Summer yoga retreats, 2010

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For your annual Summer break this year, why not choose a rejuvenating yoga retreat? Here, in our seasonal round-up of international and UK yoga retreats, we take a look at what's on, where. Our next retreats round-up, to be published in August 2010, will cover Autumn yoga breaks in the UK and beyond.

AdventureYogi is a combination of many things: being invigorated by yoga, relaxed by massage, exhilirated by sports such as surfing, mountain biking, climbing or country walks and energised by delicious vitality foods. Our retreats and holidays are designed for you to be as active or relaxed as you like. This summer we are offering a variety of breaks. Click here to read more.

Astanga Yoga Retreat in Italy, September 5-12, 2010: practice traditional Astanga Yoga this summer at Yoga in Salento, Puglia, southern Italy, with Bella Galt and Emanuele Rossi. Enjoy the spacious shady gardens, swimming pool, organic vegetable garden, olive grove, and historic villa and masseria - a family home beautifully maintained and specifically set up for yoga retreats. Click here to read more.

Scaravelli Inspired Yoga Retreats in Turkey and Sussex: Catherine Annis is leading a midsummer weekend in Sussex and a late summer retreat for one or two weeks in rural Turkey. Both venues were chosen for the tranquility, charm and beauty of their surroundings, encouraging a sense of deep rest and relaxation, and with a deeper connection to your natural self. The yoga is inspired by the work of Vanda Scaravelli, and classes are typically two hours long, to give plenty of time for individual attention. Click here to read more.

Limited for time? Join teachers Jodie and Lucia on Sunday July 11th (now full) or August 22nd for a Day Retreat, courtesy of YA Retreats. We will enjoy a rejuvenating day of yin/yang yoga, tucked away in beautiful countryside, under an hour from London. The retreat will begin with an energising yang session, inviting us to surrender to a releasing afternoon yin practice. But not before we have enjoyed a leisurely, home cooked lunch! Click here to read more.

Camino Holidays' Yoga & wellbeing holidays: we still have three places left for this holiday, running from Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 May.  This break offers a free airport transfer (from either Malaga, Gibraltar, Sevilla or Jerez airports), one night's and dinner in Jerez's top boutique hotel and a massage in Jerez's Traditional Arabic Baths before you leave for the yoga centre at Las Brisas. Click here to read more.

Sunflower Retreats, Italy: weekly holidays in Casperia, a beautiful hilltop village in Sabina, an hour from Rome. Enjoy daily hatha yoga classes, holistic workshops, healing treatments, wild hot springs and a wide range of activities -  including horseriding, Italian cooking lessons, walks, cycling, Your accommodation is boutique-style and ensuite. Click here to read more.

Summer yoga retreat with Norman Blair: explore the space both inwards and outwards in the beautiful summer setting of the Beacon Centre. There will be two classes each day: an Ashtanga-inspired practice in the morning and a yin yoga class in the afternoon. There is also opportunity for meditation. Click here to read more.

Join Patricia Ezechie and Kim Pierpoint for the ultimate body holiday at the magnificent Villa Mandala, Morocco. Fly into Agadir/Marrakesh and let us do the rest for you. This retreat has been designed to allow you to let go of everyday life and to reconnect with the wonder that is you. This is a yoga retreat with a twist - wine and chocolate available for those who need to de-stress with aids! Click here to read more.

Join the fantastic Richard Spahn from France for an invigorating Asthanga Yoga Weekend during his tour of Ireland this Summer. The course, from June, 11-13 is a must for any serious Ashtanga practitioner. A wonderful weekend of yoga and fun with this teacher of 25 years' experience. Cost from £200. Also join us from August, 22-27 when Marie Quail will be leading a retreat. Click here to read more.

Summer 2010: yoga flow & cultural immersion retreat in Italy, July 1-8. Join us for an authentic Yoga Flow and Cultural Immersion Retreat with Isabelle du Soleil, well known European Yoga & Wellness Expert from Los Angeles. Seven days and seven nights of yoga, total rejuvenation and Italian culture immersion in the heart of Italy, an hour from Rome. Click here to read more.

Yoga and Pilates holiday in Portugal, Algarve, with Bea Fritzsching and Liz Chandler. There are two weeks to chose from: 17-24 July (adults and 14+) and 24-31 July - families welcome. Quinta Mimosa is a purpose-built yoga centre within an orchard of orange trees. It has a high standard accommodation, mostly twins en-suite, with limited single occupancy.  Click here to read more.

Well Being Sanctuaries: Radiant Light Retreats announce a new and unique opportunity to transform your life and change direction. Robert and Kate will provide a safe niche where you will be nurtured and guided to create new patterns of living, in these stressful times. Over a long weekend Kate and Robert offer a tranquil and beautiful space where they will  support you to move into the life you seek.  Click here to read more.

Acy Holidays: Art and Yoga Holidays in the South of France and Turkey. How about a combination of art and yoga workshops in a beautiful house with its own art studio, yoga attic and pool? This one-week break with experienced yoga teacher and practising artist, Karen Stamper, brings together like-minded people, who are often single travellers. Many have little experience but lots of enthusiasm for a creative, healthy and relaxing week.  Click here to read more.

Yoga and Pilates Retreat: In Sabina, Italy, August 28th - September 4th, with Melanie Noble and Alan Widdowson. Unusual opportunity to enjoy Pilates and yoga in one retreat. Two highly experienced instructors will teach two classes a day: an extended morning Pilates class in two sections (with yoga-based warm-up) and early evening yoga, based on a creative blend of Vinyasa flow and Pilates. Cost: £600, excluding travel. Click here to read more.

Yoga Vibe Retreat: Villa Mandala, near Taghazout, Morocco, from September 26 to October 3, 2010. Experience an energising, flowing and fun, all-inclusive week in the sunshine of the Moroccan coast at Villa Mandala. Discover a holiday that leaves you feeling energised, restored and alive.  Click here to read more.

Are you running a yoga retreat, and would like yours to be included in our next round-up? Please contact us here to request details.

For more ideas for yoga and wellbeing escapes, check out Yoga Abode's sister company, YA Retreats.