Curious. Open-hearted. Progressive.
We roll out our mats to get stronger, softer and braver, then take that energy back into the world.
DDY Travels is built for solo travelers, best friends, couples, first-timers and seasoned yogis. People of every race, background, body and identity. Feminists of every gender, queer folx and allies.
We travel as guests. We arrive ready to listen and taste everything. We learn the history, honor the people who live there and leave each place better than we found it.
If you travel to be changed by a place, you're one of us.
How we travel
Four promises we keep.
Curiosity over comfort
We say yes to the market at dawn, the long bus ride and the dish we can't pronounce.
Local hands, local hearts
Our guides, cooks, drivers and teachers live where we travel, and our money stays with them.
Small crews, sacred places
Small groups, real connection and room for every voice.
Yoga as a practice for life
It starts on the mat. Then it shows up in how we treat people, places and ourselves.
Hi, I'm Shelley
Show up curious. Leave changed.I'm the founder of DDY Travels and Dancing Dogs Yoga in Atlanta. I've taught yoga since 2010, trained teachers around the world and taught on six continents. My aunt Sheila inspired my love of travel early, and I've been chasing that feeling ever since.
Before this, I coordinated legal observers for the ACLU of Georgia. I still believe yoga and justice belong together. Every retreat I lead is built on that idea: practice deeply, travel humbly, and come home a little more awake to the world and your place in it.
“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.”Anthony Bourdain
“Walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food. It's a plus for everybody.”Anthony Bourdain
Where we've been
Six continents and counting.
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