Bali Women's Yoga & Healing Retreat
25-31 Aug 2023. 7 days/6 nights. This is not just a yoga retreat, it is an immersion for women into the spiritual and healing traditions of yoga and Bali. The program has been designed to support your personal healing goals with a focus on physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, and harnessing your creative energy to move forwards with happiness, peacefulness and purpose.
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Covid Update We are now taking bookings for overseas retreats commencing in 2023. Comprehensive travel insurance is required to attend this retreat. Please read the F&Q below which includes our Covid and Cancellation Policies.
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Retreat highlights
PROGRAM
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Healing & transformative Our Women's Yoga & Healing Retreat is a carefully designed program and opportunity to delve beneath the surface of the usual yoga retreat experience in Bali. You'll be guided by Mandy BeckerKnox who has decades of teaching and facilitation experience. We immerse ourselves in the deeply spiritual traditions and rituals of the Balinese people and attune to the healing potential of the sacred waters and this incredible land. The retreat program draws on the wisdom and myths of the Goddesses of the Yogic, Hindu and Tantric traditions and incorporates beautiful healing practices for deep transformational healing with a focus each day on a Goddess archetype, her qualities, and mantras and practices to evoke her blessings, grace and connect with those same qualities within our own minds and hearts. Onsite is an incredible spa overlooking the river where you can book massages and healing treatments to relax deeply and help aid the healing process. Nearby there are also many healing centres and day spas. Our venue is a gorgeous private retreat centre with both an outdoor and indoor, air-conditioned yoga room and wonderful spaces including a private open air dining hall, meditation cave, luxurious pool, air conditioned bedrooms, within a traditional regal compound. Onsite is a beautiful restaurant serving fresh organic produce and healing elixirs, and a day spa offering sublime massages and bodywork to support your healing goals. Located in the heart of Ubud, the venue is walking distance to healing centres, the palace, river, shops and craft markets. And there are so many amazing vegan cafes and restaurants to choose from! This is a profound opportunity to honour and savour your precious life as you reflect, reclaim your energy, and reconnect with your purpose in the company of beautiful women who, like you, are on a healing journey! The full program and booking information is below... |
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Daily Schedule
Day 1 12pm Arrive anytime in the afternoon. You can check in to your room from midday. Retreat program commences at 4pm with an opening circle, yoga, meditation and then dinner together in our open air dining room. (Our retreat centre can organise a pickup from the airport if required. It is a bit hard to find in a taxi). 4.00pm Opening circle 5.00pm Yoga & meditation 7.00pm Buffet vegan welcome dinner Day 2 Saraswati 7.00am Shakti Yoga - Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama, Asana 9.00am Breakfast 10.30am Balinese Melukat Healing Ceremony - Waterfall Temple 1pm Free afternoon 4.00pm Healing restorative women's yoga 6.00pm Evening is free Day 3 Kumari 7.00am Yoga of the Yoginis - Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama, Asana 9.00am Breakfast 10.30am Shakti Women's Healing Circle and Workshop 12.30pm Free afternoon 4.00pm Healing restorative women's yoga 6.00pm Evening is free Day 4 Parvati 7.00am Shakti Yoga - Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama, Asana 8.30am Breakfast 9.00am Day Trip to Besakih Mother Temple & Bathing in the Lake Batur Thermal Baths (buffet lunch at own expense) Day 5 Lakshmi 7.00am Shakti Yoga - Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama, Asana 9.00am Breakfast 10.30am Shakti Women's Healing Circle and Workshop 12.30pm Free afternoon 4.00pm Healing restorative women's yoga 6.00pm Evening is free Day 6 Kali 7.00am Shakti Yoga - Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama, Asana 9.00am Breakfast 10.30am Sound Healing Session at Pyramids of Chi 12.30pm Lunch at Pyramids of Chi (at own expense) 4.00pm Healing restorative women's yoga 5.30pm Havan Fire Ceremony with Priestess 7.00pm Vegan Feast Celebration Dinner Day 7 Maha Devi 7.00am Shakti Yoga - Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama, Asana 9.00am Breakfast 10.00am Closing Circle You're welcome to enjoy your room until midday. If your flight is later in the evening, you are welcome to enjoy the venue until your departure home. Please arrange late checkouts and airport or transfers to other destinations with reception. About the sessions Healing Meditation Deeply healing and energising early morning Meditation & Pranayama practice (1 hour) Morning Shakti Yoga Flow sessions are dynamic (yet gentle), strengthening (yet cultivate softness) and focus on: meditation flow for prana activation, restoring inner balance and equilibrium, deepening