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9 India Yoga Retreats That Will Change Your Life

Considering a pilgrimage to the birthplace of yoga? These 9 awesome ashrams and retreats in India are ideal spots to deepen your practice.

STEPHANIE GRANADA

JUN 14, 2018

There's nothing quite like a journey to India to deepen your practice and help you get closer to the heart of yoga. Yet when it comes to planning a trip to yoga's motherland, there's a good chance you will feel overwhelmed. After all, India is big—it's the seventh largest country in the world and home to about 1.3 billion people.

To help you figure out exactly where to go to see and learn the most about the birthplace of yoga, here are 9 awesome ashrams and retreats to help kick-start your planning.

See also 3 Powerful Lessons Learned from a Deep Dive into India’s Yoga

9 India Yoga Retreats That Will Change Your Life

1. Yoga Magic Retreat, Anjuna, Goa

When to go: Year-round

Why: While other Goa retreats may be flashier, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more peaceful beach hideaway than Yoga Magic. Deviating from the chill hard-play hard, psychedelic vibe that permeates Anjuna Beach, this eco-villa delivers an experience that’s rooted in nature and tranquility. Daily yoga classes, held in a rammed-earth shala overlooking coconut groves and rice paddy fields, run the gamut from hatha to Yin. Book a Marma massage with healer Vishnu—his Ayurvedic rubdowns are known to be among the best in the region.

Cost: From $85 per night, yogamagic.net

See also Why Make a Yoga Pilgrimage to India?

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