Sacred Bali Women's Yoga Retreat
7 Day Spiritual Journey to the healing heart of Bali
"The quintessential feminine Self stands at the centre of the psyche and it is wild - meaning natural, free and utterly wise. It is not ‘something’ we must strive to create. This Self is already fully present, burning strong and waiting for us to come into its presence.” |
an empowering, peaceful and soulful 7 day journey for women
to reconnect with their essence in sacred, balmy, beautiful Ubud.
shakti yoga & meditation • yogic healing • besakih mother temple • mt batur thermal springs • waterfall bathing & blessing • vedic fire ceremony • pyramids of Chi sound healing • palatial central Ubud venue • onsite spa
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2023click date to book
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Return to Bali with us. Earlybird special: save $300 book and pay by 1 March. Use code 'Bali Healing 2023 EarlyBird'.
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“Mindful choosing of friends and lovers, not to mention teachers, is critical to remaining conscious, remaining intuitive, remaining in charge of the fiery light that sees and knows.” |
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 who has decades of teaching and facilitation experience.
This is not just a yoga retreat, it is an immersion for women into the spiritual and healing traditions of yoga and Bali. 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 program has been designed to support your personal healing goals with a focus on physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing within the framework of a spiritual journey or quest. We literally find ourselves by connecting to our essence and harnessing the creative energy to let go of the past, and move forwards with happiness, peacefulness and purpose.
The retreat program draws on the wisdom, myths and mantras 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!
This is not just a yoga retreat, it is an immersion for women into the spiritual and healing traditions of yoga and Bali. 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 program has been designed to support your personal healing goals with a focus on physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing within the framework of a spiritual journey or quest. We literally find ourselves by connecting to our essence and harnessing the creative energy to let go of the past, and move forwards with happiness, peacefulness and purpose.
The retreat program draws on the wisdom, myths and mantras 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!
Twin Share Option $2490 pp Single Room Option $3360 pp.
Book & pay in full by 1 March 2023 for $300 Discount.
Use this code: Bali Healing 2023 EarlyBird
book now
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program
Friday Day 1
12pm Arrive anytime in the afternoon before 4pm. You can check in to your room from midday. 4pm Opening circle (rooftop yoga shala) 5pm Yoga & meditation 7pm Buffet vegan welcome feast (dining hall) Saturday Day 2 Saraswati 7am Shakti Yoga - Asana, Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama 9am Breakfast 10am Balinese Melukat Healing Ceremony at Waterfall Temple 1pm Free afternoon 4pm Soma Yoga - Asana, Meditation, Mantra, Yoga Nidra 6pm Evening is free Sunday Day 3 Lakshmi 7am Shakti Yoga 9am Breakfast 10am Shakti Healing Workshop - Puja, Journalling, Meditation, Sharing Circle 1pm Free afternoon 4pm Soma Yoga 6pm Evening is free Monday Day 4 Parvati 7am Shakti Yoga 8am Breakfast 9am Day Trip to Besakih Mother Temple & Bathing in the Lake Batur Thermal Baths (buffet lunch at own expense) Tuesday Day 5 Kali 7am Shakti Yoga 9am Breakfast 10am Shakti Healing Workshop 1pm Free afternoon 4pm Soma Yoga 6pm Evening is free Wed Day 6 Tripura Sundari 7am Shakti Yoga 9am Breakfast 10am Sound Healing Session at Pyramids of Chi 1pm Lunch at Pyramids of Chi (at own expense) 4pm Soma Yoga 5.30pm Havan Fire Ceremony with Priestess 7pm Vegan Feast Celebration Dinner Day 7 7am Shakti Yoga 9am Breakfast 10am Closing Circle 12pm Checkout. If your flight is later in the day, you are welcome to enjoy the venue and grounds. Arrange late checkouts & transfers with reception. |
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If you are in need of a replenishing, soul nourishing retreat in warm, balmy Ubud please join us. Save $300 when you book and pay by 1 March. Use code 'Bali Healing 2023 EarlyBird'.
