The best yoga retreats in Costa Rica
Yoga retreats
For a classic beach-and-jungle yoga week, Blue Osa on the Osa Peninsula and Vida Asana near Playa Hermosa are the most complete all-rounders.…
Yoga retreats
Retreat centers where yoga is the heart of the stay: daily classes, experienced teachers and space to rest between sessions.
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The best yoga retreats in the world
Yoga retreats
For serious, traditional practice, the Sivananda ashram in Kerala, the Iyengar institute in Pune and Yasodhara Ashram in Canada are the places to…
6 Costa Rica yoga retreats on or steps from the beach
Yoga retreats
If you want to practice yoga and be in the sea a few minutes later, Blue Osa, Ojo del Mar and Hotel Tropico Latino are right on the beach, and Pura…
Retreat centers
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, California, United States
Esalen Institute is a nonprofit retreat center on the cliffs of Big Sur, California, founded in 1962 and famous as the home of the human potential…
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Ojo Caliente, between Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, United States
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs is a historic hot-springs resort and spa in northern New Mexico, about an hour from both Santa Fe and Taos. It's best…
Anamaya Resort & Retreat Center
Montezuma, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Anamaya is a small yoga and wellness resort in the jungle above Montezuma, on Costa Rica's southern Nicoya Peninsula. It suits people who want daily…
Champneys
Tring, Hertfordshire, England (plus Henlow, Springs and Forest Mere), United Kingdom
Champneys is a group of four residential spa resorts in England, with its flagship at Tring in the Hertfordshire countryside, within easy reach of…
CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa
Carefree, Arizona, United States
CIVANA is a wellness resort on more than 20 acres of Sonoran Desert in Carefree, just outside Scottsdale, Arizona. It suits adults and older teens…
Glen Dye
Strachan, near Banchory, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Glen Dye is a 15,000-acre private estate in the foothills of the Cairngorms, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, with design-led cabins and cottages to…
Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Miraval Arizona is a destination spa resort on around 400 acres of Sonoran Desert outside Tucson, for guests 18 and over. It's best for adults who…
Rancho La Puerta
Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
Rancho La Puerta is a family-owned fitness resort and spa at the foot of Mount Kuchumaa in Tecate, Baja California, about an hour from San Diego.…
Shou Sugi Ban House
Water Mill, the Hamptons, New York, United States
Shou Sugi Ban House is a small wellness retreat and spa in Water Mill, in the Hamptons, about 90 miles from New York City. With just twelve guest…
Ahãma
Günlüklü Bay, Fethiye, Muğla, Türkiye
Ahãma is a wellness-focused hotel on Günlüklü Bay near Fethiye and Göcek, on Türkiye's southwest coast, set inside a protected sweetgum forest. It…
Akasha Wellness Retreat
Peștera, Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania
Akasha is an 11-room mountain retreat in the village of Peștera in Transylvania, above 1,000 meters, looking out to Piatra Craiului National Park.…
Amuna Ayurveda and Wellness Retreat
Kimbissa, near Sigiriya and Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Amuna is an Ayurveda and wellness retreat in the countryside near Sigiriya and Dambulla, in the heart of Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle. It suits…
Aro Hā Wellness Retreat
Glenorchy, near Queenstown, New Zealand
Aro Hā is a small, purpose-built wellness retreat in the Southern Alps at Glenorchy, about 45 minutes from Queenstown, New Zealand. It's best for…
Ashiyana Goa
Mandrem, North Goa, India
Ashiyana Goa is a long-running yoga retreat set in a palm grove across the river from Mandrem Beach in North Goa. It suits people who want…
Atmantan Wellness Centre
Mulshi, near Pune, Maharashtra, India
Atmantan is a doctor-led wellness retreat on a 42-acre hillside overlooking Mulshi Lake, about 45 minutes by road from Pune in western India. It's…
BodyHoliday
Cariblue Beach, Cap Estate, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
BodyHoliday is an all-inclusive wellness resort on Cariblue Beach at the northern tip of Saint Lucia. Every full day includes a one-hour treatment…
