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Excellent Yoga & Culinary experience, a gift for everyone in need of some Me-time :-) !

I loved this retreat. Everything from start to end was excellent. Yoga teachers chef and his fabulous helpers. Sassy and Angelo are great hosts. The teaches are very good. Suits all levels. Beautiful Shala to practice in and a really lovely space to share a breakfast/lunch and dinner.

An easy professional platform that is friendly to use while searching for a retreat then booking it.

This website made it super easy for me to find my perfect yoga retreat during the exact week and place I was searching! I will definitely be back to book my next one.

Thank you to Vivianne, our gracious and hard-working host, who welcomed us into her Zen-like home and provided us with a pleasant and non-intimidating introduction to the basics of yoga, with a focus on mindfulness and meditation.
Accommodations were very clean and comfortable; the food provided met the required dietary needs of everyone in attendance; the available amenities and outdoor ‘free time’ opportunities were plentiful; the many conversations held were heartfelt, insightful, and often quite funny.
Overall, an enjoyable and relaxing summer getaway weekend by the river!

I just booked a yoga retreat. But what appeals me most on this website is the diversity of retreats: silent, Catholic, bouddhist and yoga and meditation retreats. And this all over the world!

Dear Yoga Retreat Team,

I would like to express my sincere gratitude and enthusiastic review for the unforgettable yoga retreat experience I recently had. It was truly a transformative journey that I would recommend to anyone seeking inner peace, physical strength, and mental clarity.

From the very beginning, I felt the warm and welcoming atmosphere you created. The entire team was extremely professional and empathetic, and I felt comfortable and well taken care of from the first minute. The organization of the retreat was outstanding, from the seamless registration process to the thoughtful design of the daily program.
The yoga classes themselves were outstanding. The experienced and compassionate instructors encouraged me to explore my limits and take my yoga practice to a new level. The various yoga, Meditation, Breath-work styles and techniques we practiced were diverse and challenging, yet accessible to all participants regardless of their experience level. I felt inspired and motivated to deepen my own practice and discover new aspects of yoga.

In addition to the yoga classes, the retreat offered a wealth of enriching activities. The guided meditations helped calm my mind and establish a deeper connection with myself. The mindfulness and self-care workshops provided me with valuable tools to manage stress and enhance my overall well-being. Furthermore, the walks into the surrounding nature were simply breathtaking and offered a welcome change from the daily routine.

Last but not least, the accommodation was top-notch. The retreat's surroundings were idyllic and provided the perfect setting for relaxation and rejuvenation. The rooms were comfortable and tastefully furnished, and the healthy and delicious food exceeded my expectations. It was wonderful not having to worry about anything and being able to fully focus on the retreat and my personal development.

Overall, my yoga retreat experience with you was truly transformative. Not only did I deepen my yoga practice, but I also gained new insights about myself and found an inner calm that will resonate with me for a long time. I cannot thank you and your team enough for this wonderful experience.
I will definitely recommend your yoga retreat to anyone seeking a getaway to harmonize their body, mind, and soul. Once again, thank you for your excellent work and warm hospitality.

Best regards,
Elena

I booked a sailing and Yoga trip which awesomely had the option of a private cabin. After having booked and paid, I was informed by the host, Ana, that it was no longer possible to get that private accomodation. I asked if I was at least gonna share with a girl as my partner and I would not feel comfy otherwise. I got the response that the host does not think this trip is for me as sailing is a social activity. Obviously afterwards I also no longer feel comfy to go there. I now asked for a refund as the host herself told me not to come. She first offered me an overpriced retreat in Barcelona that had nothing to do with sailing. Then bookyogaretreats took over. They also only offered store credit. I made it clear that I am not sure if I ever wanted to book with them again after this experience. It then took several interactuons with their Customer Service via Email (they answered promptly, friendly and seemed competent). I have now gotten a cash reward. In the process I found it bothering that with this being the situation I was offered store credit in a way that it was assumed that was a good deal that I found irritating. Also, waiting for the money, despite it only being around a week, didn't feel great.
In the overall process I found that BookYogaRetreats.com does not facilitate anything much as compared to booking directly with retreats as I have done many times before with never even once having a bad experience.
I would personally probably not book through them again, as apart from a very well made website that gives you a great overview I do not really see any advantages with the experience I had. I realize that the fault is overall not at all with bookingyogaretreats originally, but I feel it would have been around as difficult to get the money back from the original host directly had I booked through them and probably without an automated booking system his mistake could have even been avoided (they tell you which rooms are available if you book through a person and not a machine that might have to be updated when over night there are many bookings).

Really lovely! Perfect chilled retreat if you love animals and total chilling this is the place. Lovely staff very accommodating and made things flexible for us even changing yoga to a hike to waterfalls to do it as our request. It was beautiful. Animals wondering around and food is very healthy and yummy.

It's a family running a sustainable small holding, commited to healthy living managing a team of young international volunteers who are constantly changing. Not a recipe for 5-star hotel service, but something very special that you are not going to easily find elsewhere. If guest realise this, they can create a conviviality between them that results in interesting conversations around the dinner table and supportive companionship during the activities, including those ad hoc ones that the guests arrange for themselves.

Hi, going to Yoga retreat what’s the best decision I have made I feel so relaxed and my mind is cleared. Thanks to Lisa and Sarah. What an amazing experience. I will definitely consider going again.

