EAT.PRAY.MOVE Yoga Retreats offers affordable, week-long retreats in idyllic settings around the Mediterranean area. Guests enjoy daily yoga classes, smaller retreat sizes, exciting day-trips, healthy vegetarian fare, plenty of space to relax, and a lot of wonderful memories.

“EAT amazing cuisine, PRAY in mindful contemplation, and MOVE through powerful poses.”

Founded with the intention to offer amazing holidays (complete with day trips, cultural experiences, and rich cuisine) with a yogic spirit, EAT.PRAY.MOVE retreats include daily meditation and yoga classes offered in a way to relax, stimulate, and help guests grow in their own personal practice. Classes are open to all levels, beginner to practiced, and can range from gentle, meditative, and more vigorous ashtanga styles. Style and class levels will be determined and moulded to fit participating students’ needs, and with a small intimate retreat class size, students will be able to deeply explore their practice in a comfortable space and receive personal attention.

Currently, there are still spaces available on some upcoming retreats. Ischia, Italy (Oct 2-8, 2011) and Marrakesh, Morocco (March 4-10, 2012). Both offer amazing, unique experiences rich in culture and cuisine. Plus, join us on Facebook to keep up with current announcements (new retreat dates coming soon including Tuscany, Umbria, Provence, and more!)

Ischia Villa Lina

ISCHIA, ITALY

The beautiful Italian island of Ischia (near Capri and the Amalfi Coast) awaits you with hikes to dormant volcanoes, thermal spas, vineyards, lush gardens, crystal clear beaches, and amazing Ischitani hospitality!

7-Day Inclusive Retreat

$1800 (includes lodging, meals, day-trips, yoga classes, more…)

Oct 2-8, 2011

Visit the official site for all the details and to sign up online.

MARRAKESH, MOROCCO

Back by popular demand, this exotic retreat week (which sold out FAST in 2011) will be hosted at the award-winning luxury boutique hotel of Peacock Pavilions. Spend a week with daily yoga in the olive groves, camel rides, henna & cocktail parties, exotic cuisine, and spa treatments.

7-Day Inclusive Retreat

$2000 (includes lodging, meals, day-trips, yoga classes, more…)

* Early Bird DISCOUNT $200 off until Aug 15, 2011

March 4-10, 2012

Click here to learn more and sign up online.

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Yoga instructor, Kathryn Budig

Cultivate your physical, mental and spiritual health at an unforgettable yoga retreat featuring Kathryn Budig. A young but widely recognized face in the yoga world, Budig’s playful mixture of challenging classes, her infectious love for yoga and her joyful personality become the stage for a truly inspiring retreat. As an avid food lover, she is also passionate about sharing healthy, organic and eco-friendly recipes.

In this unique yoga retreat, played out on the stunning Wailea Beach and in other special natural settings, participants will enjoy a blend of yoga learning, meditational insights, and the comfort of a luxurious stay at Four Seasons Resort Maui. Budig will inspire and guide you through a series of practices designed to identify, open and strengthen you physically and psychologically. Working on breath, posture, movement and calming the mind are all part of the experience. Budig teaches the Vinyasa style of yoga which is connected to the breath, characterized by postures flowing into each other.

Budig loves to share her zest for life, yoga and food with her students. Among the many ways Kathryn is dedicated to giving back to her community is her role in co-founding “Poses for Paws,” an organization dedicated to raising money for animal shelters through yoga.

Package includes:

* Five nights in luxurious garden-view rooms

* Full breakfast daily in DUO

* A $500 resort credit for Spa treatments and services

* Four sunrise and 3 sunset yoga sessions with Kathryn Budig including two offsite excursions to inspirational settings

* Welcome reception

* Final evening dinner

* Daily “Talk Yoga” sessions in the Yoga Retreat Hospitality Lounge

Pricing for this package begins at $4,500 for a single participant. Limited availability. To reserve this package, please email or call 1 (808) 874 2939.

Venue: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea | 3900 Wailea Alanui Drive

Let’s go to Bali!

Day 1- Depart the US

Arrive in Bali late afternoon/early evening. A 20- minute drive from the airport willbring you to the hillsides called Bukit, where dinner and a massage await you. Known for views of the Indian Ocean and captivating sunsets, Bukit is the starting point of your yogic journey.

Day 2- First full day in Bali, Island of the Gods begins with a restorative yoga session followed by swimming and a guided walk through the island’s reef pools then dinner along the Jimbaran Bay.

Day 3- Final day in Bukit begins with 7:30 am yoga followed by a beach breakfast and then it’s on to the Jengala Ceramic Gallery for a ceramic painting workshop. The day ends with dinner and a performance of a traditional Kecak Dance.

Day 4- Early morning yoga is followed by a departure from Bukit to Ubud. After lunch and a massage, tour leaders will take you through this arts and crafts village for shopping. The evening will end with a Jegog performance.

Day 5- Spa treatments will be offered after morning yoga. A day of silver making workshops and exploration of the town will end with jazz entertainment at a local nightspot.

Day 6- Yoga will lead into an exhilarating rafting trip down the Ayung River. Your afternoon will be free for exploring Ubud or relaxing by the pool.

Day 7- Last day in Ubud will be a full one. After yoga and check out a bus will take you to the active Kintamani volcano where you will enjoy lunch and an exotic fruit tasting overlooking Mount Batur.

Day 8- Yoga will be held at a water palace today. A hike through the rice fields of Tirta Ganga will be followed by a late lunch in a Japanese garden.

Day 9- Today’s yoga session will focus on opening the chest as the rest of the day will be spent scuba diving in Indonesia’s world famous coral reef. Fresh fish will be served with the sunset.

