experiencelifemag.com Print › | Back › Adventure on the Side By Laurel Kallenbach June 2008 Is your vacation goal to perfect your downward dog pose? Yoga retreats let you focus on mind-body practices, but offer the option of spicing up the experience with a sprinkle of outdoor adventure. Check with your yoga studio to see if any instructors are organizing a retreat to a vacation destination. It’s fairly common for teachers to offer more intensive training in a fresh setting. Destinations range from local getaways to international locales. Browse the Internet for world-class yoga teachers who lead international retreats. Most feature concentrated yoga, meditation and philosophy talks, but there’s typically free time when attendees can hike, swim or explore. Start by researching a teacher with whom you’d like to study or by checking Web sites such as www.retreatsonline.com, www.yogasite.com/retreat.htm or www.yogaholidays.net. Research wellness retreat centers or spas. Many, like the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts (www.kripalu.org), offer yoga classes several times a day, along with optional outdoor activities. These centers are often destinations reserved by yoga teachers for their own retreats.

Adventure on the Side

Is your vacation goal to perfect your downward dog pose? Yoga retreats let you focus on mind-body practices, but offer the option of spicing up the experience with a sprinkle of outdoor adventure.

Check with your yoga studio to see if any instructors are organizing a retreat to a vacation destination. It’s fairly common for teachers to offer more intensive training in a fresh setting. Destinations range from local getaways to international locales.

Browse the Internet for world-class yoga teachers who lead international retreats. Most feature concentrated yoga, meditation and philosophy talks, but there’s typically free time when attendees can hike, swim or explore. Start by researching a teacher with whom you’d like to study or by checking Web sites such as www.retreatsonline.com, www.yogasite.com/retreat.htm or www.yogaholidays.net.

Research wellness retreat centers or spas. Many, like the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts (www.kripalu.org), offer yoga classes several times a day, along with optional outdoor activities. These centers are often destinations reserved by yoga teachers for their own retreats.

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