| The Samsara Experience | MANDALA $290/month |
MOMENTUM $490/month |
MATRIX $990/month |
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| Hover For Info | Apply | Apply | Apply |
| Training Team | All Mandala athletes | Three athletes per group | One-on-One VIP coaching |
| Samsara Video Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Onboarding Program | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Athlete Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Training Plan | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coaching Calls | Two options per week | 3:1 Every 2 weeks |
1:1 Every Week |
| Google Chat Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Power Hour | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open House Q&A | Weekly | Weekly | Weekly |
| Direct Message Access to Coaches | Through group chat | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live Dojo Session | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Physical Therapy Consult | $75/30 min | $75/30 min | Included (once/quarter) |
Accepting Applications
Samsara Athlete Team
Custom Coaching | Full-Spectrum Athletic Development | Athlete Community
TIRED OF TRAINING ON YOUR OWN?
High Performance is a Journey—And it Takes a Team.
If you are reading this, this is probably not your first go. You’ve driven down this road many times—you’ve trained, you’ve performed, you have had breakout moments. And then your performance stalled. Injuries set you back. Life got the better of your time.
If you’re on a journey to harness the full power of your athletic potential, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
JOIN THE SAMSARA TEAM
Get tailored training and breakthrough results with private coaching and a dedicated athlete community
From customized assessments to full-spectrum training support, our coaching programs will take your performance to the next level.
Inspire
Surround yourself with athletes who motivate, inspire, and hold you accountable to a net-positive training experience
Communicate
Join a dedicated Google Chat channel with your team to post questions, progress, PRs, support, and more.
Learn
Learn your body. Understand the biology behind the method - and gain control of your own physiology.
Train
Determine your baseline and measure progress with our guided Samsara Assessment Matrix
Enhance
Meet with a physical therapist as needed to protect your performance.
Immerse
Log into your Athlete Hub - A dashboard of all your metrics, an extensive library of content, and access to your training plan, log and history.
Customize
Receive a custom plan tailored to your sport and fitness goals
Plan
Stay on track with scheduled check-ins with your team and your coach.
Zahan Billimoria and the Samsara Staff Team work with 50 individual athletes per training cycle.
To be considered for the next open enrollment, apply below.
Z knows what my body endures in the mountains moving camera gear around, so who better to build a training program for me? I've tried for years to find a program that fits my lifestyle, but none have ever stuck....Samsara did. Z's knowledge base and dedication to physical health is an inspiration and easy to stay motivated with his drive and passion behind you.
- Ben DBig Mountain Skier, Action Sports Filmmaker 
MEET OUR COACHES
Increase your strength. Improve your endurance. Change the way you move.
Our team of world-class coaches will guide you on your journey toward high performance.
Esther Smith
DPT, Cert. MDT
Zahan Billimoria
Founder and head coach
"Performance training is the ultimate adventure, which is why we don’t just coach you—we train with you. Through tailwinds and headwinds, athletic gains and life setbacks. We are on this journey with you."
Zahan BillimoriaFounder & Coach 
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
3 Paths to Peak Athletic Performance
Our three coaching tiers are defined by level of support, not performance. You decide what you need, and together we’ll create a plan to meet your goals.
NOTE: All training and team meetings are virtual.
We also host quarterly Athlete Team Summits for a chance to meet, train, and play together face-to-face. These differ every year, but past examples are a three-day backcountry camping and skiing mission, climbing the Grand Teton, and cragging or trail running.
The Next Training Cycle Starts on July 12th
To be considered for the upcoming cycle, please submit your application by June 18th.
2021 Athlete Team Schedule
Winter Season: January 11 to April 4
Spring Season: April 12 to July 4
Summer Season: July 12 to October 3
Fall Season: October 11 to January 1
Don't want to wait?
SAMSARA BASECAMP
Move the needle on your athletic performance with our new digital training platform.
Are you a #SamsaraAthlete?
This is How We Build Our Team
> Years and Level of Training
We evaluate athletes training narratives to determine if they are a fit with our team and methods. We are looking for athletes who have been pursuing high performance before they came to us. Without adequate training history, an athlete will be very limited in their training volume, and our effectiveness will be limited. Less experienced athletes will benefit from almost any kind of training. Well trained athletes will benefit the most from our high performance methodology. Four-plus years of training is preferred.
> Multi-Dimensional Goals & Multi-Sport Athletes
In the world of high performance coaching, many options exist within a single energy system. There are excellent strength coaches, and excellent endurance coaches. We are both, and everything in between. We seek athletes who will benefit from the full spectrum of our research, study and method. We prioritize athletes who want to train across the energy system spectrum.
> The Next Frontier
Endurance can be enhanced, and strength can be improved—but great athletes have something else. We call this Athlete IQ. It’s the ability to interpret terrain, envision the sequence and look effortless in the process. This is our holy grail— the never-ending Samsara Quest. We are looking for athletes who hunger for the next frontier and are open to experimenting with the strategies to achieve it. We won’t tell you that we have all the answers. This is a process dictated by each athlete’s needs.
> Community
To be a Samsara Athlete is to be a member of a team. This is a journey we want to be on together. We spend a lot of time with our team, so we’re specifically looking for athletes who value community and accountability. We want your contribution to the conversation. We are building a supportive community driven by accountability and the pursuit of high performance.
> Referrals
We are a network of athletes built on long-lasting relationships. We don’t want to be a faceless internet company. We prioritize people we know, and people our athletes refer to us. Our athletes become our friends and our training partners.
Photo: Samsara Athlete Ken Etzel
Athlete Team FAQ
Answers to our most common questions.
Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and you’ll receive a personal reply from a member of our staff within 24 hours. If the Samsara Staff feel we’re not a good fit for you, we’ll let you know right away. If we feel like you’re a good fit, the staff will be making final selections in March and we’ll let you know immediately. Onboarding and assessments will happen in early April, and you should be ready to start training April 12th!
We will prioritize athletes who have already applied going forward. We will be adding more spots to the team in the near future.
We accept rolling applications—apply today to get your name on the waitlist for the best chance at training with the team the next cycle. Even better, join Basecamp, our digital training platform, to begin the journey toward high performance right away. As a Basecamp Member you will get the highest priority in the selection process for the Athlete Team because you are already integrated into our method.
All of our virtual training and coaching sessions are done live online over video conferencing. We use Google Groups and GChat to communicate within the athlete community as well. You can meet and train with athletes from all over the world, and have access to top coaches without ever leaving your house.
