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It won’t be a bit of an exaggeration to say that wellness and spirituality is woven in Bali’s ethos. This island may be geographically small but packs a punch when it comes to zeroing in a wellness getaway rooted in spirituality. Spirituality is present in the nook and corner here; in the elements of nature be it the air, water or fire.
Balinese consider water as sacred and believe that the purifying ritual of holy bathing can cleanse toxins from one’s body, mind and spirit. This beautiful island, which once upon a time was a Hindu Kingdom, has absolutely no shortage when it comes to spiritual retreats in Bali. A lot of wellness centres at Bali integrate spiritual retreats into their wellness offerings.
As there is no dearth of centres that provide bali spiritual retreats, it becomes extremely important for an individual to carefully comb through the available options and pick up a centre that matches their specific needs and requirements. This in turn requires lots of research work on the Internet, endless hours of free time and not to mention, herculean patience. To simplify that step for you, we have curated a set of spiritual retreats in Bali you can choose from. We sincerely hope that our lowdown on the best spiritual retreats in Bali will help you attain the spiritual wisdom you are seeking – and bring you a step closer towards God. Namaste!
The list of top 10 Best Bali Spiritual Retreats has been sorted in descending order of price per day so as to maintain fairness and transparency.
Per day: USD 600
The dictionary defines bliss as the supreme state of happiness – and that is what you’ll be achieving during your time at Bliss Body Retreat Bali. Just to be clear, by happiness, we don’t essentially mean external happiness, which by and large, is fleeting in nature. Instead, you’ll be starting to experience spiritual happiness gradually taking over your being and filling each and every pore of yours with its aura of positivity.
Bliss Body Retreat believes that the sacred soul is a lifelong process. They see wellness as a way to honour life. At Bliss Body Retreat, the idea of wellness is extended to the seemingly regular act of eating, which is turned into an intense experience through their well thought out gourmet plant based menu. The silent spiritual retreat in Bali intends to restore the pranic energy, and purify the energy field of your body. Think of it as saging your mind, body and spirit.
You’ll find yourself at the altar of spiritual wellness and being more open to creative downloads. An enclave meditative seclusion will yield inner silence to birth a blissful state of presence and fulfillment. Bliss Body Retreat Bali is run by a charming husband–wife duo Vlada de Sousa and Pedro Rui Sousa who have been teaching yoga, meditation and spirituality for the past eight years.
The 4 Days Yoga, Meditation & Healing Immersion Bali Spiritual Retreat In Ubud, Bali includes
COST USD 1800
Per day USD 482.5
Rachel Simone Wilkins offers 7 Day Bali Goddess Ritual and Renewal Yoga Bali Spiritual Retreat that taps deeper into the innate wisdom of Shakti and non-dual Tantric philosophy with the participants manifesting the Shakti in all her avatars. The participants are encouraged to embody different avatars of the goddess each day from the ferocious Kali Ma to the loving Parvathi.
The retreats are organized by Rachel Simone Wilkins who finished her 200-hour certification in 2011 with Tracey Rich and Ganga White of the White Lotus Foundation, followed by advanced studies under their guidance and an intensive training in Thai Massage with Phoebe Diftler. Rachel has been studying with Shiva Rea since 2014 and is at present working towards her 1008 hours under the Prana Vinyasa lineage. Her take on yoga is influenced by the cycle of seasons, factoring in the defining characteristics of vivid wild and gentle phenomena of nature - from the pitter-patter of raindrops to the roaring whoosh of deafening winds.
Her intimate Spiritual retreats in Bali follow a structured and unstructured approach so that a participant has some private time on their hands for spiritual introspection. Rachel also conducts frequent open circle dialogues and impromptu group dance parties to shake off the spirit of heaviness. The afternoons during the retreats are largely spent exploring temples and spiritual ceremonies to help one attain a state of spiritual wellness.
The 7 Day Ritual and Renewal Goddess Yoga Bali Spiritual Retreat in Ubud includes
COST USD 2895
Per day USD 398.6
Envision an entire week just to relax your mind, body and spirit. The eight day spiritual adventure and yoga holiday by Yoga Inspiration is just what your tired being would recommend to you. Yoga Inspiration’s spiritual retreats are held at twin locations in Ubud and Sanur, Bali. While Ubud is a protected marine sanctuary; Sanur is a charming little town. The retreats are organized by Yoga Inspiration’s founder Diane in a batch size of six.
Diane Cline has many award-winning DVDs to her credit and has taught yoga and sound healing to over 3000 and 4000 adults respectively so far. She has trained with Kundalini Masters, Science of Mind Ministers, Reiki Masters, Indigenous Grandmothers and Hawaiian kahunas. Her multi-pronged approach to yoga takes inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature; and also from the requirements of one’s body.
