Mangosteen Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
The Team
Dedicated, experienced, professional and fun. We love to serve!
Mangosteen Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
The Team
Dedicated, experienced, professional, and fun. We love to serve!

Mangosteen Resort Team
The Mangosteen Team celebrated their 20th Anniversary in March 2023! Our pictures of the event and party are here.
At Mangosteen Resort we not only employ a skilled and gentle team, but we also treat everyone as family, which has resulted in many of them being with us for 15 years or more. They all hold specific skills and vast experiences, which we couldnโt be without. Meet our team, which makes our wellness resort in Thailand one that truly stands out from other retreats in the country.
Instructors and Doctors:
Allow us to present to you the instructors and doctors of our resort, who are specialists in each of their own fields, respectively. With their skills, and the support of our Spa team youโre well cared for, whether that is an Ayurvedic Massage, Yoga or Meditation.
Read more about the owners, each of our Ayurveda & Wellness and Yoga Instructors and the Doctors below.

Hajo & Rose von Keller
Managing Directors / Owners
The Mangosteen Ayurveda & Wellness Resort in Phuket wouldnโt be where it is without the dedicated staff, doctors, and teachers; but also, without the passionate owners, Hajo and Rose von Keller.
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Hajo von Keller originates from Munich, Germany and decided to move to Thailand in 1996 to develop the sporting goods business for families, initially opening an office with a warehouse in Bangkok, and later a Sport Shop in Phuket Town.
At this stage, he did not plan to stay in Thailand exceedingly long, however the business was growing amazingly fast, and the team grew to around 25 staff, so the option to leave was diminishing monthly. Due to the Asian crisis in 1997, he decided to consolidate the business, moved to Phuket to leave the, at this time depressed city of Bangkok, and started to work on the โresort ideaโ. Completely new to the hospitality industry, he was studying possibilities carefully, contacting several experienced hoteliers, as he believed to have found an interesting market niche: A Boutique Resort with lots of space, comfortable but not snobbish, different from the classic โsquare buildingโ hotels. It took 6 months to find the land in Rawai, 3 months to convince the bank and 18 months to build the Mangosteen Resort, which opened in March 2003.
The resort is more a hobby and a lifestyle, rather than a means of work for him, as he enjoys every minute of it. Hajo honestly didnโt want to work alone, so he has his wife Rose to help him, which is sharing the same passion as him.
Rose von Keller was born in the northern town of Chiang Rai but grew up mostly in Bangkok. Rose has been studying at the St. Theresa Secretarial School and Hotel business from Vittyanukorn University, graduated from UTCC (University of Thai Chamber of Commerce) and worked in famous hotels like The Mandarin Oriental in Koh Samui, as the Secretary to the General Manager.
She moved to Phuket in 1994 and worked as a Personal Assistant to the General Manager at Colonyโs Hotel in Kamala to then, in 1997 join a leading publishing company, as an Office- and Sales Manager for an 8-year period.
Her experience in organization, her skills in human resources, and her ability to negotiate the best deals for the company have been essential for its success. Charming and always in a good mood, she is a great motivator for the whole team and, of course, her children, who are studying Hospitality to make sure the resort remains family managed even after the current owners one day leave their positions.
In 2018, she received the official โSpa Managerโ Certificate by the Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok. Her knowledge about Nutrition, Spa treatments, products, equipment, and hygiene from the Spa Manager course has come off extremely useful for the daily operation of the Mangosteen Ayurveda Spa. Together with our in-house Ayurveda Doctor she has created the new Ayurveda Food Menu and Super Drinks for the Mangosteen Restaurant.
A real Family Boutique Resort
The Mangosteen Ayurveda & Wellness Resort is 100% family owned and managed. Hajo, the German developer, who started planning the project back in the year 2001 and his wife Rose, who has a professional background in the hospitality industry, working together with their daughters Ying and Earth, both with hotel education from Switzerland’s famous hotel schools. Professionality and dedication results in a quality of operation, hardly possible to replicate with employees only.
You, as guests of the family, will feel the difference and of course, meet the owners soon after arrival.
Any special requests? Any problems? Anything we can improve for you, during your stay? It is important for us to know to guarantee your stay will be the best possible, because this is the main reason we come to work. We would like you to enjoy and come back soon.
Going the extra mile for you: Rose, Hajo, Ying and Earth, next generation, Bella and Boston on the way!

