Travel that feeds the soul.
If you've found your way here, you're likely craving more than a holiday. More than ticking off destinations. More than collapsing into a resort chair.
Holistic Escapes was created for travellers who want to feel a place — not just see it.
Travel Reimagined
We believe adventure and restoration can coexist.
Most travel energises you — and exhausts you. Most wellness retreats restore you — but remove you from the world. Holistic Escapes is built differently.
Our retreats blend immersive cultural exploration with intentional movement and nervous system-led practices — across Sri Lanka's UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Maldives' private islands, and Indonesia's most extraordinary landscapes.
You don't return home needing another break. You return steady. Clear. Changed.
What you’ll experience
01 / Movement that goes deeper
Not just yoga. Not just pilates. A carefully sequenced blend of both — designed to regulate your nervous system as you travel. You'll feel stronger, calmer and more embodied with every day that passes.
02 / The best of a place — curated over a decade
We've been running retreats since 2015. That means we know the hidden temple before the crowds arrive, the local family restaurant that doesn't appear on any list, the viewpoint that takes your breath away, and the train journey that changes everything. You don't just visit — you experience it properly.
03 / Adventure without the overwhelm
Wildlife safaris, UNESCO World Heritage sites, swimming with horses, ocean dives, highland trains, ancient temples and white sand beaches — all woven into a rhythm of movement and rest that keeps your energy steady. You'll do more than you thought possible and still feel restored at the end of it.
Meet Courtney
Founder. Retreat leader. Yoga & pilates teacher.
Courtney created Holistic Escapes after her own turning point — burnout that became a quiet return to presence, intentional movement, and a slower, more conscious way of experiencing the world.
That return changed everything. And it became the philosophy behind every retreat she designs.
Over the past decade she has guided hundreds of guests across Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bali, Sumba and Byron Bay — each retreat built on the same foundation: movement that regulates, exploration that engages, and space that restores.
She holds qualifications in 200hr and 300hr Yoga Teacher Training, Pilates Mat, Yin & Restorative Yoga, Breathwork, and Somatic Mind-Body Healing — and brings all of it into how she holds space on retreat.
"This isn't about adding more. It's about returning to what was always there."
"Exactly what I didn't know I needed. I booked thinking it would be a nice break — but it turned into something so much more. I left feeling clearer, calmer and completely reset."
— Emma, USA
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