Are you looking for relaxation, new energy and some time for reflection? Taking a break from daily life? Then a Yoga Retreat in Gozo is a wonderful way to recharge, explore and make new plans! We offer Yoga Retreats, Hiking & Yoga Retreats, Meditation Retreats and Yoga Teacher Training.
More than a typical Yoga Retreat
Why book your retreat with us? We will show you the whole island and all the hidden spots on the island, while doing our daily yoga and meditation sessions in nature and by the sea. As one of our clients put it: “This is so much more than a yoga retreat, it is a yoga experience”. Plus we give you the opportunity to really retreat, to spend some time on your own and to have privacy when you feel like it in your own apartment or hotel room by the sea or in your authentic Boutique Hotel. You can be flexible when planning your retreat as we are the only retreat centre here that is open year-round. We are flexible with your itinerary and are happy to personalise your schedule. We like good food! For lunch we take you out to different restaurants and terraces on the island so you can choose to eat whatever you feel like. Last but not least, we offer quality yoga and meditation and we are fully certified in Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Chakra Yoga, Pranayama, Ayurveda and Meditation and we are registered with Yoga Alliance International.
Yoga Holiday
If you would like to explore the island on your own between your yoga sessions, we can recommend our 5-day or 8-day Yoga Holiday. In a Yoga Holiday you have two yoga, hiking or meditation sessions a day, a 4-star hotel with Sea View, breakfast included, and enough time between your yoga sessions to explore Gozo or Malta on your own or to combine your Yoga Holiday with diving or other activities.
Why Gozo?
Gozo, also known as “The Island of Joy”, offers peace, tranquility, 300 days of sun every year and breathtaking nature. The ideal place for outdoor yoga, meditation by the sea and other recharging activities that make you feel your best. You will stay in your own private apartment or in a beautiful hotel by the seaside, enjoying healthy food, daily yoga sessions, meditation sessions, hiking or other activities in a tailor-made program fitting to your wishes. Come explore, relax & recharge with us for a week or create your custom retreat.
Enjoy yoga at sunrise while looking at the waves of Qbajjar Bay, hike with us over cliffs and through beautiful valleys and make the time to dream & to make new plans! “Relax, Energize & Enjoy”!
What is in the program?
We offer 4, 6 or 7-day retreats year round, a shorter summer yoga holiday and custom retreats. Our sample program for a 7-day retreat looks like this, but you can add other elements into your schedule or skip certain activities.
Sample program Yellow Rock Yoga Retreat:
- Saturday: arrival and introduction
- Sunday: fruit breakfast, yoga class, lunch, hiking, meditation session
- Monday: fruit breakfast, meditation, hiking, lunch, free time, yoga class
- Tuesday: fruit breakfast, yoga class, lunch, outdoor activity such SUP, kayaking or mountain biking and vegetarian sunset-bbq on the beach
- Wednesday: fruit breakfast, day off.
- Thursday: fruit breakfast, yoga session, hiking, lunch, free afternoon, yoga class
- Friday: fruit breakfast, yoga class, meditation, lunch, massage or free time, wrap-up
- Saturday: check-out
Sample program Yoga and Meditation Holiday
- Saturday: arrival and introduction
- Sunday: Yoga class, breakfast, free time, outdoor yoga & meditation session
- Monday: Yoga class, breakfast, free time, outdoor yoga & meditation session or sunset hiking
- Tuesday: Yoga class, breakfast, free time, outdoor yoga and meditation session
- Wednesday: breakfast, day off. Optional yoga sessions in the morning and evening.
- Thursday: Yoga class, breakfast, free time, outdoor yoga & meditation session
- Friday: Yoga class, breakfast, free time, outdoor yoga & meditation session or sunset hiking or fire ceremony
- Saturday: optional morning yoga and check-out
You will stay at the 4-star Calypso Hotel in a Sea View Room. The hotel has a heated pool.
The Yoga Holiday package is available for 4 nights/5 days or 7 nights/8 days.