Member of “Healing Hotels of the World” since October 2020.
Expert team & Instructors
Meet Our Team

Dr. Nezeem Kadavil Uthuman
Ayurveda Doctor
Dr. Nezeem was born and brought up in an Ayurveda background in Kerala, inspired by his father who was a Gov.ย Ayurvedic Medical Officer…
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… having experience of over 50 years. From childhood until now he has been influenced by the success of his father in his Ayurveda practicing skills.
He decided to follow in his fatherโs footsteps and successfully studied โBachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS)โ and got a โPG Diploma in Hospital Managementโ. To further enhance his skills, he specialized in Marma Therapy.
After his studies, he focused on learning classical ways of Ayurvedic treatment for which he joined Sitaram Ayurveda Hospital, one of the most reputed hospitals in Kerala.
He later spent 5 years working with his father, his best teacher in Ayurveda and in life, working with Kama Ayurveda which is one of the leading luxury brands in India. Working with his father helped him to learn to treat all general diseases and our day-to-day diseases which are caused by unhealthy lifestyles like arthritis, paralysis, old age problems, general pain, sciatic disease, etc.
Later he moved to Morocco where he was working as a doctor in an authentic Ayurveda Centre where he learned a different approach of consultation, which means having to make understand or make-belief what is traditional Indian system and how it works. So, he included the classical way of an approach calledโ Nadi Parikshaโ. Nadi Pariksha is the ancient ayurvedic technique of diagnosing through the pulse. It can accurately diagnose physical, mental, and emotional imbalances as well as disease. Along with that he is specialized in โMarma Chikitsa โ, which means the application of pressure on vital points induces the flow of energy using hand technique.

Ania Budimir
Wellness Manager / Yoga & Meditation Teacher / Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant
Ania is a yoga and meditation teacher, Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant, an enthusiast about sharing tools of natural living, …ย
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Since 2019 she studied meditation techniques, sound healing, Ayurveda, different styles of yoga, she finished Tantra Yoga 300HTT in Ecuador and Hatha Yoga 200 HTT in Rishikesh, India.
Today, she mostly teaches Yin Yoga as she feels it sooths her peaceful character. Yin Yoga is a very slow paced and meditative style of yoga which is designed to provide a healthy development of muscle flexibility and give us time and space to discover our current state and limits so we can gracefully respect them and work on them. Before embarking on her Yogina path, she worked in the media industry and experienced modern life burnout, from which she changed her lifestyle and dedicated all her energy to learning and sharing tools of holistic self-care.
With this intention to share her passion for exploring ways of organic living she created Fruity Project, a multi-media platform, through which she promotes coming back to our natural rhythm, vegan recipes, benefits of fruits as skin care and raising awareness of the toxicity of the mainstream skincare, refined food, female hygiene products etc. The most creative way of sharing the tools of remembrance is her Fruity Ceremony – a completely unique way of natural skincare workshop. Ania was born and raised in Croatia, she travelled all over Europe, South and Central America, lived in Mexico, studied in India and now she found her base in Phuket, Thailand. Along with her native Croatian, she fluently speaks English and Spanish, and currently is learning Thai language.

Sagar Negi
Wellness Coordinator / Yoga Teacher / Ayurveda Therapist
Sagar was born and raised in Rishikesh, India, also known as the capital of yoga. In 2012, he started learning Hatha Yoga, …
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… and later moved on towards alignment techniques and Ashtanga Yoga. His many years of experience in teaching yoga and yoga teacher training, combined with his skills as an Ayurveda therapist brought him to the Mangosteen as an expert Wellness Coordinator, in charge of your retreat program schedule.
- Graduated โB.comโ from Government College Rishikesh (INDIA)
- One Year Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh
- Participated in International Yoga Festival
- E-R-Y-T from Yoga Alliance USA
- Registered Yoga Alliance teacher
- One year diploma in Yogic Science
- 4-5 Years Teaching experience with registered yoga schools in India and overseas
- Course in Ayurvedic Treatments in Massages (One year)
- Experience in Ayurvedic massages, treatments, and body therapy

