Chiva-Som in Hua Hin, the Thai wellness resort whose name means 'Haven of Life', is hosting yoga instructor Adrienne Everett for a short residency from 7-9 November 2026 — and all four of her classes are free for resort guests.
Everett is an interesting story in herself. She worked in senior roles in global finance and technology before switching careers after yoga became a source of clarity and resilience in her own life. She now teaches internationally, founded HWH Studio Dubai, and developed her own signature approach called The Adrienne Method — a blend of strength work, breath, rhythm, musicality and emotional intention. Her classes are known for being physically demanding but also connective, playing with the balance between effort and ease.
The residency follows a clear arc across three days, moving from intense to introspective. It opens on Saturday 7 November at 8am with Power Sculpt, a full-body session combining resistance training with mindful movement. Sunday morning brings the centrepiece: The Adrienne Method itself, a dynamic vinyasa set to music that pairs strength and rhythm with presence and focus. That evening at 5pm there's Yoga Stretch, a slower session aimed at releasing tension and calming the nervous system, before the programme closes Monday morning with a Slow Vinyasa Flow — extra space between postures, extra attention to breath.
All sessions are open to different experience levels, with modifications offered throughout, so you don't need to be a seasoned yogi to take part. Classes are complimentary, though you'll obviously need to be staying at the resort to attend.
It's a neat pairing. Chiva-Som has spent more than three decades on the Gulf of Thailand building its reputation as one of the world's original wellness destinations, with a focus on personalised, sustainable change across mind, body and spirit. Guest residencies like this add a fresh, visiting-teacher dimension to a stay that's already built around holistic health programmes.
For travellers weighing up a wellness holiday, this is the kind of detail worth planning around. Hua Hin sits about three hours south of Bangkok, and Chiva-Som is the area's flagship retreat. If you're already committing to a wellness-focused stay, timing it to catch a visiting instructor's programme — at no extra cost — makes the booking that much better value. Anyone curious about Everett's Dubai studio or her teaching style could use the residency as a low-risk way to try her method before seeking out her classes elsewhere.
The practical takeaway: book a stay covering 7-9 November 2026 if you want the full four-class arc, or drop in for a single session if your dates only allow one. Sessions run at 8am on each of the three mornings, with the Sunday afternoon stretch class as the only evening offering — leaving plenty of the day free for the resort's other treatments, the beach, or simply doing nothing at all.
