Six hours from LAX, nonstop
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Destination retreat · Maui (Makawao, Upcountry), USA
Best Hawaii Yoga Retreat from Los Angeles
Hawaii Yoga Retreat: Lumeria Maui, a Short Flight from LA
Upcountry Maui, six hours from your front door.
About the retreat
Hawaii is the rare yoga-retreat destination Angelenos can reach without losing two days to travel. Trip.com's LAX-to-Kahului route page puts the nonstop at about 5 hours 44 minutes, and Delta, American and United all fly it direct, with most departures leaving LAX in the early morning. You can practice on Maui the same afternoon you leave Los Angeles.
Our pick is Lumeria Maui, an educational retreat center at 1813 Baldwin Avenue in Makawao, sitting upcountry at roughly 1,500 feet above the coast. It's a restored 1910 plantation estate with 24 guest rooms, a farm-to-table restaurant (The Wooden Crate), spa and healing services, and a weekly class calendar covering yoga, meditation, healing arts, horticulture and Hawaiian culture. Lumeria's own site and Hawaii Guide both list group retreat rates starting from $369 per night; individual room rates are handled through their booking system rather than published as a flat figure.
MyLAyoga does not operate this retreat and takes no booking. We verified it and we link you directly to Lumeria.
Retreat highlights
Why This Maui Yoga Retreat Works from Los Angeles
Classes included with your room
Lumeria lists 'unlimited enrollment in daily classes, events, and activities' as a standard room amenity across all 24 rooms, not an add-on package.
Upcountry, not resort strip
The property sits in Makawao at about 1,500 feet, inland and above Maui's beach-hotel corridor. Cooler air, ocean views, quiet.
A restored 1910 plantation estate
Lumeria occupies a historic Maui estate rather than a purpose-built hotel, with gathering spaces and grounds that can hold events up to 150 guests.
More than asana on the schedule
The center runs classes and workshops in yoga, meditation, healing arts and metaphysical studies, horticulture and culture, and dance and movement therapies.
Farm-to-table dining on site
The Wooden Crate restaurant handles catering and dining for guests and retreat groups, so you're not driving down the mountain for every meal.
Spa and healing services
Lumeria offers wellness spa treatments and healing programs alongside the class schedule.
Rooms with lanais and ocean views
Four categories: Garden View, Courtyard View, Ocean View guest rooms, and Ocean View Suites with a separate living area and writing desk.
Visiting teachers year-round
Independent leaders host their own multi-day retreats here, typically 4 to 6 days, so there's usually a scheduled program to join instead of building your own.
You can also just be a guest
If no hosted retreat fits your dates, you can book a room directly and use the daily class calendar as your own retreat structure.
Cost & what's included
Included
- Unlimited enrollment in daily classes, events and activities (listed as a room amenity)
- Air conditioning and ceiling fans
- In-room mini refrigerator
- Complimentary WiFi
- Complimentary parking
- Linens
Ready for upcountry Maui?
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