Retreats in August

You may be ready for a break by the time August comes around, and maybe this is the year you swap your annual beach holiday for a retreat. At many of our retreats you can combine the activities on offer with some culture and sight-seeing and really get to know another part of the world. Or extend your stay so you get the best of both worlds. This month you can combat your stress and general busyness with long soaks in hot tubs, pampering spa treatments, invigorating yoga and idyllic country walks deep in nature. You might even see some young foxes playing in the fields. Many of this month’s breaks pivot around yoga retreats – you decide what type of yoga break you want. You might head to Kent in the UK where you can combine your practice with blissful treatments, healing gong meditations and lazing around in hot tubs. On the other hand, the Scottish Highlands might be more your scene. There you can practise Jivamukti yoga and hike in the wilderness of the Cairngorms. There are plenty of Greek retreats running in August – choose from a private island where it feels like time stands still, or a sumptuous spa retreat where there’s every type of sauna, steam room and pool going.