Dominican Republic · 5 days
Each trip has its own shape. Cambodia is five nights in Siem Reap with sunrise at Angkor Wat and a monk blessing. The Dominican Republic is four nights in Samaná, in jungle treehouses, timed for whale season. Peru is six nights in the Sacred Valley. Greece is seven nights on Amorgos with restorative yoga, rituals and s…
Home › Dominican Republic › Yoga, Ritual and Activism Retreats with DDY Travels
Dominican Republic · 5 days · From USD 2895 (indicative)
Each trip has its own shape. Cambodia is five nights in Siem Reap with sunrise at Angkor Wat and a monk blessing. The Dominican Republic is four nights in Samaná, in jungle treehouses, timed for whale season. Peru is six nights in the Sacred Valley. Greece is seven nights on Amorgos with restorative yoga, rituals and swimming in the Aegean. Egypt is seven nights over the 2027 total solar eclipse, watched from a private boat on the Nile at Luxor. Botswana is thirteen nights covering Victoria Falls and elephant country. The Galápagos is seven nights in December 2027.
What stays the same across all of them is the daily rhythm: yoga most days, ceremony and ritual built into the week, and time set aside to talk about the place you're in rather than just photograph it. Shelley describes the work as asking who built the temples, who got to worship in them and who got written out of the story — that framing runs through the trips rather than sitting off to the side.
Shelley has taught yoga since 2010 and leads every retreat herself. She founded Dancing Dogs Yoga in Atlanta and spent years coordinating legal observers for the ACLU of Georgia. She is an unapologetic feminist and the company is founded and led by women, though the trips are open to everyone.
Groups are small by design, which is why the trips fill. Past guests describe seeing more in eleven nights than they thought possible, making friends as a solo traveller within days, and the yoga working for complete beginners. The Galápagos, Croatia, Morocco and Mallorca trips all sold out.
Because each destination is a separate trip with its own dates, inclusions and price, the specifics below cover the programme as a whole. Confirm the details of the particular trip you're interested in before booking.
- Yoga sessions with Shelley - Accommodation for the nights stated for your chosen trip - Ceremonies and rituals - Excursions and activities as scheduled per destination - Group conversations and workshops
- Flights - Airport transfers unless confirmed by the operator - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Meals unless confirmed by the operator