Yoga Retreats

For many of us, Yoga is a small oasis in the middle of a hectic workday. You get away from work or school and go to the Yoga studio, where for a brief time you can find a bit of peace and calm while you care for your body and nourish your connection to spirit. But what if you could do Yoga all day? What if you could wake up in the morning go do Yoga on the beach as the sun rises, then go and sit down to a freshly prepared, healthy meal, take a dip in the pool and then maybe have a massage? Does this sound like an idyllic paradise that is too good to be true? Not so if you attend a Yoga retreat.

A Yoga retreat can be a three-day long or even a week long oasis for you from the obligations and responsibilities in your life. Yoga retreats offer guests the chance to get away to a beautiful, exotic location to study Yoga for an extended period of time, meet other Yoga devotees, get exposed to new teachers and new techniques, and just have an enjoyable time.

Ojai yoga retreats at Ojai Eco Sanctuary is a three days and two nights of Hatha Yoga and Kundalini mediation classes. Guests will enjoy organic vegetarian food, and the beautiful surroundings at the Ojai Eco Sanctuary. Other activities include swimming, Jacuzzi, hiking, place to sit and read and relax. Guests can choose to participate in those activities or take time to themselves and enjoy a peaceful, relaxing retreat.

Accommodations are in dorm style Yurts with a shared bath, bungalows with private baths, Tea Houses, and the main house with sleeping porches. Vegetarian and vegan meals are lovingly prepared with organic foods by a local caterer.

A great Ashtanga yoga retreat is held at El Convento in southern Spain. Participants will enjoy Ashtanga Yoga, meditations and dance in a wild, natural, rugged mountain setting. Guests will be able to pamper themselves with spa treatments and massages, Flamenco dancing, yoga classes, and time for individual yoga practice. There is swimming in the water tank, hammocks to relax in, and shopping excursions and picnics by the river.

The meals are organic vegetarian and are prepared according to sattvic principles using a blend of Mediterranean and Asian cuisines.

Bikram yoga retreats held in Kauai, Hawaii are designed to nourish your mind, body and spirit. This retreat balances time for Yoga practice with free time when guests can enjoy exploring the magical surroundings of the Hawaiian island.

The retreat is six days long and has 1-2 Bikram classes each day, posture and alignment workshops, massages, and island excursions. There ia a daily island brunch and five meals prepared by retreat chefs.

All classes are led by certified Bikram instructors.