mind/body connection, releasing tension and blockages, activating relaxation response (1 hour) Breakast Fresh, vital, vegan buffet breakfast prepared fresh in our private dining area. Shakti Women's Circle Empowering and insightful women's circle Afternoons free to relax deeply at our beautiful venue, indulge in massages at the in-house spa, or any of the nearby spas and healing centres. You can enjoy lunch at the venue and you may also like to visit the nearby Ubud markets and stores. We're a short walk from both the Royal Palace and the spectacular Monkey Forest. Afternoon Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation Sunset yoga sessions are blissful and restorative with a Yin focus to restore vital life force, release muscle tension and tightness in connective tissues; cultivate mindfulness in movement; and deep relaxation. You'll also learn and practice raja yoga pranayama and meditation techniques (2 hours) Evenings Explore the many vegan, vegetarian and organic restaurants of Ubud - there are many options for dining within close walking distance of the retreat centre. Dinner is at your own expense (except for first and last night where we host celebration dinners at our own venue catered by our vegan chefs). Retreat program concludes at 11am after the mid-morning session. You're welcome to enjoy your room until midday. If your flight is later in the evening, you are welcome to enjoy the venue until your departure home. |
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Sacred waters of Bali
Bali's spiritual and healing traditions honour, revere and incorporate the cleansing, renewing and healing properties of water and include many rites, sacred ceremonies and focused healing in the water temples, palaces and also stunning natural rivers and waterfalls. During this retreat we visit some of the most sacred waters of Bali in thermal springs, a water cave and waterfall. We also visit Sebatu Temple and Waterfall where we will be guided through a healing ceremony in these sacred waters with a local priest. This is deeply healing and transformative as these water flows over and through you to release any burdens and carry them away. In vedic thought, the atmosphere (antarksa realm between heaven and earth) is the main realm of water - the source of rain that creates and sustains water on earth and within our bodies. Just as the prana moves in the waters of cosmic space we create spaces within ourselves is to create prana as well. Water carries with it prana or energy. Prana is the electrical forces created by the currents of the waters. Our own life prana is sustained by the circulation of blood and bodily fluids. Prana is the force that sets these fluids in motion. We follow the rivers tracing them to their source high in the mountains where we see the water fall like the current of our own thoughts and prana. The source of waters is the Divine bliss and love within us. In meditation we trace the current of our thoughts back to their origin in the spiritual heart. We often hold our emotions tightly and they limit, veil and obstruct the power of what lies within. Like Indra (God of lightning/perception) who slays the dragon at the foot of the mountain who holds the waters and prevents them flowing. In our own sadhana we defeat the dragon and release the seven rivers allowing them to flow into the sea of higher consciousness. This is symbolic of the opening of the seven chakras and their nadis or channels. Water allows life or prana to be embodied. The body is comprised largely of water. The soul enters into the body and into the world through the element of water. Prana requires the inner water to flow. Ritual bathing is an important part of vedic practices including bathing in sacred rives. Snana refers to all types of bathing including bathing the body in water and the mind and thoughts using mantras and is one the main principles of practice found in the Yogi Yajnavalkya. Water cleanses away impurities if we allow it to flow freely through us. Meditation is an inner bathing in which we bathe the mind in the waters of contemplation, and we become more fluid, like water. The water element relates to the water chakra Svadhisthana - and it is here the creative and formative power of water provides nourishment and stability to the physical body and forms the basis for procreation. The waters of the heart are the waters of consciousness and of prana. The waters of the head and crown is the nectar or amrit. Each chakra has its own waters, fire and light and we meditate upon these and bring healing and balance. We drink the inner waters through the vessels of the chakras - the stream of shakti flows down from the higher planes of the thousand petalled lotus at the crown of the head to the third eye. Through meditation the waters are taken deep into the heart. The higher waters are soma or bliss which pervade space, light and consciousness. It is these waters which bring about rejuvenation of the body, mind and soul. During this retreat we experience a profound meditation at the Besakih Meditation Temple - with its seven levels and stairway to the heavenly realms symbolising the ascension of spiritual consciousness through the chakras. |
More about this retreat...
