10 Best Yoga Retreats in Bali
Best Places to Practice Yoga in Bali
Yoga retreats in Bali promote healthy living and wellbeing through a wide range of holistic programs. Thanks to its exotic locations and calming natural settings, Bali is considered among the top wellbeing destinations in Southeast Asia. The central highland area of Ubud is usually thought of as Bali’s yoga hub, but you can find plenty of places to practice yoga throughout the island.
Bali has a thriving yoga community, and even an annual festival dedicated to this ancient art. Every year, thousands of yogis and spirituality seekers from around the globe gather for a week-long celebration of workshops, dance, and music. Proving that anyone can learn yoga, the best retreats in Bali combine leisure travel with healthy living.
1. Fivelements Retreat Bali
Yoga, alongside massage and martial arts
Good for: Luxury
Fivelements Retreat Bali is a wellness resort with an impressive natural architecture of bamboo and wood, surrounded by beautiful rice fields and forested hills. Signature retreat programs are available from 3 to 21 night stays, with activities like yoga and meditation sessions, martial arts, healing consultations, and massage treatments.
Fivelements Retreat Bali has riverside healing rooms, a heated therapy pool, and an onsite restaurant serving organic dishes. You can also participate in a Balinese blessing ceremony and beauty ritual during your stay
Location: Puri Ahimsa Banjar Baturning, Mambal, Abiansemal, Badung, Bali 80352, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)361 469 206
Fivelements Retreat Bali
2. COMO Shambhala Estate
A truly holistic approach to wellness
Good for: Couples, Luxury
Como Shambhala Estate is up in the tranquil valley of the Payangan village, about 6 miles northwest of central Ubud. This adults-only resort promotes long stays with wellbeing programs that usually include sessions with resident yoga teachers, doctors, and dieticians specializing in Ayurveda (an ancient holistic healing system).
Wellness programs vary throughout the year but are typically week-long courses that involve different disciplines of yoga, meditation, and coaching. Classes take place at Como’s dedicated pavilion, where you can enjoy views of the lush valley. You can make use of the holistic approach with signature spa and beauty treatments, too.
Location: Banjar Begawan, Melinggih Kelod, Payangan, Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)361 978 888
COMO Shambhala Estate
3. Zen Resort Bali
Yoga to improve health conditions
Good for: Luxury
Zen Resort Bali is a holistic retreat with 16 villas on the remote coast of Singaraja. This wellness resort organizes private yoga classes that can be tailored to specific health conditions, including digestive problems, diabetes, and weight issues.
Signature programs come in choices of 3 to 21 nights, with activities ranging from traditional spa treatments to meditation and wellness consultations. You can also join dolphin watching tours at sunrise. Book a stay at Zen Resort Bali’s Sunrise Villa for views over the resort pool and the calm waves off the coast of Northern Bali.
Location: Banjar Dinas Pawitra, Umeanyar, Seririt, Buleleng, Bali 81153, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)851 7219 8456
Zen Resort Bali
4. Bagus Jati
Combining yoga with nature walks and aqua aerobics
Good for: Luxury
Bagus Jati Health & Well Being Retreat makes good use of its location in Tegallalang, a village that’s famous for its picturesque rice terraces. One of Bali’s most popular wellness centers, its centerpiece is a dedicated circular yoga pavilion overlooking a lush bamboo forest.
The resort’s signature Yoga and Ayurveda Package includes accommodation (3 to 7 nights), daily breakfast and dinner, private and group yoga sessions, and Ayurvedic treatments. Bagus Jati also organizes activities like nature walks and aqua aerobics, as well as providing free scheduled shuttle services to Ubud throughout your stay.
Location: Banjar Jati, Desa Sebatu, Tegallalang, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali 80561, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)361 901 888
Bagus Jati
5. The Yoga Barn
A retreat by the founders of the Spirit Festival
Good for: Couples, Families, Unusual
The Yoga Barn in central Ubud offers holistic services for all levels, including private sessions, short-break yoga retreats, and meditation classes. There are 5 open-air studios, 2 of which host drop-in classes every day. Studio spaces overlook the famous terraced rice paddies of Ubud.
