Todd Peyton at morning sadhana, with tabla and harmonium
Henosis retreats · Chiang Mai, Thailand

Kundalini Yoga Retreat

Mind, body, consciousness. Four nights and three full days of Kundalini Yoga in the hills above Hang Dong, outside Chiang Mai. All levels are welcome, from first-timers to long-time practitioners.

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Taught by Todd Peyton: ordained monk, psychotherapist, Jungian dream analyst and Kundalini Yoga instructor

Sadhana before sunrise, every morning.

When
Coming soon
Length
4 nights
From
US$1,350 per person
Group
Up to 16
The programme

The stay, in short

The Kundalini Yoga Retreat is a 5-day, 4-night stay in the hills above Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Thailand, taught by Todd Peyton. All levels are welcome. Dates are coming soon, with up to 16 guests each. From US$1,350 per person in a shared twin room.

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Kundalini Yoga works where the body and the mind meet. Move the spine, change the breath, hold a sound, and the mind does something different. Watch the mind closely enough and the body tells you what it has been carrying. You arrive during the day and meet the group that evening. Then three full days, each opening with sadhana before dawn: the late morning teaches the day's idea, the afternoon practises it, and the evenings are yours. On the last morning, one more sadhana, a closing session and lunch before you are driven back.

The point is attention: to what your mind does, to what your body holds, and to the gap between a reaction and a response.
  • Your room. A shared teak room with two single beds, your own bathroom and a balcony on the garden. A double room to yourself is an upgrade.
  • The group. Up to sixteen on each date. Same gender to a room unless you book together.
  • The days. One theme a day. Taught in the morning, practised in the afternoon, so every idea is something you have felt by dinner.
  • Sadhana. Two hours every morning, starting thirty minutes before the sun comes up.
  • Evenings. Free. Rest, read, talk, or go to bed early.
  • Food. Vegetarian, cooked on site, three meals a day. Dietary needs catered for with notice.
  • Getting there. Met at Chiang Mai airport and driven up the Samoeng road, about forty-five minutes. Both transfers are included.
  • Afterwards. A simple daily practice of your own, built on the last morning, small enough to keep.

Who it is forUp to sixteen on each date.

All levels are welcome. Nothing here is a test of flexibility or stamina.

Who it is for

  • You are new to Kundalini Yoga and want it taught from the ground up
  • You already practise and want to understand what the practice is actually doing
  • You want language for what your mind does under pressure, and a way to respond rather than react
  • You want a daily practice and have never managed to keep one
  • You are curious about the chakras and want them taught plainly

Who it is not for

  • You want to sleep past five. Sadhana is the spine of each day
  • You want a strenuous workout or a physical challenge. This one is built for depth, not achievement
  • You want therapy or a diagnosis. The chakras are taught as a contemplative framework, not a clinical one

An invitation, not an obligation

Every practice here can be adapted to your body.

  • Rest, modify or step out of any practice at any time
  • Sharing in the group is always optional
  • Chant aloud, or repeat the mantra silently. Both are the practice

What is included in the priceAt the heart of the stay

Sadhana before sunrise

Tuning-in mantra, spinal warm-ups, a kriya, breath, meditation and relaxation. The spine of every day.

Two hours · every morning

One theme a day

  • The Three Minds and the gunas
  • The seven chakras
  • Integration

Taught in the late morning, practised in the afternoon.

Three full days

Kriya, breath and mantra

Movement, gentle breath practices, mantra, meditation and deep relaxation, every one of them adaptable to your body.

Every afternoon

A daily practice of your own

Built with Todd on the last morning: movement, breath, meditation and relaxation, sized to your real life.

Yours to keep
All in the price From US$1,350 per person

Four nights, your room, every session, three vegetarian meals a day and both airport transfers.

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What is taught each dayTaught in the morning. Felt by dinner.

Each full day opens with sadhana before dawn. The late morning teaches the day's idea. The afternoon practises it: kriya, breath, meditation, a guided exercise, then reflection and discussion. By dinner, the idea is something you have felt.

Every full day follows the same rhythm LearnPractiseReflectIntegrate
Day One

The Three Minds

How each mind shapes what you perceive, feel, decide and do. Then the three gunas.
  1. 5:00

    Morning sadhana

    Tuning-in mantra, gentle spinal warm-ups, an introductory kriya, breath awareness, meditation and relaxation.

  2. 9:00

    The Three Minds

    The Negative or Protective, Positive or Projective, and Neutral Minds, and how they show up in an ordinary day.

  3. 10:15

    The three gunas

    Tamas, inertia and stability; rajas, activity and desire; sattva, clarity and harmony.

  4. 16:00

    Exercise and discussion

    The Three Minds and the gunas applied to a real challenge, then journaling and optional sharing.

Day Two

The chakras

The seven-centre map of the subtle body, and the themes held in each.
  1. 8:00

    The chakra system

    The seven centres as a traditional map of the subtle body.

  2. 9:00

    Chakras one to three

    Safety and grounding, emotion and desire, agency, will and personal power.

  3. 10:15

    Chakras four to seven

    Compassion, communication, insight and spiritual awareness.

  4. 15:15

    Guided meditation

    Body awareness rising from the base of the spine to the crown.

