By: Jennifer Agress
A vacation should be the opposite of stressful, so next time you visit Greater Miami & Miami Beach, add some yoga to your itinerary. While the destination has many excellent yoga studios, it’s so much more fun to be able to roll out of bed and stumble to your “savasana.” These are some of our favorite Miami hotels with amazing yoga programs. Ready, set… relax.
Practice yoga at the luxurious Acqualina
Acqualina Resort & Residences on the Beach, Sunny Isles Beach
If you're a dedicated yogi, take your practice to the next level with private yoga classes at Acqualina Resort & Residences on the Beach. This luxury Sunny Isles Beach resort has partnered with local lifestyle brand, YOGiiZA, to pair guests with the perfect yoga instructor to meet their needs. Choose from 75- or 90-minute Iyengar, Ashtanga, meditation, restorative or beachfront flows, and leave your sessions with personalized adjustments that add depth to your yoga practice.
Start the day with yoga at the Carillon
Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, Miami Beach
Sitting on a 750-foot stretch of Miami Beach, Carillon Miami Wellness Resort is entirely dedicated to physical and spiritual wellbeing. Sign up for a yoga class that fits your preferred style and experience, and combine it with a three-day detox program, life coaching, time in the herbal steam room, chakra balancing, a massage and more.
Lay out your mat for rooftop yoga at The Confidante
The Confidante Miami Beach
At The Confidante Miami Beach, you can do your own yoga practice or attend a dynamic group class. The rooftop fitness area is the perfect place to lay out your mat and practice your vinyasa, while the exclusive classes – led by teachers from local yoga studios – are complimentary for hotel guests.
Faena Miami Beach
The colorful, 22,000-square-foot Tierra Santa Healing House, set on the third floor of Faena Miami Beach, is home to one of the largest hammams on the east coast. Choose from one-on-one yoga or group Ashtanga classes, and round out your transformative experience with chakra balancing, healing sound bowl vibrations and body-healing rituals created by shamans. It’s a head-to-toe spiritual makeover in one of Miami Beach’s most extravagant hotels, and your soul will thank you for it.
Freehand Miami, Miami Beach
One of Miami Beach’s coolest hostels, Freehand Miami, offers free beach yoga classes every Saturday morning. Meet in the hotel lobby at 9:45 a.m. with a beach towel, a bottle of water and an intention, then follow your teacher to 29th Street beach for a refreshing yoga session. After the Saturday class, cool off with a dip in Freehand Miami’s tropical pool.
The Goodtime Hotel, Miami Beach
Step into The Goodtime Hotel and you’ll find yourself in a world of pastel colors, Art Deco designs, scalloped furniture, tropical wall murals, throwback rotary phones and leopard accents. The newest brainchild of Grammy Award-winner Pharrell Williams and Miami nightlife and hospitality king David Grutman, this South Beach hotel is exactly what its name implies: a good time. Relax by the candy pink-tiled pool or in the retro-chic library, and then relax some more when you sign up for weekend yoga. Classes take place at 9 a.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the outdoor gym space or by the pool.
Kimpton EPIC Hotel, Downtown Miami
Located on the 16th floor of the Kimpton EPIC Hotel, Exhale is home to a beautiful yoga studio with flow and chill yoga classes, a results-oriented spa and a dedicated studio for the brand’s proprietary core fusion classes. Try one of the yoga sessions, then make your way up to the hotel’s rooftop pool and further your relaxation with a poolside drink from Area 31 Restaurant. A day at this Downtown Miami hotel, spa and fitness center can start with yoga and turn into a restorative 24 hours that transforms your mind, body and soul.
Mandarin Oriental, Miami
From its exclusive location on Brickell Key, the five-star Mandarin Oriental, Miami has one of the best views of Miami. A haven of Asian-inspired elegance – with spa treatments inspired by the ancient traditions of Chinese, Ayurvedic, European, Balinese and Thai cultures – this resort is also inherently zen. Take your relaxation up a notch when you sign up for private Ashtanga Vinyasa and Kundalini yoga classes, then try mat-based Pilates, Tai Chi, meditation and visualization. Added bonus? Taking the class gains you access to the relaxation area, sauna and steam room at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami.
Enjoy yoga with a view of the bay at the Mondrian
Mondrian South Beach
Overlooking beautiful Biscayne Bay, the whimsical Mondrian South Beach offers complimentary “Yoga on the Bay” every Saturday. Taking place on the deck by the hotel’s lavish bayfront pool, this 10 a.m. class is open to locals and hotel guests alike.
National Hotel, Miami Beach
South Beach’s National Hotel is a historic Art Deco gem. Go here for weekly jazz and flamenco nights, the Spanish-style Mareva 1939 restaurant, the longest infinity edge pool in Miami Beach and, of course, yoga. Multiple times each week, the hotel offers 75-minute morning and sunset yoga sessions that combine strength, flexibility, stamina, cardio and concentration. These classes take place right on the pool deck, making it a great way to start or end your day.
Relax your mind with yoga on the beach at The Palms
The Palms Hotel & Spa, Miami Beach
The Palms Hotel & Spa is a relaxing Miami Beach retreat centered around a healthy, organic lifestyle. Perfect for a personal wellness retreat, it's home to The Palms AVEDA Spa and a relaxing beach. Yoga, meditation and stretching classes are led by some of the area’s most beloved teachers and offered four mornings a week. Join them for Vinyasa yoga on the beach on Mondays, and meditation and stretching classes on the beach or under the hotel’s Grand Tiki on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Guests can also sign up for personalized one-on-one or private group Vinyasa sessions on the beach or in the hotel’s lush tropical gardens.
Experience a day of yoga, wellness & fitness at The Standard
The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
For the ultimate chic wellness retreat in South Beach, look no further than The Standard Spa, Miami Beach on Belle Isle on the Venetian Causeway. A popular spot for a daycation or vacation, locals and visitors alike head here for the infinity edge pool, stunning views of Biscayne Bay, wellness workshops, the outdoor mud lounge and to pamper themselves in an indoor spa with a Turkish-style hammam, sauna, steam room and elaborate water journey. Along with its tension-melting spa treatments, The Standard offers a Yoga Program with varied levels of yoga and meditation classes led by renowned local instructors. With all of that combined, a class here is every yogi’s dream-come-true.