She is also a water baby, who has done distance swimming, advanced snorkelling and discovered concealed waterfalls in Kauai. Her spiritual retreats in Bali enable people to unlock awakening and healing in a short duration, which otherwise is known to take up to three years to achieve.
The 8 Day Spiritual Adventure and Yoga Bali Spiritual Retreat in Ubud and Sanur, Bali includes
COST USD 2790
Per day USD 350
Located quite near to Ubud market, Ubud Palace and the sacred Monkey Forest, Dewangga Ubud is owned and managed by a family member of I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, a Balinese painter, sculptor and architect, who built palaces and few temples in Ubud and its surrounding area.
Dewangga Ubud offers a one of a kind Vedic Astrology retreat wherein you can learn to decipher the language of stars and planets - for yourself and for others. The Vedic Astrology & spiritual retreat in Bali is all about reclaiming your personal power and flexing it for the world to see. The retreat provides you an opportunity to strengthen your connection with the cosmos and deep dive into the world of planetary positions and constellations.
The retreat promises to renew your faith through daily meditation, spiritual outings, and workshops including spa treatment and optional yoga. It will also empower you to establish substantial goals for yourself for the rest of 2021 and 2022 by transcending your mind, body and spirit into the dimension of spiritual wellness.
The 5 Day Map Out & Influence Your Life, Astrology and Spiritual Retreat in Bali includes
COST USD 1400
5. Goddess Retreats Bali Spiritual Retreat
Per day USD 333.2
Goddess Retreats Yoga organizes several culture and spiritula retreats in Bali designed to open the doorways of spiritual wellness for you. The cherry on the cake is that these retreats can be customized as per an individual’s needs and requirements. Their Bali Goddess retreat is a weeklong retreat at Bali comprising wellness sessions, gourmet meals, and (unlimited) luxurious spa treatment to awaken your mind, body and spirit. The Bali Goddess Retreat by Goddess Retreats Yoga is an award winning women’s only retreat so you can be assured that you’re in caring hands.
All the participants are accommodated in a special Goddess Sanctuary in Seminyak, Bali. The retreat participants have an all-around access to the retreat facilitators, whose jobs are to make the program free from any inconveniences for you. During the retreat, you will be doing yoga and indulging in a deep meditative state in their open yoga shala, surrounded by the rich fragrance of frangipani flowers.
Goddess Retreats was conceptualized by Chelsea Ross who in her words has ‘a gypsy spirit.’ Chelsea started Bali Goddess Retreats post conceptualizing women's only surf retreat. She hopes that her retreat enables all the sisters to be the best spiritual version of themselves. Chelsea intends to achieve this by enabling them to experience different components of spiritual wellness in a transformative and loving atmosphere. An important point to be mentioned here is that the retreat serves family style meals abundant in flavors and freshness to help you restore prana through clean eating.
The 7 Days Yoga Harmony Spiritual Retreat in Bali Kabupaten Badung costs
COST USD 1999
Per day USD 310
Rikke Holmkvist offers a three day grounding therapy retreat in Bali. Grounding therapy or earthing will help you configure your thoughts and emotions by (re)connecting you to the earth through a host of grounding techniques. Rikkie’s grounding therapy and spiritual retreat in Bali is an apt retreat for anyone who has been feeling overanxious, uneven or spiritually hollow for a long time.
Rikke's principal aim during the retreat is to help align your body and mind in a safe space. For that, she uses her clairvoyant abilities and tools to take one to a place of harmony and comfort. Some of the tools she will use during these sessions include helping you to connect with your breath and how to direct your energy down by using your limbs to bind yourself to the earth. The latter practice takes the energy from the earth and sends it across the body so that you start feeling more aware of the ‘now.’
Rikke keeps her retreat super private and allows only four students per batch. Rikke as a child was highly intuitive to the external and internal subtle energies around her. Over the years, she expanded her realm of psychic powers and abilities in order to help people realize their spiritual potential.
The 3 Day Grounding Therapy Retreat with Meditation, Yoga and Clairvoyance Spiritual Retreat in Ubud, Bali includes
COST USD 620
Per day USD 299.5
Sanak Retreat Bali offers a three day Spiritual retreat in Bali Package to give your being a spiritual direction and order. Located in Munduk Mountain Valley, the retreat is near to jungle, mountains, clove and coffee plantations, rice fields, lakes, waterfalls, springs and the sea. The retreat has eleven roomy wooden bungalows that come with either a private terrace or a balcony. Each bungalow is tastefully decorated with knick-knacks that never fail to remind its visitors of an old Indonesia.
