Earth & Breath
The Inner Alchemy Silent Retreat, Chiang Mai
7-Day/6-Night immersion into profound stillness with private room, lush surroundings, individual guidance, and full digital detox...
Join us on exclusive silent retreat hosted at BanOnDin Sanctuary, in Chiang Mai Province...
Join a deeply transformative journey through meditation at the Earth & Breath silent retreat in Chiang Mai.
Experience a complete spiritual reset, enjoying lush mountain views and nourishing foods.
Allow the healing power of nature to melt away your stress and restore your nervous system. Let ancient mystical spiritual wisdom guide you to find inner bliss, and rediscover you balance.
Originally designed as a private home resort, this hidden gem offers a safe, peaceful space to reconnect with yourself.
Explore variety of meditation practices designed to help you thrive in silence and bring peace into your daily routine.
Ready to unplug, refresh, and feel reborn?
Join our premium silent retreat in Chiang Mai!
Silent Retreat Overview:
7-day/6-night silent retreat in Northern Thailand
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Embark on a Scenic Journey: Includes mountain road transport along rivers and forests to serene Chiang Dao, north of Chiang Mai city.
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Enjoy a Warm Welcome: Begin with a traditional welcome ceremony after settle into your private room, and receive comfortable retreat clothing and footwear.
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Practice Balanced Meditations: Daily meditation sessions designed to harmonize rest, recharge, and inner learning.
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Experience Deep Restoration: Enjoy an aroma oil massage, a Thai massage, silent river walk, natural mineral hot springs, and mindfulness workshops.
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Enjoy Personal Support: Daily 1-on-1 guidance to help you integrate these meditation practices into your daily life.
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Savour Nourishing Food: Delicious, locally sourced healthy meals and fresh local fruits served daily.
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Close in Style: Spa time with sauna, optional ice bath, and a chance to share your journey with fellow meditators before your return transport to Chiang Mai City.
Benefits of the Earth & Breath
Silent Retreat
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Slow Down & Reconnect: Re-align your body, spirit, and mind while building a deep, quiet awareness of yourself, others, and nature.
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Master Core Meditation Techniques: Learn 3+ versatile practices—including Healing, Connecting, and Metta (Loving-Kindness)—that you can easily use for a lifetime.
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Harness Healing Breathwork: Experience breathing practices designed to calm your nervous system and release stored tension.
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Embrace Your Own Company: Cultivate genuine comfort and ease in quiet solitude, free from external judgement or validation.
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Learn Powerful Mindfulness Tools: Discover practical, everyday techniques to listen to your heart and detach from life’s constant noise.
The Silent Retreat Resort:
BanOnDin Sanctuary
BanOnDin Sanctuary is a place unlike any other meditation resort. For over a decade, this land served as a private healing retreat for local Thai family, nurturing it with love, harmony, and care.
Rather than being built as a commercial business, each building was thoughtfully designed to reflect the unique needs of the family members. This personal touch creates a genuine "home feeling" allowing every guest to truly rest, restore, reconnect, and heal.
Guided by a desire to share this sacred space rather than sell it, we are honored to open doors to use this sacred space for Noble Silent Retreats to generate merit and serve others.
Accommodations & Amenities
To preserve peace and tranquility, we offer just six private, spacious rooms (available on a first-come, first-served basis):
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3 Mountain View Rooms
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3 Garden & Water View Rooms
Each room is equipped for your comfort, featuring:
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A luxurious 11-inch thick mattress
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Air conditioning, hot water, and a mini-fridge
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A cozy reflection corner designed for total relaxation
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A minimalist, basic kitchenette (in most rooms)
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A personal meditation mat and portable mosquito tent for your practice
A Magical Location
Awaken Your Spiritual Destiny in Mystical Mountain...
Chiang Dao, A Sacred Sanctuary in Nature
Chiang Dao in possesses a quiet, undeniable magic. At its heart stands Doi Luang, the third-highest mountain in Thailand at 2,250 meters above sea level, considered the start of the Himalayan mountain range.
