Yoga Vacation Program

 
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Simplify, reset, and reconnect with yourself.

The ashram offers an all-inclusive experience with a private beach, daily yoga classes, satsangs (meditation & chanting), engaging talks, performances, and workshops from acclaimed presenters daily. Whether you’re new to yoga or experienced, the program fosters spiritual growth, healing, and relaxation in a supportive community. The benefits and tools you gain will uplift you long after your stay. Check our calendar for events during your visit. Scroll down to the Daily Schedule tab to see what a day at the Ashram looks like.

 

What you will experience in the Ashram

 

Immerse in a yogic lifestyle

Increase your vitality, positivity, and ease of being as a result of daily yoga practice, a healthy vegetarian diet, silent meditation sessions, and uplifting teachings.

Connect to nature’s healing

Enjoy the restorative power of the natural world as you take in the fresh sea air, the sounds of the waves, and the beauty of the tropical gardens.

Experience well being

While you are here, consider making an appointment for an integrative healing session through our Well Being Center.

Meet interesting people

Experience the pleasure of good company through connection with kindred spirits from around the world at meals, on the beach, in classes, and in satsang.

Explore inspiring topics

Discover new ways of thinking and being, deepen spiritual knowledge, learn body-mind practices, and celebrate the diversity of life through mid-day workshops and inspiring evening talks.

Learn the Tools of Yoga

During your stay with us, we invite you to discover how powerful the tools of yoga can be in your personal evolution, helping you to live in constant peace with yourself, humanity, and nature.

 

Retreat from the stressors and distractions of everyday life and discover a healthier, happier you. Our Yoga Vacation Program was designed by Swami Vishnudevananda to ensure complete relaxation and rejuvenation for the body, mind, and soul. Daily yoga classes work in conjunction with the ashram schedule to help your body reconnect with the natural rhythms of nature so that your mind can become more restful and present.

 

Satsangs & Workshops

What makes our Yoga Vacations unique? In addition to our location and yoga lifestyle immersion, we offer an extraordinary program of talks, workshops, and performances — all included in your stay. Through the Yoga Vacation Program, we welcome more than 200 distinguished presenters each year — spiritual teachers of different traditions, scientists, healers, religious leaders, authors, and musicians, each one a jewel in their discipline. Come and be inspired. See what’s happening when you plan to stay with us:

Upcoming Yoga Vacation Programs

Yoga Vacation Program
March 24 — 26, 2025
Shamini Jain, PhD and Vikas Srivastava, MEd

Learn how to fully embody healing and powerful transformation through one of your most powerful assets - your voice. Through experiencing the impact of creative sound-making, mantra, spoken word and poetry, you’ll reach beyond your fears and conditioned limitations to bring forth a new reality of joy for yourself and others.

Yoga Vacation Program
March 24, 2025
Pierre Montpetit

In this 90-minute experiential workshop, you will learn the basic principles of giving a relaxing and highly enjoyable massage. Neck, shoulder, and scalp massage is a simple, effective, and very accessible technique.

Yoga Vacation Program
March 25 — May 12, 2025
Swamini Atmaprakashananda Saraswati

Study the most powerful and direct of all the Upanishads and discover unshakeable serenity. Come learn these potent teachings as inspiration for moving into your new year with clarity and purpose.

Yoga Vacation Program
March 27 — 30, 2025
Shimshai and Susana

Shimshai & Susana invite you on a journey of the soul, guided through music and indigenous wisdom. Experience ancestral teachings and healing practices accompanied by original and traditional ceremonial medicine music.

Yoga Vacation Program
March 30, 2025
Swami Swaroopananda

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

Yoga Vacation Program
March 31 — April 2, 2025
Nora Benian (Sundari)

In this program, we will learn and practice safe and specific therapeutic postures for spinal health, hip and shoulder mobility to help relieve pain and increase energy flow.

Yoga Vacation Program
March 31 — April 3, 2025
Ragani

Journey into your own heart with Ragani and her band, as they share the timeless practice of Kirtan — and share the transformational effects of sound and vibration.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 3 — 5, 2025
Robert Thurman and John R. B. Campbell

Come explore key Tibetan Buddhist texts on Indian Tantras, with a particular focus on the Guhyasamāja practices. We will also draw upon the Hatha Yoga Pradipika to delve into the integration of yogic principles into daily life in our modern era.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 6 — 8, 2025
Matthew Cohen

Discover Sacred Energy Arts - A celebration of being alive, a method of cultivating radiant health and an inward path towards freedom and creative expression.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 9, 2025
Pierre Montpetit

You will learn and practice a routine combining reflexology and foot massage techniques. You’ll be able to bring this 10-minute practice home and share it with your loved ones. Join us and bring the art of relaxation into your life!

