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Option to add-on:
Pre-Retreat: Arrive early to acclimate to the time change - and add 2 nights accommodation in the beach town of Sanur (no activities planned for these days).
Post-Retreat Beach Bliss: Extend your wellness journey and stay 4 days / 3 nights extra, scroll down to Day 8 - Day 11 below for activities and more
DAY 1 - August 12: ARRIVAL DAY - “OM SWASTIASTU”
Upon your arrival A VIP host will meet you at the airport, guide you through the immigration and customs process, then introduce you to your private driver, who will take you to our resort just outside Ubud. Our hosts for the week will be on hand to provide a warm welcome to Bali.
In the evening, we’ll gather as a group to “officially” get to know one another and for a brief orientation and a traditional Balinese welcome ceremony, followed by our first group dinner, consisting of freshly prepared, traditional Balinese cuisine.
Meal included: Dinner
Accommodation: Kuwarasan ~ A Resort in the middle of the rice fields for the next 7 nights
Day 2 - August 13: “MELUKAT” & BALI SWING
Good Morning, Bali! We will start our first morning with a healing session of yoga practice in a beautiful yoga studio overlooking rice fields, followed by breakfast.
After breakfast, we’ll set off to visit one of Bali’s best-kept secrets, Mengening Temple, a natural wonderland of great significance to the island. Water healing or “Melukat” has been used in countless sacred ways since ancient times through religious and spiritual blessings, for cultural purification rituals, and personal healing as a therapeutic tool. Pilgrims from around the island and Indonesia visit Mengening to collect its holy water and cleanse themselves in the sacred pools.
Then we’re off on a great adventure that promises spectacular views to the thrill seekers in the group. High above the lush landscape in the rice fields of Tegalalang is the Bali Swing! Get your cameras at the ready!
Following a delicious lunch, we return to our home base for a couple of hours of chill time, followed by dinner at the resort with your food credit or in Ubud if you wish (own budget) - Evening is at your leisure.
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (with food credit)
Accommodation: Kuwarasan
DAY 3 - August 14: SOUND HEALING AT THE PYRAMIDS OF CHI + “CANANG SARI”
We will start our day with a morning yoga session, followed by a delicious breakfast.
After breakfast, we’ll take a short drive for a special session of sound healing. Sound healing is an incredibly magical and restorative experience, especially where we are headed - to the mystical Pyramids of Chi.
Here we’ll be surrounded by the soulful sounds of trance-like music, thought by the Balinese to heal the mind, body and spirit. The vibrations of the music can also help to create a sense of peace and calm. Afterwards, we will enjoy lunch in the beautiful cafe at Pyramids of Chi.
Then it’s back to our home base where we will learn about the Balinese practice of “Canang Sari”, or the making of traditional offerings, easily spotted in every corner of Bali. These offerings can be as simple as a few grains of rice stuck to a slice of banana leaf or as ornate as an extraordinary floral arrangement. They may be small or large and are most often placed around the home. Balinese offerings are a conscious expression of gratitude intended to please and honor the Gods of the Island.
Dinner at the resort with your food credit or in Ubud if you wish (own budget) - Evening is at your leisure.
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch (included as group at Pyramids of Chi) Dinner (with food credit)
Accommodation: Kuwarasan
DAY 4 - August 15: A MORNING OF PAMPERING + FREE TIME TO EXPLORE
There is simply no getting around it….there is something truly magical about Bali. And the beating heart of this island is Ubud. This picturesque town is the perfect place to relax and rejuvenate. So, after our yoga session and breakfast, we will head into Ubud.
One of the best ways to enhance your appreciation of Balinese tranquility is by indulging in a spa day. And we’ve chosen one of the most wonderful spas in Ubud, offering a variety of treatments to pamper your mind, body and soul. From soothing massages to luxurious facials, you can find everything you need to unwind and feel refreshed. Today, you’ll be indulged in two sumptuous spa treatments, guaranteed to ease any of the leftover tension or stiffness lingering from jet lag.
Lunch - Our spa has a beautiful restaurant set in the lovely garden where we’ll be served an amazing 3 course raw food experience, soo delicious!
Our group will be split into two today, with half starting with the pampering — and the other half taking time to explore Ubud’s colorful markets, wander the Royal Palace or stroll through the Monkey Forest. We’ll all gather at the same time for the delicious lunch and then the groups will switch off.
Dinner at the resort with your food credit or in Ubud if you wish (own budget) - Evening is at your leisure.
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch (group at Taksu Spa), Dinner (with food credit)
Accommodation: Kuwarasan
DAY 5 - August 16: BREATHWORK SESSION + OPTIONAL WATERFALL HIKE
We’ll start our day with a heart-opening yoga session followed by breakfast. Afterwards, you’ll have the option to join a waterfall trek where you can swim, meditate or simply relax - and then return to the resort in time for lunch.
After lunch participate in a 2-Hour Clarity Breathwork session at our resort.
Clarity Breathwork is a gentle, safe and extremely powerful breathing process that supports people to release stress and tension, heal and resolve trauma, gain deeper insights into current life issues and access one's own internal healing energy, creativity and greater knowing - opening the way for new life and greater consciousness.
