With increasing number of tourists every year new avenues of travel are coming into existence. One such popular avenue is Spiritual Travel i.e travelling for spiritual activities like yoga and meditation.
From yoga sessions to stay in ashrams spiritual travel has opened new avenues for the discerning traveler looking for peace and relaxation.
So pack your bags, get some cheap airline tickets as we explore some of the best getaways offering this opportunity.
Maya Spa Wellness Center, Mexico
Its located one and a half hours south of Cancun. The center is a perfect tropical retreat to stimulate your senses and immerse yourself in explorations of your body’s wisdom. The setting of the holistic spa and its idyllic surroundings offer the perfect antidote to high stressed city life. The properties of earth, wind, fire and water are combined to purify the mind, body and soul.
Its also offers yoga lessons in private or group ensuring that you have the perfect start your day.
Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, Colorado
Shoshoni Yoga Retreat is a premier yoga teacher training school. The yoga retreat center and residential ashram is located in the Colorado Rockies near Boulder, Colorado. The Retreat aims at assisting people in understanding and experiencing their true nature through the practice of yoga and immersion in a yogic lifestyle.
Located amidst the mountains of Colorado Rockies, Shoshoni is an ashram run by a resident staff of dedicated yogis who lend their skills in vegetarian cooking, yoga, meditation and music.
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, California

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, also known as Green Dragon Temple, is a Buddhist practice center in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition offering training in Zen meditation.
In addition to meditation retreats, offerings include classes and workshops on the Japanese tea ceremony and gardening.
Conveniently located in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, in a valley that opens out onto the Pacific Ocean besides the program of zen and study, it includes an organic farm and garden, as well as a guest house and conference center.
COMO Shambhala Retreat, Turks and Caicos
The Como Shambhala Retreat believes strongly in the policy of healthy eating, exercise and self-development. Shambhala, a Sanskrit word for ‘the sacred place of bliss’ offers a full range of experiences designed to challenge and inspire us to greater wellbeing.
The idyllic setting gives you a perfect opportunity to explore your body, mind and soul.
These getaways offer you with a perfect opportunity to uplift your mind and soul through yoga and meditation sessions.






June 23, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Blog post re: Turks and Caicos and COMO Shambhala Retreat being an excellent place to experience is spot on. Color of the water is truly spectacular and a must see!
June 23, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Comment about Turks & Caicos and it being an amazing place for R&R and Yoga is spot on! Color of the water is amazing and truly a place to visit before too long..