The Yogi Wears Prada - Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2006 by Andrea Peterson Yoga, a 5,000-year-old Indian tradition, has long emphasized the denial of bodily pleasures in the pursuit of inner peace. .. new acolytes want more creature comforts at their retreats, Inward Bound, a Washington, D.C.-based company, runs a week-long retreat in a renovated convent in Umbria, Italy...and has a day trip to the Prada outlet.  There are also retreats in Jamaica, Mexico and Costa Rica.   The rise in high-end yoga vacations comes at a time when yoga is big business in the U.S. -- valued at almost $3 billion a year. "Most of the people prefer to go to a five-star hotel than be in a hut without air conditioning," says Shankara Chaitanya. Read the article (registration required) Vogue Magazine, December 2006 Everybody calm? Let's surf! by JANE MARGOLIES ~ Published: July 24, 2005 "Jane Fryer, a Washington, D.C.-based yoga teacher who has been doing retreats for 15 years and whose own company, Inward Bound, leads decidedly luxurious ones to the clubby Round Hill in Jamaica, supports the new all-things-to-all-people version of yoga. 'Why not surf? Why not cook?' she asked. 'We have eclectic and endless interests, and combining them with yoga is one way we've made it our own -- it's the American spin on it.'" Breathe Magazine & Washington Post Just Say Ommmmm.... Sunday, July 18, 2004 - InwardBound's Harper Ferry, WV featured weekend workshop in Washington Post print edition. InwardBound appears in Breathe Magazine Jan/Feb - 2005 details In the Om Stretch - Travel & Leisure, March 2002 "For over ten years, Inward Bound, founded by Jane Fryer, has been offering exceptional programs grounded in yoga, meditation, and occasionally other specialty classes such as nia and pilates to create the ultimate retreat in personal renewal. These programs now include the Anusara, Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions. With a foundation of fantastic teachers, Jane and Inward Bound help you embody a sense of increased aliveness, rejuvenation, challenge, and inner peace; in settings of transcendent natural beauty, mystery, power and tranquility; and the seed to take it home." Open the Interactive article Yoga isn't just for hard-core ascetics anymore. Here, 42 classes, studios, and retreats around the world to help you strike a balance between living well and being well. By Christine Shea There's No Place Like Ohm Take a trip to Shangri-la by visiting one of these exclusive yoga retreats. By Kelli Daley Unless you have been hiding under a lotus for the past few years, you know that yoga is back and bigger than ever. And while serious yogis and yoginis dream of spending four months in India soaking up wisdom at the feet of an aging guru, most of us lack the time or temperament for that kind of commitment. Fortunately, yoga vacations are a growing trend for busy people who can only get away for a week or two, but still want to get their ohm on. And just like yoga styles, there is a getaway for everyone. Inward Bound offers yoga retreats throughout the world, including Round Hill in Jamaica and Domaines des Courmettes in Provence, France. Inward Bound guru Jane Fryer believes that practicing yoga in a new environ is enriching for travelers because "Being in places of transcendent natural beauty, mystery, power and tranquility when doing yoga opens the opportunity to access those qualities internally through your practice much more directly than under ordinary circumstances." In Umbria, Italy, guests stay in a restored twelfth-century country home, and partake of local fresh produce and wine. In addition to yoga and meditation classes, they offer a side adventure to nearby Assisi, home of St. Francis, who was someone who might have known a thing or two about good karma. Getting Away to the Inner You By Barbara Mathias-Riegel Special to The Washington Post Tuesday, April 6, 1999; Page C04     Retreat. That word alone stirs a woman's soul. A time away from work. A time to think of no one but yourself. No meals to cook, errands to run. No phones, faxes or e-mails. No family demands. No need to worry about hair, makeup, clothes. Is this a dream?  Complete story Yoga Getaways Growing in Popularity Sunday, February 28, 1999 Section: Travel HEALTHY TRAVELER; By: KATHLEEN DOHENY     Jane Fryer is a yoga instructor in Washington, D.C., who also leads yoga-based retreats and vacations. In the last two years, she has seen her mailing list triple.  The popularity of such vacations is increasing, people in the travel industry say, and the peak is yet to come.  Publications such as Yoga Journal are brimming with advertisements for these getaways. The current issue includes ads for yoga vacations to Ireland, India, Mexico, France, Utah, Hawaii, the Berkshires and Florida.   Complete story    New Age Magazine features Inward Bound Adventures, including a photo of Jane doing dog pose in skis, in an article about how yoga is being integrated into a variety of action-oriented vacations.