Yoga Vacation Program
April 9 — 12, 2025
Nora Benian (Sundari)

Sound therapy has many benefits, including stress reduction, mood balance, blood pressure reduction, improved sleep, and pain management. By listening to the soothing frequencies from the therapeutic-grade instruments, the brain is synchronized with those delicate frequencies, a phenomenon called entrainment.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 11 — 13, 2025
Richard Bello and Chandrika

By blending ancient wisdom with modern psychology, this program will reveal how discipline, rather than restriction, is the key to lasting liberation.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 12, 2025
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat

Enjoy a delicious vegetarian feast, a reading of the Haggadah, Passover chants, and teachings on Passover’s relationship to yogic principles.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 13 — 16, 2025
Claudia Welch, Ramkumar Kutty, Erin Casperson, Emily Glaser, RN, and Kimberly Kubicke

Join this highly knowledgable and experienced group of practitioners for an exploration of Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotisha, Vedic administration and various concepts that relate to them all, and how they are interconnected.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 17 — 19, 2025
Ivy Ingram

Step into the timeless practice of Vedic Chanting, where the ancient wisdom of Sanskrit mantras, revealed to yogis in deep meditation, guides us toward alignment with the divine and natural intelligence.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 20, 2025
Swami Swaroopananda, Bishop Trevor Williamson, and Marilyn Rossner

Celebrate a beautiful Easter morning on Paradise Island with traditional Easter singing, stories, and messages of hope.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 20 — 22, 2025
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati

Join Dr. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati on a powerful weekend of self discovery where you will discover, embrace, and live in your highest truth. Come develop new patterns of authentic, courageous living and learn powerful practices to free yourself whenever you may get stuck.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 23 — 26, 2025
Acharya Shunya

Vedic teacher and scholar Acharya Shunya will cover the profound teachings of Bhaja Govindam, an 8th century nondual Hymn by Adi Shakracharya, over three transformative satsangs and workshops, each designed to unveil the deep wisdom of Vedanta and guide seekers on the path to inner peace and liberation.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 26, 2025
Swami Swaroopananda

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 27 — 30, 2025
Rose Khalsa

With decades of training and first hand experience having lost her two sons, Rose will share from her heart and guide you in understanding how to consciously prepare yourself for the inevitable passing of those you love and how support those who are preparing to cross over.

Yoga Vacation Program
April 30 — May 3, 2025
Seán Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band

Join us for this extraordinary journey into the heart of bhakti, where music, devotion, and creativity converge to create a transformative experience. Allow Seán & The Wild Lotus Band to guide you through this magical exploration of the heart and soul, and emerge with a renewed sense of connection, joy, and inner peace.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 1, 2025
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat

Celebrate the lineage of Advaita Vedanta with prayer, puja, and prasad.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 5, 2025
Pierre Montpetit

You will learn and practice a routine combining reflexology and foot massage techniques. You’ll be able to bring this 10-minute practice home and share it with your loved ones. Join us and bring the art of relaxation into your life!

Yoga Vacation Program
May 5 — 9, 2025
Durga Leela, Nikki Myers, and Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John

Join those of us on the Recovery path as well as professionals in the recovery field as we learn about, share, discuss and practice tools from Yoga, Ayurvedic Medicine, Buddhism and Mindfulness. 

Yoga Vacation Program
May 10 — 12, 2025
Blaine Wilkes

In this weekend workshop we will explore ways of accessing your innate love, healing, and nourishing energy.  Using the tools of Energy Medicine, Yoga, Journaling, Breathwork, and Deep Inquiry, you’ll leave feeling supported, whole, and joyous at your newfound self-understanding. 

Yoga Vacation Program
May 13, 2025
Paula Ann Levesque

In this workshop we will explore four lifestyle changes that can help to avoid the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 15 — 17, 2025
Rubin Naiman

Learn to address insomnia and improve the quality of your sleep based on integrative body, mind and spirit approach the sleep and dreams. Take home new habits to support deep, rejuvenating sleep every night.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 18 — 21, 2025
Gary Kraftsow

Join us for an enlightening program and deep dive into the use of symbolism, yoga, chanting, pranayama, and meditation to support spiritual practitioners actualize their innate Divine human potential.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 20 — August 4, 2025
Swami Paramananda Giri

The practice of listening to a great saint or Mahatma relay the knowledge of the Vedas, ancient scriptural texts in India, has been the foundation for spiritual liberation for countless people.This immersion offers the doorway through which moksha or true freedom is attained.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 21 — 23, 2025
Indranil Mallick, Partha Bose, and Oindrila Roy Mallick

