Scotland is a magical country and just being there is soothing for your soul!

Scotland Journey 2023

May 1st- 9th, 2023

Join us on a wellness inspired tour of Scotland to keep your mind and body healthy as you travel. Traveling can be hard with the shift in time zones, the acclimation to a new environment and the extra movement from one place to another.

In addition, there are usually more stairs and less elevators and uneven terrain to navigate. You may also take many more steps each day as you walk to see the beautiful sights the land you are visiting has to offer.

You need your body to be in shape physically to travel which is why I add in a daily practice of gentle movement and breath on this journey. As we tour this beautiful country seeing some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Wellness tour of the beautiful country of Scotland for 9 magical days and 8 nights. We will explore this beautiful country and learn of its rich history, eat delicious foods, and practice yoga to keep us healthy as we age. Enjoy a sensory experience of sights, sounds, aromas, tastes, and sensations to calm the body, mind, and soul which will stimulate the zone of healing, repairing, and restoring in your body. When we are in this zone the aging process is slowed down and/or even reversed.

I am a Yoga Therapist and Health Coach and I will share what I have learned as a world traveler on our beautiful adventure of sightseeing and yoga including physical poses (asana), breath work, and meditation. My parents are from Scotland and I have both lived there and taken countless trips to many parts of the country. As I travel the world, I realize the importance of a strong body and mind for the challenges that may arise so I work on my lifestyle and habits to stay fit for travel. As I travel the world I learn how other cultures calm their minds, improve their health, and age gracefully through their rituals, habits, and routines and I can’t wait to share this world wisdom with you!

Itinerary

Day 1 – Your journey begins in Edinburgh

Check in with me when you arrive
Settle in or you can explore this wonderful city on your own.

Day 2 – Edinburgh

Morning yoga practice
Breakfast
Edinburgh city guided tour – may include Royal Mile tour, free time for a visit to Edinburgh Castle only a short walk from the hotel, lunch break in Old Town, afternoon at Holyrood palace & Arthur’s Seat area, a viewpoint at Carlton Hill.
Welcome dinner-time to all get acquainted with a group dinner.

Day 3 – Oban

Morning yoga practice
Breakfast
10:00 am depart Edinburgh, final destination Oban. We’ll make stops at Trossachs National Park, Luss on Loch Lomond for lunch, and Kilchurn Castle (St. Conan’s Kirk) for a cup of tea and a scone.
Check into Oban; our home for the next 3 evenings.

Day 4 – Oban

Morning yoga practice.
Breakfast
Morning ferry to Mull – day touring on Mull with our private tour guide. We will be dropped off at the pedestrian ferry point for Iona (Fionnphort) – a 4-minute ride across the Sound of Iona to visit this island where the Book of Kells was written in the 9th century! You may choose to stay and explore Iona or go on a 3-hour Staffa tour to see the puffins migrate.
Evening ferry back to Oban for overnight stay.

Day 5 -Oban

Morning yoga practice.
Breakfast
Free day to explore Oban – distillery tour, Dunstaffnage or Dunollie Castle, shop, get a massage, or explore this little harbor town by foot.
Overnight Oban. Oban, the main gateway to many of the Hebridean islands, is a waterfront town on a delightful bay. Oban in Gaelic means “little bay”.

Day 6 – Inverness

Morning yoga practice.
Breakfast
Depart Oban, destination Inverness. We’ll travel through Fort William, Glencoe and visit Eilean Donan Castle photo stop (one of Scotland’s most photographed castles)
Stop at Loch Ness and visit Urquhart Castle
Arrive in Inverness our next home for 2 nights
Free evening to relax and explore this town.

Day 7 – Inverness

Morning yoga practice.
Breakfast
Drive to Inverness and visit Culloden Battle Field where the Highlanders had their last battle.
Take in the sights of the beautiful Western Highlands of Scotland.
Overnight in Inverness

Day 8 – Edinburgh

Morning yoga practice.
Breakfast
Depart Inverness Travel back to Edinburgh along the scenic road, Visit Dahlwinne Distillery, Pitlochry stop for lunch, then we end up where our journey began in Edinburgh
Farewell group dinner and last night together in Scotland

Day 9 – Homeward Bound

Back home or you may decide to venture off to another part of Europe!

Includes: Single Occupancy accommodations, all breakfasts, first and last evening dinner, Discover Scotland Tour Luxury 16-passenger coach, private driver and guide, and yoga and wellness tips throughout our journey. Also, ferry fees, VAT, tips, and other incidentals.

Not included: Airfare, travel insurance, entrance to extra attractions, lunch, and most dinners.

This is a small group of 11 on this adventure. I am partnering with Discover Scotland Tour Company see more here. We collaborated to choose some of the most visited sites in Scotland as well as many favorites I have discovered in my many visits to my homeland. I have arranged to practice yoga in a few of our hotels and we will also utilize our beautiful surroundings as we pull up a rock to practice on 😉 My goal is for you to experience the beauty of Scotland and to deepen your knowledge of how our lifestyles and behaviors influence our overall well-being. You will learn tools to increase your resilience to stress and understand how our senses run the show from a biochemical and physiological aspect inside our body and mind. Scotland offers the perfect recipe of elements to help ground and calm your body and mind – and it happens to me every time I visit. I can’t wait to explore with you!