12 Unique Yoga Retreats
Between our yoga expertise and wanderlust spirit, we’ve teamed up to create a comprehensive list of 12 UNIQUE and exotic retreats to explore during the upcoming months.
As we move into mid-summer the beautiful world around us continues to change. Everything is in full bloom and the summer sunshine is quickly enveloping us with warmth. Let this outward transformation of the environment signal a time for your own internal change and renewal.
True transformation arises when we create space in our minds to heal, nourish our bodies with beautiful clean food, and challenge ourselves to try new things.
A retreat serves as the perfect backdrop for a re-inspired wellness tune-up.
Not only do these experiences provide a necessary and nourishing escape from busy daily life, but they also provide a new perspective and a serene space for reflection, meditation, and healing.
Between our yoga expertise and wanderlust spirit, we’ve teamed up to create a comprehensive list of UNIQUE and exotic retreats to explore during the upcoming months.
For those who would like to (re)treat themselves, there are plenty of options for luxury accommodations. Massages and spa treatments provide many options for much-deserved pampering and a way to give back to the body that works tirelessly for you.
There are also plenty of options for those looking to more intimately connect with the great outdoors and spend more time immersed in the surrounding culture.
Between our yoga expertise and wanderlust spirit, we’ve teamed up to create a comprehensive list of UNIQUE and exotic retreats to explore during the upcoming months.
As holistic health practitioners – attending dozens of retreats – we love life-changing experiences and are eager to offer opportunities that you wouldn’t typically find at home.
Your retreat ‘experience’ should be unique and tailored to fit your personalized goals and desires. You should leave each adventure feeling stronger and more empowered, inside and out.
From aerial yoga in the jungle to a yoga safari, we’ve selected the perfect getaways that inspire renewal while staying fit, eating well, and exploring new cultures.
Have you always wanted to learn how to surf? Explore caves and hot springs? Yoga on horseback? Immerse yourself in wildlife on an African safari? Now is the time! Your adventure awaits! From aerial yoga in the jungle to a yoga safari, we’ve selected the perfect getaways that inspire renewal while staying fit, eating well, and exploring new cultures.
With THIS extensive list of unique retreats, you can choose the right experience for you.
(Re)TREAT yourself, Summer 2015!
1. Patagonia Eco Adventure | October 12 – October 19 | Patagonia
This one-of-a-kind adventure experience embraces local culture, kayaking, sail boating, biking and hiking.
Yoga will be mixed in between adventures making this an inspirational and rejuvenating experience.
2. Sail Yoga | August 16-22 | Bocas Del Toro
Get ready for sunrise and sunset yoga all while aboard a blue-water sailboat. Local and healthy food served daily and all drinks are included!
Also included are entrances to local clubs and parties, creating the perfect balance between fun and relaxation.
3. Elizabeth Crisci at Stowe Mountain Ranch | August 6 – August 9 | Vermont Channel your inner equestrian on this retreat. Learn natural horsemanship and horse whisperer techniques with this leading yoga instructor, experience yoga positions both on and off the house, and visit waterfalls while riding bareback.
4. Into the Mystic – Scotland Yoga | August 5 – August 12 | Scotland
This unique trip emphasizes physical and spiritual growth all while enjoying naturally heated hot tubs, underground saunas, spa domes and winding rivers. Abby Tucker will guide yogis through practice and meditation to find deeper connection to self and environment.
5. Exotic Yoga Retreats | August 29-September 5th | Crotian Island Hopping
Don’t expect to stay in one place on this retreat! Taste local foods and drinks from organic farms and vineyards, hike through historic sites and charming coastal villages, and swim in blue coves and beaches.
The map isn’t permanent – because this is a private charter, spontaneity is key and you’re free to change course.
6. Wanderlust: July 30-August 3 | Whistler, BC, CA
All of your senses will be aroused on this retreat. Taste local sustainable foods, listen to lectures and live music, feel your lungs expand on hikes and bike rides, and settle your mind with yoga and meditation.
7. Incredible Iceland Yoga Retreat | September 11-19 |
Delve into the beautiful complexities of both Iceland and your yoga practice on this retreat.
Here, yogis get to adventure through picturesque landscapes, soak in hot spring and hike glaciers.
There’s also plenty of free time to explore and make this trip your own!
8. Italy ‘La Dolce Vita’ Retreat | August 15 – August22 | Tuscany, Italy
This retreat perfectly combines yoga and culture.
The art of good eating is practiced from Tuscany to Cinque Terre, sunflower fields to hot springs.
Four unique trips throughout Italy are planned, creating a culturally diverse and enriching experience.
9. Redwoods Yoga & Writing Retreat | October 16 – October 18 | California
Eating well, remaining active, and making new friends are common denominators to most retreats, but on this one you will be able to unleash your writer’s heart! Great for a bout of self-love or a time to reconnect with nature.
10. Elena Brower Retreat | August 1-7th | Bhutan
Besides its location, this retreat shines with its illumination on the mind-body connection.
This concept is reiterated through the fundamental teachings of asana, pranayama, and meditation in the forests of the Himalayan kingdom. All yoga levels are welcome on this beautiful journey!
11. Hoop Yoga Retreat | August 18-25 | Turkey
On this retreat, hoop galaxy yoga offers hoola-hooping workshops twice a day in addition to locally supplied meals and cooking classes on Mediterranean cuisine. Also included is aerial yoga and close proximity to enchanting meadows and forests – a one of a kind adventure!
12. Magical Marrakech Yoga Retreat | November 15 – November 21| Marrakech, Morocco
Although you will have to wait till after the summer months for this retreat, you can embrace the heat again with this experience, which diverse activities and geography!
With the most unique settings and excursions you will leave with a more decorated passport and established sense of self.
The end of summer welcomes inner transformation before the chilly air returns. To parallel this concept, we invite you to make the choice to decorate both your practice and passport by indulging in a unique trip that emphasizes your physical and mental wellness.
As experienced yogis and world travelers, we know that stepping out of your daily routine and comfort zone motivates the revitalization of the internal and external psychi, which in turn, strengthens the mind and body.
Get ready to own your bliss!
xo Sarah Anne + Fern Olivia
Photo Credits
Featured Image: Sail Yoga
Middle Photo: Wanderlust- Kate Harris
Based in New York City, the founders of Bliss Out Wellness, Fern Olivia Langham and Sarah Anne Stewart are taking the growing health and wellness movement to another level. Coming together as teachers in the respective niches of yoga, meditation, nutrition and holistic health – together they are on a mission to inspire, teach, and support others desiring life-changing experiences and breakthroughs. Fern and Sarah have quickly become powerhouses in the wellness community, providing innovative, soul-awakening, yet fun one-on-one coaching programs, career coaching mentorships, events, workshops, retreat and wellness travel experiences.
