7-Day Therapeutic Yoga & 5Rhythms Dance Retreat in the Czech Countryside

The venue is Skalka 22, an old but renovated building in Skalka u Doks, 472 01 Doksy, in the Czech countryside. It sits in the middle of nature, and guests stay in shared bedrooms that hold up to three people, with proper beds and bedlinen provided. Because rooms are shared, the listing itself suggests bringing earplugs. Meals are cooked on site and are vegan — breakfast, lunch and dinner every day of the stay.

A typical day starts with breakfast at 8:00, then yoga from 9:00 to 10:30. There's free time until lunch at noon, then a hike from 1:00 to 2:30pm, more free time, a second yoga session from 4:30 to 6:00, dinner at 6:00, meditation from 7:00 to 8:30, and sacred movement dance from 8:30 to 10:00pm. Hudson doesn't hold rigidly to this — she changes the schedule based on the group's energy and what attendees need, so some days lean more on dance, others on chanting or meditation.

The yoga itself is Hatha, Kundalini and a modified Ashtanga, often mixed across the week. Sessions focus on the breath and on being guided by it; the aim is to build strength while releasing held tension. Evenings include 5Rhythms dance, the practice developed by Gabrielle Roth, which Hudson teaches — it's a moving meditation done in your body rather than a choreographed class. Hudson also leads chanting and other guided exercises for focusing the mind.

Hudson Leick has been teaching for years and this is her twelfth yoga retreat in the Czech Republic. She teaches in English and an interpreter translates into Czech if anyone requests it. The retreat is deliberately small and co-creative; past guests describe leaving with more confidence to try things that seemed impossible, and with a changed relationship to their own body and mind.

Getting there is by bus, car, or taxi from Prague, and each year a group of attendees travels to the venue together — you can contact the organiser in advance and they'll help coordinate. The retreat starts around 4pm on Monday 22 June and ends around 1pm on Sunday 28 June 2026.

What's included

- All yoga classes (morning and late-afternoon sessions daily) - 7 nights accommodation at Skalka 22 (shared bedrooms for up to 3 people, beds and bedlinen provided) - 3 vegan meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) for the whole stay - Daily meditation and chanting sessions - 5Rhythms Sacred Movement Dance sessions most evenings - Guided hikes and field trips in the surrounding countryside - Group travel coordination to the venue from Prague

What's not included

- Travel to and from the retreat location - Food outside the retreat dates - Yoga mat and towels (bring at least two towels and a mat) - Travel insurance - Personal expenses