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03/09/2024

Two spaces have become available on our previously sold out and highly sought after Inner Alchemy retreat in Bali!!

30 October — 5 November
Balian, Bali
Twin-share NZD $3599 (two friends)
Private NZD $ 4599

This 6 night retreat will be a powerful portal for transformation. Through mindful movement, breathwork, sound healing, sacred ceremony and connection with nature, you'll anchor into the frequency of the heart and uplevel your tools for clarity, soulful awareness and vibrant living. Release limiting beliefs and outdated stories, so you can truly embrace and celebrate the magic that is you.

More info: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/inner-alchemy/

17/05/2024

A little snapshot of our recent interview with retreat leader's Maria Gorham and Becky Parkin . This mama-daughter duo share a beautiful bond and love what yoga has given them, individually and collectively. They co-lead our Embody, Empower, Embrace retreat in Nelson, supported by my mama Kath Blair 🧡

Sign up to our newsletter for the full interview, or better yet join these beautiful women on retreat!

B xx

12/04/2024

Meet Maria, Becky and Kath - the dream team hosting our upcoming, Embody, Empower, Embrace retreat in Nelson.

As a mother-daughter duo, Maria and Becky share a deep bond rooted in their love for yoga and holistic wellness. Their complementary teaching styles and nurturing presence create a space for growth, self love, and connection. Whether guiding gentle flows or leading transformative workshops, Maria and Becky invite you to journey inward, embrace wellness, and nurture your spirit.

Adding an extra layer of care and support to our retreat experience is Kath , who looks after the well-being of our participants with grace and attentiveness. With her compassionate nature and nurturing spirit, Kath ensures that every guest feels valued, seen, and supported throughout their journey. Kath's presence is a true gift to the retreat experience.

Embody, Empower, Embrace
7 — 10 November, 2024

07/03/2024

To celebrate International Women's Day tomorrow, we're launching a beautiful Self Care Giveaway with Kirstie Wong

In Kirstie's words —

"Offering yourself moments of self-care doesn't mean that you care less for others. Someone who nourishes their body, mind and spirit is tending to The Whole. This goodness ripples out like a gift to be shared with loved ones, community and world".

Watch this space! We're excited, can you tell!?

19/02/2024

Meet Lotty

This photo truly encapsulates the essence of inspiring leader .roberts — authentic, relatable, joyful and fun!

Lotty is deeply passionate about helping people flourish from the inside out — and we have witnessed this transformation in guests many times over the last 3+ years. A testament to Lotty's approachable, experienced and passionate style of teaching.

During her own rocky life journey, Lotty has faced many personal, health, work and lifestyle challenges. She discovered the ancient practices of mindfulness, yoga, and the wisdom of emotions, to help her manage chronic pain, stress and burnout. Inspired to share these teachings, Lotty started her business MiND.U, where she is devoted to helping people mindfully navigate change.

Lotty is a registered mindfulness teacher, soma breathwork instructor, yoga teacher (200YTT), and one of the world's most experienced certified emotional culture specialists.

Join Lotty on our upcoming Pillars of Joy retreat and experience Lotty's teachings first-hand. Link in bio.

13/02/2024

Today we remember 🖤

One year on from the devestating Cyclone Gabrielle and the far-reaching impacts of this event still linger for many and serve as a reminder of how fragile life can be.

Today, we remember those that lost their lives and send healing and love to all those impacted. To the people that lost their homes, their animals, their businesses, their livelihoods. To the many people who faced damage to property and land. To the communities that all shared a collective grief and loss.

Today we also honour the many people who tirelessly helped in the recovery and remember the community spirit that shone so brightly even on this dark day.

We still feel so humbled to those kind souls who joined us for our Cyclone Relief Fundraiser, Unite & Unwind. Only made possible by all our sponsors, including and our beautiful teachers who generously donated their time. One of our proudest moments in business to date.

Sending love to all on this day, and beyond.

08/02/2024

Repeat out loud:

The universe took its time on you
Crafted you to offer the world
Something different from everyone else
When you doubt how you were created
You doubt an energy greater than us both.

