Guests practising a supported triangle pose together in the open-air True Nature shala

Yoga & Meditation Retreat in Chiang Mai

Yoga & Meditation twice per day, home-cooked vegetarian food and a lot of green — in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

  • Flexible arrival dates
  • 3 nights minimum
  • All levels

A small retreat for yoga, meditation and simple living

True Nature is a family-run yoga and meditation retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Arrive on any day of the season and stay a minimum of three nights.

Each day has breathing and meditation in the morning and afternoon, an active morning yoga class at 7:30am, and a slower Yin, restorative or mobility-based class at 4:30pm. Classes suit complete beginners and people who have practised for years. In between: three home-cooked vegetarian meals, an optional activity, and as much hammock time as you like.

The setting is quiet — rice fields, banana trees and forested hills, birdsong in the morning, big sunsets in the evening. There is nothing to organise. Turn up, follow the rhythm as much or as little as you like, and let yourself slow down.

A small group practising yoga in the open-air shala with green hills beyond
  • Daily yoga & meditation
  • Home-cooked vegetarian food
  • Nature & mountain setting
  • Meals at one long table
Fresh fruit, eggs and breakfast bowls on the True Nature table

What is included?

  • Your room for the length of your stay
  • Three vegetarian meals a day, cooked by Ning
  • Fresh fruit from the garden when it is in season
  • Morning yoga (7:30am) and afternoon yoga (4:30pm)
  • Breathing and meditation twice per day, morning and afternoon
  • 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 trips and treatments — massage, the waterfall, the elephant sanctuary, the cooking class, the ice bath — are paid separately. Live room rates are shown when you check availability.

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Everything about the retreat

Arrival and departure

Check in between 2pm and 4pm on your arrival day, in time for afternoon yoga at 4:30pm. Check-out is 10:30am, after breakfast on your last day.

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