WARM COLOURFUL WINTER – HOLIDAYS IN INDIA WITH YOGAUNITED
Yoga United have been running yoga retreats & holidays in India since 2008. We aim to host magical, special, safe, fun and authentic experiences of south India. Apart from the yoga or facilitated sessions, you can explore, relax, and make your holiday your own depending on what “retreat” means to you.
Watch sunrises and sunsets over the waters , enjoy ayurvedic massages and treatments, sip cool drinks by the swimming pool. Walk and talk with local people, experience the colour and culture of Kerala and south India, your senses will be awakened, a reminder of this precious life to take home.
With our passion, local knowledge and personal touches, these magical and popular retreat holidays attract people from all over the world with returning guests year after year…are you ready to come and make new friends, enjoy the beauty and magnificence of south India and top of your energy reservoirs ready for the year ahead?
With wide horizons and clear water, these stunning natural surroundings are the perfect place to relax, reflect, adventure, explore, heal or do very little at all with the minimum of decisions to make.
At Yoga United, we know and love south India, it’s our winter home. Over the years, we have built great relationships with local tour operators, resort managers, and local people and teachers so you can leave your guidebook at home. We like to connect ethically and fairly with local people and offer advice on how you can do the same.
2027 LINE UP, DATES & PRICES
WINTER 2027
| Dates | Holidays | Book | Details | Location |
| Sunday 10-Mon 18 Jan 2027 BOOKINGS OPEN |
Moving Meditation 2027 with Judy Hirsh Sampath 8 nights. Book add on with your holiday |
BOOK | INFO | South India |
| Mon 18-Mon 5 Jan 7 night/8 days CONTACT US TO BOOK following your retreat with Judy or Fiona |
SOUTH INDIA TOUR Munnar – Madurai – Mamallapuram
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CONTACT | CONTACT | Over the Keralan hills and into Tamil Nadu |
Please contact us to book now. This year was completely sold out, so book your winter sun retreat early to avoid disappointment!
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ADDONS
Want to see more of India? If 8 nights is not enough time in India, we have organised some great add ons for you. If you want to travel with others in the group, you can book an add on that follows your retreat. If you prefer a bespoke package with private driver, or you’ve always wanted to do the Golden Triangle, see the Taj Mahal, see some of the earliest and most beautiful temples, or pamper yourself with Ayurvedic massage, let us know…we can help put together a package that works with your own dates and budget.
| ADD ON IDEAS | Add on to Holidays |
| Group add on with Yogaunited | South India Tour and Tamil Nadu taster |
| Extra nights at the resort | Add extra nights so you can linger longer at the resort, enjoy the dellcious food, pool, sea, or for ayurvedic treatment packages |
| Private Bespoke trips | Follow your heart’s desire – we will put you in touch with our trusted and knowledgable travel agent, Bharathi who can build a package to suit your desires and your budget. |
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Flights, travel insurance and ayurvedic treatments
Make sure your ARRIVAL DATE matches Day 1 of your holiday unless you have booked extra nights – this means you often leave the day before to arrive the next morning with check in at 2pm! Please check with us to help with booking flights – we can help you find the best flights and make recommendations. You must email a copy of your airline booking confirmation to us so we can check your arrangements, and book you a transfer.
Your transfer is included on the recommended flights and dates only or can be added to your booking if you are including extra nights – your driver will pick you up from just outside the terminal building and transfer you to your retreat resort. Good connections from all UK, European and US airports are aplenty. When you leave, if you have to…is up to you.
We recommend you buy your travel insurance BEFORE you book your flight, in case of disruption to international flights or you need to claim a refund.
Visas
You will need a tourist visa for India – https://services.vfsglobal.com/gbr/en/ind/apply-visa – this will take you through the application process. You can apply for a Tourist Visa 3 months in advance and we always recommend you apply early in case of any issue. If you prefer, you can get an agent to apply and do all the paperwork for you – we recommend Visa Genie www.visagenie.co.uk Call: 0208 571 0883. Quote your Yogaunited code for a discounted service (you will receive the code after booking). Please note that your deposit is non-refundable and check t&cs for transfers and advance refunds.