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Beautiful & serene venueNarasoma is a traditional family compound which now functions as a luxurious homestay and yoga retreat centre with three yoga shalas, one of which is airconditioned, a restaurant, spa, gorgeous pool and beautifully landscaped gardens along a river.
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Shakti Women's Healing Workshops
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Traditional, Profound HealingWe visit Sebatu Waterfall Temple for a 'Melukat' traditional water purification ceremony with an intuitive Balinese healer. This ceremony is cleansing and healing, and it is possible you will experience a profound shift towards wellness and happiness as layers of tension and buried emotion are released.
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Meditation & PranayamaWe begin each day with 'mouna' (sacred silence) and a powerful healing mantra meditation practice. In the evenings we incorporate pranayama, mantra and meditation utilising the shakti bija mantras which help us connect to the subtle and latent healing energy within.
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The venue...
Our accommodation is a gorgeous, tranquil compound set in landscaped gardens by a flowing river with its own private retreat centre, 3 yoga rooms, pool, restaurant and spa - right in the heart of Ubud. This is a small venue with 8 twin-share (or single) rooms for retreat participants and private villas. |
Comfortable twin-share bedrooms with ensuite, airconditioning & outlook over river
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Our private group area with open air kitchen, dining and lounges
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Our yoga room is airconditioned
so you'll be protected from insects and the humidity.
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Gorgeous pool, relaxation pavilions by the onsite restaurant serving lunch & snacks
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Traditional architecture and accents, with modern, comfortable interiors
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Tranquil gardens with places to relax and meditate
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The facilitator...
Mandy BeckerKnox is co-owner and director of the Kookaburra Yoga Centre in Australia, creator of the online yogic education platform The Hatha Yoga Method and a facilitator of transformational retreat experiences in profoundly spiritual destinations. Mandy designs and facilitates yoga, meditation and healing courses, classes, retreats and teacher trainings.Mandy has been a dedicated practitioner and teacher of yoga for decades. She is incredibly knowledgeable of the subtle, powerful and transformational methods of yoga, and teaches and shares with generosity and kindness. Her knowledge and insights have been inspired through devotion, consistent practice, continuing education and immersion in yoga with her own mentors in India, Ayurveda, the arts, and integration of yogic values and concepts into everyday family and professional life. Mandy is an inspiring leader and teacher and makes the traditional, spiritual practices of yoga practical, relevant and accessible.
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Facts & Questions
Why choose Kookaburra rETREATS?
- Established, reputable business. Kookaburra Retreats are offered by Kookaburra Creek Yoga - a yoga centre and program directed by Robert Becker and Mandy BeckerKnox in Perth, Australia. Kookaburra Creek Yoga is well established having been operating for twenty years.
- Retreat management experience. Kookaburra Yoga have offered professionally organised and facilitated international retreats for over ten years. Each retreat is carefully planned to ensure the safety and comfort of participants.
- Local expertise. Kookaburra Yoga's international retreat program is coordinated by local, licensed travel agents who manage the logistics, transportation, bookings and take care of the practical needs of participants. The organisation and management of retreats is mainly invisible to participants enabling them to focus on enjoying their own inner and outer journey.
- Health & Safety. Our venues are carefully selected to ensure they are of a high standard to support the health and wellbeing of participants. When travelling we take every precaution to ensure the hygiene and health of participants.
- Quality food. Food is an integral part of our retreats and menus and ingredients are planned and considered to ensure they are nourishing, health-promoting and conducive to yoga and meditation.
- High quality program. Directors Mandy and Robert facilitate all Kookaburra Yoga Retreats. They are both exceptional yoga and meditation instructors with decades of continuing education, self-enquiry and practical teaching experience. They have literally taught thousands of people yoga and to meditate and how to effectively apply the knowledge gained to enhance and transform lives.