Beneath its grand limestone peaks lies a world waiting to be explored. From the vast, 500-meter-long tunnels of Chiang Dao Cave to the serene Wat Tham Pha Phlong, a peaceful forest temple perched in the mountainside reached by a 500-step tree-lined stairs.
Nature lovers can immerse themselves in the surrounding beauty, whether unwinding in the soothing mineral waters of Pong Arng Hot Springs or taking a refreshing stop at the multi-tiered Sri Sangwan Waterfall.
anOnDin Sanctuary sits right in view of Doi Luang. It offers a rare escape into deep privacy and natural tranquility. Set far from the main road and hidden from public eyes, the resort sits in the middle of lush greenery filled with birdsong.
The land is alive with gentle energy. A calming stream flows along the property all year round. Guests can move between their spacious, comfortable rooms and the peaceful gardens outside, containing two lily ponds with dancing dragonflies and butterflies. The hot springs are just a short distance away.
Arriving at BanOnDin is more than a visit, it is a gentle return to your true home.
Silent Retreat Schedule & Highlights
Your Days of Silence in Chiang Mai
BanOnDin 7 days Silent Meditation Retreat highlights for you:
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Twice daily guided sitting meditation in variety technique
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Daily unguided sitting meditations
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Two meals served daily with love to nurture your body and soul
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Fresh fruits and energy smoothies
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Daily morning Thai Hermit Stretch and Yoga
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Daily personal check in with Retreat leader
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One Aroma massage therapy
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One healing traditional Thai Massage
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Silent river walk with hotspring visit
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Workshops/activities
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One luxury room per person
See Detailed Retreat Schedule
Extra Activities (Optional):
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1:1 Soul Guide session (90 mins)
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Energy and chakra Healing
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Body Bander & nerves realignment
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Essential oil theory
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People are also allowed to extend their stay upon availability up to 2 nights to take the opportunity to explore Chiangdao, the Cave, hiking etc. Only open for people who attend the retreat, and arrange own transport to Chiang Mai city.
Meditation Techniques for Your Retreat
The Breath & Earth retreat focuses on deep relaxation and discovering meditative truths that extend into daily live, a practice I call Living Meditation.
Rather than relying solely on sit-down meditation, our daily routine centers on an experiential "learning-by-doing" model rooted in mindfulness and present-moment awareness.
Throughout your stay, you explore rich variety of techniques, including anchoring the breath, practicing surrender and letting go, walking meditation, clearing mental static, witnessing inner purity, and cultivating deep gratitude.
Ultimately, this retreat is designed to help you bridge the gap between formal practice and everyday living, empowering you to return home with tools that bring peace and awareness into every moment of your life.
Noble Silence: what its mean?
We designed this retreat to be completely silent, honoring and respecting your physical and energetic space for the deepest possible benefit from your journey.
The noble silence begins from pick-up in Chiang Mai. We ask that you refrain from speaking, texting, or making direct eye contact with fellow guests until the silence is broken at the end of the retreat.
You will be fully guided throughout this experience. While communication with other participants is paused, you have personal check-ins with your retreat leader upon arrival, during daily individual sessions, or when support is needed.
The retreat is a complete digital detox. There is no WiFi on site, and all electronic devices are put away for the duration.
The Story of Naiyana, Your Silent Retreat Host
"I am Naiyana Gold. I have walked a conscious spiritual path for many years, hosting group and individual retreats in Chiang Mai for over a decade.
Throughout this time, I have guided hundreds of souls, observing the ways we process emotions, the patterns we repeat, and the time it takes for each individual to reconnect with their inner calm.
Through years of crafting personalized journeys, I have seen the common hurdles, as well as the most effective practices and techniques that lead to true transformation.
Drawing from these insights and real-world experience, I created a retreat designed to go far beyond simple relaxation. It offers you sacred space to rest and reset, learn diverse meditation and healing practices, and elevate your consciousness to deeper levels of spiritual understanding."
Energetic Balance of Your Retreat
Without a strong energetic foundation, true healing can feel slow or incomplete.
Recognizing the importance of maintaining a pure space, BanOnDin Sanctuary carries out a clearing procedure before and after every retreat hosted on its grounds. This clears away any residual energy, continuously elevating the sanctuary’s frequency to create an optimal environment for your healing.
