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Yoga class on retreat in New Hampshire
Tour group on sober group trip in Mexico
Yoga retreat in Thailand with elephant sanctuary visit.

Yoga. Travel. Recovery. Adventure!

We create transformational yoga and adventure experiences to inspire individual healing and cultivate deep connections to self, others, and the world. Everyone is recovering from something! We strive to make our retreats sustainable and accessible by offering scholarships to those in recovery with financial need.

"Yoga is not just a workout; it's a work-in." -Rolf Gates

Yoga is far more than just the poses, it is a spiritual path that can guide us in recovery and in every aspect of our lives!

6 or 11-Day Pyramid Tours of Yucatรกn, Mexico!

January 23-28, or February 4-14, 2025
Travel with us on the all-electric Tren Maya! Enjoy local foods, ancient Mayan pyramids & archaeological sites, and swim in amazing underground cenotes!

Doors to the Wild Self: Monteverde, Costa Rica Yoga Retreat

March 9-15 or 17-23, 2025
Join us in the magical cloud forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica for a life-changing experience of yoga, tree climbing, adventure, and self care!

Thailand Yoga, Nature & Adventure Retreat

November 2-9, 2025
Join us for a rejuvenating week-long yoga retreat near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the area while experiencing the Thai lantern festival, Elephant Nature Park, waterfalls, and more!

Upcoming Adventures

Transformational yoga and adventure experiences to inspire individual healing!

Yoga retreats and adventures for deep healing...

Because everyone is recovering from something!

Our yoga retreats and adventure tours are designed with recovery in mind. We are both in long term recovery from addiction, and proud of it. It doesnโ€™t stop there though.
Everyone is recovering from something, whether it’s trauma, substance use, heartbreak, stress, diet culture, or just the disconnection of everyday life in our high-tech, capitalistic world.

If you want to keep up with us and what we are offering, check out our blog or sign up for our newsletter:

We help people heal and reconnect to what truly matters in life using these elements:

  • New adventures

    When you get the opportunity to go somewhere new, get outside your comfort zone, and create community with people youโ€™ve never met before, that brings deep healing.

  • Nature

    When you learn to live with more connection to nature, that brings deep healing.

  • Community

    When you get to leave your labels and baggage at home and meet a whole new group of people who have embarked on a similar journey, that brings deep healing.

  • Yoga

    Yoga teaches us to reconnect to the divine within us and stay present with each breath, movement, and moment.

The people who benefit the most from our retreats are:

  • People already on the path of recovery or healing who know a retreat like this can help unlock more joy and fulfillment on their journey. You donโ€™t have to be sober; you can be in recovery from anything.

  • People in pursuit of authentic, adventurous, like-minded community.

  • People who are sober-curious, yoga-curious, or just ready to explore a more connected way of living!

  • Yoga retreats provide vital opportunities for digital detox and intention setting. We want our yoga retreats to be accessible to everyone regardless of finances, so we also offer recovery scholarships. Please apply!

Testimonials

Carrie and Zach are a wonderful team. I loved everything about the retreat! The yoga and meditation program were perfect for all levels and provided many useful tools for my home practice. The food was delicious and always an exciting part of our days. They provide a comfortable, open space to be vulnerable and grow! I have already booked another adventure with Carrie and Zach! I wish I had found them sooner!

Misti, Joshua Tree 2020

What a fabulous experience โ€“ beautiful space, lovely people, and I did something I was so afraid to do and it was quite amazing โ€“ thanks Carrie and Zach for making such a magical place!

Marci, Breathwork & Cold Immersion Workshop

The best view comes after the hardest climb ๐Ÿง—โ€โ™€๏ธ what an amazing weekend filled with some beautiful, unique personalities. I had so much fun meeting all of you. From all the stories, the amazing vegan food, laughs to happy tears, forever travel buddies. Grateful for everyone this weekend. Huge shoutout @biggerlifeadventures for testing our fears, and creating healthy fears and habits, learning new mantras and meditations. Carrie, you are one of the best hosts. Iโ€™ll see you in the future again. Love you all โœจ๐Ÿ’•โ›ฐ

Sammy, Arizona 2021 and Colorado 2022

Carrie and Zach are perfectly in sync with their purpose and it shows. They both create the ultimate safe space for healing, creation and connection. Whether you come for Zachโ€™s food (THE BEST) Carries awesome asana, mindful meditations, art projects, ancient lectures, hiking, meeting new friends & sangha, discovering new places around the world or within yourself, amongst many other fun things, you will without a doubt leave a different person even if you hadnโ€™t intended to. These retreats are worth so much more than what you pay for them. Their retreats have something for everyone and I am very excited to make these retreats with my soul fam a yearly if not twice yearly must do. Thank you Carrie and Zach for all that you make possible for all of us. So much love!!

