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Retreats

Raw Abundance Wellness Retreat in the Bahamas

• Who: Holistic Health Counselor Latham Thomas, Founder of Tendershoots Wellness
• What: Three day cleansing and healing raw food retreat in the Bahamas, with lessons in preparing seasonal raw food, knife skills, and stocking your raw food pantry.
• When: May 3 -5, 2010

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Ultimate Wellness Bootcamp in Costa Rica

• Who: Stefanie DiLibero of Gotham Wellness and Ariane Hundt from the Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp
• What: A week of yoga, bootcamp, and acupuncture on the beach in Costa Rica
• When:  April 25 - May 1, 2010

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Yoga and Backcountry Skiing in Utah

• Who: Winslow Passey and Alta Lodge 
• What: Three days of yoga, with ski time divided between resort and guided backcountry skiing 
• When: March 3 - 7, 2010

Workout

Back from Australia

This is my first workout after being out of the country for a month.  Although I was doing a ton of cardio (snorkeling, hiking, exploring new cities), I wasn't hitting the weights nearly as much as I should have (the damn hotel 'gyms' would often only have a small rack of weights).  Although I was dreading this workout, I had also been looking forward to it all day ...

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Sun Salutations in the Swiss Alps

• Who: Yogatraveller and instructor Becky Wickham
• What: Skiing, hiking, and yoga in the Swiss Alps
• When: March 6 - 13, 2010

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The Tao of Boxing in North Carolina

• Who: Frank Allen and Healing Tao USA
• When: July 23 - 28, 2010. Plan ahead...
• What: Meditation plus punching.
  

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Big Sky Yoga and Ski Retreat

• Who: Big Sky Yoga Retreats
• What: Daily alpine or cross-country skiing, two daily yoga sessions (morning and apres-ski) focused on fostering strength and flexibility to prevent injury, lots of fireside and sauna time, and three healthy, hearty meals, including one sleigh ride dinner. Cross-country ski lessons are included, but if you need downhill lessons, those are on your own.
• Where: Big Sky, Montana at the Mountain Meadows Davis Ranch
• When: January 28 - 31 or March 7 - 12, 2010
• Why: Why escape winter when you can embrace it? Exhaust your body on the slopes then restore it with yoga. The Founder of Big Sky Yoga Retreats, Margaret Burns Vap, is a former New Yorker who studied with lots of the big names and founded Georgetown Yoga in DC before going west, so you can expect a familiar yoga approach even in Big Sky Country.  
• How Much: $1295 for January, $2450 for March. Includes yoga, lift ticket and cross-country ski pass, meals, and lodging.
• Link: Big Sky Yoga and Ski Retreat

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Yoga and Samba Drumming in Trocones, Mexico

• Who: Jessica Bellofatto, Founder and Director of KamaDeva Yoga in East Hampton, and Percussionist Richard Siegler
• What: A tropical beach, two yoga classes a day, and daily sunset samba drumming workshops.
• When: February 6 - 13, 2010
• Where: Trocones, Mexico with accommodations at the Resort at Majahua Palms
• Why: Jessica is a serious yogi whose retreats get rave reviews. And what other retreat has Samba drumming? As Richard Seigler puts it, Samba has "rhythms that flow through the earth and up into the sky on its way igniting our souls." So yeah, there's that too. 
• How Much: Sign up by 1/15 and the all-inclusive price (except airfare) is $1500. After that it's $1650.
• Link: Yoga and Samba Drumming Retreat

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High Voltage Yoga in Costa Rica

• Who: Brian Williams, Director of the Fierce Club
• What: "High Voltage Yoga Retreat," a week of yoga and Reiki in Costa Rica. 
• When: February 6 - 13, 2010
• Where: Hotel Los Mangos, Montezuma, Costa Rica
• Why: The Fierce Club brings a little rock and roll attitude to everything, so this retreat wont be overly reverent. You'll have total authorization to skip a yoga session and hang in your hammock if you feel like it. Brian is great with beginners but also brings enough edge to challenge advanced practitioners, so if you and a friend are at different levels, you can go together and both have a great time.  
• How Much: Varying packages. Single Occupancy: $1900; Double Occupancy: $1700 ($1750 after 1/15); Budget: $1250 (either a triple room or a single with a communal bathroom).  Special note: The Fierce Club is giving Social Workout readers (that's you!) $100 off double occupancy or budget packages. (SW doesn't get any kickback, so don't worry, our recommendation of this retreat is still impartial).  
• Link: High Voltage Yoga Retreat

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Since 1999, I've been researching just about any place you can stay overnight, worldwide, from parking lots and primitive camping to spas and high end resorts.