- Professional leadership. Both Robert and Mandy have worked professionally in high-level leadership positions in government and the not-for-profit sector and are leaders and skilful group facilitators able to guide individuals and groups safely through peak experiences and the transformational change which often occurs on retreat.
- Value for money. Retreats are fully inclusive with meals, transport, accommodation sightseeing taken care of and included in the cost. We are upfront about any potential additional costs allowing participants to budget and plan.
- Culturally sensitive. We do our best to adapt to our environment and educate our guests to be attuned and respectful of customs and cultural sensitivities.
- Socially responsible. We care for people and the planet. All our retreats cause as little harm as possible. We choose vegetarian venues (vegan where possible). We contribute generously to local organisations and charities and encourage the same of our participants.
- Personal development. Kookaburra Retreats are a wonderful opportunity for personal and professional development. You'll be gently guided to explore limitations and obstacles to achieving your potential and become equipped with the tools, techniques and practical wisdom to evolve and grow. Kookaburra Retreats are transformational and potentially life-changing!
Do I need experience in Yoga to attend this retreat?
No, we welcome anyone who is interested in embarking upon a journey of self enquiry and discovery. The yoga and meditation practices on each retreat are carefully explained and taught in a caring and respectful manner. All of the practices taught can be adapted to suit the needs of each participant.
DO I NEED to organise passport, Visa, INSURANCE and International flights?
- To enter Indonesia it is a requirement that you have a passport valid for at least 6 months from date of travel.
- You must book your own international flight to Denpasar Airport, Bali or ask your own travel agent to do this for you.
- It is a requirement of attending this retreat that you have a valid travel insurance policy with relevant inclusions and provide us with your Certificate of Currency prior to departure. This is a condition of attending all overseas Kookaburra Yoga Retreats.
- To enter Indonesia you may need to obtain an entry visa depending on which country you are travelling from. If you are travelling from Australia you don't need a Visa unless you are staying fro longer than 30 days.
- To enter Indonesia it is a requirement that you have had 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and can present a physical or digital certificate. If you have not been vaccinated you can enter Indonesia but must undergo 5 days mandatory quarantine, or you must have an exemption attained from a hospital in your country of departure.
- Please see current Indonesia Travel Regulations here
- You should organise your travel insurance at the time of booking your flights to ensure you are covered in the event you need to cancel.
cancellation policy
- We ask for a deposit of $600 upon booking. Your $600 deposit is your commitment to attend and is generally non-refundable unless we can offer your place to a waitlisted person or you find someone to take your place.
- If you cancel 0-4 weeks before the retreat the full amount is payable.
- If you cancel 4-12 before the retreat 50% of your payment (minus deposit) will be refunded to you.
- If you cancel more than 12 weeks prior to the retreat your full payment (minus deposit) will be refunded to you.
- If you need to cancel due to ill health or the death of someone close to you, your travel insurance policy may refund your deposit and all other money paid back to you. Please check with your insurer.
- Travel insurance on this retreat is compulsory. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate insurance to cover the costs of cancellation.
- In the event the retreat is cancelled by the organisers 3 weeks or more before the commencement date all money paid will be refunded to you.
- If the retreat is cancelled by the organisers 0-3 weeks prior to the retreat because of natural disasters or acts of god which the organisers deem to make the retreat, or travel to and from the retreat, unsafe, then a full refund will not be possible and you will need to claim a refund from your travel insurer. In this event, the organisers will advise what portion of your payment can be recovered and refunded to you. The organisers will endeavour to reschedule the retreat for a future date and give you the option of transferring your booking and money paid to the new retreat date.
What if I am not in perfect condition or if I get sick?
- You should be fine to attend a Bali Retreat if you are in reasonable health. Please check with your own health care provider if you have any concerns or doubts.
- If you get sick while travelling, our venue hosts will organise a doctor to visit the premises, or transport to the international hospital.
- If you are sick with respiratory symptoms or any symptoms of COVID-19 you will be required to isolate in your room and to
what isn't included in the cost?
- international airfare
- Airport transfer. The venue is approximately 90 minutes from the airport. Narasoma can organise your transfers for you at approximately $50 each way. This can be paid in cash at reception on arrival. Email Desak with your flight details directly to organise: narasoma@gmail.com
- additional massages, spa treatments
- meals other than those specified
- additional outings and associated transport
- any items ordered through room service including laundry
- travel insurance (compulsory)
- visa on arrival if required ($35USD)
what are the payment options?