Jess, Joshua Tree 2022

The retreat in Costa Rica has the highest of recommendations I could ever give!! The entire week offered so much challenge, connection, adventure, restoration, rejuvenation, joy, laughs, insight, knowledge, awareness, jungle sounds, delicious meals, consistent practice, relaxation, and (insert at least 101 more wonderful adjectives here)! On every level, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, I grew and became a better version of myself! A group that started as friendly strangers completely transformed into an intimate and comfortable family by the end of the week! There was true magic, power and energy flow like Iโ€™ve never been apart of, and, if I may be so bold to say, EVERYONE was completely filled and changed in their own beautiful way! No one was even close to being ready to leave and didnโ€™t want the jungle retreat to end! Of course, for anyone who knows Mr Zach (the baddest chef east of the Mississippi) and Sensei Carrie (the baddest yoga instructor Iโ€™ve ever known), they are such a beautiful and inspiring duo who offer their whole selves to the retreat and to everyoneโ€™s experience! They truly care about everyone and it shows in their personalized approach in how they communicate, educate, serve and enlighten their audience! They make the yoga practice (beyond just the physical movements) a beautiful journey that is so worth becoming intimate with! In a non-pressure, come-as-you-are way, you are treated with all the love and respect! I continue to reflect back on that week and know it will be one of my lifeโ€™s highlights! Lifelong connection to the Sanctuary and to the people who I met, made a super great experience into a mesmerizing and awestruck one! Why you havenโ€™t booked this retreat is beyond me! Do your heart, mind, body and spirit a solid by signing up for this impossible-to-regret experience!

Jamo, Costa Rica 2022

Have you greeted the sun yet today?โ˜€๏ธ 

Gentle reminder that spending just a couple of minutes with some mindful movements under the sun can make such a difference in your day! 

Also remember that you are allowed to take breaks and your rest IS productive!๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒž๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’›

#gentlereminder #thisisyoga #meditationmoment #mindfullnessretreats #yogameditationretreats
โ€œI have a never-ending To Do list.

And I give up!!!!โ€ฆ.

I realize that the most compassionate thing I can do for myself right now is to let myself off the hook wherever possible, to stop being a failing slave to the To Do list on Asana.com, to actually put into practice my beliefs that I am valuable outside of what I produce. I have given up on ever getting it all done. It will always be too much. So I surrender thinking itโ€™s ever possibleโ€ฆ.โ€

New writing from @carrieonwards on entrepreneurship, yoga, and surrender!

Read the whole thing at the link in our bio or stories. Weโ€™re hoping to start writing more and these blogs are always sent out to our email list first! So dm your contact info if youโ€™d like to be on that list!
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While all of this is a bit of a joke, how DO we all handle capitalism in the yoga world? When business and spirituality collide, does the student come first or the bottom line? 

We think itโ€™s important to continually reevaluate our relationship with capitalism and remind ourselves that our mission comes first. Also, we think life is better when we can all laugh at ourselves! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿผ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

The fine print ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ“„๐Ÿ”ฌโ€ผ๏ธ:
Retreats are transformational and fun but obviously not guaranteed to fix any of your problems because that is actually up to you. But we think you should come anyway and see for yourself what kind of a difference getting out of your comfort zone, exploring a daily yoga practice, and finding a new supportive community can make for you! And obviously this video is satire and not meant to be taken seriously. 

Keep following for more silly videos from Bigger Life Adventures focusing on the absurdity of capitalism + yoga. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿคฃ

#soberyogaretreat #adventuretravel #costaricayogaretreat #yogaandcapitalism #yogabusinessowner #capitalism