6 Day Self-Paced Nature Wellness Yoga Retreat in Bali, Indonesia
Indonesia Yoga Retreat
If you wish to experience the real Balinese people's daily life activities, come and join Balireal Retreats in the most perfect combination of holiday and yoga! Enjoy a five-night yoga holiday with an all-inclusive package at a fabulous real Balinese village. Based on the beautiful rice paddies scenery, this paradise is the perfect place to unwind, relax, and re-energize.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Enjoy a beach yoga session
- Morning village cultural or activities daily
- Daily morning and afternoon yoga and meditation sessions
- Experience inside-the-village afternoon excursion daily
- Daily vegetarian/vegan/regular meals are provided
- 5 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
Yoga styles
6 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Lounge
During this retreat, you will be staying at any homestay or guest house / bungalow type of accommodation, spreading across the Sesandan Megati Village. Balireal Retreats offers an authentic taste of Bali, nestled in the quiet traditional village and the main retreats area (yoga, other activities, dining area) is surrounded by the rice paddy farmlands of Sesandan Megati village.
Homestay type means guests will stay at a local family house. Guest house type means guests will stay at a more private location, not at the local family house.
All Balireal Retreats accommodations, either homestay type or guest house type are located separately from the retreat center (yoga, activity, dining area). It takes about 5 minutes drive or 10 minute walk from the accommodation to the retreat center and shuttle services are provided to connect guests between these two places.
Program
Balitrees Retreats is sending you lots of love, peace, and light from their beautiful village, Sesandan Megati in Bali. Join one of the most popular retreat centers in SE Asia - Balitrees Retreats into an authentic Balinese cultural and wellness experience.
It will be filled with ancient yoga and meditation practices, chakra opening, pranayama to open up your perspectives, connect with who you are on a deeper level and explore what it truly means to relax, recharge and look after your body and mind (and have fun!). Super fun cultural excursions / workshops such as rice farming, waterfall purification, Balinese music / language class (and so many more!) will for sure make you fall in love with Bali and the friendliest Balinese people!
Program
Take this incredible journey for yourself, and come to help their retreats spread the love for yourself and the universe, share ancient Balinese wisdom, and support the local community!
Most importantly, this retreat is about you. It’s about taking time for yourself to observe yourself, understand yourself, reconnect with yourself, and love yourself in a kinder way.
This retreat is run only by local people in a traditional Balinese village away from other tourists. It is the perfect place for you to get away from the busy tourist parts of Bali to unwind, recharge, and rejuvenate your body, mind, and soul.
Beauty, grace, spirituality, and strength are some of the stunning features of their yoga practice. It focuses on the mind and one's spiritual awakening, hence emphasizing meditation and the inner flow of energy in its practice.
Apart from your two daily yoga classes, you can participate in two village or cultural activities every day, such as rice farming, waterfall purification, coconut oil making, make your own Balinese meals, Balinese language workshop, traditional Balinese dance performances, and so many more!
You will share these beautiful days with like-minded people from around the globe, and open your mind to the diversity and beauty of cultures, philosophies, practices, and beliefs. The spiritual energy of this peaceful village of Sesandan will elevate your spirit and renew your body, mind, and soul. A beautiful opportunity to experience authentic Balinese Hindu culture while practicing yoga and self-love!
Balitrees Retreats can't wait to welcome and grow with you!
Sample of daily itinerary
Day 1
- 13:00 - 14:00 Arrival and lunch
- 16:00 - 17:30 Afternoon yoga and meditation session
- 18:00 - 19:00 Afternoon activities
- 19:00 Dinner time
Days 2 - 4
- 08:00 - 09:30 Morning yoga and meditation session
- 09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast time
- 11:00 - 12:00 Daily morning village culture / activities
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 16:00 - 17:30 Afternoon yoga and meditation session
- 18:00 - 19:00 Afternoon activities
- 19:00 Dinner time
Days 5
- 08:00 - 09:30 Morning yoga and meditation session
- 09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast time
- 11:00 - 12:00 Daily morning village culture / activities
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Departure
Note: This is a sample of daily itinerary and times are updated after sometime and subject to change depending on the weather condition, host availability, guests present, etc.
