The 10 best trips to meditate

Meditation is an increasingly widespread practice in Western societies, whose benefits have been widely proven to reduce high levels of stress, anxiety or nervousness.

In addition to that, it can also serve to improve posture, breathing, a wide variety of processes and contributes to achieving a state of well-being and global balance at all levels of person.

Currently there is a wide variety of scheduled trips in groups or individually in various places very suitable for the practice of meditation, which usually provide those who participate with a true experience of very deep personal growth and learning.

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Trips to meditate: suggestions and recommendations

If you want to consult the main characteristics to start any of them, here you can find the main trips to meditate that are most recommended today.

1. trip to egypt

The trip to Egypt offered by Trips that Change Lives It is especially suitable for all those people who want to increase their personal and emotional well-being by participating in various group and individual activities.

The trip consists of 8 days and 7 nights, and on each day an energy center will be aligned in order to achieve a global balance in the person once the trip is over. The main centers that are worked are the physical, the spiritual, the mental and the emotional.

The Trips that Change Lives program aims, beyond helping to escape the routine, offer each of its participants a journey of unforgettable self-knowledge and growth at the personal. If you want to know more about these travel programs, you can get in touch with the coach Félix Cuellar.

2. Bácor-Olive Grove

The Transformational Travel center offers a 3-day meditation retreat in a Cuevas de la Luz Cave House in Bácor-Olivar (Granada) for all those people who want to spend the end of the year in an atmosphere of meditation and relaxation away from daily worries.

The trip is priced at 395 euros and includes all-inclusive accommodation, as well as outdoor activities free, training in various meditation techniques, group activities and also spiritual transformation personal.

The main activities that take place on this trip are meditation, yoga, hiking, a New Year's celebration and a healing concert with Tibetan bowls.

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3. Body and Mind Retreat in Gokarna

The Adventure in India portal offers an accompanied group outing in South India, of 5 days duration that can be done individually or as a couple.

This trip is aimed at people who want to be part of a revitalizing and spiritual journey in a natural setting. where to practice yoga meditation and other activities aimed at improving the emotional and physical well-being of each competitor.

The price of the trip is 995 euros and includes full board and transfers, 24-hour assistance, yoga and meditation sessions, Ayurvedic consultation and 3 Ayurvedic massages.

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4. Japan

The Land of the Rising Sun is one of the places of reference in the practice of Zen Buddhism and meditation, that is why it is currently one of the most recommended trips to learn this practice.

Meditation is a very important part of Japanese life and almost all daily activities are directly or indirectly related to it; from the tea ceremony to martial arts.

The main places where you can carry out the practice of meditation are the various temples that are scattered throughout the country. The most important are the Nara and Kamakura temples in Kyoto or the Hokaiji temple in Tokyo.

5. China

Chinese society has been practicing the art of meditation for millennia with spiritual and health goals in equal measure. In fact It is the country through which Zen Buddhism came to Japan and Korea..

The Chinese are a people very interested in all those healthy practices that can affect positively to both his mind and his people, and meditation is one of the most shared in all the country.

There are many forms of meditation in Chinese culture, however, one of the most important and ancient is Quigong meditation, whose practice is usually carried out in large cities such as Shanghai or Beijing, or in some of their sacred mountains (Emeishan, Wutaishan, Jiuhuashan or Putuoshan).

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6. Thailand

Thailand is another of the countries with the largest Buddhist population in the world and that is why spirituality and meditation are part of the daily lives of millions of people.

Here you can also find a wide variety of Buddhist temples inside which guided meditations are held in the manner indicated by their ancient religion.

There are many places where you can meditate in Thailand, but it is the best place to fully enter into Thai culture and its meditation modality is the city of Chiang Mai, where there is a great variety of temples and monasteries that offer courses for beginners.

7. Mount Teide (Spain)

The island of Tenerife, located in the Canary archipelago, is home to the Teide volcano, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the region.

This volcano is the highest peak in Spain and it contains an impressive natural setting of volcanic stone, with an unbeatable view of the entire island. In short, a very suitable environment for meditation, relaxation and recollection.

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8. Stonehenge (UK)

The megalithic monument of Stonehenge, located in the south of England, has become since its discovery in the Middle Ages, one of the most special places on the planet due to the enigma of what was its use, how the stones were erected and who built it.

This construction was declared a World Heritage Site in the 1980s and is currently visited by both tourists as well as people who value their spiritual side and wish to meditate in contact with the nature of the environment.

9. Angkor Wat (Cambodia)

Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple complex in the world and was built during the period of greatest splendor of ancient Cambodia (12th century).

It is one of the most surprising constructions on the planet, it has been the place of meditation for Buddhist and Hindu monks for centuries and every year it is visited by millions of people who enjoy a scene of silence, calm and spirituality.

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10. Sahara desert

Most deserts in the world are ideal places to meditate or find ourselves and we can access them through guided tours in groups or individually.

The Sahara Desert is one of the largest in the world, has been populated by various nomadic peoples and tribes and has been an essential part of the history of the African continent over the millennia.

The meditations can be carried out both day and night and taking the necessary precautions, as well as carefully selecting the hours of least cold or heat we can find a space of silence and calm and Balance.