— Irreplaceable

Photo by our friend and all-round divine being 🤍

27/01/2024

Everything is energy 〰️

25/01/2024

It all starts with a vision.

23/01/2024

Our Inner Alchemy retreat is SOLD OUT!!

Wow! Kate and I are totally blown away with the response to our newest Bali retreat experience. Sold out in 24 hours with a growing waitlist!

Hands up if you’re keen? Shall we go back?

So grateful 🙏🏽
B & Kate

21/01/2024

Bookings are now open for our much anticipated NEW retreat to Bali!

Living in alignment with your authentic self is a revolutionary way of being 🕉️

This 6-night retreat, led by and Bridget Schaeffers will be a powerful portal for transformation. Through mindful movement, breathwork, sound healing, sacred ceremony, and connection with nature, you'll anchor into the frequency of the heart and uplevel your tools for clarity, soulful awareness and vibrant living. Releasing limiting beliefs and outdated stories, so you can truly embrace and celebrate the magic that is you.

Inner Alchemy Retreat
30 October — 5 November 2024
Balian, Bali
From NZD $3599 twin-share
Book with a friend and each save NZD $100

Over 50% of spaces have been booked by our newsletter community and expressions of interest, so if you're being called to this experience, reach out today!

For more info, or to book: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/inner-alchemy/

We'd love for you to join us 🤍

16/01/2024

Bali expressions of interest 🌴

We're delighted to be heading back to Bali in October for a 6-night retreat immersion with Kate McLeay and Bridget Schaeffers

This retreat will be a powerful container for transformation. Set by the banks of the sacred Balian River, it's here that you'll uncover your inner alchemist and learn that you hold the medicine to live your most empowered life.

Balian Beach, Bali
30 October - 5 November 2024

Register your interest and we'll be in touch with more details soon: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/inner-alchemy-expressions-of-interest/

15/01/2024

New Bali retreat launching soon with Kate McLeay - Mumma Soulfood and our Founder Bridget Schaeffers . . .

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11/01/2024

Those seemingly ordinary moments of wonder . . .
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like watching the sun kiss the earth

or noticing the hues of a flower

or hearing a song that collapses time
. . and the line between you and everything blurs.⁠
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Know that these are not throw-away moments.
They are the portals into the sacred nature of life.

Captured by our friend and goddess

10/01/2024

Through our daily Sādhanā (rituals), we reveal the unseen wisdom of the universe. In the simplicity and the silence, we come home to our true nature.

And in this space of reverence, we realise that we are not seperate, we are deeply interconnected — to each other, to our ancestors, and to all of creation.

Life is the ceremony, how we live it is the sacred ritual 〰️

22/12/2023

A heart-felt bow to all those who have been part of The Yoga Travel Co.'s journey in 2023. ⁠
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To our beautiful guests, incredible retreat facilitators, suppliers, online community, family and friends, and all those who have supported our dreams - thank you. You are the heartbeat of our business and have truly illuminated our journey.⁠
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As I reflect on the year that's been, I feel a deep sense of gratitude. From the heartwarming success of our cyclone relief fundraiser to running our first international retreats in Bali. It's been a year of connection, discovery, and growth. ⁠
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Life, in its beautiful complexity, unfolds with both light and shadows, and running a business through the many twists and turns, has not been without challenges. Yet, amidst this duality, our commitment to both individual and collective healing remains our guiding light. ⁠
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Over the course of the year, I've realised that although the teachings of yoga are the cornerstone of our offering, we have evolved far beyond the four corners of a yoga mat. We bring together healing modalities from around the world and I'm so proud of this evolution — and the many hands involved in this co-creation.

My vision now is to make these teachings more accessible, so people far and wide can access this wisdom. I believe this work is essential if we want to live in a more peaceful world.

Wishing you all a beautiful Christmas with your loved ones and I await the yet-to-be-written chapters of 2024 with a curious mind and open heart.

