Retreat guides

Our guides to choosing a retreat: the best places by country and style, and what the magazines recommend.

Yoga retreats

For a classic beach-and-jungle yoga week, Blue Osa on the Osa Peninsula and Vida Asana near Playa Hermosa are the most complete all-rounders.…

Health and detox retreats

If you want a doctor-led health program rather than a spa holiday, start with SHA Wellness Clinic in Spain, Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland…

Wellness and spa retreats

If burnout has become a health problem, Clinic Les Alpes in Switzerland offers round-the-clock clinical care, and Santani in Sri Lanka and Zulal in…

Surf and yoga retreats

For a classic week of surf coaching and daily yoga, Talalla Retreat and Soul & Surf in Sri Lanka and Surf Maroc in Morocco are long-running…

Wellness and spa retreats

The wellness retreats with the strongest case for 2026 are the ones more than one respected publication has singled out: SHA Wellness Clinic…

Yoga retreats

For serious, traditional practice, the Sivananda ashram in Kerala, the Iyengar institute in Pune and Yasodhara Ashram in Canada are the places to…

Yoga teacher training

Five Costa Rica retreat centers on our site run their own yoga teacher trainings. Blue Osa offers the most choice of formats, with 200 and 300-hour…

Eco-lodge retreats

For pure adventure, Pacuare Lodge is the standout: you raft in on the Pacuare River and spend your days canyoning and hiking. Lapa Rios is the pick…

Yoga retreats

If you want to practice yoga and be in the sea a few minutes later, Blue Osa, Ojo del Mar and Hotel Tropico Latino are right on the beach, and Pura…