8-Day Yoga and Meditation Wellness Retreat on Agonda Beach, Goa

The retreat centres on a daily schedule that starts early and ends well before dinner. Mornings begin with mantra chanting, pranayama breathwork and guided meditation from 7am, followed by a 90-minute yoga asana class. After breakfast, the middle of the day is free for you to explore Agonda—swimming, walking to the nearby wildlife, or just lying in a hammock. Late afternoon brings a yogic philosophy discussion or a question-and-answer session, then a second asana class, and the day closes with yoga nidra, guided meditation, or a yogic cleansing practice like neti. This is not a packed itinerary; the structure is there to support your practice, with enough space left to simply exist by the beach.

The teaching team is the real strength here. Dr. Keshava holds a PhD in Psychology alongside advanced degrees in Yoga and Sanskrit, and he leads the philosophy sessions with a warmth and clarity that guests mention again and again. Shubham (known as 'ShuBu') teaches the traditional Hatha and Vinyasa classes; he trained at the Kaivalyadhama institute and has been teaching since 2013. Amaresha, a dancer and yoga educator with 20 years of experience, joins to teach Ashtanga and Hatha with a focus on using props, and Yogeesh rounds out the team with Yin and Vinyasa classes built on over a decade of teaching teacher trainings. You are learning from people who have spent years not just practising but also teaching others to teach.

Agonda itself is a highlight. Rated the number one beach in India by TripAdvisor and second in Asia, it is a three-kilometre curve of pale sand framed by green hills. For a yoga retreat, the setting is close to ideal: calm, unpolluted, and free from the touts and noise that can make other Indian beaches exhausting. The school sits just over the road from the sand, so you can roll out of bed, cross over, and be at the water for sunrise. The local area offers surfing, swimming, and wildlife watching—boat trips and dolphin spotting are included in the week—but most people find the beach itself is enough.

This is a retreat for beginners and intermediates alike. The classes are adaptable, and the teachers are used to working with people who have never done yoga before as well as those with an established practice. If you are coming to escape a busy life, deepen a meditation habit, or just spend a week eating well and sleeping properly on a beautiful beach, this week delivers that without any fuss. The food is a daily highlight—fresh, simple vegetarian meals served three times a day, cooked in the school's own kitchen, with unlimited filtered water and herbal teas throughout.

What's included

- 6 nights private room accommodation (or shared double room) - Airport pickup and drop-off - Daily yoga classes (2 per day) - Daily meditation classes (up to 3 per day) - Daily pranayama (breathwork) classes - Vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and dinner (except Sunday dinner) - 2 herbal teas and unlimited filtered drinking water daily - Group excursions and activities - Boat trip / dolphin watching - Sarvaguna yoga kit and retreat handout - Mosquito net - Yoga mats, blocks, straps, and bolsters - Wi-Fi connection - Pre and post retreat support from the team

What's not included

- Flights - Visa fees - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Additional treatments - Additional activities not included in the itinerary