page_title: Retreat (spiritual)
section_title: Yoga
hierarchical_section_title: Retreat (spiritual) / Yoga
caption_attribution_description: English: Yoga class from Switzerland presenting various asanas (postures) at Chattai Yoga in Agonda, Canacona, Goa, India. Deutsch: Yoginis aus der Schweiz zeigen verschiedene Asanas (Haltungen) bei Chattai Yoga in Agonda, Canacona, Goa, Indien.
context_page_description: The meaning of a spiritual retreat can be different for different religious communities. Spiritual retreats are an integral part of many Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Sufi communities.
  In Hinduism and Buddhism, meditative retreats are seen by some as an intimate way of deepening powers of concentration and insight.
  Retreats are also popular in Christian churches, and were established in today's form by St. Ignatius of Loyola, in his Spiritual Exercises. Ignatius was later to be made patron saint of spiritual retreats by Pope Pius XI in 1922. Many Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox Christians partake in and organize spiritual retreats each year.
  Meditative retreats are an important practice in Sufism, the mystical path of Islam. The Sufi teacher Ibn Arabi's book Journey to the Lord of Power is a guide to the inner journey that was published over 700 years ago.
context_section_description: In modern Yoga a retreat is often a recreational holiday, where everyday business is left for a few days (weekend-retreat) up to weeks. The goal is to let go of daily stress and problems by doing Asanas rather than pure meditation. Sometimes retreats are offered as organised travels abroad.
caption: Class at a Yoga-retreat in India
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