Mindfulness Retreats in the United States

Located in the Garden of the Gods Resort in Colorado Springs, Strata Spa and Salon at the Garden of the Gods Resort and Club offers guests an integrative, multi-layered approach to total health. Their unique approach is a combination of modern clinical practices, nutrition, naturopathy, spa treatments, and fitness as well as a range of other individually recommended wellness services. The spa provides nine treatment rooms designed to provide a therapeutic and tranquil experience. There is a private couples’ suite that offers a stunning view, a private shower, and a range of body treatments and massages. There is also a therapy room with an Austrian weightless environment bed designed for therapy and relaxation. Salon services are provided by excellent hair and nail artists. There are four manicure and four pedicure stations. Specially for ladies, there are a salt inhalation room and an herbal sauna.

Address: Strata Spa and Salon, 3314 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, Phone: 719-428-2202

An all-inclusive fitness retreat, Skyterra Wellness Retreat in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina focuses on overall physical wellbeing, outdoor activities, exercise, nutrition, and weight loss. The resort’s packages for guests include educational workshops, organized activities, fitness classes, meals, and upscale lodge-style accommodations. There is also a full-service spa at Skyterra Wellness Retreat, offering facials, massages, and a variety of other spa treatments. The unique fitness resort places an emphasis on individual attention, only allowing thirty guests at the retreat at any time. Along with chef-prepared, healthy cuisine and many classes and activities, the 150-acre property also offers a series of trails.

Address: Skyterra Wellness Retreat, 75 Skyterra Wy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768, Phone: 888-282-1657

Feathered Pipe Ranch is a renowned yoga retreat center within the heart of the northern Rocky Mountains, located near the city of Helena, Montana. The retreat, which was opened to the public in 1975 as North America's first non-guru-based retreat center, has attracted wellness luminaries such as Andrew Weil, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Judith Hanson Lasater, and Joseph Campbell throughout its history. Traditional indigenous American and Indian wellness practices are offered throughout the year as part of weeklong retreat experiences, including hatha and vinyasa yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and Ayurvedic instruction. Special retreat experiences include Mindful Unplug experiences, which strive to disconnect participants from the modern world and reconnect them with nature and the human body.

Address: Feathered Pipe Ranch, P.O. Box 1682, Helena MT 59624, Phone: 406-442-8196

Perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by the incredible beauty of Big Sur, the Esalen Institute is a deeply spiritual place which is uniquely conducive to meditation, introspection and learning. The institute offers a number of live-in courses and workshops which include Arts and Creativity, Body and Movement, Meditation and Spiritual, Mind and Psychology and Nature and Sustainability.

A highlight of the property is the bath house where you can meditate and soak in health-giving thermal waters or have a massage. All the delicious food you will be served is prepared using sustainably sourced local produce and organic raw foods from the garden.

The Esalen Institute, 55000 CA-1, Big Sur, CA 93920, Phone: 888-837-2536

You will find Drala Mountain Center nestled in the heart of a 600-acre valley, surrounded by the beautiful peaks of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. In this quiet and spiritual place, Drala Mountain Center brings together several accomplished teachers and healers who can assist you in leading a better physical and spiritual life. The center offers over 100 programs each year including Yoga Retreats, Mindfulness, Meditation and Qigong Retreats, Art and Creativity Retreats and many other health and welfare-enhancing programs. Accommodation ranges from comfortable en-suite rooms to economical single-gender dormitories with shared bathrooms. Most of the retreats run for three to five days.

Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, CO 80545, Phone: 888-788-7221

Surrounded by some of the most outstanding natural beauty Alaska has to offer, Stillpoint Lodge is the perfect destination for a mindfulness retreat. Your luxury cabin is surrounded by forest and beautiful Kachemak Bay hosts a wealth of wildlife you can observe by kayak, boat or paddleboard. Connecting with nature and your spiritual side is one of the cornerstones of mindfulness – here your body and mind can relax and rejuvenate. Wellness activities at the lodge include massage, yoga, hot-tub and sauna and guided meditation – all carefully selected to set you on the path to health and inner peace. At the end of the day you can look forward to healthy delicious meals prepared using organic fruit and vegetables from the lodge gardens.

Address: Stillpoint Lodge, 46877 Stillpoint Trail, Halibut Cove, AK 99603, Phone: 907-299-7240

The Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse welcomes anyone who is seeking greater mindfulness, spiritual renewal and self awareness. The center has an open-door policy for visitors from all religious and cultural backgrounds and is dedicated to teaching people from all walks of life how to live a more spiritual life which will enable you to connect to God, nature and your fellow man. The center hosts a variety of programs and experiences including spiritual discussions, meditation accompanied by traditional Tibetan singing bowls, dream workshops and much more. The center also offers three hermitages, (simple self-catering cottages which can be hired on a daily basis) for those who need peace and solitude for a private retreat.

Address: Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market Street, La Crosse, WI 54601, Phone: 608-791-5295

When you need more than just a relaxing island vacation you could consider combining a vacation with a wellness retreat at the Franciscan Spirituality Center. The retreat offers a selection of excellent packages which combine luxury accommodation and spa facilities with carefully crafted retreat experiences. One of the most popular retreats is their Return to Self package which offers your choice of wellness classes (Yoga, Qigong or Tai Chi), meditation classes and relaxing spa treatments. Other pampering packages which will truly revive body and soul include their Yoga in Hawaii package (no previous experience necessary), Mother and Daughter Retreats and Romantic Couple’s retreats.

Address: Franciscan Spirituality Center, 250 Lokahi Road, 185 Kapaau, HI 96755, Phone: 808-889-6336