Excellent destinations for Yoga Tourism (that are not India)

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You have been practicing yoga at home or some institute in your city but now you are somewhat bored and want to try out some new yoga spot, or you want to go out for a yoga break. Well, choices are many but you need to ask yourself, as to what sort of newness you want to experience.

Your choice of a yoga spot depends largely upon your expectation, whether you want that break for some adventure, to enjoy scenic beauty, to relax yourself, or to elevate level of your spiritual enrichment while doing yoga. Based on your requirement you can choose from the following destinations, which are world famous for offering peaceful environment, scenic beauty, and great possibilities to reinvigorate yourself:

Los Angeles

Los Angeles is not only famous for its excellent casinos and celebrity culture but for its outstanding yoga institutions as well. Be it power yoga, hatha yoga, or regular yoga poses you want to perform and learn, LA offers it all. It has some of the very famous yoga institutions like Brian Kest’s Santa Monica studio, Liberation Yoga famous for hatha yoga teachings, and more.

Miami

If you want to join classes wherein you get to learn yoga in pure traditional way, and where you get to learn at your own pace then Miami is one place you should head to. The Miami Life Center founded by Kino MacGregor, who herself is the youngest woman to complete the third series of Ashtanga. In her studio, you will see bamboo floors, showers and changing rooms that look like old and traditional, and the big halls with marble flooring for students to sit and relax. There you get absolute chance to learn at your own pace without any need to rush in order to match other student’s pace.

Greece

Are you craving for a yoga break somewhere you can get back the lost peace of your mind well you must consider Greece then. The Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten’s yoga hall nestled in the calm and silent olive grove in the Eftalou Valley in the Greek countryside offers people a tranquil atmosphere. People stay there and perform three hours of yoga every morning and evening in the hall or on the terrace, and the only noise you can hear is of the jingling of sheep bells.

Maldives

If you want to combine your yoga break with extreme comfort and luxury then the COMO Shambhala Retreat in Maldives is certainly for you. It is a resort that offers scenic beauty at its best and viable atmosphere for yoga practice. The open-air pavilion facing east is a place where you can enjoy doing yoga in the morning, and you can get their efficient spa treatments.

Toronto

If you want to be a part of some in-depth yoga workshops and classes then Toronto must be your first choice when it comes to selecting a yoga break destination. The most famous “Jivamukti” yoga studio there teaches yoga differently, as there yoga is about not only breathing techniques but also a superb combination of meditation, chanting, and music. Sitting on wooden floors in big halls, you can learn some unknown things and techniques its founders teach during workshops.

Milan

You can combine your shopping spree in Milan with some reinvigorating yoga classes. Yoga teachers who have studied yoga for long in India now teach yoga in Milan, so whenever you visit Milan, do not forget yoga classes while splurging on your famous brands.

You require doing some researching and finding out one yoga destination that suits you the best. Knowing your choice and demand can help you pick one ideal yoga destination for yourself.

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