Yoga Retreats
Places where the practice sets the timetable: two sessions a day, a named teacher, and enough space between them to do nothing at all. The range runs from jungle shalas in Bali to island houses in the Aegean and old farms in Andalusia, and the honest difference is who teaches and how many mats fit on the floor. We favour retreats that publish their teachers and their lineage, keep the group small, and add something beyond the mat, whether Ayurvedic treatment, silence, or simply very good vegetarian cooking. Fixed-date group weeks and open-ended stays both live here, so check which one you are actually booking.
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A pioneering 60-year-old human potential center in Big Sur that weaves yoga, meditation, and breathwork into multi-day workshops alongside massage and somatic therapy.
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A pioneering 50-year-old yoga ashram in the Berkshires teaching compassion-based practice rooted in the teachings of Swami Kripalu, with flexible retreats suited to all experience levels, from drop-in daily classes to immersive multi-day programs.
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A Tibetan Buddhist retreat center in Colorado founded by pioneering teacher Lama Tsultrim Allione, offering practice-focused retreats grounded in the Machig Labdrön lineage and contemporary applications like Feeding Your Demons.
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North America's oldest non-guru-based retreat center in the Montana wilderness, operating since 1975 and offering week-long, all-inclusive yoga and meditation retreats across multiple traditions from hatha to Iyengar, without hierarchical teacher-student dynamics, suited to all experience levels.
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A Northern California ashram community devoted to Kriya Yoga and the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, with multiple retreat formats ranging from silent personal retreats to structured group programs for all experience levels.
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A comprehensive yoga and meditation education center spanning a 400-acre Pennsylvania campus, operating teacher trainings, retreat programs, and wellness services grounded in the living Himalayan Tradition.
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A residential yoga and spiritual community on a 380-acre redwood campus in California's Santa Cruz Mountains, built around the teachings of Baba Hari Dass and grounded in classical Patanjali yoga with daily chanting, meditation, and a working community of long-term practitioners.
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A 49-year-old comprehensive education center on a 250-acre Hudson Valley campus offering week-long yoga and meditation retreats alongside workshops on wellness, creativity, and personal transformation, with faculty including renowned teachers from diverse contemplative traditions.
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A North Carolina retreat center offering Vipassana, Zen, and Thai Forest Buddhist retreats of varying lengths with explicit commitment to accessibility and inclusion across lineages and communities.
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A pioneering yoga retreat center in Santa Barbara's mountains, founded in 1967 and offering intensive teacher trainings and specialized retreats in its own proprietary Vinyasa Flow system designed for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
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A multi-tradition contemplative retreat center on 95 acres in New York's Hudson Valley, hosting Buddhist, Indigenous, Christian, and interfaith programs led by established teachers from diverse wisdom lineages.
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A Tibet House US-affiliated retreat center in the Catskills offering Vajra Yoga (Indo-Tibetan Buddhist yoga), silent meditations, and wellness retreats on fixed dates throughout the year, with on-site spa, meals, and accommodation.
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A year-round traditional yoga retreat center in New York's Catskill Mountains offering Hatha yoga, breath work, meditation, and Sanskrit studies within a forest and lakeside ashram setting.
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A fifty-year-old Buddhist retreat center in the Colorado Rockies teaching Tibetan Buddhism and Shambhala meditation traditions alongside yoga and contemplative arts, with over 100 annual programs and flexible lodging ranging from budget camping to private rooms.
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A 94-acre oceanside retreat center on Hawaii's Big Island combining yoga classes, Ecstatic Dance, and wellness services in a tropical rainforest setting near black sand beaches and natural hot springs.