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Jun 23, 2025
Washington is known for its tight knit yoga community so it’s no surprise you’ll find some of the world’s best teachers and retreats here, at some truly beautiful locations. Take a look at this list of Washington yoga retreats and yoga retreat locations below and let us know if you have any questions!
Ananda Washington is known as a beautiful community in service to yoga and spirituality. Ananda is a global movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of “Autobiography of a Yogi.” Ananda was founded in 1968 in northern California by Swami Kriyananda, one of Yogananda’s direct disciples trained and commissioned by him. At Ananda Washington, they offer courses, meditation trainings, and retreats.
Islandwood Retreat Center, on Bainbridge Island, is a quaint, sublime destination to go on a yoga retreat. Surrounded by views of the meadows and forest outside, Islandwood offers a beautiful setting for gatherings and retreats. There are four sleeping lodges that combine the comfort of modern accommodations with the natural rustic beauty of the Northwest. The lodges have a total of 53 guestrooms, each with a private bathroom, and can sleep up to 200 guests. Every lodge has a spacious great room with a fireplace and seating for gathering, game-playing, reading, and relaxing. All beds on our property are made up with organic cotton bedding for a dreamy nights sleep!
The Yoga Lodge on Whidbey Island is a stunning setting for retreat, offering self guided or packaged retreats. Check what’s coming up here. The Yoga Lodge on Whidbey Island is an educational venue that offers lodging for individual and group retreats. The lodge sits on ten acres at the end of a private lane not far from the village of Greenbank. It offers a place to pause or “unplug” from the stimulation of day-to-day life and access a quiet connected presence The lodge is a nature sanctuary available for reflection, writing, marking a major life event, healing, connecting with nature and learning sacred practices such as meditation, yoga, and ayurveda. The place itself is simple and understated to support sadhana or practice; to inspire clarity, vision, and an understanding of the interconnectedness of all life.
The Whidbey Institute is another stunning Whidbey Island location. Their overnight accommodations for groups onsite include a cabin village in the forest, an historic Farmhouse in our heartland, and Granny’s, a woodland home. Together, these cabins and homes sleep 30, generally one or two per room. Space for campers with tents is available in the summer.
A forested retreat along the waters of the Salish Sea just outside Olympia, Washington, The Once Center is reimagining mental health care through holistic, evidence-based counseling, seminars, retreats, and nature-centered events. Their goal is to inspire healing by nurturing a community of care that helps you connect with yourself, others, our Earth, and the Universal Life Force.
If you’re looking for virtual yoga events or yoga workshops we’ve got you covered. Also, you can find our recommended facilitators and healers in our curated wellness directory. For more retreat ideas, take a peak at these upcoming Washington meditation retreats
