Most holidays leave you needing another one. You come home with a full camera roll and the same knot between your shoulder blades that you left with.
A yoga holiday works the other way around. You slow down instead of speeding up. You eat well, sleep deeply, move every morning and share your days with people who came for the same reason you did. You come home lighter, and the feeling stays with you long after the tan has faded.
YogaHolidays.com exists to make that kind of journey easy to find, easy to compare and simple to book.
YogaHolidays.com is an independent marketplace for yoga retreats, meditation courses, yoga teacher trainings and wellness holidays. From beachfront shalas in Bali and jungle retreats in Costa Rica to teacher trainings in India and island escapes in Tenerife, we bring together places where you can truly slow down.
We don’t run the retreats ourselves. We work with the people who do: independent teachers, family-run retreat centres, established schools and small hosts who pour their hearts into creating something worth travelling for. Our role is to share their work with the right guests, describe it clearly and make booking simple.
We take care of the part of the journey that should feel effortless, so the rest of it can feel meaningful.
YogaHolidays.com grew out of a love of discovering the world and more than ten years in the travel industry. Working for a major aviation company took me to many destinations and showed me travel from both sides: as a traveller and as a professional.
Along the way, I kept noticing the same thing. Beautiful places and dedicated hosts were out there, but finding them meant searching across countless websites, piecing together incomplete descriptions and asking questions that should have been answered from the start.
I later opened my own travel agency with a simple intention: to help people find memorable experiences, comfortable places to stay and reliable service. YogaHolidays.com brings that same care to yoga and wellness travel.
We want every listing to show you where you’ll stay, what your days will look like and what’s included, so you can spend less time searching and more time looking forward to your journey.
Every retreat is reviewed by our team before it goes live. We look at what matters to you:
The teachers. We ask about their training and experience, because the teaching is the heart of every retreat.
What’s included. Meals, transfers, class hours, excursions and equipment. If something isn’t included, the listing says so.
Where you’ll stay. We ask organisers for clear, recent photos of the rooms and shared spaces, so you can picture your stay before you book.
What past guests say. We listen to guest feedback and look for patterns, not one-off comments.
How guests are cared for. Clear cancellation terms and quick, kind answers to questions tell us a lot about a host.
Retreats that don’t meet our standard aren’t listed, and we act quickly when guests tell us about a problem.
No booking fees. The price you see is the price you pay. Our retreat partners pay us, not you.
Every listing reviewed by a person. Each retreat is checked for clear, complete information before it is published.
Support from real people. Write to us at office@yogaholidays.com before you book, while you decide or once you’re on your way.
Everything you need to decide. Skill level, daily schedule, food, what to bring and how to get there, all on the page.
Nothing hidden. We explain openly how listings are ranked, how payments and refunds work and who is responsible for what. You’ll find it all on our Trust & Safety page.
If you run retreats, you know the hardest part often isn’t teaching. It’s reaching the people who are looking for exactly what you offer.
That’s where we come in. List your retreats for free, manage dates, prices and availability from one dashboard, and receive enquiries and bookings from travellers who are actively searching for their next retreat. We take care of discovery, visibility and the booking flow, so you can focus on your guests and your teaching.
We keep our standards high because that protects everyone on the platform, guests and organisers alike.
Ready to share your retreat? Become a partner and read our Partner Terms.
We’re a small, independent team spread across the globe, with years of experience in travel and in the retreat world. Between us, we’ve practised in many shalas, slept in many shared dorms and joined plenty of early morning sessions we were glad we didn’t skip.
We’ve been guests ourselves. We know what’s often missing from retreat descriptions, which questions people hesitate to ask, and how it feels to arrive somewhere unexpected. That’s why we take so much care with every listing.
We don’t want to be the biggest retreat website. We want to be the one people trust: a place where a first-time guest can book with confidence and a long-time practitioner can still discover something new.
That means richer, more helpful listings, smarter search and more support for small, independent hosts who do beautiful work but can’t compete with big advertising budgets.
A gentle first weekend, a 200-hour teacher training, a silent week away from screens, or simply somewhere warm to move, rest and reconnect. Your retreat is out there, and it may be closer than you think.
Take a look around. If you need help, get in touch. We’d love to help you find the retreat that feels right for you.