A yoga retreat is a new way of wellness vacation. A week with an itinerary on hand to reprogram ourselves by hitting the reset button. The overall idea of meeting like-minded people, the daily routine of yoga and meditation, engaging in a different culture, and trying different cuisines, that already sounds very inviting. Plus you get to spoil yourselves with adventures and trips that enrich your life experience.

The practice of yoga dates back to thousands of years ago. Supported by various studies, yoga believed as one of the ways to maintain the well-being of body, mind, and soul, allowing us to evolve and be more present. Going on a yoga retreat allows you to exclusively deepen your spiritual practice without distractions from daily life. Spirituality here is towards self-realization and self-awareness. The time well spent for self-discovery, and mindful journaling. to fill the deep longing, and to create space for you to purify the mind and heart.

In an era where yoga retreats becoming a trend that can be easily found almost anywhere around the world, Drishti Journeys is determined to be able to wisely choose which retreat is suitable for your needs. Whether it is the program, the destination, the teacher, the practices, or other activities included, the whole experience itself at the end ideally must bring fulfillment to us.

For most of us, going on a yoga retreat is an opportunity to look forward to. To have our minds and heart open to a new adventure. But do you know that going on a yoga retreat, actually provides you with a bunch of positive benefits?

During our journey of hosting yoga retreats around the world with an all-about-wellness itinerary ranging from spiritual practices, cultural programs, outdoor adventure, tours, and gastronomic experiences, here are the positive benefits of you going on a yoga retreat that we have gathered :

Improvement in Health and Physical Ability

Do not be surprised by how your body can manage the physical challenges and its coping ability from any physical discomfort. The practice of yoga aimed to bring balance from the inside to the outside, emphasizing the breathing technique known as Pranayama combined with Asanas - the poses. The flow of yoga opens more space within the physical body, strengthening the muscles, joints, and internal organs allowing the body to stretch even more, becoming flexible. The flexibility helps us to get rid of any stiffness or discomfort on a physical level.

If you ever heard of anyone sharing their transformative story after practicing yoga regularly, where their confidence grows as their health performance increases, they are likely being honest.

There are people out there who take yoga as the path towards recovery, weight loss, boosting the immune system, or simply because wanted to get rid of any ongoing physical discomfort.

Despite what has been promoted on the internet and in many social media platforms in perfectly flexible bending, the essence of yoga is not about mastering the Asanas first. Rather, yoga is the journey to unite the spirit and matter. Where you are taken to be aware and present of the internal body and surroundings. To have the senses fully attentive.

So for beginners, the best way to do yoga more enjoyably is by taking it one at a time. To slow down. Take as much as Child's Pose ( Balasana ) needed in between Asanas.

Being in a completely new destination and location, allows us to redirect our mental activity. We are no longer tightened to our usual environment. We begin to feed our minds with something new, let it be through daily meditation and yoga or all sort of knowledge shared by the teacher. Whether you are aware of it or not, some yoga poses like forward fold, downward facing dog, or candle pose can reduce stress by allowing oxygen in the blood flows in the direction of the head.

Have your heart wide open to receive any opportunities for emotional release. There are rituals, classes, teachings, or even ceremonies that can help us to release our emotional suffering.

Be Inspired, Find Your Passion, The Stronger You

Often we get inspired and motivated in a healthy environment. A healthy environment which is the environment that encourages us to grow and thrive may boost our happiness and increases our creativity. Suddenly it becomes a lot more clear of who we are, and what we are good at, deepening our passion to inspire our journey to the future.

Do you know that every lesson learned in this lifetime, is meant to maturing our experience as human beings? The path that we choose to go, leads us to a new community, new friends, new relationships - forming a new connection. A yoga retreat is a place where you can meet like-minded people from any walk of life, a place to deepen your spiritual practices, as well as where to go for more spiritual sharing and knowledge, and possibly you will find the way to heal yourself.

Benefits Of Going On A Yoga Retreat

Drishti Journeys offers international yoga retreats and wellness retreats for everyone.