Day 10- After yoga in a botanical garden you will depart to Bedugal, a mountainous region where you will stay in villas along Lake Buyan.

Day 11- Today you will visit a floating temple and enjoy lake exploration through a boat or kayak. Afternoon will be spent strawberry picking and relaxing before traveling to the final destination, Canggu.

Day 12- Yoga on the beach will start your day of pampering! Shopping and walking through Canggu will be rewarded with a foot massage and sunset cocktails along the shores of the beach at Ku De Ta.

Day 13- More pampering-after all this is a luxury vacation! Yoga, a body scrub, massage and manicure/pedicure. Your last night will be spent by enjoying live music and a bbq on Echo Beach.

Day 14- Depart Bali, Canggu Airport

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- Mary Allen | Owner, Yoga Life
JustLuxe Contributor

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Participants indulge in twice daily yoga classes, surf lessons and access to excellent surfing, meditation, transformative massage, walks on the secluded beach, or they just relax and soak up the beach front villas surroundings. This exclusive retreat has been designed to provide the “very best of the best,” and each teacher, guide and staff member has been handpicked to insure guests have a unique and incredible experience. Offering Yoga instruction from acclaimed instructors, the healing touch of spa treatments from expert masseuses, world class surf guides that quickly turn beginners into full fledged surfers, and a personal chef that prepares healthy, locally sourced delights three meals a day.

All of this while staying at an exclusive ultra luxury beachfront estate limited to 15 lucky guests. Our beachfront estate, is a brand new, gated, spectacular 8,000 sq. ft. villa offering ultra luxurious accommodations. The villa is located right on a beautiful and secluded beach in Ranchos Estates which is the most exclusive cluster of estates in the world-renowned Punta Mita area and is regularly frequented by many A list celebrities. But the real star is the world famous La Lancha surf break which beckons just past the infinity pools edge.

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“It is rare that ones’ expectations are surpassed by the reality and my time with Three Jewels is one of the only experiences I can recall in my travels where I experienced just that. It was better than the pictures, the house more beautiful, the food more tantalizing and the surf more …. epic. My trip will not be soon forgotten and I long to return to the lovely atmosphere that Punta Mita, the staff and the creators of the Three Jewels Retreats helped create. Muchos Gracias.” – Lisa W. | Newport, R.I.

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Angelika Taschen journeys within and beyond in search of the world’s best yoga retreats. Traveling to all corners of the globe, her book encompasses a collection of retreats varying from modern oasis’ on the Pacific shores of South America, to eco-retreats, to the birthplace of yoga in Rishikesh, India. Flip the pages of this glossy paged, full-color book, breathe deeply, and tap into inspiration for your next great yoga adventure.

- Editors
Yoga ♥ Yoga

Hidden within the concrete land of high-fashion, celebrities, socialites and body conscious health-nuts spend on average five days a week seeking innovative ways to keep their bodies lean, healthy, and camera ready. In 2006, we traveled to Crunch on Hollywood Blvd. for a cardio-striptease (strip aerobics; high heels, pole and all) that was guaranteed to chisel definition into the abdominal and frequented by the likes of Carmen Electra. Hilary Swank and Jennifer Lopez prepped for films using Israel’s reigning martial art and self-defense method that packs a super powerful punch: Krav Maga (now used by U.S. intelligence.) We can learn a lot about fitness from the entertainment industry – they are the masters and the holy grail of every trainer on earth. This brings us to another niche body-modification courtesy of the Om Factory in Manhattan: AntiGravity Yoga.

Traditional yoga requires endless hours of practice to complete advanced inverted positions properly. Practicing postures properly is crucial because extending your limbs and spine beyond your capability level can cause severe and long-term damage to your body. With AntiGravity yoga, you can explore movement without the burden of gravity. Suspended from the ceiling in the patented AntiGravity Hammock, the student can focus on difficult yoga postures while incorporating other effective techniques of dance, pilates, and aerobic activity. AntiGravity Yoga provides a challenging and effective workout that realigns and relieves stress from an overworked body with minimal impact on joints. Not only does Gravity yoga provide a non-brutal and unobtrusive workout, it rivals one of the fitness-industries best core workouts… ever-popular pilates.

The phenomenon developed by Christopher Harrison of NYC has been used in many celebrity stage acts and fitness-goers alike. Learn more about taking AntiGravityYoga class with creator Christopher Harrison at the Om Factory in NYC.

Become an AntiGravity Yoga Instructor >>

For AntiGravity Yoga classes in your area, perform a simple Google search of AntiGravity Yoga + [Your Area]

- Stefanie Payne
Senior Editor | CityRoom Inc.

Called the triangle pose because of its English translation from Sanskrit – the term “tri” meaning “three”. This posture relaxes the shoulders, the back, and the arms through elongating and stretching your side-body.

To perfect the posture, begin by standing in Warrior II, straighten your front leg, lean forward with your leading arm and hinge from the hips to swivel your leading arm to the floor while bringing the opposite arm to the sky.

Open your chest and stack your shoulders so that they are in direct line with your front foot. Keep both arms and legs straight and strong. Elongate the skyward side of your body for a deep side stretch, and always maintain a microbend in the knees to ease stress.

Pictured here: Twisted Triangle

For a deeper stretch in your side body, go into traditional triangle pose, then bring your skyward arm to the floor while bringing your floor arm skyward – your body will naturally rotate to face the other way while repositiong your arms. Be sure to realign/stack your shoulders and reach with strong arms and legs.

- Stefanie Payne
Publisher / Designer