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3 Day Balinese Watukaru Yoga Awakening, Hindu Culture & Wellness Nature Retreat in Bali
Balireal Retrats, Balitrees Group, Sesandan Megati, Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia
Soul-Awakening Spiritual Self-care Retreat
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As one of the most popular all-inclusive yoga resorts in Asia, BaliReal Retreats opens access to one of the oldest spiritual ashrams in the world, which still conserves and teaches traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga. It is the perfect place for you to get away from the busy tourist parts of the island to unwind, destress, and rejuvenate your body, mind, and soul. Make this retreat a special treat for yourself or loved ones with blissful spa treatments to melt away every bit of tension in your body, magical Shamanic healing and blessing ritual to cleanse and replenish your soul, and super fun cultural excursions to choose from such as natural coconut oil making, jungle trekking waterfall purification, Beach BBQ, yoga on the beach, and rice farming! Let’s not forget yoga, meditation, chakra opening, and pranayama practices to get your body moving! All in all, this is an authentic Balinese cultural and wellness experience 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. BaliReal Retreats can’t wait to meet and grow with you!
Meet the instructors
I Gede Arya, Krishna, & Dewi
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Highlights
- 3 daily Watukaru yoga and meditation practices
- Chakra opening work, Tai Chi, and martial arts lessons
- The ideal location to unplug and enjoy the beauty of wild, untouched Bali
- Your very own Eat, Pray, Love Balinese cultural holiday
- 2 daily authentic Balinese cultural excursions such as Beach BBQ!
- Pampering spa treatments
- 2 nights accommodation
- Daily wholesome meals
Skill level
- Beginner
3 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Indonesian
Airport transfer available:
Ngurah Rai International Airport (US$ 35 per person)
Ngurah Rai International Airport (US$ 35 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
14:00
Check-out Time:
14:00
Facilities
- Spa
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Concierge desk
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- Convenience / grocery store
- Free bicycle
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Medical assistance
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
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
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.
Most importantly, this retreat is about you. It’s about taking time for yourself to observe yourself, to understand yourself, to reconnect with yourself, and to love yourself in a kinder way. Take this incredible journey for yourself and come to help Baliuma Retreats spread the love for Traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga, share ancient Balinese wisdom, and support the local community!
Traditonal Balinese Watukaru yoga is one of the oldest yoga practices in the world. It is said that thousands of years ago, 13 yogis from India (each practice their own style of yoga) came to Bali to practice on the top of Mount Watukaru, also known as Batukaru Mountain. The spiritual energy of Bali (the Island of the Gods) inspired the 13 yogis, who took the best of their own yoga practices and created Balinese yoga.
They gave it the name Balinese Watukaru Yoga to pay tribute to the beautiful mountain on which they practiced together. Beauty, grace, spirituality, and strength are some of the stunning features of traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga.
It focuses on the mind and one's spiritual awakening, hence the emphasis on meditation and the inner flow of energy in its practice. Held by traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga practitioners that believe without meditation and chanting, yoga is just an exercise or sport and the physical practice of yoga is the preparation for meditation, which helps you to silence your mind and heal your body.
During this retreat, you will have access to one of the oldest spiritual ashrams in the world, Pasraman Seruling Dewata, which still conserves all of the original 13 styles of yoga exactly how they have created thousands of years ago in the Himalayas.
Apart from your two daily yoga classes followed by meditation, you can take part in two villages or cultural activities every day, such as rice farming, beach BBQ, waterfall purification, coconut oil making, Balinese cooking class, Balinese language workshop, traditional Balinese dance performances, and so many more! You will share these beautiful days with likeminded people from around the globe, 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! Baliuma Retreats can't wait to welcome and grow with you!
Sample program schedule
Day 1
- 14:00 - 15:00 Arrival and settle in
- 15:00 - 16:00 Afternoon Traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation session
- 16:00 - 18:00 Afternoon Balinese cultural activity
- 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner
Day 2
- 08:00 - 09:30 Morning Traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation session
- 09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast
- 11:00 - 13:00 Morning Balinese cultural activity
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 15:00 - 16:00 Afternoon Traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation session
- 16:00 - 18:00 Afternoon Balinese cultural activity
- 18:00 - 20:00 Dinner
Day 3
- 08:00 - 09:30 Morning Traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation session
- 09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast
- 11:00 - 13:00 Morning Balinese cultural activity
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 - 15:00 Departure
Included excursions
You can take part in two cultural excursions/activities every day, giving you the opportunity to experience authentic Balinese Hindu culture while practicing and learning about Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation.
All of the amazing cultural activities/excursions are listed below to choose from:
- Local waterfall purification
- Beach BBQ fun!
- Trash Hero activity (join local folks to make their village cleaner and more beautiful!)
- Yoga & Meditation on the beach
- Watch the Sunrise
- Coconut oil making workshop
- Balinese martial arts class
- Balinese Tai Chi class
- Visit to the Shaman
- Balinese music class
- Balinese Cooking Class
- Rice farming
- Herbal Tea Making Workshop
- Balinese Hindu offering making workshop
- Traditional Balinese Ceremonial Dance Performance
- Balinese language class
- Balinese pastry making class
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.
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) - 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's more, with each meal, you will 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
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Hallal
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
You can also opt for other activities with extra costs, such as:
- Additional spa treatments
- Visit a traditional Balinese Shaman healer for a blessing ritual
- Visit the village healer
- Visit the Penatahan hot spring
- Visit the Mont Watukaru Temple
- Visit Tamah Ayun and Tanah Lot Beach Temple
- Sunset horseriding on the beach
- Surfing lessons
Spa treatments
Enjoy a pampering personalized spa treatment to deeply relax, recharge and rejuvenate your body and mind. You can choose from Balinese deep tissue massage, modern massage, or traditional massage by a village healer.
What's included
- Chakra opening work, Tai Chi, and Martial Arts lessons
- Twice daily Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation practices
- Pampering spa treatments to melt away every tension in your body
- 3 days, 2 nights accommodation among stunning tropical nature
- Twice daily authentic Balinese cultural excursions such as rice farming, trekking and waterfall purification
- Daily wholesome meals made with love and care
- Beach BBQ fun!
- Transport during the retreat
- Unlimited supply of fresh water, tea, and coffee
- Trip to a stunning local waterfall for purification
- Yoga on the beach with outside Asian dinner
- Internet access
- Bicycles free to use
What's not included
- Additional requested activities
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Insurance
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
DPS
Ngurah Rai International Airport
34 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 35 per person
Arrival by airplane
From Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Denpasar, kindly arrange your own transport to the retreat location. There are plenty of airport taxis waiting to give you a ride. Grab is a very useful application to help you with transportation in the local area, you can download it upon arrival in Bali.
Alternatively, BaliReal Retreats' driver can pick you up from the airport with an extra charge (450,000 IDR/35 USD) or from any other place in Bali (price subject to your location). BaliReal Retreats driver will wait for you at the airport exit with a sign that has your name on it.
Airport: Ngurah Rai International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Ngurah Rai International Airport (US$ 35 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% 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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