The Best Spiritual Retreats Around the World for Life-Changing Experiences

No matter your religious leanings, taking a break from your routine to look inward can be therapeutic.

By Teresa Bergen

Teresa Bergen Teresa Bergen is a Portland, Oregon-based travel writer. She specializes in wellness, outdoors, and vegan and sober travel. Teresa is the author of “Easy Portland Outdoors” and the co-author of “Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon.”

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Updated on November 1, 2026

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Six Senses Vana offers a bespoke retreat in the foothills of the Himalayas, incorporating Ayurveda, yoga, Tibetan medicine, and healing therapies.

At Spirit Rock’s silent Buddhist-informed retreats, meditation is practiced seated and while walking in the stunning Marin County landscape.

The desert surroundings are right out of a Georgia O’Keeffe painting at Ghost Ranch, which offers both spiritual and art-focused retreats.

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