A typical day on an AIR retreat starts with movement before breakfast — vinyasa yoga or a bodyweight bootcamp session, depending on the trip. Breakfast follows, usually on site. The middle of the day is either an organised excursion (a hike, a boat, a national park) or open time to walk into town, book a spa treatment or sit by the water. Evenings tend to close with yin yoga and dinner together.

What separates these trips from a standard yoga week is the amount of outdoor activity built in. Finland includes forest hiking, cycling, lake time, a campfire and a Finnish sauna, plus a visit to the resort's own reindeer farm. Wyoming is built around Yellowstone — geysers, hot springs, waterfalls and wildlife — with hiking on scenic trails. Croatia is the gentlest of the three: beach dips, meditation by the shoreline and time in Dubrovnik's Old Town.

Andrea Levy and Kim Palisin lead every trip personally. They met after each had worked through injuries using what the site calls a holistic approach to health, and they now combine yoga teaching with strength and conditioning. Guest reviews single out the mix: one describes starting each morning with vinyasa or bootcamp, ending with yin and dinner, and having a group of women to explore with, most of whom she had just met.

Group sizes are small — 12 guests in Croatia and Wyoming, 14 in Finland — and the crowd skews heavily to solo women travellers. One review mentions ages from 15 to 70 on a past trip. The tone is social but not a party: cocktails appear in one testimonial, but the days are built around movement and early nights.

Destinations are chosen for access to nature rather than nightlife. The Croatian villa sits steps from the beach. The Wyoming property is a private mountain site with 360-degree views and dark skies. The Finnish resort is surrounded by forest on the shore of Lake Nissinjärvi, near Oulanka National Park.

What's included

- Accommodation for the stated nights - Most meals - Daily yoga, meditation and bodyweight strength sessions - Guided activities and scheduled excursions - Access to the listed experiences

What's not included

- Flights and travel to the destination - Travel insurance - Optional excursions - Spa treatments and premium services - Personal expenses