Sample program Yellow Rock Meditation Retreat:
- Saturday: arrival and introduction
- Sunday: breakfast, meditation and breath work on location, lunch, optional hiking, meditation session or yoga
- Monday: breakfast, yoga group class, hiking, lunch, free time, meditation session on location
- Tuesday: breakfast, hiking and meditation, lunch, outdoor activity such SUP, kayaking or mountain biking and vegetarian sunset-bbq on the beach
- Wednesday: breakfast, day off. Time for a massage, a spa or visit Valletta or Comino. Optional Wim Hof Meditation.
- Thursday: breakfast, meditation and breath work session on location, lunch, free afternoon, optional yin yoga class
- Friday: breakfast, optional yoga class, meditation on location, lunch, massage or free time, wrap-up
- Saturday: check-out
Sample program Yellow Rock Hiking Retreat:
- Saturday: arrival and introduction
- Sunday: breakfast, hiking exploring the North side of the island, lunch, optional second hiking session, optional meditation session
- Monday: breakfast, yoga group class, hiking on the West side, lunch, free time, optional yoga session on location
- Tuesday: breakfast, hiking exploring the South side, lunch, outdoor activity such SUP, kayaking or mountain biking and vegetarian sunset-bbq on the beach
- Wednesday: breakfast, day off. Optional group yoga class in the morning. Time for a massage, a spa or visit Valletta or Comino. Optional Wim Hof Meditation.
- Thursday: breakfast, hiking exploring the East side, lunch, free afternoon, optional outdoor hatha yoga class
- Friday: breakfast, optional hatha yoga class, hiking exploring the valleys and the villages, lunch, massage or free time, wrap-up
- Saturday: check-out
Please note: each program can be adapted to your wishes. Kayaking, mountain biking and massages are not included in the price. All yoga, meditation and hiking activities are included.
Note: book directly with us and receive a free Paddleboard session or Reiki Treatment!
With whom?
Our retreats have a maximum of 4 participants. Part of your retreat will be group classes where you will meet a maximum of 9 participants.
Where?
Our retreats are in Qbajjar Bay, Marsalforn, a beautiful place by the sea in Gozo. You will stay at the 4-star Calypso Hotel in a Seaview Room or at Quaint Boutique Hotel in Xewkija, in the centre of the island. Alternatively you can stay at Horizon Apartments in Qbajjar, with full sea view from your balcony. If you intend to join with friends or family, we also have the option to stay at a farmhouse or holiday villa with pool.
Horizon Apartments by the sea
A brilliant place for a retreat because you cannot get closer to the sea than this. You will enjoy the sunrise over the waves as you wake up and you will go to sleep with the sound of the waves. Every apartment has sea view here. Your apartment is has two bedrooms, a living/kitchen and a bathroom. You have a balcony overlooking the bay. You can cook your own healthy meals here, but there is also a cosy restaurant downstairs where you can eat a lovely meal or enjoy a drink, again, directly at the seaside.
Quaint Boutique Hotels
Quaint Boutique Hotels are a group of hip design hotels with a touch of local character, offering a unique experience to travellers who wish to live and enjoy the real Gozitan way of life. If you stay at Quaint Boutique hotels you are right in the middle of the ancient and authentic villages of Xewkija and Sannat. This is the ideal location if you come for a meditation, hiking or yoga retreat. You will feel the quietness of village life, inviting you to slow down and adjust to the relaxed rhythm of Gozo daily life.
The rooms at Quaint hotels are spacious and luxurious, with a unique design for every room. You will have a beautiful bathroom, coffee and tea making facilities and a mini fridge. Other amenities are a hairdryer, individually controlled A/C, ironing facility, free wifi, digital safe and LCD TV. The ideal place to relax after a day of yoga, hiking and meditation.
The hotels are located in the village square where you also find restaurants and a supermarket.
Quaint is our number one location for our Hiking & Yoga retreats and our Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings. Of course you can choose Quaint for our other retreats as well.
Calypso Hotel Marsalforn
In the beautiful bay of Marsalforn you’ll find the popular 4-star Calypso Hotel. It has an amazing views of Marsalforn Bay, spacious rooms, a beautiful Rooftop Terrace with heated swimming pool and a great restaurant. If you choose to stay at Calypso Hotel, full breakfast is included and you will have a room with sea view. We will pick you up for all yoga, hiking and meditation activities.