$600 deposit on booking confirms your place
- online payments only: credit card, paypal or direct deposit
- $600 deposit to be paid when booking to secure earlybird discount. If final payments are not made by due dates the earlybird rate doesn’t apply and $300 will be added to late invoices. The absolute last date to finalise payments for the retreat is 1st June 2023.
- deposit is non-refundable if you cancel.
- if you would like to attend but need a personalised flexible payment plan please use the Enquiry Form below to be in touch with us directly to organise a payment plan.
- ensure you organise insurance as soon as you book your flights. Your insurance policy should cover you in the event you are unable to travel due to unforeseen circumstances, natural disasters, or sickness.
What is the Retreat Size?
Our venue is a small boutique retreat centre with a capacity for up to 18 guests.
- There are 16 single beds in 8 twin share rooms and 1 double bed in a shared room.
- Retreat is subject to a minimum of 10 participants.
- The venue also has private villas available, some of which are twin share and some double.
What are the venue details?
- Our venue is Narasoma Retreat Centre. It is a beautiful traditional compound in the heart of Ubud which is Australian owned, and has been expanded and renovated to include a retreat centre, day spa, restaurant and villas.
- The retreat centre is 40 minutes from the airport. The venue can organise your transfer if you would like to.
- The address is Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571.
- The phone number is +62 361 973 404. It is located down a short alley. The nearest landmark is the big playing field and the alley is across the road from the well known Ibu Rai Restaurant. If you are taking a taxi they may not be familiar with Narasoma, but they should know Ibu Rai Restaurant. Google Map
ubud restaurant and attractions
Ubud has some wonderful vegan /vegetarian restaurants featuring local sustainable foods, cooking schools, spas, galleries and more. Here are a few of our favourites you might like to visit during your stay in Bali:
- Moksa Restaurant & Cooking School: www.moksaubud.com
- Soma Cafe: www.soma-cafe-cafe.business.site
- Taksu Restaurant & Spa: www.taksuspa.com
- Cantika Spa & Workshops: www.cantikazestbali.com
COVID POLICY
- As on June 2022, to enter Indonesia it is a requirement that you have had 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and can present a physical or digital certificate. If you have not been vaccinated you can enter Indonesia but must undergo 5 days mandatory quarantine, or you must have an exemption attained from a hospital in your country of departure.
- You must agree to follow all mandated health protocols in place in Bali at the time of the retreat which may (or may not!) include the wearing of masks in crowded places and indoor venues. You will not be required to wear masks in our private yoga venue (which is open-air and uncrowded).
- Please see current Indonesia Travel Regulations here
- If the retreat cannot go ahead due to Covid-related restrictions (no travel between regions, groups size restrictions, lockdown etc) the retreat will be cancelled or rescheduled. Participants will be offered the following if retreat is cancelled more than 3 weeks prior to commencement date
- a full refund to same account/card paid from
- transfer to rescheduled date, or to same retreat on a future date listed on website (subject to availability)
- credit for any future retreat or program with Kookaburra Yoga
- If the retreat cannot go ahead due to Covid-19 related reasons less than 3 weeks prior to the commencement date a full refund or credit is not possible. The amount of refund or credit will be calculated based on costs already incurred by the tour organiser.
- If the retreat is affected by Covid-related restrictions imposed once the retreat has already commenced and during the retreat, then refunds and credits will not be issued. Participants must comply with all government directions and rulings.
- If you are unwell with any respiratory symptoms or Covid-19 symptoms on the retreat commencement date you are not permitted to attend the retreat, unless you have been tested for Covid19 and have evidence of a negative result. The usual refund policy applies if you are unwell and cannot attend.
- If you become unwell with any respiratory symptoms during the retreat, you will be required to self-isolate in your room, and to book a Covid19 test at your own expense at the nearest testing facility. You will need to self-isolate until the test results are returned to you. If the result is negative you may rejoin the retreat program.
- We highly recommend purchasing Indonesia Travel Covid Insurance which is designed specifically for foreign tourists. You will still need a travel insurance policy in addition to this.
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