Journal
What we tell guests when they ask, written down.
From an idea to opening in 3.5 months, a first season sandwiched between a cyclone and a war, and what we're building next in Mirissa.
28 August 2026
Slow flow and vinyasa share many of the same poses at very different speeds. What each class feels like, who each one suits, and how to choose between them in Mirissa.
2 October 2026
Mirissa is small, but where you sleep changes the trip. The beach, the main road, the inland lanes, the hill and the harbour end compared, with who each one suits.
2 October 2026
Sri Lanka launched a digital nomad visa in February 2026. What it costs, who qualifies, and what living and working in Mirissa is actually like once you stop doing visa runs.
24 September 2026
A reformer class start to finish: what the machine does, what the instructor asks of you, what hurts the next day, and what to do if you have never touched one.
24 September 2026
Power cuts, monsoon internet, heat throttling and the timezone maths. An honest guide to getting real work done on Sri Lanka's south coast.
17 September 2026
Most coffee on Sri Lanka's south coast is instant. Here is why, how to spot the exception from the doorway, and what to order when you find it.
17 September 2026
What a reformer actually does that a mat cannot, why it suits people who have been surfing all week, and what to expect in a first class on Sri Lanka's south coast.
8 September 2026
Sri Lanka is already 30 degrees. Does heated yoga make any sense here, is air conditioning cheating, and what does heat actually do to a practice?
24 August 2026
Paddling shoulders, tight hip flexors, a lower back that aches by day four. What surfing actually does to you, and the yoga that undoes it.
24 August 2026
What to expect to pay for drop-in yoga in Mirissa, what makes one class cost twice another, and when a class pack is actually worth buying.
24 August 2026
Dirty mats, mosquitoes, classes that quietly do not happen. What yoga in Sri Lanka is really like, and how to keep a practice going on the road.
24 August 2026
Mirissa's seasons in plain terms: when the sea is calm, when the whales are here, when it rains, and when the town is cheapest. Written by people who live here.
11 August 2026
What happens to your body in cold water, which claimed benefits hold up and which do not, who should avoid it, and how to do your first plunge without panicking.
11 August 2026
Time zones, internet, power, visas and cost of living for anyone thinking about working from Sri Lanka's south coast. The parts the listings leave out.
11 August 2026
Why blue whales come this close to Mirissa, when the season runs, what a morning on the water is really like, and how to pick an operator that behaves well around the animals.
11 August 2026
The machine, the springs, what a first class involves, and how reformer differs from mat pilates and from yoga. Written for people who have never been on one.
11 August 2026
What vinyasa means, what to wear, whether you need to be flexible, and what nobody tells you about the first time you walk into a yoga studio.
11 August 2026