The Yoga Barn is a sanctuary for those looking to relax and practice yoga in Bali. Personalized retreats include 3-day cleansing, 7-day residential detox, and Ayurvedic rejuvenation. Its founders are responsible for the annual Bali Spirit Festival, a week-long celebration that features workshops, dance, and music. Read more
Location: Jl. Sukma Kesuma, Peliatan, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia
Open: Daily from 7am to 9pm
Phone: +62 (0)361 971 236
The Yoga Barn
6. Desa Seni Baturiti
Yoga among traditional Javanese houses
Good for: Couples, Food, Unusual
Desa Seni features a “village resort” concept in Tabanan, with traditional “joglo” (wooden Javanese houses) furnished with original artifacts and antiques. Onsite, you’ll also find an organic garden that grows produce for the resort kitchen’s healthy meals. The resort’s main pavilion hosts regular yoga programs that cater to all levels.
All-inclusive personal yoga retreats include daily private yoga and meditation sessions, massage treatments, and specialized bodywork by Desa Seni’s wellness therapists. Some of the many styles you’ll practice during your retreat include therapeutic, kundalini, and tantric yoga.
Location: Br. Mayungan Let No.13, Antapan, Kec. Baturiti, Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)361 844 6392
Desa Seni Baturiti
7. Sukhavati Ayurvedic Retreat
A retreat with your own private pool
Good for: Couples, Luxury
The Sukhavati Ayurvedic Retreat and Spa is an award-winning resort within the rural village of Abianbase, about 10 miles northwest of Denpasar. The estate’s luxury and private pool villas feature their own saltwater pools. An open-air dining pavilion and a riverside deck with daybeds offer further soothing settings.
The wellness programs here incorporate Ayurvedic healing therapies, daily yoga sessions, and mediation to help alleviate a wide range of issues. From 1-day taster sessions to intensive 14-day treatments, Sukhavati Ayurvedic Retreat and Spa can tailor its activities to suit your travel duration.
Location: Banjar Bebengan, Jalan Raya Tangeb, Abianbase, Mengwi, Badung, Bali 80351, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)819 1622 1559
Sukhavati Ayurvedic Retreat
8. Oneworld Ayurveda Ubud
Hiking, cycling, and dolphin watching
Good for: Luxury, Unusual
The Oneworld Ayurveda center offers individual and group retreats that combine yoga, meditation, and spa treatments. It also offers off-the-beaten-track journeys like hikes, waterfall excursions, and dolphin watching tours. Yearly schedules are well laid out on their website, with week-long retreat programs featured monthly.
A must-try at Oneworld is the “Discovery Journey”, where you can practice daily meditation and gentle yoga. It also includes village cycling excursions and an exotic purification ritual at the Tirta Empul Temple in Tegallalang. Located in central Ubud, the retreat is about 4 miles north of the Ubud Monkey Forest.
Location: Jalan Suweta, Sambahan, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)811 380 3536
Oneworld Ayurveda Ubud
9. Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat
Sukawati
Good for: Food, Luxury, Unusual
Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat offers a full range of yoga programs and spa services with traditional Balinese healing treatments. It has an open-air yoga sanctuary overlooking a black-sand coastline, with Mount Agung in the distance. The resort also has its own organic permaculture garden, from which ingredients are sourced to provide healthy meals, juices, and snacks throughout your stay.
Floating Leaf’s extensive range of curated retreat programs and guided experiences include yoga, arts, and culture, as well as surfing. Located along the southeastern coast of Pantai Purnama in Gianyar, the retreat is around 9 miles southeast of central Ubud.
Location: Jalan Pantai Purnama No.42, Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali 80581, Indonesia
Phone: +1 (0)561 374 3945
Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat
10. Udara Bali Yoga, Detox & Spa
Meditation on the black-sand beach
Good for: Luxury, Unusual
The Udara Bali resort is right on the black-sand beachfront of Seseh, offering an exotic and secluded place to spend your vacation. Its centerpiece is a yoga shala that also serves as a community space where you can meet like-minded travelers.
The Udara retreat’s calendar features yoga sessions, meditation, and teacher training courses for budding yoga instructors. If you want a comprehensive yoga retreat, the resort’s 10-day program includes meditation and chanting, with pranayama breathing exercises in the morning and restorative yoga forms and discussions in the afternoon.
Location: Jl. Pura Kramat Jl. Pantai Seseh, Cemagi, Kec. Mengwi, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80351, Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)878 7779 9970
Udara Bali Yoga, Detox & Spa
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