Ajith Kumar
Ayurveda Therapist
Ajith Kumar was born and brought up in a traditional Ayurveda family. He was always inspired by the family heritage …
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… of 200-year-old lineage in Ayurvedic therapy practices and was influenced by the stories of his grandfather’s experiences of treating patients, which inspired him to follow his ancestor’s path of curing.
Ajith is an experienced Panchakarma therapist. His deep knowledge of Ayurveda and Panchakarma enables him to deliver the highest level of care to all his patients in our Ayurvedic Resort. In his capable hands, your body and mind will be brought back to the truest expressions of their nature.
Being a certified Ayurvedic therapist with 20 years of experience, he aims to bring wisdom, experience, and care to the Mangosteen Resort. Ajith has a way of knowing exactly what the trouble areas are in your body. He has this amazing skill for spotting all the knots, tender muscles, stiff joints, and energy blockages in the body. His hands are strong and healing, and he works through the tender areas of the body masterfully.
If youโre into deep tissue and are really looking to release tension and stiffness in your body, he will make your body feel relaxed, rejuvenated and pain free.

Orlando Matos Abreu
Hatha Yoga Instructor
Hatha Yoga Instructor, specializing in Yoga Therapy and Spine Rejuvenation.ย With a predominate background in…
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… Hatha Yoga Orlando has also incorporatedย Vinyasa and Yin Yoga creating different therapeutic sequences suitable for all ages and levels!
Combining different breathing techniques and mental focus, this relaxing yet dynamic therapeutic approach continues helping many with not only flexibility but also chronic pain balancing mind and body!
Orlando for example passed the RYS-500 Yoga Shiromani Teacher Training with Dr. Om Prakesh in Uttarakhand, Himalaya, India in January 2018.
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Kirstin Gourlay
Yoga, Mindfulness, Meditation Teacher
Kirstin is teaching Restorative & Yin based Yoga, suitable for all levels, helping guests to find mind, body balance and peace.
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Kirstin returned to Yoga with passion and dedication as she ventured through her own healing journey and found incredible restorative properties within the practice. After experiencing burn out in the fast paced, high stress life of Hong Kong’s she set out on a life changing teacher training course back in 2014 to bring balance back into her life. Rather than choosing one of the many 28-day teacher training courses available, she found a unique ashram style 3-month training in the hills of Lantau Island of Hong Kong. She didn’t realize at the time that this decision was going to change the course of her life forever.
Since then, she has retrained in Mindfulness & Meditation, Yin, Hatha & Kundalini Yoga, holistic nutrition, energy work and the mind body soul connection. She has been living in Thailand since 2015 and teaches Yoga & Meditation, is an Access Bars Energy Healing Practitioner, as well as a holistic wellness consultant.
At Phuket’s Mangosteen Resort, she is teaching Restorative & Yin based Yoga classes, suitable for all levels, and helps our guests to find that this is where your mind, body and soul can find balance and peace.

Koong Jiraphorn
Yoga Teacher
Meet Koong Jiraphorn, our Yoga Specialist at Mangosteen Resort with high focus on Vinyasa Flow. Koong is really…
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… absolutely passionate about Yoga for a long time. She had the opportunity to be trained to become a Yoga Teacher in Rishikesh, India and got the certificate from the Yoga Alliance YTTC from Satyam Vedic Yoga School with Yogacharya Somdutt Amoli. She then came to teach Yoga in Phuket, where she teaches in several locations as well as at the Mangosteen.
She is taking any opportunity to join additional workshops to gain more knowledge as she believes, learning is endless.

Daosuk Sethi (Dao)
Yoga Instructor
Dao is an enthusiastic yoga instructor who is proficient in yin, hatha yoga and vinyasa yoga. She started practicing yoga in 2015 …
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…. and hasn’t stopped since. In 2018, she travelled to India to master the arts of yoga teaching where she received her first training certificate from Satyam Vedic Yoga school in Rishikesh. Aside from yoga, Dao is also a crystal bowl therapy spiritual coach.
Dao teaches yoga focusing on her students. Having instructed students from a wide range of skill levels, she is very experienced with figuring out what is best for her students and helping them reach their goals. For her, yoga is not only about physical fitness but also an art of mental well-being.