book now
“Three things differentiate living from the soul verses living from the ego only: the ability to sense and learn new ways, the tenacity to take a risk, and the patience to learn deep love over time.” |
about our daily sessions
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Shakti Yoga
We begin our days with deeply healing and energising Meditation & Pranayama. This leads in to our yoga movement practices linked to the goddess archetypes of the day which incorporate movement, yoga asana, breathwork and mantra. Breakast Our daily breakfasts are included and are fresh, nourishing and delicious and served in our private dining pavilion. Shakti Healing Workshops 2 immersive worships where we explore the stories of the goddesses, delve more deeply into their significance, their qualities and traits, participate in puja (offering), the practice of nyasa (using potent mantra codes to unlock potential), journalling, healing mantras and breathwork, and a collaborative sharing circle. Free Afternoons 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 which is lovely and inexpensive You may like to visit the nearby Ubud markets and stores. We're a short walk from both the Royal Palace and the spectacular Monkey Forest. Soma Yoga Our afternoon, evening sessions are about integration. The practices are quiet, deep and nourishing, connecting us back to the essence and source of energy, potential, wisdom and love. Practices include restorative/yin yoga, pranayama, mantra, meditation, yoga nidra. 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 Balinese vegan chefs). |
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This is a small group, boutique retreat. While we journey inwards in solitude, we enjoy and savour the company of other women on the spiritual path, revelling in the collective and shared experience.
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“Tell the truth about your wound, and then you will get a truthful picture of the remedy to apply to it. Don’t pack whatever is easiest or most available into the emptiness. Hold out for the right medicine. You will recognise it because it makes your life stronger rather than weaker.” |
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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. Water carries with it prana or energy. Prana is the electrical force 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. 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. |
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If you are in need of a replenishing, soul nourishing retreat in warm, balmy Ubud please join us. Save $300 when you book and pay by 1 March. Use code 'Bali Healing 2023 EarlyBird'.
book now
“When women are relegated to moods, mannerisms, and contours that conform to a single ideal of beauty and behaviour, they are captured in both body and soul, and are no longer free.” |
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
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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 emotion are released.
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Meditation & PranayamaWe begin each day with 'mouna' (sacred silence) and a powerful healing mantra meditation practice. You'll learn the shakti associated with the goddesses to connect to the subtle and latent healing energy within.
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Deeply peacefulYoga was traditionally practiced in the ashrams of India under the guidance of a trusted teacher - away from distractions and outside influence. On our retreats we leave behind concerns and distractions to deeply and profoundly realise the spiritual and material benefits of yoga, returning to our lives with renewed energy and focus.
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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 has almost 20 years of designing and leading international retreats in profoundly spiritual destinations. Mandy designs and facilitates yoga, meditation and healing courses, classes, retreats and teacher trainings.
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Twin Share Option $2490 pp Single Room Option $3360 pp.
Book & pay in full by 1 March 2023 for $300 Discount.
Use this code: Bali Healing 2023 EarlyBird
book now
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 need to obtain an entry visa depending on which country you are travelling from. If you are travelling from Australia this is done on arrival.
- To enter Indonesia it is a requirement that are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and can present a physical or digital certificate at the airport on arrival. 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 the 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 at your cost.
- If you are sick with respiratory symptoms or any symptoms of COVID-19 you will be required to do a RAT test and isolate in your room if positive.
what isn't included in the cost?
- international airfare
- Airport transfers. 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?
Full payment or $600 deposit on booking confirms your place.
- online payments only: credit card, paypal or direct deposit
- earlybird rate applies when full payment made before 1st March 2023. If invoices are unpaid at this date, the additional $300 will be added to your invoice.
- deposit is non-refundable if you cancel.
- 9 month payment plans are available. Book and pay your deposit and request this when booking.
- 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 and suites, some of which are twin share and some double. We book these in addition to the retreat venue if numbers require it.
What are the venue details?
- Our venue is Narasoma Retreat Centre. It is a beautiful traditional compound in the heart of Ubud which is partly 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 of September 2022, to enter Indonesia you are required to present a physical or digital Covid vaccination certificate. If you have not been vaccinated you can enter Indonesia but must undergo 5 days quarantine, or you must have an exemption attained from a hospital in your country of departure.
- 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.
- 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.
"I hope you can join me in beautiful Ubud. This is a place of profound beauty and real healing for me. We have journeyed here many times for retreats as it feels like a spiritual home. This retreat means so much to me. It is an opportunity to delve more deeply into the female-centric practices of yoga I have emphasised in my teaching over the past few years." Mandy |
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