International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21, one of the most popular practices to relax body and mind and relax. Here are 10 ideas for spending Yoga Day 2023 in destinations that favor relaxation to practice yoga with the most established teachers and gaze at the beauty of nature
Do you want to celebrate Yoga Day 2023 but haven’t decided the destination yet? HotelmyPassion offers you 10 ideas for choosing the perfect destination to rebalance body and mind in some of the most beautiful destinations in Italy and in the world.
1 Marriott hotels and resorts are ideal for allowing anyone to regenerate and practice yoga at any time. In Greece, Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection Resort, Mykonos, organizes a 5-day retreat, from 16 to 20 June to reconnect mind, body and soul through the chakra. These days will also be an opportunity to enjoy the splendid setting of Santa Marina, its fabulous restaurants and the island of Mykonos.
Moving to Spain, W Barcelona offers Pilates and Yoga lessons on Stand Up Paddleboard in the middle of the Mediterranean. This type of practice is the best way to combine the physical and mental benefits of physical activity in the water with the age-old ones of yoga, while also enjoying a breathtaking view.
Finally, luxury by the sea meets the beauty of living barefoot on North Island, a Luxury Collection Resort, Seychelles. The resort’s instructors assess everyone’s level of proficiency and adjust the pace of the lesson accordingly. Also, private sessions are available anytime and anywhere on the island.
2 At the Winkler hotel, at the foot of Plan de Corones, yoga is offered every day, all year round.
The various sessions often take place outdoors, even on the top of Plan de Corones, which can be easily reached by cable car (just a stone’s throw from the hotel). Looking at the majestic panorama of the Val Pusteria, the teacher demonstrates the various asanas.
3 The Palladium Hotel Group properties offer numerous proposals and ideal opportunities for those who wish to take their hobby on vacation as well. At the BLESS Hotel Ibiza, yoga lovers will have the opportunity to practice in the BLESS Your Savage Mind, rooms with a large terrace and Balinese bed, as part of the Bless My Soul project. Guests are provided with an Equilibrium® kit, which includes a mat, blocks and elastic bands for stretching. Alternatively, you can participate in the Sunrise Yoga session at dawn.
Also in Ibiza, TRS Ibiza Hotel has recently launched a new wellness program, which includes Yogilates (yoga and pilates) lessons, guided meditation, mindfulness & relaxation as well as yoga sessions on the beach, every day from Monday to Saturday.
For those who want an even more active experience, yoga and SPA lessons to the rhythm of music are recommended at the Hard Rock Hotels in Ibiza, Tenerife and Marbella, with the Rock Om® programme, where training meets music. Rock Om® is a personalized yoga experience that can also be practiced from your own room, designed to refresh the mind and reactivate the spirit through the power of music.
And finally Sicily, with the brand new Grand Palladium Sicilia Resort&Spa: the only 5-star all-inclusive premium in Sicily, it is the perfect place to relax and dedicate time to yourself, indulging in a relaxing seafront yoga session.
4 Even in the frenzy of Marrakech there is an ideal place to roll out your mat and close your eyes. It is La Mamounia, a historic hotel that will celebrate its centenary next October, surrounded by eight hectares of lush and well-kept gardens dotted with palms and citrus trees.
Ideal for practicing at any time of the day, both independently on the large private balconies of the suites and in the public areas of the hotel. For those who wish, it is also possible to book a private yoga lesson with expert teachers at the prestigious Spa.
5 At the Hotel Terme Merano, the only spa hotel in South Tyrol, you can immerse yourself in meditation and yoga all year round thanks to the lessons organized upon request by qualified teachers.
Furthermore, all yoga lovers can already book their place today for the Yoga Workshop, a now well-established and highly anticipated appointment, which this year is scheduled from 20 to 23 November and which includes 4 days with daily sessions, lessons on breathing and insights into mindfulness and deep relaxation.
6 Yoga, pilates, meditation, in San Vigilio in the summer the courses are held in nature, thanks to the Yog-Amiga association. The weekly program is heterogeneous and provides in-depth insights into many yoga practices: from the traditional Indian Hata method to the more fluid Vinyasa method, from Power yoga to the Chakrastic method to rebalance the Chakras, up to the Healing techniques aimed at relaxation and personal healing.
The calendar is very busy: there are courses for beginners, dawn courses, twilight courses and children’s courses.
All immersed in the splendid green scenery of San Vigilio inside a yurt, the traditional home of Central Asian nomads that belongs to a millenary culture. Its round design transmits calm and security and its location in nature restores a deep sense of freedom.
7 The beautiful yoga platforms of the Sonnwies hotel are located right in the middle of a forest of conifers and birch trees, from where the peaks of the Dolomites can be glimpsed between one tree and another. We are in Luson, between Bressanone and Passo delle Erbe, famous for its landscapes dominated by the Pale Mountains.
The scent of the alpine forest inspires both yoga addicts and beginners, bringing harmony to body, mind and spirit. The Sonnwies hotel also organizes yoga lessons for children.
8 Well-being does not start only from the body nor only from the management of our emotions, it is the result of a 360 degree care of our person. For this reason, the Italian Hospitality Collection structures, through Equilibrium Holistic Philosophy transmit this experience to their guests every day. At Fonteverde, in the former historic residence of the Medici family in the Val d’Orcia, yoga is one of the activities proposed by the trainers who, through an analysis of the conditions and needs of each guest, will prepare an ad hoc practice to then immerse themselves in panorama of the Tuscan hills.
Also in Grotta Giusti, a resort known for its splendid nineteenth-century villa of the poet Giuseppe Giusti which houses “the eighth wonder of the world”, the largest thermal cave in Europe, it is possible to enjoy a unique holistic experience between yoga and meditation, in the special areas of the park surrounding the villa.
Still in Tuscany, this time in Bagni di Pisa, the third thermal temple of IHC, movement is a fundamental part of the stay, combined with a conscious and healthy diet and the benefits of thermal water.
If, on the other hand, the desire is to practice intoxicated by the sea breeze, Chia Laguna Resort in Sardinia, in addition to the relaxation guaranteed by the hotel services and the beaches of very fine white sand, offers an ideal active holiday for those who love sports: not only yoga, pilates and meditation but also team sports, cycling, golf, horse riding, water sports.
9 The resorts and hotels of Bluserena are renowned for taking care of their guests with attention and professionalism. Even wellness lovers have the opportunity to return regenerated from a holiday in the Bluserena resorts thanks to the wellness areas present in all the structures.
In particular, at Ethra Reserve, the exclusive destination of Bluserena in Puglia in the Stornara nature reserve, guests have the opportunity to participate in Yoga lessons in the lush gardens or in the Thalasso Spa, a unique space where you can combine the benefits of meditation and holistic practices to those of sea water.
Also in Sardinia at Is Serenas Badesi Resort holistic gymnastics lessons are available, a discipline that harmoniously combines the best of yoga and pilates.
10 Practicing yoga while pregnant is a real panacea for pregnant women, because it helps both body and spirit at the same time. That’s why at SILENA, a retreat hotel embraced by the Dolomites of Valles, in Val Pusteria, where yoga is a mantra to be recited every day, there is an offer designed specifically for expectant mothers.
“Yoga, Baby!” in addition to 1 hour of private lesson, it includes a 50-minute Soulful massage, particularly relaxing, with essential oils, light touches to relieve tension and stiffness, stimulate the cellular metabolism of the tissues and instill calm and serenity even in the baby on arrival.
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