B⁠ xx

13/12/2023

Elevate your joy with our unique blend of wellness and adventure on our just-launched Pillars of Joy retreat with .roberts

Every element of this retreat has been carefully curated to enhance your well-being and awaken your bliss. Check out our unique inclusions and experience the very best that Hawke's Bay has to offer. ⁠
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🧘‍♀️ Daily mindfulness practices to invoke joy ⁠
🕉️ Daily yoga and meditation ⁠
🌄 Sunrise hike up Te Mata peak⁠
🍇 Banquet lunch at Craggy Range ⁠
💃 Joyful dance class with ⁠
💦 Cold Water Immersion at Maraetotara Falls⁠

And more! For more info or to book: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/pillars-of-joy/

10/12/2023

Bookings are now open for our joyful new retreat! 🌺

After months of deep creation-mode alongside the fabulous .roberts, we're delighted to open bookings for our brand new Pillars of Joy retreat!

This 3-night experience at the stunning has been lovingly designed to help you cultivate joy in all areas of your life. With a unique blend of mindfulness, movement, dance, play, laughter, and connection, you’ll explore the many layers of joy and why it’s one of the foundations of a life lived well.

Plus, you'll experience Hawke's Bay at its finest with a hike up the majestic Te Mata Peak, a cold water immersion at Maraetotara Falls and lunch at the iconic Craggy Range! Join us and open to life's beauty, clarity and contentment.

Pillars of Joy, Mindfulness Retreat
23—26 May, Waimārama, Hawke's Bay

— 3 nights luxury accommodation
— Delicious vegetarian meals
— Banquet lunch at Craggy Range Winery
— Daily yoga and meditation
— Mindfulness practices and talks to invoke joy
— Uplifting dance workshop
— Hike up Te Mata peak
— Cold water immersion experience
— Breathwork journey

For more info, or to book: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/pillars-of-joy/

09/12/2023

The Buddhist Heart Practices.

🤍 Loving Kindness
🤍 Compassion
🤍 Appreciative Joy
🤍 Equanimity

The seed of each resides in all of us. However, like all seeds, they need to be nurtured and provided the right conditions in order to bloom — and when they do, their potential to create goodness in our life is immeasurable.

Words by .roberts on the vision for our new retreat collab Pillars of Joy. Blooming into the world, very soon 🌺

29/11/2023

It's been such a JOY over the last few months visioning & 'heartstorming' with .roberts on a new retreat experience for 2024. A retreat that has been lovingly designed to open you up to life's beauty, clarity and contentment.

We find the retreat creation phase so fun! A deeply creative, collaborative and inspiring process. Then to see the retreat come to life is beyond fulfilling.

You'll want to be first-to-know about this one, so if you're not already signed up to our newsletter, join via link in bio.

Retreat launching soon!

27/11/2023

Meet the gorgeous Amadee who recently joined us in Bali for our Awakening the Sacred Feminine retreat. Swipe to hear her insights and inspirations 🤍

"I feel passionately that every woman should gift herself such an experience as this. It has been life-changing".
— Amadee

21/11/2023

The inner posture.

One definition of yoga from the ancient texts defines yoga as 'evenness of mind'.

Evenness of mind is a state of equanimity, inner balance, and composure. During our asana practice, yoga postures provide many opportunities to cultivate even-mindedness through shapes that challenge and therefore strengthen, our ability to remain calm. When we adopt the inner posture of equanimity to meet challenging moments in our practice, we become better equipped to do this in our lives.

In this way, the asanas serve as a gateway to inner exploration and self-discovery. Through mindful movements, you can create a profound connection between your physical body and your inner landscape.

Each posture, when approached with awareness and breath, becomes a vehicle for self-expression, self-reflection, and self-transformation.

A practice that extends far beyond the four corners of your mat.

20/11/2023

A few special moments from our recent Embody, Empower, Embrace retreat led by mother-daughter duo Maria Gorham and Rebecca Parkin, supported by our retreat coordinator extraordinaire Kath Blair and catered by the incredibly talented Chloe Keylock.

