Iboga retreat inChiang Mai, Thailand
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In an isolated spot in the mountains, away from the coast, away from the islands, away from everything. Cooler air. Dense forest. No ocean horizon — just the quiet of being surrounded by trees and hills. This is a different kind of container than the beach locations. It’s not about expansion. It’s about going inward.
Why the mountains.
Mountains give you a vantage point. When your life feels like a problem you can’t wrap your head around — a business you can’t figure out, a pattern you can’t break, a weight you can’t name — altitude changes perspective. Not metaphorically. Your nervous system responds differently when it can see far. Something about being above the noise lets the mind reorganize.
The forest around Chiang Mai does something else. It’s reconnection. Not the spiritual kind people put on bumper stickers — the animal kind. You’re a living thing in the woods. The inputs are simple: air, light, temperature, sound. The body remembers what it’s like to exist without performing.
If the ocean is about realizing you have room you haven’t used, the mountains are about seeing clearly what’s already there.
Who comes here.
People dealing with overstimulation. Addiction — not necessarily to substances, though that too. Addiction to screens, to productivity, to the feeling of being needed. People whose nervous systems haven’t had silence in years.
Chiang Mai is for the person who needs to get away from everything, including the idea of being somewhere beautiful. The islands can feel like a vacation. This doesn’t. There’s nothing between you and the work here. That contrast is the point.
If you’ve been running on cortisol and caffeine, building something impressive while quietly falling apart, the mountains hold a different kind of mirror than the coast. The water says there’s more out there. The mountains say look at where you’ve been.
What the stay looks like.
You arrive and the pace drops immediately. The mountain air is cooler than the coast — it changes how you breathe, how you sleep. The preparation days are quieter here. Less to do, fewer distractions, nowhere to wander off to. The food is clean, the routine is simple, and by the time we sit down for ceremony, the noise in your system has already started to drain.
The location works year-round, though the cool season (November through February) is when the mountains feel most alive. Green, misty mornings, cool nights. The kind of weather that makes you want to stay still.
Common questions about Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Moon Soma’s Chiang Mai location offers private, one-on-one iboga ceremony in an isolated mountain setting. No groups, no resort infrastructure. You stay in a secluded spot surrounded by forest, with full preparation, ceremony, and the start of 90-day integration support.
The two locations serve different purposes. Koh Samui’s ocean setting is expansive — good for people who feel stuck and need to open up. Chiang Mai’s mountains and forest are inward — better suited for people dealing with overstimulation, addiction, or patterns they need to see clearly. Chris helps you figure out which environment fits where you are.
Chiang Mai works year-round, but the cool season from November through February offers the most comfortable conditions — cooler temperatures, green landscape, and misty mornings that support the inward nature of the work.
Yes. The isolated mountain environment is particularly well-suited for people working with soft addictions — substances like cannabis, alcohol, or nicotine, as well as behavioral patterns like screen addiction or compulsive productivity. The removal of stimulation is part of the process. Moon Soma does not work with opiate or amphetamine addiction, which requires medical supervision.
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The first step is a conversation with Chris about whether this makes sense for you. If it does, we figure out next steps together. If it doesn't, he'll tell you.
