Our Weekend Yoga Retreat in Byron Bay offers a nurturing space to rest deeply, slow down, and return to what matters most—your wellbeing, your breath, and your sense of self.

Weekend Yoga Retreat

Just what you need.

Feeling tired, stretched thin, or not quite yourself?

You’re not alone—and you don’t have to keep pushing through. Our Weekend Yoga Retreat is a gentle invitation to step away from the noise and come back to what truly matters: your wellbeing, your breath, and your sense of self.

Over the course of three nourishing days, you’ll rest deeply, move mindfully, and be supported in reconnecting with what fills you up. Whether you’re new to yoga or just need space to reset, this retreat offers a moment to pause, recentre, and remember how good it feels to feel good.

No experience needed—just come as you are, and leave a little more like yourself again.

In addition to this, we have Weekend Specialty Yoga Retreats including the Women’s Retreat, Men’s Retreat and Veteran’s Mindfulness Retreat,

3 Day Yoga Retreat Inclusions

  • 1 massage treatment to help you unwind

  • Morning flow yoga classes to energise and awaken

  • Afternoon yin or restorative yoga for deep relaxation

  • Optional meditation and wellness sessions

  • All meals included – healthy, nourishing and vegetarian

  • 2 nights accommodation in our peaceful Byron Bay retreat centre

  • All meals included – fresh, wholesome and made with love

  • Free time to enjoy the beach, rest by the mineral salt pool, or simply relax

Please note – our yoga retreat program is flexible, so you can join in as much or as little as you feel up to. 

Weekend Yoga Retreat Dates

Winter Yoga Retreats

Weekly throughout June | July | August

Winter is a natural time to rest, reflect, and recharge. These retreats offer gentle, grounding yoga, deeply relaxing guided rest (like Yoga Nidra), warming seasonal meals, and simple self-care tips to help you feel balanced, calm, and cosy from the inside out.

Investment: from $860

Payment plan available

Spring Yoga Retreats

Weekly throughout September | October | November

Spring is all about fresh starts. These retreats are designed to help you shake off the heaviness of winter with light, energising yoga, fresh seasonal food, and practical wellness practices. It’s a beautiful way to feel clear, uplifted, and inspired for what’s ahead.

Investment: from $960

Payment plan available

Summer Yoga Retreats

Weekly throughout December | January | February

Summer is vibrant and full of energy—but it’s also important to stay cool and grounded. These retreats blend feel-good yoga, refreshing meals, poolside relaxation, and tools to help you feel calm, connected, and recharged through the busy season.

Investment: from $960

Payment plan available

Autumn Yoga Retreats

Weekly throughout March | April | May

Autumn is a time to slow down and reset. These retreats offer gentle yoga, wholesome meals made with seasonal produce, and easy wellness tips to support a smooth transition into the cooler months—helping you feel steady, clear, and well-nourished.

Investment: from $860

Payment plan available

You’ll leave with…

A refreshed mind and a lighter mood

A sense of space and clarity you didn’t know you needed

Reconnection to your breath, body, and what brings you joy

Simple tools to help you pause, soften, and feel more present

A renewed energy to return to life with more ease and intention

Stories from the Heart

Thank you for this beautiful opportunity to be in my own energy with the nurturing of beautiful yoga, food and grounding energy – exactly what I needed.

I am grateful for this experience.

Andi, Qld.

Would definitely recommend this retreat to anyone who is wanting to reconnect or deepen their yoga practice.

Holly, Vic.

I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend retreat. The teachers and sessions were amazing! It was a wonderful way to rest and re-set and remember how wonderful yoga is.

Kerry, Qld.
A place to slow down, look inside, breath and go back to basics. Very recommended experience.

Marta, NSW

The retreat was the best thing I’ve done in my life. Allowed me to realise ‘I’m ok’. Best food, best people, and the best yoga practice. Highly recommended.

Weekend retreat guest

Byron Yoga Centre is an amazing place for you to go back to yourself, and to what matters in your life. You’ll feel nourished in many ways in this beautiful place with such kind beautiful people.

Priscila, Brazil

Life changing. I should have done this years ago. Such a special place to share, Thank you.

Alice D. NSW,

An authentic experience, the way yoga and ashram world used to be and should be. Love the tradition and the perspective it offers.

Merita, NSW.,

I am a beginner and was apprehensive about coming because of this, however I think the retreat is a perfect way to kick start yoga practice.

Natasha, Qld.,

Thank you for a much needed recharge!

Weekend retreat guest,

There are no words. Attending Byron Yoga Centre is like having a deep sigh.

