Last week our family at Sunshinestories teamed up with a cleanup initiative in Weligama bay to show the beach some environmental love. At Sunshinestories, we embrace environmental initiatives and do our best to incorporate sustainable practices where we can. As a surf retreat, we spend the majority of our time in the water, making it
Breathe In, Breathe Out What happens when you pair a yogi from the U.S. with our Sunshinestories retreat? 3 months of pure yoga bliss! If you’ve been at our retreat, you’d know we love to incorporate a yoga lifestyle into your week to connect you to your body, mind, and environment. Not to mention it
Magda from SUP Yoga Sri Lanka invited us to come try out their SUP Yoga experience several months ago. After a busy season, we finally manage to come partake in a day of SUP yoga with parts of our staff from the Sunshinestories retreat, and our sister hotel, Ceylon Sliders, located in Weligama. We started
Have you been wondering who’s been behind making Sunshinestories gush with that home-meets-retreat vibe? At Sunshinestories our guests come as strangers and leave as family, taking a little piece of our hearts with them homeward bound or onto their next adventures. Our visitors and friends are integral to this bond, and our Swedish social butterfly, Frida, has
The best thing about Sri Lanka is that the summer never ends.. It just keeps going! From sunrises that are cool and breezy, to sunsets that make the water glisten just right, and endless surf, we know we’ve found our own paradise. Making it even sweeter, we’re happy to welcome two globetrotters to the family! Ollie
On Tuesday’s after yoga, surfing, lunch and video analysis we jump in the tuk tuks and go to Virgin White Tea Plantation just 10 minutes away our surf & yoga retreat. This family owned Handunugoda estate is nestled along the south coast of Sri Lanka. A hidden gem. We think so too. Herman’s Tea produces over 40 different flavours of
We are fortunate to have so many incredible people working at Sunshinestories now that it’s grown into a pretty big family. Last week almost the whole Sunshine family from both Sunshinestories Retreat & Ceylon Sliders got together for an evening on the beach with cricket, dinner and some dancing. So much love for these people who give
When I was writing the post about Mitch and Ellen I reached out to our previous guest KJ to ask her about Mitch’s surf coaching. I knew KJ had been to a few different camps around the world and also that she also extended her stay with us not once but twice, so instead of the one
“Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: All good cooks, like all great artists, must have an audience worth cooking for.” – Andre Simon At sunshinestories, we all love Thursday’s not only is our yoga and surfing in full swing but Thursday evenings are spent in the kitchen with our wonderful head chef Bandula. Yes chef,
For those of you not familiar with the term ‘almsgiving’ it involves giving to others as an act of integrity and purity On Saturday 8th of July, the Sunshinestories family celebrated ‘almsgiving’ in Weligama. An evening of rich Sri Lankan culture, celebrations and delicious traditional home cooked food. For those of you not familiar with