The Farmhouse or Holiday Home Retreat with Friends & Family
If you plan to do a yoga retreat with family and friends, we can offer you a private villa or farmhouse, both with a lovely private pool. In that case you book a retreat with us with at least 3 persons. All yoga houses have 4 bedrooms, so unless you like to share a room, maximum number of people is 4. Your program will be exactly as described above, but we ask you to arrange your own breakfast in your holiday home.
Quaint Holiday Home in Ghasri
Lonza and Censina Farmhouses in Ghammar
When?
We offer our yoga holidays and retreats any week you like, all year round. You can start your retreat or yoga holiday on any day! Please note that in July and August our yoga sessions are around sunrise and sunset, which means early in the morning!
Prices in euros for 2023
Price per person 1/6 – 30/9 22/12 – 2/1 |
Rest of the year |
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Yoga Retreat Horizon Complex Qbajjar or Quaint Boutique Hotels Calypso Hotel 7 nights including breakfast & lunch Quaint Holiday Home or Lonza or Censina Farmhouse for a booking of 3 or 4 pax only including lunch no breakfast
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1395 | 1295 | |||||
Yoga Retreat Horizon Complex Qbajjar or Quaint Boutique Hotels Calypso Hotel 6 nights including breakfast & lunch |
1195 | 1095 | |||||
Yoga Holiday Calypso Hotel Quaint Boutique Hotels 7 nights/8 days Including breakfast Quaint Holiday Home or Lonza & Censina Farmhouse accommodation & yoga only for a booking of 3 or 4 pax only |
1295 | 1195 | |||||
Yoga Holiday Calypso Hotel including breakfast Quaint Boutique Hotels 4 nights/5 days
Quaint Holiday Home or Lonza & Censina Farmhouse accommodation & yoga only for a booking of 3 or 4 pax only |
895 | 795 |
What is included?
- Accommodation: you will stay at a private apartment by the sea or close by the sea or in a double room in Quaint Boutique Hotels or the four-star Calypso Hotel.
- If you join us with 3 or 4 people you can stay at a luxury Holiday Home with Pool or at an authentic Farmhouse with pool
- Transfer from Luqa airport to the apartment or to your hotel or farmhouse
- Daily yoga classes, hiking sessions, meditation sessions. Optional Pranayama and Mantra sessions included.
- Full breakfast included at Quaint Boutique Hotel or Calypso Hotel. Smoothie of fruit salad in the morning at Horizon. If you stay at the farmhouse or Holiday Home, you will make your own breakfast.
- Six simple vegetarian lunches on location or at local restaurants (for 6 and 7-day retreats only).
- Water
Not included:
- Diner
- Flights
- Other activities than yoga, meditation and hiking
- Drinks or other costs
- Lunches at the 4- nights/5-day Yoga holiday or 7 nights/8 day Yoga Holiday
Optional:.
- Massage treatment: 70 EUR per hour.
- Reiki treatment: 45 EUR per session.
- Diving: 60 euros
- Beauty treatment and hair dresser: depending on package of treatment.
How can I make reservations?
This is very simple. Send a message through Contact and bookings with your name, address, email address, phone number and the dates and accommodation of your choice. We will contact you immediately to confirm an we will send you the confirmation by email as well.
How to pay and what is the cancellation policy?
After you have received your confirmation by email, you will receive an email with a payment link for an advance payment of 250 euros or simply click the button below. After we have received your initial payment, your reservation is guaranteed. For the remainder you will receive an invoice with payment details. The remainder needs to be transferred at least a month in advance of the start of your retreat.
You can pay by bank transfer or use the button below for card payment or your advance payment.
Please note that the advance payment cannot be returned in case of cancellation. If you cancel the retreat up to a day before the retreat starts, you will get the remainder balance back or you can get a voucher for the full amount. Check the information in the link below to read all our terms and conditions.
General Terms and Conditions Yellow Rock Yoga 2021
Liability
In a yoga retreat we move a lot. Each type of physical exercise has risks, even with gentle forms of exercise like yoga and hiking. Should an injury or something like that arise during or after activities, Yellow Rock Yoga cannot be held liable. Do you have health issues and are you in doubt if you can take part in the yoga activities? Please consult your family doctor before making reservations.
Requirements to enter Malta
At the moment you can enter Malta without any restrictions.