Breitenbush Hot Springs
Near Detroit, Oregon Cascades, United States
Breitenbush Hot Springs is an off-grid, worker-owned retreat center in Oregon's Cascade forest near the town of Detroit. It's best for people who…
Casa Kura Kura
Los Zacatitos, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Casa Kura Kura is an intimate, off-grid retreat house in Los Zacatitos, on the East Cape of Baja California Sur, about 35 minutes from Los Cabos…
Clinique La Prairie Anji
Anji, Zhejiang, China
Clinique La Prairie Anji is the Swiss longevity brand's first health resort outside Switzerland, set among lakes, mountains and tea hills in Anji…
Escape Haven
Canggu, Bali, Indonesia
Escape Haven is a women-only retreat resort in Canggu, Bali, running six-night all-inclusive programs built around yoga, spa treatments and wellness…
Gaia Retreat & Spa
Brooklet, Byron Bay hinterland, New South Wales, Australia
Gaia Retreat & Spa is a small, all-inclusive wellness retreat in Brooklet, about 15 minutes from Byron Bay in New South Wales. It suits adults who…
Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat
Tallebudgera Valley, Gold Coast hinterland, Queensland, Australia
Gwinganna is an all-inclusive wellness retreat on a bushland plateau in Queensland's Tallebudgera Valley, behind the Gold Coast. It suits adults who…
JOALI BEING
Bodufushi Island, Raa Atoll, Maldives
JOALI BEING is a private-island wellbeing resort in the Maldives' Raa Atoll, about 40 minutes by seaplane from Malé. It suits couples, solo travelers…
Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Mandapa is a Ritz-Carlton Reserve resort on the Ayung River in Ubud, Bali, laid out like a Balinese village among rice fields and rainforest. It's…
Miraval Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
Miraval Austin is an adults-only, all-inclusive wellness resort on more than 220 acres of Texas Hill Country, next to the Balcones Canyonlands…
Miraval Berkshires Resort & Spa
Lenox, Massachusetts, the Berkshires, United States
Miraval Berkshires is an adults-only wellness resort and spa in Lenox, Massachusetts, set around an 1894 mansion on 380 wooded acres. It's best for…
Mountain Trek Health Reset Retreat
Ainsworth Hot Springs, Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Mountain Trek is a 7-night health reset retreat at a timber-frame lodge in Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia, overlooking Kootenay Lake. Days…
Naman Retreat
Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang, Vietnam
Naman Retreat is a beachfront wellness resort in Da Nang, known for its striking bamboo architecture and open-air spa. It suits couples, families and…
Preidlhof Luxury DolceVita Resort
Naturns (Naturno), near Merano, South Tyrol, Italy
Preidlhof is an adults-only luxury spa resort in Naturns, near Merano in Italy's South Tyrol, at the foot of the Texel Group mountains. It's best for…
Quinta Carvalhas
Santarém, Ribatejo, Portugal
Quinta Carvalhas is a family-run farm retreat in the Ribatejo countryside near Santarém, about an hour from Lisbon airport. It suits adults who want…
Reclaim Yourself: Mongolia Yoga Wilderness Adventure
East Gobi (Ikh Nart uplands) and Khan Khentii, Mongolia
This is a ten-night, small-group yoga retreat in Mongolia run by UK operator Reclaim Yourself, staying in private ger camps in the East Gobi and the…
Resurface
Tamraght, near Agadir, Morocco
Resurface is a UK-based team that runs week-long trauma and burnout retreats in the surf village of Tamraght, near Agadir in Morocco. It suits people…
Santani Wellness Kandy
Arathenna Estate, Werapitiya, near Kandy, Sri Lanka
Santani Wellness Kandy is a chalet-style wellness resort on a hill estate east of Kandy in central Sri Lanka. It suits people who want a structured…
Sensei Lānaʻi, A Four Seasons Resort
Kōʻele, Lānaʻi City, Hawaii, United States
Sensei Lānaʻi is a Four Seasons wellness resort in the green, misty uplands of Kōʻele on the small Hawaiian island of Lānaʻi. It suits people who…
Shanti Maurice Resort & Spa
St Félix, south coast, Mauritius
Shanti Maurice is a beachfront resort at St Félix on the quiet south coast of Mauritius, built around a very large spa with Ayurveda, yoga and…
Six Senses Vana
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Six Senses Vana is a full-board wellness retreat on 21 acres of sal forest and orchards in Dehradun, in India's Himalayan foothills. It suits anyone…
Soul Surfers Retreat (Surf Therapy Travel)
Algarve, Portugal