Nicole, NSW.,

Welcome to your weekend of rest…

The retreat runs from 3pm Friday to 3pm Sunday, but you’re welcome to arrive earlier on Friday to enjoy lunch and settle in. From 2pm, you’ll meet your retreat host and access your room. After the closing session on Sunday, feel free to continue relaxing on the grounds—maybe a final dip in the mineral salt pool, a beach walk, or a moment of stillness before heading home.

The program begins Friday afternoon with an opening circle, giving you the chance to meet your retreat group and settle into the experience. Your first yoga class will be a relaxing Restorative session—fully supported with props, designed to gently release tension and help you unwind.

Each morning begins with an energising flow yoga class, followed by a nourishing vegetarian breakfast made with ingredients from our organic garden. During the day, you’ll enjoy your included massage, or choose to join optional sessions like a second yoga class or a practical workshop focused on yoga alignment, meditation or guided relaxation.

The evening yoga sessions are calm and grounding—designed to help your body let go and your nervous system settle. Throughout the retreat, our experienced teachers will gently introduce elements of yogic philosophy and mindful living in a way that’s approachable and inspiring.

Our meals are a highlight—healthy, plant-based, and full of flavour, with much of the produce harvested straight from our garden. And yes, you’ll see your next meal growing!

The weekend is designed to give you just the right balance of structure and freedom—so you feel gently held, yet free to rest, reflect, and reconnect.

If you have more time we suggest you consider the 5 Day or 7 Day programs to really delve into the retreat experience, explore Byron Bay and make lasting changes.

Meet your Hosts

Our experienced Byron Yoga Centre team is here to support your journey with warmth and integrity. With decades of experience and a genuine love for what we do, our teachers guide you with compassion and presence.

“We’re not here to fix you. You’re not broken. We’re simply here to hold space while you return to your wholeness.”

Elise is our Retreat Manager, where she has been both teaching and hosting our retreats since 2016.
She teaches a range of styles including vinyasa, yin, restorative and a powerful slow flow. All her classes have an emphasis on body awareness, alignment, nervous system regulation and the mind body connection. Her intention is to create a space where students can connect, grow and develop a deeper understanding of themselves.

Elise’s background in personal training and holistic wellness guided her own wellness journey, which led her to yoga in 2013. Since then, she has traveled to India to complete her 200-hour Level 1 training in Hatha and Ashtanga, followed by numerous additional trainings at Byron Yoga Centre. Elise has been teaching yoga since 2015 and has led hundreds of retreats. She loves connecting with guests and sharing her passion for yoga. Elise believes there is a form of yoga for everyone, and her goal is to help students discover their unique path.

Ross has a love for sharing the ancient wisdom teachings of Yoga and Mindfulness, teachings that have profoundly changed the course of his own life. His favourite thing is when others feel for themselves the healing, nourishing and transformative effects of these simple and time tested practices and principles. He is particularly passionate about helping to facilitate mental wellbeing.

Ross qualified as a yoga teacher in 2013 joining the Byron Yoga Centre team in 2016 where he continues to facilitate retreat groups to this day.

He has completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy with world renowned teacher and yoga therapist Dr N. Chandrasekaran, as well as trainings in various meditation techniques, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Trauma Aware Yoga, Zen Thai Shiatsu massage, and Reiki.

Ross loves swimming in the ocean, enjoying yoga, meditation, and good food… learning, teaching, playing, and walking…and enjoying time with his wife Mariana, their two sons Benji and Jesse, and their cat Shanti, in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia.

Aurora is a Teacher Trainer and Retreat Host at Byron Yoga Centre since 2016. Also an Emotional Wellbeing Coach – Aurora is known for her calm and compassionate space holding. In her classes she interweaves slow flow Hatha, Restorative and Yin Yoga styles.

Aurora began practising yoga 20 years ago and spent most of her adult life in the UK as a Trainer, Coach and Event Organiser, and it was here that she became aware of the very real nature of burn out.

This led her to delve deeper into yoga and to study the womb and cycles by which the feminine energies are governed. She shares her personal Shakti journey as co-host with Tabata on our Women’s Retreats, and in her classes.

Aurora hopes to inspire her students to reconnect deeply with themselves, align and shine in their true essence, and make space for what’s truly important – on and off the mat.

Colin’s love of yoga was born in Edinburgh at the age of 21 with a rigorous Ashtanga practice. He has been involved in many styles over the years, across a number of countries, from Iyengar to Hot Yoga and most recently Vinyasa, Yin and Myofascial Release.

