Dear Danielle, Very many thanks for your mail. You will be most welcome at our Kung Fu retreat! Yes, we do have Day Course training sessions. Unifying the mind, body and spirit is at the core of our practice so we certainly expect to be able to help you achieve your goals. We have a great track record in using our ancient but sophisticated arts to help people like yourself transform them self physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. We specialise in developing self-esteem, confidence and all round fitness and will be very happy to help you achieve your personal goals. Here is our schedule with prices for our Day Course Sessions: Morning training: 700 Thai Baht. 6.00 – 9.15am Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Mid day training: 600 Thai Baht. 11.00am – 1.15pm Sunday, Tuesday, Friday. Afternoon training: 600 Thai Baht. 3.30 – 6.00pm Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Just let us know the date that you intend to come and the sessions that you are interested in so we can take note of it. Do please consider residential training, though, as it will give you the full ‘Retreat’ experience. Most people tell us that they get a lot more out of staying here. If you have any more questions or need any help, please message us here or send us an email. We very much look forward to meeting you all, Danielle! Iris, Personal Assistant to Master Iain, Nam Yang Retreat.

Dear Danielle, Very many thanks for your mail. You will be most welcome at our Kung Fu retreat! Yes, we do have Day Course training sessions. Unifying the mind, body and spirit is at the core of our practice so we certainly expect to be able to help you achieve your goals. We have a great track record in using our ancient but sophisticated arts to help people like yourself transform them self physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. We specialise in developing self-esteem, confidence and all round fitness and will be very happy to help you achieve your personal goals. Here is our schedule with prices for our Day Course Sessions: Morning training: 700 Thai Baht. 6.00 – 9.15am Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Mid day training: 600 Thai Baht. 11.00am – 1.15pm Sunday, Tuesday, Friday. Afternoon training: 600 Thai Baht. 3.30 – 6.00pm Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Just let us know the date that you intend to come and the sessions that you are interested in so we can take note of it. Do please consider residential training, though, as it will give you the full ‘Retreat’ experience. Most people tell us that they get a lot more out of staying here. If you have any more questions or need any help, please message us here or send us an email. We very much look forward to meeting you all, Danielle! Iris, Personal Assistant to Master Iain, Nam Yang Retreat.

Dear Sammi, Very many thanks for your message. You and your boyfriend will be most welcome at our Kung Fu Retreat! Yes, we do presently have availability for the dates which you have asked for. Unifying the mind, body and spirit is at the core of our practice so we certainly expect to be able to help the both of you achieve your goals. We have a great track record in using our ancient but sophisticated arts to help people like yourselves transform themselves physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. We specialise in developing self-esteem, confidence and all-round fitness and will be very happy to help you achieve your personal goals. Most of our students are complete beginners so we are very used to getting people like yourselves off to a strong start. The cost per person for 1 week is $459 US for a room shared between two. Yes, you can certainly attend the Retreat even for just a week, and still achieve an enriching experience. Many of our students learn a great deal about themselves while staying here, as you will see from our reviews here on Trip Advisor. It would of course be better if you could stay for longer, but you will still learn a variety of things while you are here for a short time and it will give you a good introduction to Kung Fu, qi gong, and meditation. There are no fixed start and end dates for our courses and the students can begin at any time that they prefer or on the day that they arrive, but we are strongly recommending new students to arrive on a Wednesday or Saturday. Wednesdays and Saturdays are rest days so if you arrive in these days, you will be able to relax and prepare yourself for your early morning training the next day. The restdays are a great opportunity for our students to relax, meditate, workout at our kung fu gym or explore the local dishes and the attractions in Pai. With regards to your back problem, Master Iain and the rest of the team assure you that we should be able to work around it and will look after you. We would be happy to offer you advice. We are a very friendly group here and we adapt our training to each individual student so will be happy to accommodate you. If you have any more questions or need any help, please send us a message here or email us, and we will be glad to help you out. :) We very much look forward to having you and your boyfriend here with us at our Kung Fu Retreat, Sammi! Iris, Personal Assistant to Master Iain, Kung Fu Retreat.

Dear Daniel, Very many thanks for your interest. You will be most welcome at our Kung Fu Retreat! We do presently have availability for different dates, length of stay, and room types. It would be useful to know the dates that you intend to come to confirm availability. Unifying the mind, body and spirit is at the core of what we practise here so we should certainly be able to help you achieve your goals. Building confidence and self-esteem, as well as physical fitness are our specialty and I am sure that we can achieve a great transformation in you. The physical and mental training in our Shaolin Warrior Program will allow you to reach the innumerable benefits of qi gong, meditation, and Kung Fu training. Most of our students are complete beginners so we are very used to getting people like yourself off to a strong start. It is hard to give an average length of stay, but we recommend staying for as long as possible. Training for 1 - 3 months is incredibly beneficial. A 2-month stay would be a lot more productive and ideal than one month. The cost for 1 month is $2160 US for a private room or $1559 US for a room shared between two. For 2 months, it is $4320 US for a private room or $3118 US for a shared room. For 3 months, it is $6000 US for a private room or $4313 US for a shared room. We do adjust our teaching to suit your goals and fitness level, but I would also like to recommend that you take the Intensive Introductory Course alongside the Shaolin Warrior Program. If you book the Intensive Introductory Course, you will get an extra 5 hours per week of individualised training, which runs during the long mid-day break in the program. We use the intensive course to focus on the more difficult elements of the training. The price for the Intensive Introductory Course is $200 US / person for 2 weeks. This course is ‘optional’, but extremely useful for those without prior experience of our arts. If you have any more questions, kindly ask. When you are ready to book, please let me know. We very much look forwards to having you at our Retreat, Daniel! Iris, personal assistant to Master Iain.

