Travel Reference
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Satchidananda Ashram.
The swami for this ashram opened Woodstock (yes,
that
Woodstock) by calling music the “celestial sound that controls the whole universe.”
One of his devotees, Carole King, helped him acquire the nearly 1,000 acres of
woodland that make up the ashram.
Route 1, Box 1720, Buckingham, VA 23921,
800-858-9642, www.yogaville.org.
Shoshoni Yoga Retreat.
Just 30 minutes from Boulder, Colorado, this ashram has
daily classes in Hatha yoga, pranayama, meditation, and chanting.
P.O. Box 410,
Rollinsville, CO 80474, 303-642-0116, www.shoshoni.org.
Feathered Pipe Ranch,
P.O. Box 1682, Helena, MT 59624, 406-442-8196, www-
featheredpipe.com.
Hotel Na Balam.
Just 8 miles from Cancun's bustle, Isla Mujeres offers yoga retreats at
its laid-back and friendly Hotel Na Balam. Small and unassuming, this hotel on the island's
north end has lush tropical gardens, comfy rooms, and a large outdoor
palapa
that's perfect
for practicing yoga. More than 20 yoga teachers and groups (including the Feathered Pipe
Foundation) host retreats at this little-known oasis. If you care to venture farther from the
hammocks that overlook one of the prettiest beaches in the Mexican Caribbean, you can visit
a turtle farm or national park or swim with dolphins.
Hotel Na Balam,
Calle Zazil-Ha 118, Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres, Q. Roo, Mexico 77400,
52-998-877-0279, www.nabalam.com.
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.
Once a Jesuit seminary, Kripalu's 150 wooded acres
in the Berkshires of Massachusetts provide a perfect setting for all sorts of yoga retreats and
workshops. It was once dubbed the East Coast' s “
om
-central.” The most popular retreat is
a “Rest and Renewal” package that combines yoga with daily workshops and lots of time to
enjoy the hiking trails, saunas, and lakefront beach. Packages range from $122 to $350 a day,
depending on your level of accommodations; other retreats also vary in price according to
length of stay.
Kripalu
Center
for
Yoga
&
Health,
P.O.
Box
309,
Stockbridge,
MA
01262,
866-200-5203, 800-741-7353 (reservations), or 413-448-3400, www.kripalu.org.
White Lotus.
This 40-acre mountain oasis overlooking the Pacific Ocean is a favorite of
celeb yogi Sting and Dr. Andrew Weil. Retreats are offered year-round with themes such as
