Chiang Mai · 3 days
The day starts with birdsong and an active yoga class at 7:30am. Breathing and meditation follow in the morning, then breakfast. Lunch and dinner are cooked by Ning, who runs the kitchen with the family, and are vegetarian, eaten at one long table with the other guests. In the afternoon there is a second breathing and …
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Chiang Mai · 3 days
The day starts with birdsong and an active yoga class at 7:30am. Breathing and meditation follow in the morning, then breakfast. Lunch and dinner are cooked by Ning, who runs the kitchen with the family, and are vegetarian, eaten at one long table with the other guests. In the afternoon there is a second breathing and meditation session and a slower class at 4:30pm — Yin, restorative or mobility-based, depending on the day. Lights out is around 9:30pm.
What separates this from a bigger resort retreat is the scale. It is family-run and small, and the owners describe guests as guests rather than numbers. You get time to ask the teachers questions, and the schedule is a framework rather than a requirement — you can do every session or skip half of them.
Saturday night is make-your-own-pizza night. Fresh fruit comes from the garden when it is in season, and filtered drinking water, tea and coffee are available throughout the day. Wi-Fi runs throughout the property.
Optional trips and treatments are booked and paid separately: massage, a waterfall visit, the elephant sanctuary, a cooking class and an ice bath. The surrounding area is rice fields, banana trees and forested hills, with temples and waterfalls within reach.
Arrival is between 2pm and 4pm, in time for afternoon yoga at 4:30pm. Check-out is 10:30am after breakfast on your last day. Stays run from 3–4 nights up to 10+ nights, so the programme flexes to the length you book.
- Your room for the length of your stay - Three vegetarian meals a day, cooked by Ning - Fresh fruit from the garden when in season - Morning yoga at 7:30am - Afternoon yoga at 4:30pm - Breathing and meditation twice per day - All yoga equipment — mats, blocks, straps, bolsters - Time to ask the teachers questions - Saturday make-your-own-pizza night - Filtered drinking water, tea and coffee - Wi-Fi throughout the property
- Optional massage treatments - Waterfall trip - Elephant sanctuary visit - Cooking class - Ice bath - Travel to and from the retreat - Travel insurance