He began teaching by accident in 2019, completing his Level 1 course in Sydney and has been teaching weekly ever since. Furthering his experience through the Level 2 at Byron Yoga Centre in 2023, he then attended the Restore Training (Yin and Myofascial) with Lennox Yoga later that year.

With an emphasis on bringing together breath, alignment, presence, music and poetry, he endeavours to bring the full open hearted; depth of yoga to participants. With a sprinkling of occasionally good humour, his passion is to meet people wherever they are, regardless of age, sex, body type, injuries and capability.

Accommodation

At Byron Yoga Centre, we believe that where you stay is an integral part of your wellness journey. Our accommodation options are simple and comfortable and cater to various preferences and budgets.

Whether you choose a twin room with a shared bathroom, or a private ensuite room with a verandah, you’ll find a harmonious space to recharge and rejuvenate after a day of yoga practice and self-discovery.

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Vegetarian Menu

We boast 3 acres of beautiful organic gardens, which supplies most of the food for our vegetarian menu. Our meals are meticulously crafted to be nutritionally balanced, cleansing, and nourishing.

Our commitment to SLOW means sourcing super-fresh produce from our own organic gardens whenever possible and opting for local, organic, and in-season ingredients. This ensures not only the exceptional taste of our meals but also provides toxin-free food with maximum freshness, delivering optimum nutrients to the body.

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Retreat Facilities

As a Yoga Retreat guest, you’ll enjoy exclusive access to our 15 acres of retreat lands. Wander through and taste the magic of our 3 acres of organic fruit, vegetable and herb gardens. Soak in our solar heated 20 metre mineral salt pool rich in magnesium. Relax amongst the banana trees in our Balé. Or use one of our on-site bikes and ride into town or explore the local beaches.

Explore
Byron Bay

Our Yoga Retreat guests love spending time at the beach, walking the iconic lighthouse trail, whale or dolphin watching, hanging out in cafes and browsing the unique shops in this funky town known for its alternative and laid back atmosphere. Byron Yoga Centre is conveniently located within walking distance from town. We’ve put together a list of a few of our favourite activities to do in and around  Byron Bay during your stay.

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The schedule is flexible, all sessions are optional, it is designed to maximise your retreat experience whilst allowing free time to enjoy being at Byron Yoga Retreat Centre.

There are options for extra off-site activities and you could also choose additional treatments when you purchase your retreat (all these are subject to availability, minimum numbers and additional costs).

Day 1:

8:00am - 2.45pm - Arrive anytime and settle in to your accommodation
12:30pm - Lunch (optional - for an additional cost)
3:00pm - Welcome Circle and Meditation
4:30pm - Restorative / Yin Yoga Class
6:00pm - Dinner
7:00pm - Guided Meditation / Yoga Nidra

Day 2:

6:45am - Yoga Class
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Wellness / Philosophy
10:00am - Morning Break
10:30am - Yoga Class
12:00pm - Relax
12:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Relax / Treatment
4:30pm - Restorative / Yin Yoga Class
6:00pm - Dinner
7:00pm - Guided Meditation / Philosophy / Wellness session

Day 3:

6:45am - Morning flow yoga
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Wellness, meditation or philosophy sessions
10:00am - Morning Break
10:30am - Morning Yoga Class
12:00pm - Closing Circle
12:30pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Relax and Enjoy!
3:00pm - Checkout

* Daily program may vary slightly

Our retreats are suitable for yogis of all levels of experience including beginners. The yoga taught at Byron Yoga Retreat Centre is called Purna, meaning integrated or complete. We offer a holistic approach to yoga integrating not just the physical postures but also meditation, pranayama breath exercises and philosophy. You can find our more about Purna Yoga here. 

The following items are not included in the 3 Day Yoga Retreat price:

  • Additional activities that Byron Bay has to offer
  • Coffee, chai and cold drinks eg coconut water which can be purchased from our onsite cafe!
  • Sweet treats (‘healthy’ desserts: raw, gluten and refined sugar free) – also availble from our onsite cafe.
  • Travel and airport transfers

Sauna

Add a Sauna Experience

You can now add a sauna experience to your retreat for a reduced rate. Learn more about our sauna here

FAQs.

Yes! All sessions are guided and accessible for all levels.

No, our retreat is designed to be flexible and honour your needs. You’re welcome to join as many or as few sessions as you like—whether you want to fully immerse yourself or simply rest and soak in the peaceful surroundings. It’s all about what feels right for you.

Absolutely. Many guests come solo and feel welcomed right away.

Yes, we offer vegetarian meals and can cater for gluten-free, dairy-free, and other requirements.

We’re located in Byron Bay with easy access from Ballina and Gold Coast airports.

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