Covid
In the event we need to cancel the holiday due to restrictions in India, you will receive a voucher for your deposit payment to use on another Yoga United holiday the following year. Check with your travel insurer and airline for their policies.
Jabs
For Kerala and Tamil Nadu, please check that your typhoid, Hep A, and tetanus are up-to-date. We advise you to check with your health care practitioner for the latest information. At dusk, it is advised to cover yourself in mosquito repellent – you can anoint your mat with some of the local repellent Ododmos or mix it with your after-sun.
TESTIMONIALS
An enlightening and uplifting retreat. Just what I needed and I return to the UK with renewed energy
Thank you so much for a truly fantastic introduction to India. Your care and loving kindness have made the week an unforgettable experience.
Thank you for helping me restore my ‘hopefulness’. I can now accept where I am.
Thank you so much Judy for your inspirational teaching as always. Loved it! Loved it! Loved it! And Saz, you’re a star – a superb organiser!
I want to say thank you to Judy, Saz and Amy for such a fabulous week in Cherai. You 3 were so hands on, and so involved, which it was such a lovely surprise. Very reassuring actually to know that you were there the whole time.
The staff all worked hard to make sure we had a good experience, from the moment we arrived, they were ready and waiting with those lovely garlands, right through to the last day.
The yoga studio was above and beyond. Not only with our mats and bolsters neatly tidied up each morning and evening but those wonderful floral displays. Just jaw dropping really.
I loved the whole thing, the hotel, the people, the colours, the massages, the beach, the sunsets, the sunrises. and the colours, everything was so colourful. I loved the food, my huge bed, oh and the hammocks. I had no idea hammocks were so comfortable!
The trips were fantastic, again a total surprise that you would organise these. The personal touch was very much evident and it made a big impression on me.
To you all, thank you again, Namaste Charlotte O
Thank you for organising such a wonderful trip to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. I would never have ventured to these areas without the opportunity to do so through Yoga United and my Yoga teacher. It was an unforgettable experience!. Claire L
I just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed the Indian yoga holiday. It was certainly an adventure not to be missed and I discovered a part of India I hadn’t been to before, which was magical. Liz C8
The perfect place for a relaxing and restorative yoga week with Yoga United. If this had been my first trip to India I would certainly choose to do one or more of the add-ons suggested. It’s a good and safe way of getting to know India. The day trip organized by Saz to the temple/palace was lovely. Well organized, everything seemed to run smoothly, including the thali lunch and it was quite exciting being the only ‘tourists’ around. Sharon
I came last year and will be coming again next year. A rich and exotic week with Yoga United feeling love, warmth, gentleness, calm, sun, sea sand, sights, insights. Excellent food and great coming together and connecting with a wonderful group of people. And of course…yoga…yoga..yoga Chris T
It was such a brilliant holiday in all aspects, the yoga, weather, people, food, and the wonderful relaxed feeling – a real holiday. Everyone was very helpful wherever we went. I can’t stop thinking about India, it had a great impact on me. Christina C
My first holiday with Judy was also my first experience of India. I travelled with my mother, in her late seventies, and we were both made very welcome. I loved it so much, I returned the following year to join the holiday again. Judy’s teaching was both inspirational and interesting, with her skills and experience shining through in her classes. The balance of Yoga, sight-seeing and relaxation were perfect. The Ayurvedic massages of Kerala are so restorative that you can see the tension in the group members being massaged away as the days go by. Yoga, God’s Own Country and massage all in one perfectly wrapped holiday – what more could you want Del
Terrific holiday – wonderful yoga, sunrise meditations over the backwaters and sunset meditation on the seashore. Sunshine, delicious food, interesting trips, range of ayurvedic massages to try, great company and the flexibility to spend your time however you chose – what could be better? Hazel H
The most wonderful way to do yoga & meditation in the home of yoga – It felt timeless and it couldn’t get any better than that! Judy & Saz are the most wonderful hosts – thank you! Judy M
YOGA TEACHERS AND GROUP FACILITATORS
Why not take your group to India? Let us take care of everything while you concentrate on the teaching – apply early as we only have a few dates!
We run yearly yoga holidays in India and have lots of experience and contacts to ensure your holiday is special and successful – come with us for a magical experience where everything is taken care of.
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