Adventure through the major sights of Kyoto immersed in cherry blossoms, and experience unique cultural activities while soothing the aches of travel with daily rejuvenating and restorative movement practices.

Scroll to the bottom to see pictures of room options, and visuals of the itinerary. Descriptions of both below!

Early Bird Pricing

Now through the end of August, all plans are $200 off! Prices go up on Sept 1st. 

Venmo Option
To save on booking fees, Venmo @Anika-DeVore your $500 deposit with the room description you’d like.

Payment Plans 

The sooner you sign up, the more we can break up payments! I can work with you to break up the payments as much as you need, as long as all payment is due before the retreat. 

Limited Teaching Spots!

Apply to teach a yoga class as a participant, and get paid $100/ 45min class. Only a few available!

The small group format allows us to customize the experience as it happens! Everything is optional, and I will offer guidance in the case that you might want to take a different path from the group.  

Morning Practices are designed to be energizing, not fatiguing to set you up for a day of adventure!

We will walk a good amount through the retreat, balanced with seated activities.
Evening practices will be very gentle to restore from a day of activity, and prepare for sleep.

*Kyoto yoga retreat 2024 exceeded all of my expectations and I could not recommend next year's retreat highly enough! Do yourself a big favor, just sign up and go! - 2024 Attendee

*The small size of the group and our interest in yoga enhanced smooth organization, full participation and the development of trust and friendship.

Anika’s attention and consideration for our well-being led to a trip that was wonderful beyond expectations. 

I appreciated the trip in a way that will continue to impact my life.  I want to go back! - 2024 Attendee 

*The Yoga and Cultural Immersion retreat with Anika was such a joy! This was my first time to Japan and I appreciated the thoughtful, well-planned exploration of so many amazing and sacred places around Kyoto. I felt I experienced Japan in a way that I never would have been able to do alone. The group container was safe and supportive, and the yoga was a welcome compliment to the active walking and exploration we were able to do each day. I definitely recommend this retreat to any yoga lovers who want to be able to fully experience Japan's culture and sights. 

In order for you to have flexibility on flights, we have a large window of time that you may arrive. This is anywhere between Sunday 5pm - Monday 3pm.

This day is all about settling in, and resting for the adventures ahead.
***complementary foot spas are available between 10am-12pm, and 2pm-4pm at 1/2hr intervals.

Suggested activities and dining will be offered to those who want it, before we officially begin.

Our journey officially starts at 5pm with our first practice, followed by a welcome dinner to set the tone for the week ahead together. 

After dinner you will have the option to go to our next door neighbor, Yasaka shrine(2min walk away!), and see the nighttime illumination of cherry blossoms!

7:30am  Japanese Morning Practice

8am Depart for Luxury Breakfast Buffet 

10,000 Gates of Fushimi Inari

Lunch 

2:30-4:00pm Wood Carving Workshop - Temple Calligraphy Book

4pm Yasui Kompiragu Shrine to receive first Calligraphy entry

5pm Myofascial Release+Yin Practice

Dinner

7:30am Breakfast and Morning Practice

9:30am Depart to Arashiyama

Arashiyama Monkey Park

1:30pm Buddhist Cuisine inside Tenryu-ji Temple

Bamboo Forest

5pm Yin/Restorative Practice

Dinner

7:30am Morning Practice and Breakfast

9:30am Depart for Nijo Castle

Kinkakuji- The Golden Temple

Lunch

Kitano Tenmangu and Hirano Shrine for the annual cherry blossom festival 

5pm  Myofascial Release and Yin 

Dinner

7:30am Breakfast + Practice 

10am Mini Pottery Experience - Make your own teacup! *Option to have your cup shipped to you - price not included

Kiyomizudera Temple
Lunch 

1pm Wagashi Workshop - Make your own traditional Japanese sweets! 

Free Time to explore/shop

5pm Closing Practice 

6:30pm Sushi Making Workshop 

Breakfast and Goodbyes

Checkout by 10am