In this workshop, we will open with dance & movement, followed by intention setting, meditation, blessing and sharing before learning the Clarity Breathwork technique. Participants will be guided through the breath with voice and music for approximately 1 hour, then receive a live sound healing before coming back to the group to share and integrate their experience.
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included with food credit
Accommodation: Kuwarasan
DAY 6 - August 17 : VOLKSWAGEN CAR TOUR & FIRE HEALING CEREMONY
We will start our day with a beautiful yoga session followed by breakfast. Then we’re off, in style, on a scenic ride to experience the beauty of Bali and all of its natural landscapes, rice fields, and villages. Our wheels for the day? How does a classic Volkswagen convertible sound? On this journey, we will get to see the rural life of Bali’s Villages, stunning rice terraces, meet kind people, visit beautiful temples and much more.
It will be a full day tour of exploring Bali in style, stopping for lunch and then continuing to take in the beauty of Bali with the wind blowing through our hair as we make our way through the countryside.
Early Dinner at the resort (with your food credit) followed by a visit to the Ashram of a Balinese Mangku (healer) to participate in a Fire Healing Ceremony. Guests receive a traditional blessing while sitting around an enchanting fire pit. During the ceremony, guests can make offerings and honor their higher power and let go of whatever is not serving them to move forward in life in a more positive way.
After the ceremony, we will head back to our resort.
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch (As group at VW tour) Dinner (with food credit)
Accommodation: Kuwarasan
DAY 7 - August 18: CACAO CEREMONY + OPTIONAL RIVER RAFTING
We will start our day with a beautiful yoga session followed by scrumptious Breakfast. Take the morning to relax and reflect, enjoy the spa or sunbathe by the pool - or join in an optional River Rafting expedition.
In the afternoon we’ll join together to participate in a ceremony designed to open the heart and invite more embodiment and flow into your life. The session seamlessly blends a Sacred Cacao Ceremony with movement and the power of vibration from both ancient and modern instruments. An Embodied Journey with Cacao and Sound Healing.
Later in the evening, we’ll join together for our final dinner together at the resort and a special closing ceremony.
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch (with food credit) & Dinner
Accommodation: Kuwarasan
DAY 8 - August 19: UBUD CHECKOUT & AIRPORT DROP-OFFS
- OR - CHECK-IN AT SUDAMALA RESORT IN SANUR
Today, after breakfast, we will check out at our resort and get transferred to the airport to catch our flights back home - or for those guests who opt-in, you will be transferred to your luxury accommodation in Sanur.
Before we check-in, we will stop for lunch at one of the beautiful beach restaurants in Sanur. After our lunch, we’ll head to the resort and enjoy some peaceful time. You can schedule your complimentary 1hr Balinese massage, head to the resort’s private beach to swim in the crystal clear Indian ocean or simply relax by the pool.
In the evening around 4:30 PM, we will head to Uluwatu for an unforgettable experience of Kecak Dance and sunset views over the cliffs.
The dance narrates the story of Asia’s most famous epic, Ramayana. Although originally from India this story has since spread to every corner of Asia, in particular, South-East Asia through the same channel as Hindu and Buddhist teachings. In Bali, the Ramayana story has become part of the cultural life and religious and moral philosophy since the Hindu teachings came to the island around 100 BC.
Followed by dinner, and then we will head back to the resort.
Meal included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sudamala Resort - Sanur
DAY 9 - August 20: SNORKELING AT NUSA PENIDA
We will start our day by partaking in a yoga session, followed by breakfast.
After breakfast, we will catch a boat to head to Nusa Penida for a Snorkeling experience. It is a place where one can see Mantra Rays and ocean life. Followed by Lunch at Nusa Penida. After lunch, we will head back to Sanur.
The rest of the afternoon is yours to do with as you wish. Maybe you’ll shop, enjoy a 4-hands massage or explore the charming village of Sanur on a bicycle provided by the hotel. Or simply relax at the private beach.
We’ll reconvene in the evening for dinner followed by a relaxing Yoga Nidra session.
Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch (as group on tour)
Accommodation: Sudamala Resort - Sanur
DAY 10 - August 21: FREE DAY TO CHILL, SHOP OR GET A MASSAGE
We will start our day with a healing yoga session followed by breakfast.
Today is a free day, you can choose to chill by the pool or head out for your shopping needs, schedule a massage or spend a lazy day at the beach.
There’s a long stretch of beach that offers calm, shallow waters. Colorful fishing boats dot the sand behind which is a paved path perfect for cycling. Or you may opt to stroll the leafy main street of Sanur, which is lined with art galleries, shops and restaurants.
We’ll meet back for a final group dinner together at one of Sanur’s most delicious dining options.
Meal included: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Sudamala Resort - Sanur
Day 11 - August 22: CHECKOUT AND DEPARTURE
Our Bali adventures come to an end today as we check out of our Sanur resort and head to the airport after breakfast where we bid our wonderful hosts and new friends farewell. Or, as they say in Bali, “Selamat tinggal!”
Meal included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sudamala Resort - Sanur