Day Three

Integration

The three frameworks brought together, and a practice of your own.
  1. 9:00

    From reaction to response

    Habitual reactions, emotional patterns, and answering a moment with awareness instead of habit.

  2. 11:15

    Your own sadhana

    A daily practice you can keep, sized to your real life.

  3. 16:45

    Closing circle

    Relaxation, a closing meditation and voluntary sharing.

Last day

Send-off

One more sadhana together, then home.
  1. 5:00

    Morning sadhana

    The last one together.

  2. 8:30

    Closing session

    Your practice at home, final questions, and the send-off.

  3. 13:00

    Departure

    Driven back to Chiang Mai airport.

Then, habit. On the last morning you build a simple sadhana of your own with Todd: movement, breath, meditation and relaxation, small enough to keep going after you leave.

See every session, hour by hour

Your teacher, Todd PeytonWho holds the space

  • Todd Peyton

    Todd B. Peyton

    MA, LPC, KYI · Your teacher

    Monk, psychotherapist, dream analyst and Kundalini Yoga instructor. For more than twenty years he has worked where the body, the psyche and the spirit meet, which is exactly where this retreat lives.

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The monastery

Ordained in Myanmar

Extended periods ordained as a Buddhist monk at Kyiatisaung Monastery in Thaton, Myanmar.

The psyche

Depth psychotherapist

A master's in counselling psychology, with a focus in depth psychology, from Pacifica Graduate Institute in California. Licensed Professional Counselor.

The dream

Jungian dream analyst

Trained in analysis with the Jungian author Robert Johnson and the Trappist monk Father Gregory Santos, among others.

The body

Kundalini Yoga instructor

Certified in Kundalini Yoga, after two years studying Chinese medicine in Hawaii. He teaches the kriyas through their physiology: what each one does to the breath, the glands and the nervous system.

His clinical work has taken him to rural Hawaii, the Navajo Nation, recovery centres in Thailand, and eight years as a civilian therapist with the U.S. military overseas. He moved to Thailand in 2009 and has run his private practice from Hang Dong, outside Chiang Mai, since 2013.

Safety and paceGentle, and at your own pace.

Before you book
A call with us if you want one. Ask anything before you decide.
Your body
The movement is gentle. You can rest, modify or step out of any practice at any time.
The breath
The breath work is gentle and should always stay comfortable. Nothing is forced.
What it is not
The chakras are taught as a traditional contemplative map, not a clinical or medical one. This retreat is not therapy and gives no diagnosis.
If life happens
Travel insurance is a condition of booking. It is there for illness, injury, a family emergency or travel disruption.

Where you stay: Insda Wellness ResortAn old teak resort in the hills above Hang Dong

Insda Wellness Resort sits on the Hang Dong to Samoeng road, twenty-three kilometres out of Chiang Mai and far enough into the hills that your phone stops mattering. Twenty-nine teak rooms, gardens, a pool, and a long open hall where the sessions are held.

The long open teak hall where the sessions are held The terrace at Insda looking over the mountains The pool deck over the valley Insda in the green hills The gardens at Insda
01 / 05The hall
  • Outdoor pool
  • Open teak hall
  • Gardens and trails
  • Fitness room
  • Wifi, if you want it
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry on request
  • Both transfers
  • Treatment room
  • Free parking
See the rooms and getting here The rooms, the meals and the drive from the airport are in the full programme.
Questions

Questions people actually ask

Yes. All levels are welcome, from first-timers to long-time practitioners: everything is taught from the ground up, and every practice can be taken gently or taken further.

No. All levels are welcome, experienced practitioners too. The Three Minds, the gunas and the chakras are taught in more depth than a class has time for, and the kriyas can be held longer and taken further.

No. The movement is gentle and the emphasis is on awareness, not performance. You can rest, modify or sit out any exercise.

Yes. Sadhana begins thirty minutes before sunrise, around five in the morning. It is the heart of each day. The evenings are free, so you can go to bed early.

No. The breath work is gentle and should always stay comfortable. Nothing is forced.

Yes, every day. You can chant aloud or repeat the mantra silently. Both are the practice.

No. Sharing is always optional. Journaling is there for whatever you would rather keep to yourself.

No. The chakras are taught as a traditional contemplative map for looking at yourself, not as a clinical or medical one.

There is one stay: four nights, with three full days of training. The days build on each other, so the programme is taken whole. If you want extra nights at the resort before or after, ask and we will arrange them.

A simple daily sadhana built on the last morning: movement, breath, meditation and relaxation, sized to fit your real life.

Cancel 60 or more days before you arrive and your deposit is refunded in full. Cancel 30 to 59 days before and half of it is refunded. Within 30 days of arrival, payments are not refundable. You can also pass your place to someone else. Travel insurance is a condition of booking. If a date does not reach its minimum, or we cancel or move it, everything you have paid comes back to you in full, or moves with you to another date. The full terms are on our refunds and cancellations page.
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The teacher, the place and the other retreats

Todd Peyton

A word from Todd

The whole purpose of Kundalini is to develop consciousness and free will.

All of these exercises are just preparing the stage for you to become more aware of your body, your emotions, your thoughts, your intuitions, and your entire personality.

Todd Peyton Your teacher · Hosted by Henosis
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