Molly McLaughlin - Awake Nature
with Molly McLaughlin
RetreatsInspired by the natural world and guided by your inner wisdom, this retreat is a joyful return to your true nature and your original blueprint of health, happiness, and harmony.
Morning sessions begin with a fluid and energising asana practice, infused with elements of dance, pranayama, and meditation. These practices are designed to open and align the body, clear the mind, and awaken the life-force energy. Rooted in intelligent movement and breath awareness, each class invites you to explore stability, mobility, freedom, and embodied presence.
Afternoon and evening sessions offer space to soften and integrate through therapeutic and restorative yoga, yoga nidra, mantra, meditation, and chakra balancing. These rejuvenating practices create the space for stillness, healing, and the remembrance of our natural state of joy and wholeness.
Each session begins with teachings from the ancient wisdom traditions, offering context and inspiration for embodied awakening. Rooted in authentic Tantra, this retreat honours nature, celebrates all of life as divine, and invites us to experience yoga as a journey of reconnection.
Without electricity, schedules, or the constant pull of technology, life naturally returns to the rhythms of nature, creating space for deep rest, meaningful connection, and profound transformation.
Molly Mclaughlin at Ulpotha
What's included:
Accommodation at Ulpotha is on a twin-sharing basis in comfortable, beautifully designed adobe huts open to the surrounding nature.
Yoga classes twice daily (there is no yoga on Thursday afternoons and Sunday mornings)
A yoga-friendly breakfast and two sumptuous organic vegetarian meals, plus snacks, juices, and teas.
Transport for 1 excursion (half or full day) per week to nearby cultural heritage sites (entrance fees not included).
Indulge in a relaxing free massage per week from one of our visiting massage therapists. (Summer 2026 only - from the winter season, free weekly massages are only available to past guests).
What's not included:
Transport to and from Ulpotha
Travel insurance is not included and is recommended.
Ayurveda treatments are not included in the price; please see prices on our booking page.
A Typical day at Ulpotha:
All times are indicative, as is this description of a day in Ulpotha. There's no regimented or obligatory schedule as such. You're free to do precisely as you wish.
07:00 - 07:30: Tea and Fruit
07:30 - 09:00: Yoga
After yoga: Breakfast (available from 7 onwards for those not practising yoga)
From 10 onwards: Massages/Ayurveda/Swimming/Relaxing/Reading
12:30: Lunch
After Lunch: Massages/Ayurveda or a siesta; alternatively, go for bicycle rides, swim, read or explorative walks
16:00 - 17:00: Tea and Snacks
17:00 - 18:30 Yoga/Meditation/Sunset Walks/Relaxing
19:00 onwards: Dinner by Firelight
Your Teachers & Therapists
Molly McLaughlin
Yoga TeacherIntroduced to yoga and meditation at a young age, Molly is a lifelong lover and student of healing and awakening. Based on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, she has been teaching since 2009, sharing yoga classes, workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings locally and internationally.
Molly’s teaching is rooted in extensive study with master teachers in India and the United States, drawing from traditions including Hatha, Tantra, Vinyasa, Yoga Therapy, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. Her classes weave together mindful movement, meditation, breathwork, and philosophy, inviting students to reconnect with their inner wisdom and true nature.
Also an Ayurvedic Practitioner and massage therapist, Molly brings an extensive understanding of physical and energetic anatomy into her teaching. Inspired by dance, martial arts, and a deep connection with nature, her approach is both grounding and expansive, encouraging each person to feel at home in their body, connected to source, and free to be themselves.
Yuji Kuwamizu
Visiting TherapistYuji, a therapist based in the tranquil hot-spring haven of Kagoshima, Japan, has mastered a unique treatment style.
