THE SRI LANKA RETREAT

Flow Ground is a pair of minimalistic villas nestled between lush paddy fields, just a short ride from Ahangama on Sri Lanka’s south coast. 

The space has evolved from an old Sri Lankan house once known as Kitchen Moana,  a much-loved rooftop restaurant, into a thoughtfully designed retreat home. With simplicity at its heart, Flow Ground balances clean lines and natural textures with warmth, craftsmanship, and soul. 

Every piece of furniture and artwork has been carefully curated or custom-made, in close collaboration with local craftspeople. The result is a space that feels lived-in, intentional, and ever-evolving -  a place not just to stay, but to be. 

• 6 nights’ accommodation across both houses 

• Daily Yoga with Lydia

• Seasonal plant-based meals

• All yoga props provided in the on-site shala 

• WiFi

Lydia’s teaching blends strong, intelligent sequencing with curiosity and care. Expect dynamic vinyasa and circular mandala-style practices balanced with yin, meditation, and moments of stillness. 

Each day offers space to explore movement in depth while remaining responsive to energy levels, heat, and the natural ebb and flow of retreat life. Practices are layered, adaptable, and grounded supporting both experienced practitioners and those seeking to deepen their relationship with yoga. 

Days follow a gentle but supportive structure, allowing plenty of freedom alongside shared rhythm. 

You can expect: 

• Twice-daily extended yoga practices 

• Time for rest, journalling, or swimming 

• Beach trips and ocean dips 

• Optional massages and bodywork 

• Optional surf lessons 

• Visits to local temples 

• An outing to Galle Fort 

• Long, lazy afternoons on the beach or wandering to local favourites like The Kip 

Everything is optional. This is your time. 

Each room has it’s own ensuite bathroom to allow for solitude & calm through out your stay.

All rooms are shared unless noted. Prices are per person. 

• Twin room (5 available) – £1,195 pp 

• Triple room (2 available) – £1,095 pp 

• Quad room (1 available) – £995 pp 

• Solo room (limited availability) – £1,450 pp 

Your investment includes accommodation, all scheduled practices, daily meals, airport transfers on arrival and departure*, and the full retreat experience. 

Payment plans are available.

Twice-daily meals are served on site, including brunch, snacks, and dinner, prepared by the Flow Ground chefs using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. 

The menu is plant-based, nourishing, and generous. All dietary requirements can be catered for with advance notice. 

For those who wish to explore, local cafés and restaurants icluding much-loved spots such as The Kip, Cactus, and Veda Café, among so many others are very close by. 

Arrival airport: Colombo International Airport (CMB) 

Group transport to and from Flow Ground is included and will be arranged according to flight times for those travelling from Colombo to Flow Ground & Flow Ground to Colombo. We will do our best to help with other travel requirements upon reasonable request.  

Travel from Colombo to Flow Ground is approx 2.5 hours  

For UK and EU passport holders, an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) must be arranged online prior to travel. We recommend applying well in advance and checking current entry requirements before booking flights. 

Further travel guidance will be shared closer to the retreat date. 

For travel during our stay we can move via van, car or tuktuk.  

Hwyl founder, Lydia has been passionate about movement from a child, be it countless hours of dance classes or attempting back flips off the living room sofa- it made her feel alive. Her initial discovery of Yoga was in her later teenage years, the curiosity in the practice continually grew from this point.

Almost ten years on from then Lydia trained to be a yoga teacher and immersed herself in the wider practice. Training & working as a contemporary dancer, Lydia was curious to learn people’s yogic journeys from all different walks of life, ages, physicality's & capabilities, consequently learning what it really means to teach yoga, share and encourage experiences. Lydia furthered her studies with dynamic practices of The Rocket and Mandala Vinyasa & Shamanism with The Yoga People in 2017 and later went on to train in Pregnancy Yoga.

Lydia teaches a vitalising & powerful practice that is dappled with functional movement and explorative sequencing. Believing, that the practice of yoga should not be about embodying an idealistic view of how it should look but rather connecting our conscious mind to a feeling. Additionally, and possibly most importantly, representing the ethos that yoga is a full-bodied experience that lingers long after the physical practice. Lydia gives huge thanks to all of her teachers that inspired her curiosity in this practice.