Really easy to use site for finding and booking a yoga retreat. Everything went smoothly and was exactly as described.
I had no need to use customer service, so I couldn't possibly comment on how good or bad that might be.
I would definitely use the site again if looking for similar experiences.

The genuine way of connecting with people and feeling at home with a group of once strangers from the verry start is something i find magical and a thing to be remembered for the rest of my life.
To Liza
You are an amazing woman and i will see you again while walking the path you've helped me see so clear ❤️

A lovely setting for a relaxing few days.
Very welcoming. Great yoga and meditation in a beautiful converted barn.
Comfortable sunny accommodation. Felt very homely.
Good food. A bonus of great company from the other guests
Highly recommend

The people in anandamaya are caring and they are doing everything with love. The yoga instructor knows so well human body and she can adapt the yoga session to your body needs. Also she is an excellent therapist. Vasso who was responsible for the meals was an excellent cook and a very caring person , so she does everything with love and care and Konstantinos the host is a very polite and goodhearted person always willing to help. Also the house is amazing.

Amazing site to find retreats and advices.

This is a terrible business, and I am blasting them for their involvement in being complicit in doing business with a scam. They have given only canned responses via email and when I ask to speak to them live, they lied about attempting to call me but not getting a response. Background:
I first contacted Healing Body Energy through the BookYogaRetreats website, and asked where the retreat would be held in Tulum. I was told (in writing, through the message app) that they have their own healing center in Tulum..."we have pictures on Instagram". I then decided to call Healing Body Energy directly to ask a few additional questions on the retreat, as I didn't see this particular retreat directly on their own website. The person I spoke with on the phone asked which days I was looking at, and said it would be posted the next day on their website, and that if I booked directly through them, they would offer me a "friends and family discount" of $500 off for a total of $2999 USD. I thus booked directly with them the next day and downloaded the 5 day Tulum brochure . They sent me a personalized link via email for payment. There were 2 payment options, first was via ACH / bank transfer, and the second was via Credit Card, which incurred an additional 2.9% service charge, so naturally I chose the first option and paid on 12/15 for retreat dates 12/19-12/23.

All of a sudden, I hear from Alysia Kaempf at Healing Body Energy past 8pm on 12/18 that they have not received the payment, and for me to check with the bank.."the funds have not cleared". I email her right away with a screenshot from my bank showing the funds have been withdrawn from my account already and payment processed. She then starts to email me again early the next day in the morning around 6am pst, before my 8am pst flight, and again as I was going through customs, saying the issue is on their end but I should have paid by credit card, and asked that I call Bank of America to cancel the ACH that already went through and initiate a Zelle or Venmo. Her communication became more and more unprofessional, accusatory, and absurd, asking me multiple times why I didnt speak with her and pay by credit card. I was pretty upset at this point and asked to speak to her manager Tony. I explained to him no one told me I had to pay by credit card, and why am I just hearing of the issue NOW, as I'm heading to what is supposedly a relaxing retreat? It seemed like they were having logistics issues that they were trying to pin on me. He said he will speak to Alysia and take care of it. Little did I know that would be the least of my issues.

Once I arrived at Cancun airport, I thought the driver would take me to Tulum, but instead, he dropped me off at an apartment rental in PUERTO MORELOS, a fishing village over an hr from Cancun. I was told to join a dinner that night with the rest of the yogis at Casa Om. I then come to find out not only am I not in TULUM, I am also not staying at the yoga house. The rest of the attendees paid for a 7 day retreat (not 5), and are staying at Casa Om for much less money than I paid. I paid Tulum prices, and I was taken to an entirely different location! The link I paid through, the communications I had with Healing Body, the brochure I downloaded all said "5 day healing wellness retreat with yoga in Tulum", but this is the actual retreat they put me on: asanatechnician.com

I told Tony, (424.379.7250) that this is flat out false advertisement . He kept telling me he would 'call me after his call', and kept postponing our communications. He finally told me that they were able to get me "$600 cash return". When I pressed for specifics, he didn't have any (which method of refund, Venmo, Zelle, from whom can I expect the payment from, and when, etc). He said he would check and it would take a while since I paid by credit card for them to get clearance...which I had to remind him that I DID NOT pay by credit card...He then all of a sudden stopped answering my calls and texts and I have yet to get my money back.
It has been over 5 months, and this business has not resolved the issue nor refunded me any amount. Furthermore, I've realized that the person I thought I was communicating with ("Sheila Syngal") is actually a fake person they made up, using a stock image of Sonia Syngal, ex CEO of GAP INC. In reality, I have been speaking directly to the Alysia Kaempf, the "CEO" who has fired Tony (look her up on Linkedin and Facebook..) To note, BookYogaRetreats.com has also dodged my calls, and are complicit in working with a scam business. Pls avoid giving any money to this business. Your safety is at risk.

Nice environment with trained instructors. They share their extreme knowledge about the course. I loved my time there.

The place is so serene. The yoga and meditation is must to do here. River Ganga is just 100 m away. I would 100% recommend the ashram if you are looking for peace and some change in your life

I booked a 1 week yoga retreat in Ibiza in April and what a fantastic experience! Classes were small throughout my time which allowed for an intimate practice with lots of hands on adjustments from Lottie. The staff was so welcoming and helpful and the volunteers were super lovely.

All information presented on BookYogaRetreats was accurate and the booking process was seamless. The messaging section is a little clunky sometimes but it directly notifies the right person.

Researching the perfect retreat was easy on the website and I will be using again.