This post was originally published on Yovada Life by Kelly Fielding
Explore the 5 top yoga retreats in Bali, these retreats are the most well reviewed and most popular. Discover retreats in Ubud, Seminyak & elsewhere on the “island of the gods”.
For the travelling yogi in search of relaxation, activities and let’s not forget fun, Bali is a waiting paradise.
With its unique landscape of wide rugged beaches and rain-forested mountains, and the people and culture, there is a sure mysticism and spirituality on the island. Marvel at the 20,000 Hindu shrines and temples. Bali is the perfect destination to immerse ourselves in our practice and a new journey.
Here are the Top 5 Yoga Retreats in Bali.
1.Blue Karma Resort and Villa
in Seminyak & Ubud
Why it’s popular: Blue Karma Resort and Villas are unique because they understand that there isn’t one Bali for everyone or a single yoga retreat to suit all needs. If you enjoy being close to the excitement, but with a sanctuary of calm to retreat to, the Seminyak venue offers luxury rooms and a variety of programs. If you are looking for a more immersive experience, the Ubud location takes you into the heart of the island.
Retreat packages: Prepare to discover the joy of living in balance on the 4 Day Ubud Yoga Immersion Retreat. In Ubud, starting at $815 this yoga retreat focuses on healing the self and relief from everyday life. Enjoy daily yoga class, meditation and Pranayama class, spa treatments and an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation.
Purify your body and find inner balance with the 4 Day Seminyak Intensive Yoga Retreat . Starting at $762 enjoy three yoga classes and one meditation class daily to calm the mind, connect with your spirit, and bring your body back into harmony. Learn breathing techniques, yoga postures, meditation, and simple modern philosophy.
2.Fivelements
in Ubud
Why it’s popular: Fivelements offers an opportunity for inspiration, awareness and ultimate wellbeing. The retreats aim at supporting people through life transitions and transformation. Fivelements is one of the first retreats of its kind, bridging the wisdom of traditional healing cultures with innovative wellness concepts. Each retreat focuses on providing traditionally inspired body treatments, raw, vegan and vegetarian food, engaging activities for fitness and entertainment, beautiful and comfortable accommodations, meditation, ritual, and educational opportunities.
Retreat package: Rejuvenation packages, ranging from 4 to 22 days. These signature packages use a holistic integrative approach designed to tune into your unique physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing to offer the best healing on deep and profound levels. Experience the Yovada exclusive Fivelements First Taste Package and enjoy 3 nights accommodations, 2 gourmet healing cuisine meals per day, 1 healing massage and 1 session of yoga and meditation. Starting at $1116.
3.The Chedi Club, Ubud
Why it’s popular: Set in the beautiful rice paddies of Bali’s spiritual Ubud, The Chedi Club is a luxurious piece of paradise awaiting your arrival. This intimate luxury yoga retreat offers twenty individual villas, each one carefully designed to reflect and embody the unique traditional architecture of Bali. Be prepared to feel as if you are in your own slice of Balinese paradise.
Retreat package: Perfect for those looking for a quick rejuvenation in paradise is the 3 Day Luxury Rejuvenate in Style. Starting at $850 enjoy a 3 day stay at the Chedi Club’s enchanting villas, one 60-minute spa treatment, morning or afternoon rice paddy trekking with a guide and daily morning yoga classes.
4.Bagus Jati in Ubud
Retreat Package: From $545 the 3 Day Renew Yoga Retreat gives you the opportunity to checkin, tune out and delve into a short break to rejuvenate. The location and venue itself are beautiful, surrounded by the rainforested river valley of Ubud. And all the healthy cafes and practitioners are nearby for you to enjoy.
5.Goddess Yoga Retreats
in Seminyak
Retreat Package : Starting at $1995 7 Day Goddess Surf & Yoga Retreat offers Surf, Yoga, healthy food and beach holiday vibes with the beautiful ladies at Goddess Retreats.There is also a pure yoga retreat held at the peaceful Adiwana Jembawan in the rainforested river valley of Ubud.
Wherever you end up in Bali…you are sure to find beautiful people and the space inside and out to immerse yourself in the experience…enjoy the journey x