Most travelers head to Peru to visit the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. It’s the perfect place to explore your spirituality further, whether it’s through yoga, meditation, or ritual ceremonies native to the land. It will surely color your personal journey toward happiness. There is another hallucinogenic plant, called San Pedro, that is known for its healing properties. For those chasing the ayahuasca experience, then you will be delighted to find that there is ample opportunity for an ayahuasca ceremony in Peru. This is because of the traditions of Peru, which value plant medicine and an all natural life. Spiritual RetreatsĮven the least spiritual yogis will find themselves vibrating with an otherworldly energy when they’re in Peru. If you head into the jungle or mountains to have your yoga retreat, consider heading to the coast for some surf, too. Naturally, many surfers grab their boards and head to Peru, especially Mancora Peru. It is the Pacific Ocean, one of the highest wave-producing oceans in the world. Its border is not just any ocean, either. There is no better place for yoga and meditation. In the mountains, the views stretch out before you until only the peaks of jagged mountains far into the distance are peeking through the clouds. Peru has the perfect landscape for yoga meditation. Take your pick, but here are the most popular types: Meditation Retreats Some are set deep in the jungle and others are along the coast. Some are spiritual, some are just for surfing. There are many types of yoga retreats in Peru. There is absolutely nothing in this world like Peru. What more magical of a combination exists? To the west is the Pacific Ocean and to the east is thick rainforest. Peru holds much of this mountain range and thus holds much of this magnetic pull, too. It sounds trippy but it’s undeniably true.Īsk any traveler that has visited this magical land and they will admit it. The Andes Mountain Range reaches all the way from the north to the south, housing this energy force all along the way.
It is as if there is a magnetic pull coming from deep within its Earth and your soul is made of metal. I always worried I wasn’t straight but I can’t exactly spot myself lol.There is undeniably something super-transcendent about South America. And one yogi who’s “not a fan of working out in public … it’s really not my most graceful moments” points out that this mat “makes aligning yourself during an at-home yoga sesh super easy with the guidelines. It takes out the guesswork, so you will always know when you are centered/balanced/and accurate.” Another reviewer appreciates that this mat is “not too thick for balance, not too thin for knees” even after over 100 uses, and goes so far as to wonder, “How did I ever live w/out alignment lines?” They love it so much that they’ve bought extra mats, “just to be on the safe side,” in case it ever gets discontinued. One reviewer, who has owned their Heathyoga mat for a year, calls the alignment markings “a genius concept. This yoga mat performs well, in general - it’s thick and has excellent grip - but many reviewers say the main reason to get this mat is the alignment markers, which are intended to help ensure proper positioning for poses. I use it ripple side up and it isn’t slippery at all … and, believe me, I’m sweatin’! Namaste with this mat!” I researched this mat, and it is so awesome! I cannot say enough good things about this mat and has made Pilates classes a joy (anyway as much as they can be!) I even bought another one for my 38-year-old daughter who does Pilates classes with me!” Another happy purchaser writes, “This is my first yoga mat and I love it! I’m not a tiny person and yet it’s firm enough to cushion, but soft enough to be comfy. They have to be doubled and tripled in order to do the kneeling exercises without knee pain.
One reviewer bought this as an upgrade from the mats at her Pilates studio: “I take Pilates class twice a week at my gym and the mats are horrible. This yoga mat is highly recommended by athletes of all stripes and with varying needs, but the one feature that makes it stand out, according to hundreds of reviewers, is that it’s “nice and thick,” with extra padding.