Cher Didier, Merci beaucoup pour votre courrier. Vous serez le bienvenu lors de notre retraite de Kung Fu! Nous avons actuellement la disponibilité. Il serait utile de connaître les dates auxquelles vous avez l'intention de venir, ainsi que la durée prévue de votre séjour. Unifier l'esprit, le corps et l'esprit est au cœur de ce que nous pratiquons ici, donc nous devrions certainement être en mesure de vous aider à atteindre vos objectifs. Construire la confiance et l'estime de soi, ainsi que la forme physique sont notre spécialité et je suis sûr que nous pouvons réaliser une grande transformation en vous. L'entraînement physique et mental de notre programme Shaolin Warrior vous permettra d'atteindre les innombrables avantages de l'entraînement au Kung Fu. L'anglais est la langue commune ici et toutes les leçons sont menées en anglais. La conversation entre étudiants est presque toujours en anglais. De Bangkok, vous avez la possibilité de prendre un avion, un train ou un bus pour Chiang Mai. De Chiang Mai, vous pouvez choisir de voyager à Pai en prenant un minibus ou un taxi. Vous pouvez trouver les informations de voyage ci-dessous: * De Bangkok à Chiang Mai: En arrivant à Bangkok, vous avez la possibilité de prendre un vol pour Chiang Mai), prendre un train de nuit de la gare centrale de Bangkok, Hua Lam Pong, ou choisir l'option la moins chère d'obtenir un bus de nuit à Kao San Road. Vous pouvez également prendre un bus géré par le gouvernement allant à Chiang Mai au terminal de bus nord et nord-est de Bangkok ou Mo Chit. Prendre le vol est le plus idéal. * Pour aller de Chiang Mai à Pai: Vous pouvez choisir un vol (environ 1900 Baht), un minibus (environ 200 Baht) ou un taxi (environ 4 100 Baht). Le minibus est le plus populaire avec un court trajet en taxi la dernière partie du trajet. Vol de Chiang Mai à Pai - Vous pouvez essayer de vérifier la disponibilité de temps en temps car il n'y a pas de vols vers Pai pour le moment. Donc, vous devrez peut-être utiliser le minibus ou le taxi comme option alternative. Les deux fonctionnent 7 jours par semaine. Minibus de Chiang Mai à Pai - Le prestataire de bus le plus populaire est AYA. Leur bureau à Chiang Mai n'est plus à la gare. Le service AYA est maintenant basé près de Tesco. La nouvelle adresse est Kamthiang Plaza, 60-60 / 1 Srimonkol Rd., Patan Muang, Chiangmai 50300. Pour s'y rendre depuis l'aéroport, prendre un taxi avec un compteur. Ça devrait être facile. Une fois que vous arrivez, réservez sur le prochain minibus disponible si vous n'avez pas déjà réservé. Les minibus circulent entre 7h30 et 17h00. Si vous passez la nuit à Chiang Mai, vous devriez être en mesure de trouver une chambre dans une maison d'hôtes pour environ 500 - 600 Baht / nuit.Même après avoir ajouté le coût des repas, les taxis etc cela fonctionne moins cher qu'un taxi pour Pai. Vous pouvez ensuite prendre un minibus à Pai le matin. Bien sûr, vous ne pourrez faire la séance d'entraînement du matin que si vous prenez le taxi. Un taxi de Chiang Mai à Pai - Nous pouvons certainement organiser un taxi pour venir vous chercher à l'aéroport de Chiang Mai si vous le souhaitez. Les taxis coûtent environ 4100 Baht. Il y a aussi des taxis en dehors de l'aéroport - je vous conseille d'accepter un prix avant de partir. * De la ville de Pai à la retraite: The Retreat est à environ 30 minutes à pied du centre de la ville de Pai, à environ 15 minutes de la périphérie. Le moyen le plus simple, le moins cher et le plus facile d'aller de l'aéroport à la retraite est en taxi. Pour un taxi appelez le 0810234483. Le trajet devrait prendre environ 5 minutes. Le coût pour un taxi est d'environ 250 Baht. La moto-taxi est de 100 Baht. Demandez 'Kung Fu' ou Kun Iain / Kun Pu. Si vous avez d'autres questions, s'il vous plaît envoyez-nous un mail. Lorsque vous êtes prêt à réserver, s'il vous plaît laissez-nous savoir. Nous sommes impatients de vous accueillir bientôt à notre retraite. Didier! Iris, assistante personnelle de Maître Iain. ~~~ Dear Didier, Very many thanks for your mail. You will be most welcome at our Kung Fu Retreat! We do presently have availability. It would be useful to know the dates that you intend to come, as well as your intended length of stay. Unifying the mind, body and spirit is at the core of what we practise here so we should certainly be able to help you achieve your goals. Building confidence and self esteem, as well as physical fitness are our specialty and I am sure that we can achieve a great transformation in you. The physical and mental training in our Shaolin Warrior Program will allow you to reach the innumerable benefits of Kung Fu training. English is the common language here and all lessons are conducted in English. Conversation between students is almost always in English. From Bangkok, you have the option to take a plane, train or bus to Chiang Mai. From Chiang Mai, you can then choose to travel to Pai via flying, taking a minibus or a taxi. You may find the travel information below: *From Bangkok to Chiang Mai: Upon arriving in Bangkok, you have the option to take a flight to Chiang Mai, get an overnight sleeper train from Bangkok’s central station, Hua Lam Pong, or choose the cheapest option of getting an overnight coach in Kao San Road. You can also catch a government-run bus going to Chiang Mai at Bangkok's Northern and Northeastern bus terminal or Mo Chit. Taking the flight is the most ideal. *To get from Chiang Mai to Pai: You could choose a flight (approx. 1900 Baht), minibus (approx. 200 Baht) or taxi (approx. 4,100 Baht). Minibus is the most popular with a short taxi ride the last part of the way. You can try checking for availability every now and then as there are no flights to Pai at the moment. So you may need to use minibus or taxi as an alternative option. Both run 7 days a week. Minibus from Chiang Mai to Pai - The most popular minibus provider is AYA service. Their office in Chiang Mai is no longer at the train station. AYA service is now based near Tesco. The new address is Kamthiang Plaza, 60-60/1 Srimonkol Rd., Patan Muang, Chiangmai 50300. To get there from the airport, take a taxi with a meter. It should be easy. Once you arrive, book on to the next available minibus if you have not booked already. Minibuses run between about 7.30 am and 5.00pm. If you stay overnight in Chiang Mai you should be able to find a room in a guest house for about 500 - 600 Baht / night.Even after adding the cost of meals, taxis etc this works out cheaper than a taxi ride to Pai. You can then catch a minibus to Pai in the morning. Of course you will only get to do the morning training session if you take the taxi. Taxi from Chiang Mai to Pai - We can certainly arrange a taxi to pick you up from Chiangmai airport if you want. Taxis cost about 4100 Baht. There are also taxis outside the airport - I would advise that you agree a price before setting off. *From Pai Town to the Retreat: The Retreat is about 30 minutes walk from the centre of Pai town, about 15 minutes from the outskirts. The simplest, cheapest and easiest way to get from the airport to the Retreat is by taxi. For a taxi call 0810234483. The ride should take about 5 minutes. The cost for a taxi is around 250 Baht. Motorcycle taxi is 100 Baht. Ask for 'Kung Fu' or Kun Iain / Kun Pu. If you have any more questions, please just mail us. When you are ready to book, please let us know. We very much look forwards to having you at our Retreat soon Didier! Iris, personal assistant to Master Iain.