Here's what one of our guests had to say:
"It's difficult to put into words the sense of peace and balance I found in this experience. Everyone involved from the time of booking through to the four-day retreat were warm and welcoming. I loved how at ease everyone was made to feel. A beautiful experience that I'm planning on making an annual treat for myself".
— Beth

15/11/2023

In our rituals, we become connected to something greater than ourselves. We tap into the collective energy of those who came before us and those who will follow. It is an act of reverence and remembrance".
— Nikky Finnet, The World Is Round

07/11/2023

A journey that surpassed our wildest dreams ✨

A few special moments from our very first Awakening the Sacred Feminine retreat in Bali, led by and

Cocooned by the healing energy of Ubud, we explored the sacred expression of the feminine and how to infuse this divine energy into our lived experience. A journey of self-enquiry, connection and embodiment.

Thank you to our circle of women for journeying with us with such open hearts 🤍

Our 2024 dates are coming soon, sign up to our newsletter to be first-to-know!
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18/10/2023

The Art of Self-Care 2024 dates are here!
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Beautiful women! Gather with us for a gorgeous 3-night infusion of Ayurveda and Yoga. Led by Kirstie Cleary and Bridget Schaeffers, this retreat will amplify your wellbeing and bring deep contentment and resilience to all areas of your life.⁠
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Self-care has never been so important.⁠
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21—24 March 2024⁠
12—15 September 2024⁠
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This popular retreat sells out fast! For more info, or to book: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/the-art-of-self-care/
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15/10/2023

Take your seat in our circle 🤍
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A cancellation has led to an available spot on our Awakening the Sacred Feminine retreat in Bali. Feeling spontaneous? Join Kirstie Cleary and our founder Bridget Schaeffers in Ubud for this divine experience. ⁠

Awakening the Sacred Feminine⁠
Women’s Retreat⁠
Sun 22 Oct—Sat 28 Oct⁠
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As an act of radical self-love, give yourself permission to gather with us for a 6-night retreat in stunning Ubud, Bali. Together we’ll explore the sacred expression of the feminine and how to infuse this divine energy into our lived experience. This unique offering includes daily yoga and inspired teachings, self-enquiry and reflection, embodiment practices, and communion with nature. Take your seat in our circle and dive into the depths of your feminine being. The only prerequisites are your gorgeous curves, open hearts, and willing spirits.⁠

For more info, or to book: ⁠https://www.theyogatravelco.com/awakening-the-sacred-feminine-2/

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11/10/2023

Three spaces left! This is is your last chance to join us on retreat in 2023!

Embody, Empower, Embrace⁠
Rabbit Island, Nelson ⁠
17 November — 20 November⁠

⁠Your body is an infinite well of wisdom. When you create a richer and more loving connection with your body, you open yourself up to receive your inner wisdom, embrace your wholeness, and live a more nourishing life.

With a blend of yoga, meditation, sacred women’s ritual, and self-love practices, this women’s only three-night retreat is both a journey into the divine feminine and a reverent honouring of you as a unique woman. ⁠
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Lead by mama and daughter teaching duo Maria and Becky .⁠

More more info, or to book: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/embody-empower-embrace/

10/10/2023

One of our beautiful retreat leaders Maria Gorham has been on a soul adventure to India! If you want to hear more about Maria's journey, join our newsletter as we'll be sharing insights and inspirations from her travels soon!

https://www.theyogatravelco.com/community/

Or if you want to experience Maria's learnings in person, there are still THREE spots left on our upcoming Embody, Empower, Embrace retreat! Join Maria and her daughter Rebecca Parkin for a unique women's only experience at the stunning Appleby House and Rabbit Island Huts in Nelson.

