Everywhere we turn, we see advertisements, posters, Instagram hashtags and yogi-adventurers bragging about their upcoming yoga retreats. As the retreat trend takes over the international travel scene, teachers and resorts are forced to take drastic measures to stand out in a hyper-saturated yoga crowd. Here are some of our most fascinating finds for yoga and wellness retreats across the globe.

Complementing its idyllic setting overlooking Labrelotte Bay, The Spa at Windjammer Landing features 6,500 sq.ft. of contemporary space incorporating a fitness centre, movement studio, outdoor yoga deck, six treatment rooms, a relaxation lounge and garden and a lifestyle boutique. From traditional treatments to modern rituals, the palette of spa offerings is the perfect recipe for inner balance and outer peace.

Making the decision to dedicate your precious (and usually limited!) vacation time to a wellness retreat is big and for many a decision that is not taken lightly. Prior to committing, it is important to understand and truly believe that a focused retreat can be one of the most powerful opportunities to positively impact, shift, change and transform both your current and future state of health and wellbeing.

It was mid-November in downtown Toronto when I was invited to spend a month at the breathtaking Ti Kaye Resort and Spa in St. Lucia to develop their yoga and wellness programming. With the dream of elevating a 4-star resort and spa to one of the world’s most sought-after go-to spa destinations, complete with wellness and yoga programming, I got to work. Read on for a quick snapshot of my top 3 #dreamjob priorities at Ti Kaye Resort and Spa!

Hosting a company retreat has the great potential to positively transform and significantly boost the morale and connectivity of your team. Deciding to host a healthy, wellness-inspired retreat can transform the people themselves and the relationships each of your staff members has with one another in an even more powerful and impactful way. This could be one of the most important and ultimately profitable investments that you make! Read on for our top five tips on planning a healthy company retreat.

Our team of expert retreat hosts have put together a top ten list of must know tips on hosting a successful wellness getaway. We hope our guidelines can spare you hours of headache and lost revenue while simultaneously helping to ensure you are en- route to hosting the retreat of your dreams!

Wellness Vacations are taking the world by storm (a very calm, peaceful and inspiring storm of course). If you and your resort, hotel or B & B are not already engaged in the wellness vacation, the time is now. The yoga, meditation and healthy eating movement has gone viral and resorts are either in, or out. Here are our top ten ways to engage with yoga, meditation and mindfulness retreats and stay on trend in 2016.

As we approach the busy holiday season we wanted to share a couple of highlights from some of our favorite blog posts featured on MindBodyGreen. These articles do a wonderful job of communicating the value of carving out time for self-care and some of the incredible benefits that can be deeply absorbed while on retreat. Hold these thoughts with you as you navigate through the next couple of months, perhaps setting the intention that 2016 might just be the year of you!

Imagine This: You are relaxing on the terrace of your beautifully converted century old farmhouse room which overlooks fields of green as far as the eye can see. The sun is setting and the sky is painted in a fantastical array of radiant colour. You take a sip of wine, that is truly local, for you visited the winery down the road just this afternoon. You release a deep sigh that almost catches you off guard for it comes spontaneously and with a resonance of utter peace and ease...

This week we're talking about Secrets to Longevity. In Part I we discuss: what are “longevity hotspots”, where are they located, and might we suggest your next wellness vacation to one of these fascinating locations for a real first hand experience of the culture and people?

El Conquistador Resort & Las Casitas Village, A Waldorf Astoria Resort has been selected to receive a prestigious 2013 Spafinder Wellness 365 Readers' Choice Category Award. The expansive Waldorf Astoria Spa at El Conquistador Resort which features everything from week-long Wellness Retreats to Paddleboard Yoga at the resort's private Palomino Island was named among voters' Favorite Spa for Yoga in the annual wellness awards. Winners of the prestigious awards are determined by thousands of consumers and travel agents who vote in the poll annually.

The Golden Door Spa® at El Conquistador Resort & Las Casitas Village, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, announced today their first spa wellness retreat package. Located in this breathtaking Puerto Rico paradise, the retreat will welcome guests to immerse in a health and wellness program designed to revive the mind, body and spirit.