Koh Phangan
Hero’s Journey Retreat
A Transformational Experience for Real Life Change
Step Into Your Hero’s Journey
Life changes quickly: relationships, work, burnout, loss, purpose, family, identity, or the quiet feeling that something needs to shift.
Ride Your Dragons helps you understand where you are in your journey, what you are facing, and what is ready to change.
You are the hero of your story, and you are already on your Hero’s Journey path.
What Is the Hero’s Journey?
The Hero’s Journey is a transformational map for life.
It’s a way of understanding your challenges, choices, and growth as part of a deeper process.
The Hero’s Journey is a timeless structure that helps us navigate these transitions. It offers a framework for understanding personal growth, healing, and the cycles of change we all go through.
It helps you reconnect to your inner strength and live with more purpose, authenticity, and clarity, stepping into the role you were meant to be: the hero of your own life.
You are not lost. You are not alone. You are on your path.
Every obstacle is part of the track. Every transition holds a key. Here, you get a map and a compass.
״The Goal of Life is to Make your Heartbeat Match the Beat of The Universe,
to Match Your Nature With Nature״
- Joseph Campbell
Transform Your Life Through Nature,
Shared Path, and Personal Growth
Life Calls You Forward
Choose Your Path
How Ride Your Dragons Works
These workshops bring the Hero’s Journey into real experiences.
Through nature reflection, group connection, embodiment, and facilitated practices, you begin to see your life through a clearer map.
Held by an experienced facilitation team, the process helps you understand where you are now, what is calling you forward, and what strengths are ready to emerge.
The process is simple, grounded, and experiential.
You leave with practical tools, personal insights, and a clearer sense of your next step.
Ride Your Dragons offers different ways to begin, deepen, integrate, or learn to guide the journey.
Meet Eyal
Eyal’s journey has taken him from military service and business success to a life dedicated to healing and transformation. For over 20 years, he has guided individuals and groups in Israel, Thailand, and the U.S., blending trauma-informed therapy, somatic practices, nature work, and the Hero’s Journey. A graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, Eyal is known for his warm, grounded facilitation that holds space for both challenge and renewal. Based on Koh Phangan, he offers retreats, trainings, and workshops that weave myth, movement, and community — helping people discover the treasures within their own life stories.
Our Journeys
The Hero's Journey
Your path. Your dragons. Your transformation.
Ever felt like life pushed you into something you weren’t ready for — a challenge, a change, a breaking point?
The Hero’s Journey offers a way to make sense of it. It’s a clear, grounded framework that helps you understand where you are, what you're facing, and how to move forward. Instead of getting stuck in confusion or self-doubt, you learn to recognize your path, access inner resources, and grow through the experience, not just around it.
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Our Heros Recommending
Ron.Y.A, Givat Ada, Israel
17.4.2025
"Dear Eyal , there’s no greater emotion than standing face to face with your own true self. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating a space where we could meet each other without masks, in presence, honesty, and connection between men! What a gift it is to learn from you. Thank you, and I look forward to reuniting next week״ 💚
Yinon.H, Mishmar Hasharon, Israel
17.4.2025
“Ever since I’ve gone through the journey, I find myself returning again and again to the same question — and never to the same answer.
It’s fascinating for me to discover how the metaphor of life’s situations — the call, the refusal, the threshold — helps me identify where I actually am.
The content adapts to every situation and phase.
Eyal, keep guiding heroes toward their path. Amazing!
Sophie T. G, London, GB
9.8.2026
“Coming to Koh Phangan and participating in the Hero’s Journey retreat was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. As a woman living in London, constantly caught up in the rush of work and expectations, I didn’t even realise how much I needed to pause and reconnect with myself.
The experience helped me find clarity, strength, and direction by guiding me back to my own truth. I left with tools I still use, a sense of deep calm, and a heart full of gratitude. Thank you, Eyal and the team, for holding such a beautiful space.”
Élise M., Mont-Tremblant, Québec
4.3.2025
“I didn’t come looking for answers about love. but somehow, I found them anyway. For years I’ve been afraid of getting close, of staying too long, of letting someone truly see me. This retreat gave me a safe space to explore those fears without judgment. I left with more than courage. I left with a softness in my heart I hadn’t felt in years.” Élise M., 41, Mont-Tremblant, Québec
Marc T., Toulouse, France
16.5.25
“I didn’t come expecting much, just some quiet time away. But somewhere between the moments, the sharing, the reflection, I remembered a part of myself I thought was gone. I left feeling motivated to take better care of my body and with a deep urge to reach out to my daughter. This journey opened something in me I didn’t know I was still longing for. I connected to the part of me that still hopes, still wants to change, still knows it’s possible. I came home feeling lighter, more motivated to take care of myself, and even called my daughter just to tell her I love her. That alone was worth everything.”
Stefan.K.B, Hamburg, Germany
4.3.2025
“I came to the retreat feeling stuck — creatively, emotionally, and professionally. I’ve been dreaming of starting my own design studio, but fear and self-doubt kept holding me back. Something shifted during those three days: being in nature, feeling supported, and finally hearing my own inner voice. I returned home with courage, a plan, and a full heart.”
James M., 51, Montana, USA
16.5.25
"Being a veteran, I’ve carried things in my mind and heart for decades, memories I never dared to speak aloud. This retreat didn’t erase them, but it helped me carry them differently. I didn’t feel alone anymore. For the first time in a long time, I felt seen, heard, and part of something real. It’s a lot different from therapy. Tough to explain but definitely does something powerful to you in a good way."
Marijke T., 39, Amsterdam, Netherlands
16.5.25
I joined the retreat because a friend wouldn’t stop talking about it — and now I understand why. I felt seen, energized, and reconnected to something I hadn’t realized was missing in my life. I’ve decided to take the facilitator training next, so I can bring this process into my weekly art group. It just fits — it’s creative, real, and full of life.”
Amit, 42, Netanya, Israel
17.4.2015
"Eyal and Ole and the crew, thank you so much! This was an amazing journey! It made my whole Koh Phangan stay and Thailand trip meaningful and unforgettable. As an engineer, I don’t usually dive into this kind of thing, but going through the Hero’s Journey gave me a new way to look at the changes in my life, especially my divorce. Instead of falling apart, I found strength and meaning, and clear sense of direction. I’m going home with more than just memories.”
