Born in Bangkok, with a Master’s Degree in Arts – Leadership in Society, Business, and Politics, Khun Wipa is an accomplished Wellness Resort General Manager. She has worked in the hotel and resort industry for over 20 years. Her hospitality background includes sales and marketing roles, before shifting to operations where she has excelled as Assistant General Manager and Hotel Manager.
While honing her tourism management skills, Khun Wipa has also continuously cultivated her yoga, Pilates, detox, and holistic wellbeing education in several well-known resorts in Koh Samui. With her strong background in both leisure, wellness, sales, and marketing, she successfully strengthens the reputation of Thai Hospitality. She leads by example with her international level of service and wellbeing expertise, encouraging guests to join the Welleisure Community at Amatara.
She focuses on holistic and innovative wellbeing concepts, providing different wellness outcomes for Amatara guests. From personalized detox, weight management, and longevity to fitness, bespoke wellness, and relaxation programs.
Utilizing her expertise across management and wellness, she can cultivate experiences that ensure guests leave happier and healthier than when they arrived.
Khun Manit was born in Trang, the southern part of Thailand and graduated from Ramkhamhaeng University with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
He has over 20 years of experience in hotels and hospitality. He enjoys meeting customers every day to ensure they have a memorable holiday. He has worked with many international hotel brands, including Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, Belmond Samui (formerly Napasai Orient Express Trains and Cruises), Kata Thani Phuket Beach Resort, Deevana Plaza Patong Phuket, Ramada Plaza Chaofah by Whyndham (pre-opening), Best Western Plus The Beach Front (pre-opening), and Mida Grande Phuket Phuket (pre-opening).
With a solid background in room division, he has become the Executive Assistant Manager at Amatara Welleisureᵀᴹ Resort. His mission and goal are to develop both his team and the organization he works for, including maximizing guest satisfaction.
Mr. Nimit Kaewpoung was born in Trang and began his culinary journey in Phuket at the young age of 21. He gained a decade’s worth of invaluable experience at the Marina Hotel, Karon Beach, where he cultivated a profound passion for personal development and culinary exploration. Chef Mit has demonstrated remarkable skills and exquisite talent at numerous culinary competitions. With an insatiable hunger for growth and exploration, he then immersed himself in the culinary tapestry of Ko Samui and subsequently Chiang Mai. Chef Mit’s talent and skills were recognized across numerous culinary competitions and he triumphed in the prestigious Iron Chef Thailand competition, solidifying his reputation as a culinary virtuoso. Chef Mit returned to Phuket in January 2024, eager to continue his culinary odyssey with unwavering professionalism and passion, and join our team at Amatara Welleisureᵀᴹ Resort.
Wellness Centre Manager
Born in Bangkok with a Master’s Degree in Medical Science from the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, Kampon pursued his passion for a holistic healing approach by completing a Graduate Diploma with Distinction in Wellness from RMIT University in Australia. He also received Certification from the School of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine at Mae Fah Luang University before starting his career at a world-renowned wellness resort in Hua Hin, Thailand.
As a holistic wellness professional with over 15 years of experience in medical, complementary and alternative medicine, mindfulness, and the hospitality industry, he has extensive experience in mind-body medicine because he genuinely believes in treating individuals as a whole, rather than treating only a disease. He is determined to share the benefits of wellness with everyone he meets.
With his mission to enrich the well-being of clients and everyone around him, he is now a vital part of the Amatara Welleisureᵀᴹ Resort as the Head of the Wellness Center. His goal is to enhance guests’ experiences and help them attain their goals through sustainable lifestyle modifications, as per the concept of Amatara, which combines wellness with pleasure to demonstrate how enjoyable true change can be.
Assistant Wellness Centre Manager
With extensive experience in the spa industry, both in Thailand and abroad, Khun Siriwan Tuekkao possesses technical and managerial skills and the ability to address spa-related issues with determination to prevent any discomfort for her clients. She is committed to creating a seamless wellness journey with her heart and passion and continues to learn and keep up with the latest trends in the industry to offer state-of-the-art services. Khun Siriwan remains devoted to exceeding guest expectations by crafting satisfying operational activities and providing support for managerial tasks. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her pets and practicing spirituality at church.
Dr. Harshana Valand, a registered Naturopathic Doctor strives to understand (and help her patients to understand) health issues by identifying their root causes. She does this through a unique blend of naturopathic medicine, Yoga (therapeutic yoga, meditation & Pranayama), Alternative medicine (acupuncture, fire cupping, Moxibustion therapy) and Healing medicines (Energy healing, Chakra Balancing and Crystal healing).
Dr. Harshana learned early in her career that curiosity and constantly asking why are the most powerful tools to truly understand and treat patients. She is passionate about changing the disease-centred view that dominates medical care, focusing on healthcare and optimizing wellness rather than disease management. Dr. Harshana brings her medical and naturopathic expertise to guide, coach, and inspire. She is not only a good doctor, but also a kind, compassionate and effective teacher.
Dr. Harshana believes that the practice of Naturopathic medicine is an art, and she brings to it the sensitivity and creativity of an artist as well as the investigative skills and curiosity of a historian. When not practicing medicine, Dr. Harshana enjoys practicing many forms of Yoga, dance, singing and hiking.
Khun Aura has spent many years perfecting her craft as a Colon Hydrotherapy Specialist. With experience gained from working at the trauma center in Bangkok Hospital Samui for over 7 years, her work focuses on the importance of gut health and its direct link with overall well-being, including chronic disease, mental health, and autoimmune disorders.
Khun Aura’s passion lies in the power of Colon Hydrotherapy to provide a natural cleanse, eliminate toxins, improve digestion, and boost the immune system. She believes in sharing her experiences to inspire individuals on their own wellness journey. By prioritizing gut health, we can achieve optimal health and well-being. Join Aura and uncover the benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy for yourself.
With her dedication to all forms related to human movement, Khun Benz holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy since 2016. She then continued with a Mat Pilates course and completed a Certified 200-hour yoga teacher training.
She has experience and specializes in musculoskeletal and body function analysis. Her prior work focused on minimizing physical impairments from sports injuries, muscle soreness, weakness, neurological conditions, and more through essential physiotherapy sessions, including hands-on treatment, individual posture adjustment, rehabilitation exercises, and personal modalities treatment. Her work will help you reach your optimal body performance and minimize your physical issues.
She definitely believes that “Humans are made to move.” Therefore, she is more than happy to offer Amatara’s guests a truly physical well-being in order to harmonize your mind and body.
Khun Tum started his journey with 5 years of learning, researching, and immersion in a holistic study of Science and Sports with First Class Honors, Bachelor Degree in Sport Science from Kasetsart University, Thailand since 2012. After that, he continued to learn how to develop sport excellence through science, including health care techniques, and also expand his sport skills to be multi-skills plus therapeutic modalities such as yogic science, Pilates, water exercise, nutrition and coaching, injury prevention, and physical rehabilitation. He also completed an internship in the physical therapy clinic at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok.
With long experience in fitness center, and large scale gymnasium in Southern part of Thailand as an exercise instructor for both private one on one session and group exercise classes such as Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Flow yoga, Calisthenics, TRX, Core exercise, HIIT, TABATA, MuayThai, Fit ball, and Aqua Aerobic, he continued to pursue his passion and finally hold a professional license in Pilates from Balanced Body and Fitness Personal Trainer from Fit® Thailand Institute.
He is now ready to meet all Amatara’s guest to create your exercise journey with lots of motivation, support and understanding what your body needs to reach optimal level of fitness and achieve peak performance.