We run a children's class 9.00 - 9.50 am every Saturday which is suitable for children 6-12 years old. You will be welcome to try it. If you could let us know when you would like to come for the first time we would appreciate it. We look forward to meeting you Nicolas, Iain.

Dear Kinley, Yes, we do teach a lot of the 'mind kung fu'. In fact this is one of the things that we specialise in. We teach both seated meditation and moving meditation. The emphasis is more on the moving meditation since we find this the most effective approach for most people. A lot of people find that our teaching helps them very greatly to clear their minds and gain a mental reset. You might like to take a look through the reviews that people have posted. If you choose to join us here we will be very happy to meet you Kinley, Iain Armstrong, Chief Instructor, Kung Fu Retreat.

Dear Naag, Very many thanks for your mail. I am afraid that we do not train on Saturdays (or Wednesdays). You would be welcome to train with us on Sunday. If you have more questions, please message us. Kind wishes Naag, Iain Armstrong, Chief Instructor.

Dear Danny. Very many thanks for your enquiry. You will be most welcome here at the Kung Fu Retreat. Many of the people who come here do so in order to clear their minds and strengthen their purpose. You should definitely opt for the Shaolin Warrior Program. It is the basic course which most people follow. You might also choose to do the intensive introductory course and some private tuition. How about emailing us through our website and letting us know which dates you are interested in? You could also ask any specific questions which you might have. I hope to get the chance to met you in the near future Danny, Iain Armstrong, Chief Instructor, Kung Fu Retreat.