Experience unique instrumental and dance performances and workshops featuring the ancient melody of sitar accompanied by tabla and bharatnaryam classical south Indian Dance.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 23 — 25, 2025
Scott Schwenk

Deepen your ability to connect with clarity, creative inspiration, renewal and embodied wholeness. Dive into healing experiences with practical tools you can take home use to thrive.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 26 — 28, 2025
John Minks

Experience a multi-sensory soundscape with a full array of musical experience combining gongs, chimes, bowls and other instruments.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 29, 2025
Swami Swaroopananda

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

Yoga Vacation Program
May 30 — June 1, 2025
Dr. John Douillard

Discover a higher level of breathing that opens the door to happiness, higher states of consciousness and emotional freedom.

Yoga Vacation Program
June 1 — 9, 2025
Dr. John Douillard, James Twyman, Rob and Melissa, Prantik Kundu, Menas Kafatos, Suba Ramesh Parmar, Ramesh Parmar, and Swan Michelle (Michelle Baker)

In honor of the Sivananda lineage and Swami Swaroopananda's birthday, we invite all guests, friends, and residents of the ashram to come together for a celebration with our guest presenters for A Festival of Light!

Yoga Vacation Program
June 2 — 5, 2025
Rob and Melissa

Join Rob and Melissa for an exploration of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of devotion, also called "The Yoga of Love." Through kirtan, mantra, meditation, storytelling, and Satsang, we'll discover the purpose and direction that comes from following a path of devotion.

Yoga Vacation Program
June 10 — 13, 2025
Daniel Orlansky

Enjoy graceful and gentle movements in both forms and embrace the powerful effects of both qigong and yoga as you detoxify the body and increase your strength, flexibility, and peace of mind.

Yoga Vacation Program
June 12 — 15, 2025
Jaya Madhava Das and Shakti and Tamal

Kirtan creates a rare and beautiful experience— a welcoming space where everyone can connect deeply with themselves and others. This is your opportunity to share your voice, feel supported, and revel in the blissful energy of togetherness.

Yoga Vacation Program
June 16 — 18, 2025
Nathan Katz, Steven Heine, and Vasudha Narayanan

This seminar will feature three distinguished scholars who will guide us through Zen, Hindu, Kabbalistic and Tibetan approximations of the Light and its counterpart, Darkness.

Yoga Vacation Program
June 19 — 21, 2025
Thomas Amelio

Discover how to apply the art of yogic meditation for freedom, clarity, and joy in our daily lives. We are pleased to offer this special program in respect to International Yoga Day on June 21, 2025.

 
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Daily Schedule

Yoga Vacationers are invited to follow the ashram’s Daily Schedule, which includes plenty of time for the beach as well as socializing, learning, and relaxing.  As a spiritual learning center and community, we request that all guests attend morning and evening satsang and both yoga class per day to make the most of their stay and contribute to the community experience.

 
Morning
 
6:00 a.m – Start the day with the serenity of early morning meditation. The clear sea air and radiant dawn aid the mind to focus and the body to be still. Half an hour of silent meditation is followed by joyful chanting, a spiritual talk or reading, and closing prayers.
 
8:00 a.m. – Two-hour class of asanas (yoga postures), pranayama (yogic breathing techniques), and relaxation that invigorates and refreshes the body and mind.
 
10:00 a.m. – Delicious vegetarian brunch
 
Midday
 
Create your own optimal afternoon schedule. Take an experiential workshop, attend a lecture or enjoy a healing art session. Study, swim, relax on the beach, or go snorkeling. Take a snack break at the Boutique, meet new or old friends or take time to read a book in the tropical gardens.
 
4:00 p.m. – Two-hour yoga class. Feel how your body achieves maximum stretch at this time and the great progress that can be made. Observe as your breath gets calmer and your mind clearer in the serenity of your afternoon practice.
 
6:00 p.m. – Dinner
 
After dinner, take an early evening walk on the beach, enjoying the beautiful sunset.
 
Evening
 
8:00 p.m. – Satsang (meditation, chanting and talk) completes the day During the evening satsang we usually enjoy a concert, a dance performance or a talk by one of our special guests.
 
10:00 p.m. Lights-off

Cost

The Yoga Vacation program is included in our all-inclusive accommodation rates, which include meals, yoga classes, satsangs, and daily Yoga Vacation workshops, as well as access to our beautiful beach and the ashram grounds and amenities.

