Best Yoga Retreats

A Look at Three of the Top Yoga Resorts

Joyce Carole
Wellness vacations are becoming increasingly popular, due to many adults around the world adopting healthier lifestyles. One of the most popular wellness vacations is a yoga retreat. If you are planning a wellness vacation, you may wish to check out one of these three highly regarded yoga resorts.

7 Centers - First Yoga Studio in Sedona, Arizona

7 Centers yoga retreat is located in the spa capital of Sedona Arizona. The 1,700 square foot center offers yoga classes and special yoga retreats. Though it should be noted that this is not a yoga resort, and lodging is offered at a nearby hotel. This yoga retreat offers a variety of yoga classes including yoga classes in Hatha, Kundalini, Chakra and pre/post natal. This yoga center also offers a variety of yoga intensive retreats ranging from the sold out "Yoga and Camping" to the upcoming "Renew & Relax Yoga Retreat". For more information, about 7 Centers Yoga and their many yoga retreats click here.

Maya Tulum Resort - Mexico

Located just 90-minutes from Cancun this seaside wellness retreat is a celebrity favorite. Guests can choose either a five or a seven-night yoga vacation. At Maya Tulum guests are housed in simple stone and thatch cabanas. All cabanas include a sleeping area, tiled bathroom and a sitting room. The best cabanas provide yogis with breathtaking ocean views. Guests at this luxury yoga retreat have the option of vegetarian dining or dining on a combination of vegetarian and fish meals. Maya Tulum offers a variety of yoga and wellness retreats. The yoga classes are taught in either the 3,000 square foot yoga hall or the 1,500 square foot yoga hall. Maya Tulum also offers a full service spa with massage for those looking for a touch of luxury on their yoga retreat. Guests are certain to return from their Maya Tulum yoga retreat energized and relaxed. Click here for a link to more information about the yoga retreats and wellness vacations available at the Maya Tulum Resort in Mexico.

Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat - Bahamas

You will be hard pressed to find a more beautiful and relaxing home for your yoga retreat than the beautiful islands of the Bahamas. The Sivananda Yoga Retreat is located in Nassau in the Bahamas. This yoga resort is the ideal destination for those wellness vacationers looking for a regimented and intensive yoga retreat. At Sivananda Yoga Resort the day begins at 6:00 am with meditation and chanting followed by a two-hour rigorous hatha yoga class. Guests receive their first vegetarian meal of the day at 10:00 a.m. The afternoon is conducted in much the same format. For more information about the structured yoga retreats offered at this beautiful yoga resort in The Bahamas you can click here.

Sources:

http://www.7centers.com/homepage/index.html

http://www.rrresorts.com/f.html#/maya_tulum/facility/

http://www.sivanandabahamas.org/index.php?page_id=3

Published by Joyce Carole

Joyce is a former marketing professional and aspiring freelance writer. She holds an MBA degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Degree in Marketing from Robert Morris University. Joyce has worked for...  View profile

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  • Sondra C6/30/2010

    Very interesting and well written!

  • Michele Starkey6/30/2010

    Just laying on a beach somewhere tropic would be relaxing to me :) cheers :)

  • Pauline Dolinski6/29/2010

    Sedona and the Bahamas are really lovely places to go.

  • Jaipi Sixbear6/29/2010

    Good to know!

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