for individual health consultations, blood and urine analysis and comprehensive check-up packages in cooperation with Bangkok Samui Hospital. The recently opened Cognitive House, focused on brain health, mental clarity and the brain-heart connection, reflects the direction Kamalaya is moving as it enters its third decade: deeper into the science of transformation, without ever abandoning the cave at its heart.
Karina Stewart, founder and Chief Wellness Officer, continues to shape the programme philosophy and hosts Kamalaya’s podcast, one of the most serious ongoing conversations in integrative wellness. Following the property’s change of ownership in 2021, new owner Chakrit Sakunkrit, who first came to Kamalaya as a guest seeking his own transformation, has deepened the commitment to innovation while preserving the original intention.