 
The individual Yoga Vacation programs listed in the calendar consist of a combination of morning or evening satsang presentations or performances and/or workshops offered at noon and/or 2:00 pm. These are included in the all-inclusive accommodations rates.
 
The total cost for your stay depends on your choice of accommodations.

Accommodations

Our housing options are designed for a range of budgets and personal needs and range from self-pitched tents to comfortable cabins to luxurious beachfront suites. All of our accommodations are welcoming and simple, allowing you to relax and enjoy your time with us at the Ashram.

Please note

  • Accommodation rates are all-inclusive for our Yoga Vacation Program.
  • Courses, cleanses, and trainings have an additional tuition.
  • Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course rates are all-inclusive.
  • Minimum 2-night stay year-round.
  • Children are welcome to stay at the Ashram. See the Families tab for pricing and details.

Payments We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. We do not accept American Express, personal checks, or travelers checks. All deposits and payments in US dollars only.

Deposits To guarantee your reservation, a $300 deposit is required. The balance is due 14 days before your arrival. If the booking is made within 14 days of arrival, the full balance is due at the time of booking.

Our rates are seasonal

      • Winter/Spring Season: November 1 – June 9
      • Summer/Fall Season: June 10 – October 31

Rooms are available for single or double occupancy. Prices are listed per night, per room and are in US dollars. Rates include accommodations, meals, yoga classes, satsangs, and Yoga Vacation workshops. A Bahamian VAT tax of 10% will be added.

  • Note: Prices may be changed at any time without further notice.

Beachfront Deluxe

Delight in breathtaking, wide-open views of the sparkling ocean from your own beachfront private balcony. Our Beachfront Deluxe Rooms are simple and spacious, furnished with two double beds and include a private bathroom with shower and tub. You will have a miniature refrigerator, kitchen sink, tea kettle, and tableware. These rooms are fully air-conditioned; bedding and one towel set per person are provided (incl. bath towel and beach towel).

Book this room privately for yourself to enjoy or book for two (or three, or four) people.

Beachfront Deluxe Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $564 $490
Double Occupancy $736 $490
Each Additional Person (max 4 persons) +$182 +$140

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Oceanview Deluxe

  • Oceanview Deluxe Twin Room

Relax into gorgeous views of the turquoise ocean from your balcony, and be within a stone’s throw distance from our beachfront yoga platform. Choose from either one king bed or two extra-long twin beds, and enjoy your own private bathroom with shower and tub. These spacious rooms also have a rocking chair, desk, and kitchen area with a small refrigerator, kitchen sink, tea kettle, and tableware. These rooms are fully air-conditioned; bedding and one towel set per person are provided (incl. bath towel and beach towel).

Book this room privately for yourself to enjoy or book for two or three people.

Oceanview Deluxe Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $518 $450
Double Occupancy $690 $450
Third Person +$138 +$120

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Bayside Room with Bath

These rooms have two single beds and a private bathroom with shower and tub. Within a short distance of the bay, these rooms include simple furnishings, a small refrigerator, tea kettle, and air conditioning. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided.

Bayside Room with Bath Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $276 $200
Double Occupancy $368 $240

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Beach Hut East

Fall asleep to the relaxing sounds of ocean waves, and spend your time on the balcony. Our Beach Huts with with two single beds are comfortable, simple, and seconds from the beach. These rooms feature simple furnishings, and air-conditioning. Full bathrooms are located within one minute’s walk from your room. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided.

Beach Hut East Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $311 $190
Double Occupancy $380 $220

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Beach Hut West

Beach Hut West - Two twin beds in a room overlooking the ocean

Fall asleep to the relaxing sounds of ocean waves. Our Beach Huts with with two single beds are comfortable, simple, and seconds from the beach. These rooms feature simple furnishings, and air-conditioning. Full bathrooms are located within one minute’s walk from your room. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided.

Beach Hut West Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $288 $170
Double Occupancy $357 $210

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Spacious Double Bed Room

spacious double bed room

The Spacious Double Bed Room allows for single or couples occupancy. These rooms feature one double bed, a desk and furnishings, and air conditioning. Situated in various locations throughout the Ashram, shared bathrooms are always close by. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided.

Spacious Double Bed Room Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $311 $160
Double Occupancy $345 $200

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Double Bed Room

The Double Bed Room allows for single or couples occupancy. These rooms feature one double bed, simple furnishings, and air conditioning. Situated in various locations throughout the Ashram, shared bathrooms are always close by. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided.

Double Bed Room Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $250 $150
Double Occupancy $290 $190

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Single Room

Ideal for solo travelers, our Single Room offers a comfortable space with one single bed, simple furnishings, and air conditioning. Single rooms are situated in various locations throughout the Ashram, including within our main building. Depending on the location of your room, various shared bathrooms are available within a few seconds walking distance. Bedding and one bath towel are provided.

