4 Day Yoga, Pilates & Culture Retreat With Stunning Ricefield Views in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Yoga, Pilates and Cultural Retreat in Yogyakarta
This is one of the most popular yoga retreats offered in Indonesia.
Joglo Gumuk offers a yoga / Pilates experience intertwined with cultural workshops to learn about traditional Javanese practices. Their retreats can be completely private if you wish to - or shared with a small group. The facility includes a well-equipped yoga and Pilates studio with beautiful views over rice farmlands. They can design an individual package for you if you wish to, besides the schedule drafted. On-demand, there is also the possibility to have Pilates sessions on the mat and with an apparatus (chair and springboard). The schedule includes small workshops in jamu (traditional herbal drink making), Javanese cooking class, and traditional shadow puppet making in the nearby village. This yoga holiday is situated in a beautiful location outside of Yogyakarta in the middle of farmlands with rice fields.
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Highlights
- Daily yoga - Pilates classes
- Sunrise meditation
- Traditional Javanese massage
- Workshop in the making of Jamu (traditional herbal drinks)
- Cooking class to make fresh Indonesian Urap
- Workshop in shadow puppet making
- Fresh and local meals adjusted to individual diet and daily cooling drinks
- 3 nights accommodation in Rumah Gladak or Omah Ki Tamat
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Spa
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Smoke-free property
- Yoga studio
- Baby sitting
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
- Cell phone rental
- Child care
- Free bicycle
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Library
- Wireless internet
- Patio
- Outdoor shower
The houses are settled within a lush garden with shading trees. When they discovered this land, they immediately fell in love with the giant jackfruit-, breadfruit-, and teakwood trees, which offer look-throughs into the vast landscape of rice fields. In the center, there are two fishponds and a big bamboo tree. They created a tropical garden around the trees and fishponds and situated some places to rest, read, meditate, exercise, observe nature, and enjoy the view.
Rumah Gladak
Rumah Gladak – this is how the house is historically named – has originally been used to store and dry rice grains. They placed this sweet little house in a nice spot of their land with a vast view over the rice fields. Rumah Gladak is a cozy, simply furnished space with a bamboo bed of 140 x 200 centimeters – perfect for one person or one couple. Adjunct to the house is a private, open-air bathroom integrated into a small tropical garden. A few steps away from Rumah Gladak is a small kitchen for your private use, equipped with a small fridge, basic kitchen tools, coffee, tea, and a small dining area surrounded by the garden.
Omah Ki Tamat
Omah Ki Tamat also used to be a rice barn and placed with direct view in the farmlands. Omah Ki Tamat is a little bit more spacious in the sleeping room with a bed of 160 x 200 m size. It has a tiny kitchen, suitable for preparing tea and coffee and simple dishes. The private bathroom has a roof (for guests who prefer a closed bathroom as an alternative to the open-air garden variant of Rumah Gladak). The bathroom and kitchen are designed from local tiles crafted in the village nearby.
Program
Day 1
- Arrival from 2 p.m., check-in, and get oriented
- Tea, coffee, and/or snacks
- Massage
- Dinner
Day 2
- Sunrise (5.30 a.m.) meditation and yoga
- Breakfast
- Learn how to prepare Urap (Javanese salad)
- Tea, coffee, and/or snacks
- Afternoon yoga session
- Dinner
Day 3
- Sunrise (5.30 a.m.) meditation and yoga
- Breakfast
- Jamu workshop (Javanese herbal drink)
- Tea / coffee, refreshments and snacks
- Afternoon yoga session
- Massage
- Dinner
Day 4
- Sunrise (5.30 a.m.) meditation and yoga
- Breakfast
- Workshop shadow puppet making
- Noon: Departure
Included excursions
Workshop in the nearby village of a master shadow puppet maker.
Instructors
Geddyla Tridecana
Geddyla Tridecana is since 2017 a licensed teacher trainer in Hatha yoga, YinYang flow, trigger point release technique, and wall rope yoga in Yogyakarta. She also got special training in Ayurveda and currently teaches at Villa Borobodur, Tentrem Hotel, Fitbox Studio, Alive Studio, M.co Studio, and ViaVia Guesthouse.
Lady Samosir
Traditional Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Hatha yoga. Teacher training at Yogakarta.
Retreat location
The retreat is located around 8 kilometers south of Yogyakarta in the area of Bangungjiwo. The village of Gendeng is directly in front of beautiful farmlands of rice fields and vegetables. The retreat location is surrounded by villages, which produce diverse local handicrafts such as Wayang Kulit shadow puppets (shadaw theater puppets), Kayu Batik (a batik technique applied to wood), and pottery.
Distances
- Local food stalls and a small supermarket - walking distance
- Restaurants / hotels for lunch and dining - within walking distance
- The drive from one of the airports is around 1 hour
- The distance to Prambanan temple is around 28 kilometers (driving 50 minutes to 1 hour)
- The distance to Borobodur is 40 kilometers (1 to 1.5 hours drive)
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Joglo Gumuk offers local food. Guests can choose each day from a menu to order meals they like for breakfast and dinner. Lunch is not included, but Joglo Gumuk offers afternoon snacks with tea and coffee, as well as every day a refreshing cooling drink (coconut water, tamarind juice, and cold lemongrass tea) and fresh fruits. For breakfast, you can choose between Indonesian dishes like rice porridge with spicy tempeh sauce, rice flour porridge with banana, nasi goreng (fried rice), or Western breakfast with bread and eggs.
Every breakfast is served with tea or coffee (coffee will be from their own coffee roastery) and a selection of tropical fruits. For dinner, Joglo Gumuk caters food from an organic vegetarian or vegan restaurant, which offers a wide range of Indonesian, Indian, and Western-style dishes.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Pescatarian
- Hallal
Things to do (optional)
- Biking through the rice fields
- Sultan's graves in Imogiri
- Sultan's palace / kraton in the center of Yogyakarta
- Temples (Borobudur and Prambanan)
- Village of traditional batik-making in Giriloyo
- Walks on the beaches Parangritis
- Water Palace in the center of Yogyakarta
- Motorbikes for rent
- Car with driver for a day or half-day tours for rent (please send an inquiry)
Spa treatments
Massages can be arranged in your house with a traditional massage therapist from the village.
What's included
- Daily yoga classes
- Sunrise meditation sessions
- Traditional Javanese massages
- Workshop in the making of Jamu (traditional herbal drinks)
- Workshop in traditional shadow puppet making
- Cooking class to make fresh Indonesian Urap
- 3 nights accommodation
- Daily fresh and local breakfast and dinner adjusted to individual diet
- Daily cooling drinks
- Tracking bicycles
What's not included
- Airfare or train to Yogyakarta
- Airport or train station pick-up
- Lunches
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Adisucipto International Airport
14 km
Transfer not provided
Yogyakarta International Airport
29 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) or Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA).
Arrival by train
Please book a train passage to Tugu Train Station, Yogyakarta.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% 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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