12 great yoga experiences for travellers around the world

If there’re two things that never fail to lift our spirits, it would probably be travelling (duh), and yoga! 💙🌏

Our Favourite Retreats and Projects for Yoga Lovers

Imagine just unwinding your body and resting your mind, while being surrounded by good energy in a spiritual environment… now that sounds like paradise for yoga travellers like ourselves! And luckily with so many options around us, we can enjoy the relaxation of yoga, while travelling and discovering the world!

Whether you’re a newbie looking to stretch and relax, or an expert yogi – one of these fantastic retreats or experiences is bound to be for you! So pack your bag, and get ready to flow through some new yoga movements along your globetrotting journey…

1. A nature lover’s dream in the peaceful countryside of Taiwan

Feel zen at this eco-village situated in the quiet and peaceful Tainan, Taiwan. If you're interested in practising yoga or meditation while learning about permaculture at their organic farm, then this is the perfect host for you! You are welcome to join their their retreat centre’s yoga, meditation and detox classes in exchange for help around their farm, orchard, or any seasonal tasks around their eco-village. This unique setting which combines a rural farm experience with a nice detox is the place to soak up all that natural living around you!

2. Live off-grid at this Dominica wellness retreat 

Live your best island life and engross yourself at this retreat located on three acres of land in the Dominica rainforest! Help assist with small building and gardening projects on the property. In exchange, you learn valuable life skills, like, living-off grid, tropical construction techniques, organic gardening and composting and the many psychoactive and medicinal plants! When you’re not volunteering, you can practice yoga and meditation in this lovely, off-the-beaten-track location - the best kind of yoga wellness retreat if you ask us. This is what yoga dreams are made of!  😉✨

3. Join a yoga-loving community at a hostel on Koh Phangan island 

Explore sunsets, pristine beaches and be part of   this backpackers' community  in the heart of Thailand’s Koh Phangan! In exchange for a free stay in paradise, give this host a hand with morning meditation and breathwork sessions, social media, and organising various community activities and day trips. Just be respectful of the culture and religion there whilst enjoying the beautiful island landscape, and get to learn about the delightful way of life in sunny Thailand! ☀️

4. Have fun at a surf camp while enjoying yoga and the Moroccan waves

5. Conscious living and eating at this vegan community in Kerala

6. Help create a yoga centre in the mountains of São Paulo

7. Live off the grid in a peaceful farm 

With dazzling nature all around you, New Zealand is hands down one of our fave countries to find some Shanti! 🧘‍♂️ This Workaway host's goal is to live as sustainably as possible – so you get the chance to unplug and connect with the real world around you. The house is run on solar power and the water is sourced from a fresh stream nearby. You’d be able to practice yoga, meditation and a lot more at the nearby Ashram. This is a time to be fully present, play music, have some real conversations and experience life authentically each day!

8. Feel the flow of Tantric yoga

9. Join this family for everyday yoga while exploring the Finnish woods

10. Teach yoga on the world’s largest crater lake in North Sumatra

11. Experience real Ecuadorian life at this holistic farm and food forest

This amazing host is looking for adventurous yoga lovers and permaculture farmers! Plant fresh produce, learn about wild edible plants and live a true farmer’s life for a while. But remember, it’s not all about what you do – it’s also about how you rest. 👌😌👌 Unwind with yoga amongst the jungle green and relax in a hammock, stroll along the farm, or even start your own workshop or lead the best yoga retreat organised by you!

12. Party it up with your international yogi community in Portugal

We definitely know where we’d rather be namastaying right now… whether it's a yoga retreat near by, or a bucket-list worthy meditation retreat at the other corner of the world, hopefully one of these will get your muscles tingling for more travels and an awesome yoga session (or several) abroad too! 🙏