Nuya Laksanachan
AcroYoga Instructor, Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Aerial
Nuya’s yoga journey began in 2006; after the first class she became instantly hooked…
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… and soon after she travelled to India to study more for in-depth self-practice. Since qualifying as an instructor since 2014, she has now completed further qualifications in Aerial Yoga, Acro Yoga, and Acro Yoga Fit.
In classes she combines creative sequencing, a spirit of playfulness, and inspiration to help students to deepen their practice, to find a harmony within themselves, to thrive in life by nurturing their body, mind, and soul with yoga. Her hope is that all students step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished, and balanced.
Kru Nuya is teaching Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin / Restorative Yoga, Aerial and Acro Yoga Fit and Acro Yoga, with Acro Yoga clearly being her favourite.
โข Yoga Instructor 200 RYT, International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, 2014
โข Certified Acro Yoga Instructor, Teacher Training by Acro Yoga International 2017
โข Certified Acro Fit Trainer, Teacher Training by Acro Yoga International 2017
โข Yoga Instructor 500 RYT, International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre 2018
โข Aerial Yoga Teacher Training by Yoga & Functional Air Training 2016
โข Professional Thai, Foot and Aromatherapy Massage, Ministry of Education
โข Health and Beauty Consultant
โข Licensed Tour Guide
โข English, German Language Guide Coastal and Sea Tours training, Song Kha Rajabhat University,
2008
โข Currently studying, Bachelor of Arts (English) Major English, at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open
University

Supisara Nunta (Pin)
Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master
Influenced by her teachers, her environment, and many travels, she brings a unique sense of empowerment to her classes.
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Through intention, Meditation, Pranayama and Asana, her goals are to have students leaving the classes feeling fresher and renewed. Her classes are always challenging and mentally, delivered in English with uplifting music. She is teaching Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Pranayama Breathing, Restorative and Ashtanga Yoga.
Since 2019, she is also a certified Reiki Healer, having studied at Buddha Hall Healing Centre in India.

Maria Curtin
Yoga & Muay Thai
Mariaโs classes are suitable for all levels of experience, specializing in breath-led yoga & deep stretching. Her goal is…
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ย … to help clients bring a sense of balance & empowerment to their lives by being aware of the breath and mind through movement.
Classes are built around taking an integrative approach, everything is considered to provide a healing, yet deeply effective, gentle, yet challenging approach.
Her background in sport & fitness along with injuries sustained gives her a deeper understanding & approachability to those new to yoga or for those who have endured Years of training, running etc.
โQualifications:
- Diploma in Sportโs Psychology & Dynamics
- Diploma in Mindfulness Therapy (S.N.H.S. Dip)
- Diploma in 101 Sports Nutrition
- Certified Yoga Teacher 200 TTC @ Jivani Yoga (Pranayama, Ayurveda, Chakras, Mantra & Medicine Songs, Yoga Nidra, Meditation, PNF)
- 7 Professional Muay Thai Fights in Thailand
- Personal Trainer – NASM

Ann Kunticha
Yoga Instructor
Ann is a very skilled and experienced instructor who specializes in Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Aerial yoga.
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Originally from Chiang Mai, Ann began her yoga career eight years ago working as a facilitator at Kata Hot Yoga in Phuket. It was during this time that she discovered her great passion for the art form. Annโs journey has taken throughout Thailand and India studying and practicing with many leading experts in a multitude of disciplines. Over the years Ann acquired a deep knowledge of the incredibly powerful benefits of yoga practice. Understanding that everyone is different, Ann carefully guides her students through movement that helps them connect the body with the mind and transforms the spirit. Having taught at many of the leading health, wellness, fitness and detox centres in Phuket, Ann is now incredibly excited to share her energy and experience with guests at the Mangosteen Resort.

Carey Shoemaker
Qi Gong & Tai Chi
Carey studied Qigong from the Pengzu lineage and will teach you to feel energy. Learn to balance and heal yourself …
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… physically, emotionally, and mentally by cultivating Yin (life force) and Qi (astral energy). Qigong originated in China thousands of years ago and is a core practice of Chinese medicine. Classes involve moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, ritualized hand gestures and a calm meditative state of mind. As a powerful energy worker Carey also offers private and group healing sessions. Classes are suitable for anyone.ย
We practice Qigong for health, emotional balance, energy cultivation, longevity, stress management and to feel the deep connection to our internal power.
The Mangosteen Ayurveda Spa Team

CERTIFICATES
Dr. Nezeem Kadavil Uthumanโ (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) & Rose von Keller (Spa Manager Certificate by Ministry of Public Health)

Contact Details:
Mangosteen Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
+66 (0) 76-289399
+66 (0) 76-289389
WhatsApp: +66 91 0415615
Line-ID: mangosteen-phuket
99/4 Moo 7, T. Rawai, A. Muang
Phuket 83130, Thailand
Open Every Day