Yoga Travel, Retreats, and Festivals

Prepare for your summer yoga season with our top 5 summer yoga essentials!

Last year’s Live Be Yoga Tour was so inspiring, we’re doing it again—only this time it’s all about capturing a snapshot of the unique yoga culture in each city we visit. To help us out: our intrepid new ambassadors, Rosie Acosta and Brant Williams.

In honor of International Day of Happiness, the first World Happiness Summit will go beyond asana in its movement to increase happiness as a life choice, a human right, and an enabler of human development and social innovation.

Get a taste of the luxury resort and its “don’t worry, be happy” vibe with their experts’ tips

Boise’s Treefort Music Fest combines the vibrancy of a music festival with the ultimate communal yoga experience for an inspiring, spirit-lifting weekend.

We scanned the yoga globe and scoped out 11 off-the-beaten-mat gems to spark your wanderlust. From Cuba to Costa Rica, Iceland to India, the choices are as infinite as yoga itself.

Experience the world in 2017. Find out which journey & destination is perfect for you to take this year!

Top yoga teachers offer insight into the value of solo travel for yogis. Some of it may surprise you.

Looking for an unforgettable yoga getaway? Costa Rica's Envision Festival aims to transcend the standard yoga event experience and deepen connections to nature, community, and your higher self.

Yoga for Bad People founders Heather Lilleston and Katelin Sisson travel like it’s their job (because it is). Here, they offer YJ readers their favorite poses to balance out the body after getting off a plane.

How a trek to holy Gomukh, the source of the mystical waters of the Ganges, 
deepened one writer’s understanding of yoga’s teachings.

From Maui to Mexico, world-renowned teachers share their favorite yoga retreats. Consider this the inspiration you need to book your next getaway.

Leading a yoga retreat can be a deeply rewarding experience. Organizing a yoga retreat, however, can be an overwhelming endeavor. Here, veteran retreat leader Chrissy Carter lays out 6 steps to nail it.

Feeling the need for a break from the daily grind (and politics)? Retreats deepen your practice, introduce you to new people and places, and provide extra time with your favorite teacher. Here, 12 trips we'd like to book ourselves this year.

Start the year healthy, grounded, 
and refreshed with these transformative self-care tips from Esalen, the iconic retreat center in Big Sur, California.

While starting your yoga travels in India makes sense, you don’t necessary have to fly 14-plus hours to find authenticity. Here, 10 spots with real-deal links to the Eight Limbs for your bucket list.

Come practice yoga at the biggest outdoor yoga class in South Florida with Yoga Journey founder, Leslie Glickman and with live music by DJ Drez.

Meet February cover model Heather Lilleston, cofounder of Yoga for Bad People.

Pack your yoga bag! Here, we’ve picked 13 unique destinations worth booking to kick back and om.

Ever wish you could pack up your mat, hit the road, and 
travel around the United States practicing yoga? Now's your chance to live your dream!

Kat Fowler's lighthearted and inspirational style of teaching encourages personal expression, inner connection and courage through movement.

Find your bliss this fall with these simple self-care tips from Chloe Manlay, resident yoga teacher and retreat coordinator at Yemaya.

Readers share the yoga they practice on mountain peaks.

Hotels across the country are ready to help you stick to your yoga and meditation practice.

Yoga teacher Chelsea Jackson Roberts takes us with her on a trip to Barbados that reminded her of the yogic lessons travel can teach.

Communities across the country, take note: Since the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, the Newtown Yoga Festival has set an example for using yoga to bring a community together and heal trauma.

The key to a great retreat experience is spending some time upfront to find the right fit for you. Here, experienced retreat leaders share 7 tips to help you make the most of your first yoga retreat.

Kathryn Budig has created a career that’s the envy of yogis around the globe, but here she debunks some common misconceptions about what it means to be a big-name, internationally traveling yoga teacher.

Looking for a one-of-a-kind yoga experience? Try a class in Las Vegas’s High Roller Observation Wheel, 550 feet above the strip.

Two Kenyan yogis are bringing 
mind-body practices to child 
soldiers, at-risk youth, and aid 
workers in Africa.

Check out these 10 spa vacation spots perfectly suited for yogis in need of serious R&R.

Only in Vegas: Join Dharma Yoga teacher Eileen Lorraine for an electrifying practice among retired neon signs this summer in her pop-up hot yoga sessions at Las Vegas's Neon Museum.

In honor of the second International Day of Yoga, Yoga Journal is proud to present a peek into the practices of 18 global yogis, photographed in locations around the world by Robert Sturman.

Practice on International Day of Yoga in the Florida Keys with a unique early-morning class, as the full moon sets on one side of the Seven-Mile Bridge and the summer sun rises on the other side.

Here, three prominent yoga teachers share the rewards and challenges of their sabbaticals. Plus, advice to help you decide if taking 
a break is right for you.

