A sense of calm, swaying palm trees and silk flags fluttering high surrounded by water creeks and paddy fields abundant with tropical birds – this is the oasis of Yoga Magic Canvas Ecotel in Goa. Just two kilometres from the golden beaches of Northern Goa, the Yoga Magic Canvas Ecotel is the best place for travellers to be rejuvenated of mind body and spirit in eco-chic lodges made up of sustainable materials such as mud, clay, stone, jute and even cow dung!

Lighting fixtures in this Kerala hotel uses 90 am hour tubular storage battery-powered halogen lights that makes use of solar panes in the toilet areas. Speaking of toilets, the hotel has set-up a composting eco-toilet that has been ingeniously designed to separate human waste into a mixture of mango and jackfruit woodships while urine and water directly fertilize banana trees at the rear of each tent. All organic wastes are treated with em or “effective microorganisms” that ferment to create fertilizers.