Single Room Winter Summer
$200 $128

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Twin Bed Room

These Twin Bed Rooms are situated within various locations of the Ashram. Featuring two single beds and air conditioning, these rooms are simply furnished with shared bathrooms nearby. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided.

Twin Bed Room Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $200 $160
Double Occupancy $256 $190

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Spacious Twin Bed Room

A Spacious Twin Bed Room contains two single beds with the option to add a cot for a third person. These rooms are sold for single, double, or triple occupancy. They are located in various parts of the Ashram, and shared bathrooms are nearby. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided.

Family Room Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $259 $185
Double Occupancy $352 $240
Triple Occupancy $499 $315

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Tent Hut Double Bed

  • Tent Hut Single Accommodations | sivanandabahamas.org

Perfect for couples and close friends, our Tent Hut with Double Beds feature one double bed and allow you to sleep in the Bahamas breeze. Sized for two people, these Tent Huts are comfortably furnished with a simple closet, nightstand with bedside lamp and fan, and electrical outlets. Bedding and one bath towel per person are provided for you, and shared bathrooms are a short walk away. Tent Huts are available from November until June.

Tent Hut Double Winter Summer
Single Occupancy $128 not available
Double Occupancy $180 not available

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Tent Hut Single

  • Tent Hut Single Accommodations | sivanandabahamas.org

Sleep in the fresh, tropical air while still enjoying indoor comforts — including one single bed, electrical outlet, simple furnishings, and a nightstand with bedside lamp and fan. It’s the easiest camping you’ll ever do, while you’re safely surrounded by your Tent Hut neighbors. Bedding and one bath towel are provided for you, and shared bathrooms are a short walk away. Tent Huts are available from November until June.

Tent Hut Single Winter Summer
$110 not available

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Tent Space

  • Tent Accommodations | sivanandabahamas.org

Many of our guests are nature lovers. Set up your tent near the beach, bay, or amongst the palm trees. Create your own sacred space within in the Ashram to reconnect with nature and sleep close to the earth. And you won’t be completely alone — get ready to meet “tent neighbors” from around the world!

Bring your own tent (sized up to 8’x8’), camping gear, mattress, bedding, and towels.

Tent Spaces are available from November through May.

Are you new to the idea but want to give it a try? View our blog for some good tenting tips.

Enjoy your Tent Space privately for yourself, or stay together* with some friends or family.
*Tent Space pricing is calculated by person (not by tent).

Tent Space Winter Summer
$65* not available
  • Tent space rate is $89 per night during the end-of-the-year holidays, December 20 – January 1

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Swami Vishnudevananda’s Five Points of Yoga

 
Swami Vishnudevananda created the Yoga Vacation Program so that people could return from a vacation truly relaxed and renewed. His Five Points of Yoga are built into each day at the ashram and offer you an immersion in a yogic lifestyle.

  • Proper Exercise: Yoga exercises focus on the health of the spine, its strength and flexibility. By maintaining the spine’s flexibility and strength through exercise, circulation is increased and the nerves receive their proper supply of nutrients and oxygen. The exercises also affect the internal organs and endocrine system.
  • Proper Breathing: Yoga teaches us how to maximize lung capacity and how to control the breath. This increases vitality and mental clarity.
  • Proper Relaxation: By learning how to deeply relax all the muscles of the body, you can thoroughly rejuvenate your nervous system and attain a deep sense of inner peace. Yoga teaches us how to achieve this state of complete relaxation.
  • Proper Diet: The Yogic diet is a vegetarian one, consisting of pure, simple, natural foods which are easily digested and promote health. The Yogic diet will help you attain a high standard of health, keen intellect and serenity of mind.
  • Positive Thinking and Meditation: We become what we think. Through methods of positive thinking you will learn how to entertain positive and creative thoughts which contribute to vibrant health and a peaceful, joyful mind. Meditation opens the door to intuitive knowledge and realms of eternal bliss. The mind becomes calm and steady.

 

Plan Your Visit

Plan your Yoga Vacation for any time of the year — it’s always perfect here in Paradise! You can participate in the Yoga Vacation Program for any length of time; even a weekend stay will recharge your body, mind and soul! If you’ve had little previous exposure to yoga and wish to get the most out of your visit, we recommend that you plan a one- or two-week yoga getaway. This ensures that you will experience the equivalent to 3-6 months of weekly yoga classes. Interested? Click on Register Now button in the sidebar to enter your dates. Need more information?

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