Yoga Journal Senior Editor Meghan Rabbitt's trip to Hau Hin, Thailand, turned into the ultimate healing journey as she found herself letting go of old heartbreak.

From California to Belize, these yogis share the poses they practice outdoors on getaways.

Looking for a different kind of summer vacay? Consider hopping on the growing trend of adult-only sleepaway camps.

Attend Hanuman Festival in Boulder, CO to deepen your yoga practice and connect with like-minded yogis.

Krissy Jones, co-owner of Sky Ting Yoga, shares tips for the best revitalizing postures to practice while traveling.

Looking for an amazing yoga festival to attend this summer? We have the 2016 lineup so you can hit the road and find your tribe.

Find solitude with Buddhist monks in Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.

Carving out solo time for a retreat can be tricky with a busy family life. But you can still infuse your family vacation with some yoga this summer.

Join CorePower Yoga this summer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre for a unique yoga experience with awe-inspiring views.

A little asana and meditation can be the perfect antidote to summer-travel angst and aches.

We're excited to introduce Tarah Stuht and Taylor O’Sullivan, the ambassadors for our Live Be Yoga Tour in partnership with Gaia.

Writer Rachel Zurer discovers the power of a daily practice on a dream-like yoga retreat on sacred Mayan lands in Guatemala.

Yoga Journal readers share the yoga they practice in national parks.

Readers share the yoga they practice in groups.

Jean Weiss finds a relaxing weekend of yoga with her teenage daughter and friend at Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colorado to learn about snow sports.

Yoga teacher Rina Jakubowicz offers travel tips and inspiration from her photo expedition with Robert Sturman to shoot the “Cuba Libre Yoga Project.”

Yoga Journal Senior Editor Tasha Eichenseher finds that surrendering control in Rishikesh, India, left her with a liberating after-glow.

Ever feel like you need a bolt of perspective? Getting outside is a good place to start.

PRESENTED BY CORNING GORILLA GLASS: No one is immune to a bad day, but everyone can do something to turn it around. Learn how to keep your calm like a master yogi.

YJ readers share snapshots of the yoga they practice during their travels.

We’ve all felt like we’re too weak, too timid, too small or ill-equipped to accomplish our goals. It's time to GET TOUGH.

Pancha-what? Our writer takes us along on a 10-day traditional Ayurvedic retreat, as part of her journey toward healing. Discover this ancient detox method.

Let’s set the record straight about what really goes on at yoga festivals and events. No, you don’t have to speak Sanskrit fluently.

What’s the recipe for a great city for yogis? 
Start with renowned teachers and studios, 
mix in a supportive community and healthful amenities, and then sprinkle in some fun, innovative events. 
These 10 are blue-ribbon winners.

Yoga is making an impact in a huge way in these smaller (less than one million people) communities.

Readers share the yoga they practice in the desert.

Putting energy and cash toward gratifying 
experiences rather than material things can lead to greater joy, according to scientists.

There is still time to come together with like-minded yogis, celebrate your practice, and get centered before summer festival season is over.

A honeymoon that celebrates your love of yoga AND your passion for your partner? Pack your matching yoga mats, now.

The true meaning of 'ohana (family) awaits at this yoga retreat center set among black sand beaches, volcanoes, and pineapple-coconut ice cream.

If you’re traveling without a mat or don’t have the space to roll one out, you can still stretch your whole body with these 8 standing poses.

New Hampshire clocks in as the most emotionally healthy US state. It has people that face new experiences, share close moments with loved ones and engages in healthy activities.

Standup Paddleboarders, runners, and hikers, here's your high-performance yoga gear for a summer of practice, play, and adventure.

YJ is joining forces with #YOGAforNEPAL to raise much-needed funds for the victims of last month's earthquake. Learn how you can help.

Breathwork may take on new meaning as you practice and play in the Southwestern desert 
or thin Rocky Mountain air. Start in Albuquerque or Santa Fe and work north to Denver.

We searched 
the United States to select the most iconic ashrams, celebrated yoga festivals, and restful retreat centers on three extended yoga road trips.

Silver Island is a private, 60-acre yoga retreat and working olive farm—and the ideal place to rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit.

Prepare yourself for a very different experience when you unroll your mat in yoga’s motherland, Rina Jakubowicz says. Here’s what to expect.

Coral Brown offers a preview of all that a trip to yoga’s motherland could open your eyes to.

Kino MacGregor says whether you find your guru there or not, just traveling to India will teach you more than you can imagine.

This wellness retreat, known for group hikes, healthy-cooking workshops, and yoga classes, is just a couple hours from famously wicked Las Vegas.

Finding someone to practice with in India? Easy. Finding your guru? Another story completely. Learn how you'll know when you have.

Visualize yourself on an Aruban beach as you challenge your core, balance, and shoulders in this sequence from Rachel Brathen's new book.

Teacher Tommy Rosen gives us an insider's look at the scene at the IYF in Rishikesh, India.

Yoga Journal readers share the yoga they practice in front of public art.