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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! 💙🌏
Studies have shown that yoga is incredible for your mental health and overall wellbeing. Apart from gaining strength and flexibility, it is also a powerful practice that reduces stress and anxiety, grounding you through breath work. It's like hitting the reset button on your brain, and then letting those feel-good endorphins to boost your mood!
Whether you’re looking for a much-needed break from the daily grind, or just want to develop a more healthy and active lifestyle, travelling abroad while developing your yoga skills through Workaway is a cost-effective and great way to see the world. Allowing you to be in tune with your body, mind and soul at some of the best yoga centres in the world, while staying on a budget and meeting like-minded yogis!
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…
A nature lover’s dream in the peaceful countryside of Taiwan
Feel zen at this
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!
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
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! 😉✨
Join a yoga-loving community at a hostel on Koh Phangan island
Explore sunsets, pristine beaches and be part of
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Have fun at a surf camp while enjoying yoga and the Moroccan waves
Wanna go somewhere with the perfect balance between fun and zen? Living at this surf camp as part of the family will give you exactly that! Go learn surfing while teaching yoga at this
Help us at a surf spot while enjoying yoga and the coast in Tamraght, Agadir, Morocco
on the southern Atlantic coast in Morocco, and ride the waves for free with fellow adventurous volunteers or travellers. While Agadir might not be the first place you think of when it comes to surfing paradises, the consistent swells here along the coastline make it a great alternative destination for both beginner and experienced surfers. Apart from teaching yoga at this welcoming surf camp, they also need help with social media, blogging and photography. Come join the fun team, lead a yoga session, then kick back and go explore the local area or join in one of their surfing lessons!! 🌊
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Conscious living and eating at this vegan community in Kerala
How can we not include India, THE mecca that boasts some of the best yoga workshops and practices in the world, on this list?! This
has a yoga studio and vegan cafe for you to discover a truly holistic, healthy lifestyle while exploring a quiet, authentic side of India! This studio focuses on vinyasa yoga, but they also offer a variety of classes ranging from ashtanga to aerial – and they’re looking for dynamic Workaway yoga teachers who are happy to help with these classes! As a plant-based community, you’ll also get to share and enjoy vegan recipes, and make use of this unique opportunity to focus on the wellbeing of ourselves, the animals we share this planet with, and the environment’s!
Help create a yoga centre in the mountains of São Paulo
Ever dreamed of waking up to the beautiful mountain view every morning? If you are planning for a trip to Brazil, this
Creating our yoga center together in the Mantiqueira Mountains, São Paulo
might just be the place for you! For those who don't mind mucking out and getting active, this special place in the middle of the Mantiqueira mountains is perfect for learning about bioconstruction, gardening, and of course being part of various yoga and meditation retreats. Everyone contributes their helping hands and creative minds to the project. The best part of it all? You’d be spending lots of great time with an open-minded group of people and creating your very own travel community!
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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! 🧘♂️
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Feel the flow of Tantric yoga
What about an opportunity in nature to really be present and connect your mind, body and soul? This 350-year-old watermill in France has been converted to a
Non-profit retreat center with yoga and tantra at a former water mill in Orsennes, France
, which offers daily courses while letting you discover an alternative side of this top European destination beyond the Eiffel Tower. Your hosts (who are also Tantra yoga teachers and therapists of the retreat!) are looking for help with photography to record their Tantra festival on top of general day-to-day maintenance and gardening, and in your free time, make sure to enjoy their yoga and Tantra workshops, sauna, and natural swimming pool!
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Join this family for everyday yoga while exploring the Finnish woods
This
Give us a hand with creating our home in the Finnish forest near Kutemajärvi, Finland
is renovating an old farm into their dream home, and they are looking for Workawayers to join their morning AND evening yoga sessions, as well as enjoy the surrounding woods with them! In exchange for helping with simple building tasks, permaculture, storing and preparing natural produce (we heard blueberries are in season🫐), you have plenty of opportunities to admire the trees, go for swims in the nearby lake, relax in a hammock and even camp in the woods – it’s one of the host’s favourite activities as a family so make sure you don’t miss out on that!
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Teach yoga on the world’s largest crater lake in North Sumatra
Described as an oasis of wellness and sustainability,
away from the more popular Bali in Indonesia is looking for yoga teacher volunteers to lead daily yoga and meditation classes, among other types of help. If you’re interested in swapping sightseeing and touristy vibes for some tranquility, this is the perfect place to share your yoga practice and recharge your soul. When you’re not doing yoga, immerse into local Batak culture while hanging out with locals and staff, explore nearby fishing villages, chase waterfalls and even trek up the dormant Mount Sibayak!
Experience real Ecuadorian life at this holistic farm and food forest
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Party it up with your international yogi community in Portugal
Ready for some festival fun under the Portuguese sun? You might be thinking, what does yoga and partying have to do with each other?! Well, this
Join our summer of yoga, community & festival vibes in São Pedro do Sul, Portugal
welcomes friends and Workawayers to join and help host free festivities with other locals. If you enjoy beach parties, surfing and hiking, and of course weekly yoga sessions - this community is definitely your kind of travel tribe.
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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! 🙏
About Lois Orekoya
Lois Orekoya is a global citizen, a creative storyteller, a quick thinker, and an organizer. Growing up in Singapore, Chengdu, Suriname, and Hong
She is a free spirit. Having worked with Workaway before as a marketing content writer, she's often inspired by travelers' stories and experiences. She loves interviewing, coaching, and educating about creative writing and creativity.
While she dreams of traveling more, she’s been blessed to have traveled to some unique places, including the vibrant island of Barbados. She’s excited for future travels and continuing to explore life, as she keeps building her creative coaching initiative A Story We Tell.
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