Yoga retreats are gaining popularity quickly in the United States. Many people will follow a favored teach from a specific style. Others want to experience a new form of yoga, while relaxing in a resort atmosphere. Here are the some of the top five yoga resorts in the United States.

The Esalen Institute

Many yoga retreats are located in California and the Esalen Institute is a yoga retreat located in Big Sur, California. This yoga center hosts over 400 workshops annually and is one of the most sought after resorts in the States. It sits on 27 acres of Big Sur coastline in the Santa Lucia Mountains.

Esalen Institute is a yoga center that has had many impressive guests and instructors over the years. Most people will choose the five day workshop, but there is also a shorter, weekend course also available.

White Lotus Foundation

White Lotus Foundation is one of the most beautiful yoga retreats and is one of the most esteemed as well. Ganga White founded this yoga center and it is located on ancient canyon grounds that were considered sacred to the Chumash Indians. This yoga retreat overlooks the Pacific Ocean and Santa Barbara. Many group retreats are offered, or you can go on personal yoga retreats and stay in one of the special lodgings called yurts. You''ll enjoy Hatha yoga classes and hiking in through the forests, playing in the waterfalls, and wonderful philosophical discussions.

The Sivananda Ashram

The Sivananda Ashram is one of many Svananda Vedanta Centers in the world today. It is located on eighty acres of beautiful Land in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. Many yoga retreats are open year round and here you can stay for a day, a week, or a month. It also offers meditation exercises which often go hand in hand with yoga at a good yoga center. This yoga center offers a private pond to swim in while you let the tranquility around you soak in. Sivananda Yoga is practiced at a yoga center near you and you may find yourself drawn to their Mantra.

The Shambhala Mountain Center

The Shambhala Mountain Center is one of the yoga retreats based upon Tibetan Buddhism. This yoga center sits on 600 acres in the Colorado Rockies. It is one of the complete yoga retreats that offer Buddhist meditation, yoga training, and dharma talks. You can wander through the beautiful mountains or enjoy the Shambhala Botanical Gardens. This yoga center offers massages, poetry readings, and three delicious, healthy meals a day.

The Kalani House

The Kalani House means "harmony of Heave and Earth" and you will quickly find that to be the mission of many of the yoga retreats. This yoga center sits on an island with lush surrounding on Big Island of Hawaii and is open all year. Even if you are a beginner, you can benefit from this yoga center and enjoy skilled yoga sessions, healthy vegan foods, or swim in the pool. This yoga center will also teach you how to hula.

Yoga retreats are great way to release the tension and stress brought about by everyday life. Yoga retreats are now available worldwide and offer something for just about everyone.

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