Soul Surfers Retreat is a six-night surf therapy retreat run by Surf Therapy Travel at a private retreat center in Portugal, with editions in the…
Soulscape Retreats
Los Angeles, California (retreats worldwide), United States
Soulscape Retreats is a Los Angeles-based company, not a single center. It runs week-long group trips that pair daily yoga and meditation with…
Surf Maroc
Taghazout, near Agadir, Morocco
Surf Maroc is a surf and yoga holiday company based in Taghazout, on Morocco's Atlantic coast near Agadir. It's been running since 2003 and suits…
Suryalila Retreat Centre
Villamartín, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Suryalila Retreat Centre is a yoga retreat on a renovated olive farm in the hills of Cádiz province, southern Spain. It hosts group retreats through…
The Horse Shoe Farm
Hendersonville, near Asheville, North Carolina, United States
The Horse Shoe Farm is an 85-acre boutique farm resort in Hendersonville, North Carolina, about 25 minutes from Asheville in the Blue Ridge…
The Ranch Hudson Valley
Lower Hudson Valley, New York, United States
The Ranch Hudson Valley is a structured fitness and hiking retreat in a historic stone mansion by a lake, less than an hour from New York City. It's…
The Ranch Malibu
Malibu, California, United States
The Ranch Malibu is a structured fitness and wellness retreat on a historic working ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains, about three miles above the…
TheLifeCo Bodrum
Bağarası, Göltürkbükü, Bodrum, Türkiye
TheLifeCo Bodrum is a medically supervised detox and wellness retreat near Göltürkbükü on Türkiye's Aegean coast, open all year. It suits people who…
YO1 Longevity & Health Resorts, Catskills
Monticello, Catskills, New York, United States
YO1 is a health resort in Monticello, New York, in the Catskill Mountains, combining Ayurveda, naturopathy, yoga and acupuncture into personalized…
Adventure Yogi
Brighton, England (retreats across the UK and abroad), United Kingdom
Adventure Yogi is a British retreat company, not a single center. It runs yoga breaks that mix twice-daily practice with hiking, swimming and time…
Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten's Yoga Hall
Eftalou, near Molyvos, Lesvos, Greece
This is the yoga hall in Eftalou, on the north coast of Lesvos in Greece, where longtime teachers Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten run two-week…
Baan Talay Resort & Yoga
Aow Leuk, Koh Tao, Surat Thani, Thailand
Baan Talay Resort & Yoga is a small hillside resort near Aow Leuk bay on Koh Tao, in the Gulf of Thailand. It runs daily yoga and movement classes…
Bahay Kalipay
Santa Monica, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Bahay Kalipay is a small raw food and yoga retreat on a hillside in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, running since 2007. It's best for beginners and…
Baptiste Power Yoga Boston
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Baptiste Power Yoga Boston is a heated power vinyasa studio at 25 Harvard Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, teaching the style made popular by…
Big Sky Yoga Retreats
Bozeman, Montana (retreats in Montana and abroad), United States
Big Sky Yoga Retreats is a Montana company that runs small women's retreats pairing yoga with horseback riding, hiking and mindfulness. Its signature…
Black Sheep Inn
Chugchilán, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Black Sheep Inn is a small, award-winning eco-lodge just outside Chugchilán in Ecuador's Andes, at about 3,200 meters. It's best for hikers and slow…
Blue Osa Yoga Retreat and Spa
Playa Tamales, Puerto Jiménez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Blue Osa is a 13-room yoga retreat and eco-spa on a quiet beach near Puerto Jiménez, on Costa Rica's remote Osa Peninsula. It's best for people who…
Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort is a large, full-service yoga resort set in the jungle above Nosara on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. It's best for travelers…
BreathSpiration
Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
BreathSpiration is a Mallorca-based travel agency that organizes small yoga retreats in places like Mallorca, Menorca, Greece, Italy and Morocco.…
Casa Om
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Casa Om is a yoga retreat house in Puerto Morelos, a small beach town between Cancún and Playa del Carmen on Mexico's Caribbean coast. Most stays…
COMO Cocoa Island
Makunufushi, South Malé Atoll, Maldives