The moment you step onto this sacred land, your soul will feel the power, purity, and stillness that has been cultivated here over time.
To protect this sacred vibration, the land is kept strictly reserved for healing retreats, and closed to the general public.
Naiyana personally selects the support team from the local community, guiding each staff member in their own practice of mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth.
Silent Retreat Details: Dates, price, transport
Upcoming Dates on Earth & Breath retreats are:
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SEP 19 2026 - SEP 25 2026 (September special)
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OCT 03 2026 - OCT 09 2026
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OCT 31 2026 - NOV 06 2026
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NOV 21 2026 - NOV 27 2026
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DEC 12 2026 - DEC 18 2026
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DEC 26 2026 - JAN 01 2027
Time start of each retreat:
Start 3 pm on the first day Saturday, and End 11am on the last day Friday.
Price & Payment
Celebrating Our New Space | September Special !
To celebrate the opening of our new space, we offer a September Special Rate of 27,000 THB per person (regularly 37,000 THB).
Experience 7-day/6-nights of deep silence, pure relaxation, and spiritual transformation at BanOnDin Sanctuary. Space is limited. Reserve your spot today to celebrate this new chapter with us!
Retreat Investment
The all-inclusive investment for this retreat is 37,000 Thai Baht per person.
Your stay includes private accommodations, round-trip transport between Chiang Mai city center and the sanctuary, nourishing meals, fresh seasonal fruits, and daily refreshments. It covers all guided activities and teachings, a traditional Thai massage, an traditional Thai Aroma massage, a thermal spa experience, a celebratory farewell banquet on your final night, and a lifetime of spiritual insight and happy memories... :)
Payment Methods
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Direct International Bank Transfer
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Credit Card (subject to a processing surcharge)
Cancellation & Refund Policy
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More than 30 days before start date: Full refund with no cancellation fee.
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14 to 30 days before start date: 50% cancellation fee applies.
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Less than 14 days before start date: Non-refundable. Exceptions with a 50% refund may be granted solely for verifiable medical or personal emergencies
Transport
A included free transport pick up you at on Saturday 1pm from Chiang Mai city, and Drop off from Chiang Dao arrive in Chiangmai around 3pm.
You can arrange a paid private transfer if you can not meet at the time of pick up.
Food
We serve wholesome Thai-fusion vegetarian cuisine made with carefully handpicked, fresh seasonal produce from local farmers.
Please inform us of any food allergies or dietary restrictions prior to your arrival.
Packing List
What to Pack for Your Journey
To ensure you are comfortable and fully present throughout your stay, we recommend bringing:
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Comfortable, Loose Clothing: Opt for light, neutral, or white tones suitable for yoga, walking, and meditation.
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A Warm Jacket or Layer: Mountain mornings can be crisp and cool, so a cozy jacket will keep you warm during early practice.
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Swimwear: You will need this for visits to the local hot springs and sauna.
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A Personal Journal: A notebook and pen for reflecting on your insights and experiences.
A Quick Note on the Weather:
If you are visiting us during Thailand’s winter season (Nov-Jan), the mornings and evenings can get quite cold in the mountains! We highly advise packing warm socks and a thick jumper to stay comfortable.
Please note: To make your stay easier, we will provide each guest with weatherproof outdoor shoes upon arrival.
What Others Say About Their Journey with Naiyana Gold
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Book Your Transformative
Silent Retreat in Chiang Mai Now!
Begin Your Journey
Thank you for considering our Breath & Earth Noble Silent Retreat and investing in your spiritual growth, peace, and bliss.
To preserve an intimate experience, availability and spaces are strictly limited. If you are ready for a truly exclusive retreat, please reach out to Naiyana today to reserve your place.
Simply complete the contact form below and choose Earth & Breath in the subject choices. We will guide you through the reservation process or if you wish to connect first with Naiyana, we can also schedual a time for a call.
You can also connect with us and explore life at the sanctuary on our Facebook and Instagram "Banondin Sanctuary"
Thank you for visiting...
...We look forward to welcoming you home!