The retreat was founded by French philanthropists and exhibits a strong commitment to social, cultural and environmental responsibilities. Nearly all its staff is local, belonging from Buleleng. Sanak has also been supporting Tari Rejang, a children’s dance group. They have their waste management system; which is a part of their larger commitment to maximize their sustainability efforts.
Sanak operates in a plastic free environment and has been at the forefront of formulating a zero percentage landfill policy for the village it is situated at. It has also conceptualized the ‘Bank Sampah’ initiative under which a local can deposit certain recyclables and earn a market value against that. The retreat also supports soft tourism employing village guides who are in charge of taking their visitors on curated tours, showing around, and coordinating with Balinese healers for the holy water ritual.
The 3 Days Sanak Spiritual Retreat Buleleng, Bali includes
COST USD 599
Per day USD 250
Located two kilometres away from the centre of Ubud, Bebek Tepi Sawah in Bali offers an ultra- private and congenial atmosphere for your mind, body and spirit to thrive. While the Villas contain a lush rice field in the middle of its property; its rooms are decorated in a true blue Balinese style in a neutral colour palette so as to exude a pleasant vibe.
Bebek Tepi Sawah offers a seven-day spiritual retreat in Bali to help you align your being. The life changing retreat is designed by Jero Priestess, Luh Manis, who will be your guide to help you discover your authentic self. The activities you’ll do during the course of retreat will help you connect with the cosmic energy and tap into your intuition and wisdom so that you emerge as an enlightened version of yourself once your retreat ends.
Bebek Tepi Sawah’s spiritual retreat package includes pre and post retreat support, a private visit to a Balinese Shaman and a different ceremony planned each day such as guided rice terrace walk, meditative silent walk etc so that no two days look the same. The centre also has a marked down pricing scheme for its repeat visitors.
The guests can choose to stay in their Taman, Batuan, Ubud, Peliatan or Teges villas – all of which are named after the places of this island. Besides the transformative retreat, the property also offers a range of downtime activities such as wood carving class, painting class, making offering class and more to help you learn a skill or two while having fun in the process.
The 7 Day Nature, Healing and Spiritual Retreat in Gianyar, Bali includes
COST USD 1500
Per day USD 250
Based in Ubud, Bali’s wellness hub, Pranasanti was founded by Jero Priestess Luh Manis on the Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana, which translates as “three causes of well-being”. The three causes mentioned under Tri Hita Karana include - harmony with God, harmony among people and harmony with nature and the environment.
The practice of Tri Hita Karana in day to day life at Bali is linked with the happiness of Balinese residents. Pranasanti’s founder Luh Manis gained her 200 hour yoga teacher training from Shakti Mhi at Prana Yoga College. Pranasanti conducts a 7 day Bali Essence Spiritual and Healing Retreat that intends to capture the essence of Bali in a truest sense.
The sixth day of Pranasanti’s retreat begins with their signature wisdom and culture tour. The participants of the retreat are taken to the Kintamani region, around Mount Batur (an area of intense spirituality and healing). It is said that all the five elements of nature namely air, water, earth, fire and spirit come together in this area, making it pulsate with the energy of the cosmos. Mount Batur is considered as one of the four important sacred mountains in Bali. It is considered to be an abode of Brahma, who in Hinduism, is regarded as a creator of the universe. The Balinese locals make offerings to this mountain to maintain its spiritual sanctity.
The 7 Day Bali Essence Healing and Spiritual Retreat in Bali includes
COST USD 1500
Per day USD 41.7
Anand in Hindi language means an expanse of bliss; and it is what you will exactly experience during your stay here. Anand Ashram lives up to its name as the address of bliss. Here you will encounter bliss in various elements from the ambience to the food they lovingly prepare and serve. The Ashram was founded by the spiritual humanist Swami Anand Krishna, who after recovering from leukemia devoted his life towards the upliftment of society.
The centre offers 4 days Beyond Mindfulness Retreat which is their signature retreat for emotional harmony and soul nourishment. Founded in 1991, the ashram envisions ‘one earth, one sky and one humankind.’ The ashram has made its mission to work for inner peace, develop communal love and realize global harmony.
For its founder Anand, meditation is not about sitting in silence for certain hours each day. Rather it’s about leading a conscientious life and being acutely aware of all its parameters right from emotions, state of mind to the external environment. Anand has also written almost 170 books till now; some of which have gone on to be best-sellers.
The 4 Days Beyond Mindfulness Retreat Organized by Anand Ashram Ubud, Bali includes
COST USD 125
A quick recap of the top 10 best spiritual retreats in Bali