2 — 5 November

More info here: https://www.theyogatravelco.com/embody-empower-embrace/

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Hear from retreat leader & mindfulness expert @lotty.roberts on Appreciative Joy 🌺 . . . . . . . #appreciativejoy #sympatheticjoy #muditā #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulliving #mindfulnessmoment #mindfulnessretreat #mindfulnessdailypractices #yogaretreatsnz #wellnessretreatsnz #dailyrituals #morningrituals #joyfulliving #presenceofmind #presentmoments

We've run 8 retreats at the stunning @capesouth in Hawke's Bay....and why do we keep coming back for more? Because we've travelled far and wide, and this sacred space is one of the best retreat centres we've come across. The nirvana of wellness venues! As soon as you enter the grounds, and drive down the tree-lined path, you feel her warm embrace. A sacred energy permeates the air and the essence of wellness washes over you. Lovingly run by our dear friends Kate and Cam McLeay — their energy, care and commitment present throughout the immaculate homestead, beautiful gardens and intimate touches. We won't harp on about the facilities and amenities (of which there are many), because at Cape South it's less about the details and more about the energy, the feeling, the vibration. Join us on our upcoming Pillars of Joy retreat with @lotty.roberts and experience this world-class venue first-hand. Pillars of Joy Mindfulness Retreat With Lotty Roberts 23 — 26 May, 2024 See link in bio for more info. . . . . . . #capesouth #capesouthretreats #waimārama #hawkesbaynz #hawkesbayretreats #tematapeak #maraetotarafalls #craggyrangewinery #wellnessretreatsnz #mindfulnessretreatsnz #yogaretreatsnz #appreciativejoy #mudita

"The sacred feminine is a way to understand the energy that moves through you when you're feeling intuitive, creative, playful, inspired. You want to move like a river versus move in a straight line" — Kirstie Cleary, Retreat Facilitator, Awakening the Sacred Feminine . . . . . . . . #sacredfeminine #divinefeminine #sacredfeminieenergy #sacredfemininerising #sacredfeminiesisterhood #sisterhood #morningrituals #yogaretreatbali #womensretreatbali #wellnessretreatbali #empoweringwomen #womengathering #tantrayoga #tantraretreat #ubudretreats

Communion with nature 🌿 Mandala creation — one of the many sacred embodiment practices that we explore on our Awakening the Sacred Feminine retreat in Bali. Join Kirstie Cleary @essensualwoman and Bridget Schaeffers @flowwithb in the healing oasis of Ubud for a journey unlike any other. 4 June — 10 June 2 rooms left! We are calling your name, come join us... . . . . . . . #sacredfeminine #divinefeminine #sacredfeminieenergy #sacredfemininerising #sacredfeminiesisterhood #sisterhood #mirningrituals #yogaretreatbali #womensretreatbali #wellnessretreatbali #empoweringwomen #womengathering #tantrayoga -#tantraretreat #ubudretreat #ubudyogaretreat

Morning musings and sun beams #presence

It was such a joy to share my story with Vanessa Murphy from the Women in Confidence podcast. During this episode we talk about how The Yoga Travel Co. was born, my journey to discover my authentic self (the light & dark), my insights and reflections on confidence and why it’s so important to follow your dreams! B 🤍 Listen to full episode here: https://womeninconfidence.captivate.fm/episode/bridgetschaeffers

One year later, we’re back - surrounded by the mountains of Glenorchy. Today has offered a time of reflection as so much has happened in the world since we were last here. We have lived through an extraordinary combined human experience - one that has required resilience, courage and compassion. One that has required us to live the philosophy of yoga off the mat. Remember wherever you are, whatever your circumstance, tomorrow is a fresh page. Nothing has been written yet. You can shape it as you like. You can chooser to fill it with kindness, creativity, learning, bravery and compassion. We’re so grateful that our tomorrow involves living our vision - to enrich people’s lives through the healing power of yoga. Although it’s been a winding journey over the last year, our collective commitment to this vision is unwavering. One more sleep! #sādhanaforthesoul2021 @gorhammaria @angelabakeryoga

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Handcrafted yoga and wellness retreats, right here in New Zealand’s beautiful backyard.

We offer bespoke retreats in some of the best yoga and wellness destinations New Zealand has to offer. From the tip of the North Island to the bottom of the South, we bring incredible yoga teachers, cultures, cuisines, and adventures together. Creating meaningful experiences that refresh the body and rejuvenate the soul – and supporting local businesses every step of the way.

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