List of daily morning village culture / activities schedules by 11:00:
- Sunday: Learn Balinese music or Balinese language class
- Monday: Making Balinese Hindu offering or visiting local waterfall
- Tuesday: Learn Balinese ceremonial dance or coconut oil making
- Wednesday: Morning beach yoga, beach fun and relaxation, if great weather condition, depart around 08:30 after breakfast
- Thursday: Visiting local waterfall or learn Balinese music
- Friday: Making coconut oil or cook your lunch
- Saturday: Morning beach yoga, beach fun and relaxation, if great weather condition, depart around 08:30 after breakfast
List of daily afternoon activity scheduled by 18:00:
- On Sunday, Wednesday, Friday: Extra meditation session
- On Monday, Thursday: Trekking / inside the village excursion
- On Tuesday: Walking around the rice farming
- On Saturday: Village trash hero activity
Included excursions
- Trip to a local waterfall
- Trip to a local beach for a beach yoga session, beach fun, and beach relaxation
- Daily afternoon inside-the-village excursion
Instructors
I Gede Arya Adiwiguna
I Gede Arya started to learn Balinese traditional yoga and healing meditation by the age of 17 in 1993. He is a disciple of the ninth generation of Perguruan Seruling Dewata in Bali. He specializes in the Watukaru yoga tradition (Balinese traditional yoga) of Perguruan Seruling Dewata, Balinese traditional meditation, and snake style of martial arts (silat). He is committed to conserving the ancient Balinese yoga tradition, meditation, and silat by founding Balireal Retreats.
Krishna
Krishna is a traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation teacher. She's been studying and teaching Balinese yoga, meditation, pranayama, and chakra opening for the past ten years. Her hands-on approach, passion for teaching, and loving smiles are mind-blowing and will certainly help you deepen your yoga and meditation practice. She's the kindest, most fun, and passionate teacher and friend you will ever meet!
Dewi
From a rice farmer and wife who worked over 12 hours in the rice paddies every single day in addition to taking care of a family of six, Dewi transformed her life by studying English and the practice of yoga. Now, not only does she manage Balitrees, but teaches traditional Balinese Watukaru Yoga to both western guests and women and children from her local community. She believes yoga is a way of life that can lead to finding more peace and joy from within yourselves. When in a class, she teaches with her heart and soul, giving all of her love, warmth, and authenticity to her students.
Retreat location
Balireal Retreats is a peaceful sanctuary away from other tourism located in a spiritual village, close to Mount Watukaru, in the middle part of the magical island of Bali, Indonesia. They are about 30 minutes from Tabanan city, 45 minutes from Tanah Lot Temple, and around two hours from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) airport.
Distances
- Tabanan city - 30 minutes
- Tanah Lot Temple - 45 minutes
- Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) airport - 2 hours
Food
To all of those who share this beautiful journey of life with Balireal Retreats, they offer an experience of profound beauty, grace, authenticity, wholesomeness, human warmth, respect, and care. They are passionate about nutrition, a healthy diet, and food as medicine, you need to eat healthy to be healthy. You know what your body needs and they are here to provide the care and nourishment your body deserves.
Every day, Balireal provides wholesome, abundant, and delicious vegetarian and vegan cuisine, made with only local and organic produce. What is more, with each meal, you will have heavenly tropical fruits like dragon fruit, guava, or snake fruit! It is Balireal's firm belief that the key ingredient of amazing food is always love. If you have any allergies or special requests, please kindly get in touch with them before your retreat.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
- A visit to a traditional Balinese shaman healer for a blessing ritual
- Tour to a place of interest in Bali
- An additional massage
Spa treatments
One 30-minute massage of your choice between regular massage or Balinese traditional massage is included.
What's included
- Daily morning and afternoon yoga and meditation sessions
- A beach yoga session, beach fun, and relaxation
- Daily morning village culture/activities on the schedule
- Daily afternoon inside the village excursion
- 1 30-minute regular massage or Balinese traditional massage
- 5 nights accommodation
- 3 Balinese vegetarian/vegan/regular meals daily
- Tea, coffee, and water
- Internet access
What's not included
- Airfare
- Arrival visa
- Insurance
- Personal expenses
- Requested additional activities
- Requested additional meals and drinks
- Airport transfers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 35 per person
Ngurah Rai International Airport
29 km away from your destination
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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