Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm ~ Grass Valley, CA
Swami Vishnu-devananda founded the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm near Grass Valley, California, in 1971. The ashram provides a residential setting where spiritual practitioners of all levels can deepen their practice through the study of classical yoga, meditation and vedanta. Teacher Training and Advanced Teacher Training in Sivananda Yoga are offered as well as beginner yoga intensives and family oriented retreats.
The Expanding Light Retreat ~ Nevada City, CA
The Expanding Light is a non-profit meditation and yoga retreat in Northern California and part of Ananda Village, one the world’s most successful spiritual communities.
From yoga retreats and meditation teacher training to personal retreats, here you will find peace, healing, and the practical tools necessary to make them a reality in your life.
Yoga at Esalen Institute ~ Big Sur, CA
The combination of the hot mineral springs, beautiful panoramas and vistas, yoga and great food makes for an incredible retreat experience. There is a very special energy at Esalen and in Big Sur generally. ~ Thomas Fortel
White Lotus Foundation ~ Santa Barbara, CA
This high-profile retreat is among the most esteemed in the world of yoga. Founded by the famous (in yoga circles) and accomplished Ganga White, this mountain oasis sits on ancient canyon grounds—considered sacred by the original inhabitants, the Chumash Indians—overlooking Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean.
Shambhala Mountain Center ~ Red Feather Lakes, CO
Located on 600 acres in the Colorado Rockies, this Tibetan Buddhism-centered retreat, founded by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, caters to both neophytes and in-depth practitioners with a vast roster of programs on yoga, Buddhist meditation, Shambhala warriorship training, dharma talks and much more. The name Shambhala symbolizes the notion that each human being innately possesses wisdom, compassion and goodness, and after a stay here you'll feel one step closer to your personal enlightenment. Besides practicing yoga, you can take walks through the surrounding wild, natural beauty and encounter brown hawks and eagles, foxes, marmots and lynx.
Kalani Oceanside Retreat Big Island, HI
Kalani Honua translates as "harmony of heaven and earth," and this is the mission of this 30-year-and-going-strong island retreat bordering the ocean and tropical jungle. Visitors have raved about the lush setting and healing and joyful spirit of this place and yoga great Shiva Rea was inspired to say: "Kalani is one of the most potent and nurturing retreat centers in the world as it is so close to where Pele’s lava flows into the ocean—where new earth is actually being created."
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