COMO Cocoa Island is a 33-suite overwater resort in the Maldives' South Malé Atoll, home to a COMO Shambhala wellness center. It suits couples and…
Danyasa Eco-Retreat
Dominical, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Danyasa Eco-Retreat is a small, adults-only eco-lodge and yoga center on the main street of Dominical, on Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast. It's…
Dunton Hot Springs
Dolores River valley, near Rico, Colorado, United States
Dunton Hot Springs is a restored 19th-century mining town in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, now a small, all-inclusive resort built around natural…
Gili Yoga
Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia
Gili Yoga is a small garden yoga studio with nine bungalows on Gili Trawangan, off the coast of Lombok, offering drop-in classes for all levels two…
Goddess Retreats
Seminyak and Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Goddess Retreats, founded in 2003 as Surf Goddess Retreats, runs women-only retreats in Bali from a beachside villa base in Seminyak and a jungle…
Harmony Hotel
Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Harmony Hotel is a relaxed, family-friendly hotel a two-minute walk from Playa Guiones in Nosara, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Every guest gets a…
Hotel Horizon Yoga Center
Santa Teresa, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Hotel Horizon is a small yoga hotel set in gardens on a hill above Santa Teresa on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, with a yoga deck looking out to the…
Hotel Tropico Latino
Santa Teresa, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Hotel Tropico Latino is a beachfront hotel in Santa Teresa on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula that hosts yoga, surf and wellness retreats. It's a good…
Jicaro Island Lodge
Las Isletas, Granada, Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua
Jicaro Island Lodge is a 9-casita ecolodge on a private islet in Lake Nicaragua, about 15 minutes by boat from Granada. It suits couples and small…
Karma Surf Retreat
Figueira do Guincho, near Cascais and Sintra, Portugal
Karma Surf Retreat is a small surf and yoga holiday company in Portugal with two villas: one above Praia do Guincho, about 35 minutes from Lisbon…
Kindred Spirits
Cocles, Limón (Caribbean coast), Costa Rica
Kindred Spirits is a small yoga and horse sanctuary on a permaculture farm in Cocles, on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. It's best for yoga students…
La Cusinga Lodge
Uvita, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
La Cusinga is a family-owned eco lodge in the hills just south of Uvita on Costa Rica's South Pacific coast, bordering Marino Ballena National Park.…
La Selva Ecolodge
Lake Garzacocha, Yasuni Biosphere Reserve, Amazon, Ecuador
La Selva is a lakeside ecolodge in Ecuador's Amazon, on the edge of Yasuni National Park, reached by flight, motor canoe and paddle canoe. It suits…
Macalla Farm
Clare Island, County Mayo, Ireland
Macalla Farm is the organic farm and retreat centre on Clare Island, off Ireland's west coast, that used to be known as Clare Island Retreat Centre.…
Ocean Sound Dive + Yoga
Chalok Bay, Koh Tao, Surat Thani, Thailand
Ocean Sound is a PADI dive school in Chalok Bay on the south side of Koh Tao, Thailand, that also runs a yoga studio with a schedule built around…
Ojo del Mar
Cabo Matapalo, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Ojo del Mar is a small, family-run eco lodge on the beach at Cabo Matapalo, at the southern tip of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. It suits travelers who…
Papaya Wellness
Hacienda Iguana, southern Nicaragua, Nicaragua
Papaya Wellness is a small retreat company that runs week-long surf, yoga and fitness retreats, mostly for women. Its main base is Hacienda Iguana in…
Prana Rainforest Retreat
Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Prana Rainforest Retreat is a five-bedroom, Bali-style villa on the edge of Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica, rented as a whole house. It…
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PranaShanti is a busy city yoga centre in Ottawa, Canada, now at 950 Gladstone Avenue, with heated and non-heated classes, an education centre and…
Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Diwan, Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia
Prema Shanti is a small yoga and meditation retreat in the Daintree Rainforest of far north Queensland, run by its founders since the 1990s. It's…
Pura Vida Adventures
Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Pura Vida Adventures runs week-long, all-inclusive surf and yoga retreats from a beachfront hotel in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. It's best known for…
Rachel Zinman Yoga
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Rachel Zinman Yoga is the teaching practice of Rachel Zinman and John Weddepohl, based in Byron Bay, Australia, with in-person courses nearby in…
Radiant Being
Denmark, Western Australia, Australia
Radiant Being is a small wellbeing business on Western Australia's south coast, founded and run by yoga teacher and therapist Hayley Lawrence. It…
Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute
Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India
RIMYI in Pune is the institute B.K.S. Iyengar founded in 1975 and the mother institute of Iyengar Yoga worldwide. It isn't a resort: it's a working…
Rancho Margot
El Castillo, Lake Arenal, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Rancho Margot is a self-sufficient ranch and eco lodge in a valley near El Castillo, on the edge of Costa Rica's Arenal area. It suits travelers…
Rio Quijos EcoLodge
Quijos Valley, near El Chaco, Napo, Ecuador
Rio Quijos EcoLodge is a small lodge on the Quijos River in Ecuador's Napo province, about 2 hours from Quito's international airport. It's best for…
Samasati
Near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica
Samasati is a yoga and wellness retreat on 250 acres of rainforest above Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast, a short shuttle ride from Puerto…
Santosha Yoga Institute
Nusa Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia
Santosha Yoga began with yoga and surf retreats in Byron Bay and is now the Santosha Yoga Institute, a teacher training school with its own shala on…
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram
Neyyar Dam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram is a traditional yoga ashram at Neyyar Dam, outside Trivandrum in Kerala. It runs a year-round Yoga…
Solscape
Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
Solscape is a 10-acre eco retreat at the foot of Mt Karioi, just above Raglan's beaches on New Zealand's North Island. It's best for surfers, yoga…
Soul & Surf
Ahangama, south coast, Sri Lanka
Soul & Surf is a small surf and yoga retreat company that started in Varkala, India, and now runs its retreats from a cove hotel in Ahangama, Sri…
Surf Into Yoga
Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Surf Into Yoga is former pro surfer Rochelle Ballard's surf and wellness company on Kauai's south shore, offering private surf lessons, yoga, SUP…
Surf With Amigas
Several coastal locations, mainly Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Surf With Amigas runs week-long, all-inclusive surf and yoga retreats, mostly for women, at several beach locations, with most trips in Costa Rica…
Talalla Retreat
Talalla South, Gandara, south coast, Sri Lanka
Talalla Retreat is a long-running beachfront retreat on a quiet cove near Sri Lanka's southern tip. It runs a week-long surf camp and a week-long…
The Yoga Farm
Punta Banco, near Pavones, southern Pacific coast, Costa Rica
The Yoga Farm is a simple, community-run yoga center and sustainable living project in the rainforest above Punta Banco, near the Panama border on…
Tierra de Sueños Lodge and Wellness Center
Playa Chiquita, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Tierra de Sueños is a small eco lodge and wellness center in Playa Chiquita, about 6 km past Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast.…
Vida Asana Eco Retreat and Yoga Center
Playa Hermosa, Jacó, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Vida Asana is a long-running yoga retreat center and eco resort in the rainforest near Playa Hermosa, just south of Jacó on Costa Rica's central…
WildQuest
Porgy Bay, North Bimini, Bahamas
WildQuest runs week-long retreats on Bimini in the Bahamas, built around respectful swims with wild dolphins from its catamaran. Guests stay at a…
Xinalani
Near Quimixto, south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Xinalani is a beachfront yoga and wellness retreat on the bay south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, reachable only by boat. With six yoga studios…
Yasodhara Ashram
Kootenay Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Yasodhara Ashram is a yoga retreat and study center with a live-in community on the shore of Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, founded…