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Bali Silent Retreat is more than yoga and meditation. It's a restorative and inspirational sanctuary removed from the demands of busy-busy complicated lifestyles. Surrounded and protected by rice fields, jungle, Mt. Batu Karu, and spiritual essence, you can retreat and take-time-out, nourish your body and soul, and find yourself again. In your own time. On your own schedule. Yoga includes morning and afternoon varied types of yoga asana and meditation, are shared in open air octagon tent, surrounded by the green of nature. Yoga asana vary from Hatha to Iyengar traditions and, of course restorative yoga asana. Meditation includes beginner to advanced, depending on your level of experience.
Labyrinth meditation, jungle and rice field walks are yours for the taking a photographers delight! Additional ceremonies, workshops, and evening Chat and Chai philosophy talks are on the Calendar. Off-site activities to temples, jungle, and hot springs are scheduled per request. The Lodge Library with spiritual, philosophical, self help titles, and fun-frivolous-fiction gets smiles and applause.
The volunteer program offers an experience of a lifetime within a true eco community off the grid and eco green to the extreme. The message was loud and clear, Build a Silent Retreat Center for Prayer and Meditation. Who's to say when or how or why were called to do what we do, but after much personal resistance, and a vision of 2 mountains, water, and hotsprings, the where search began.
Serendipitous events rolled into play, including a significant but not enough donation from a philanthropist in Switzerland, who shortly thereafter passed away. A Balinese family, with 4 hectares at the base of the mountain, and vision to protect the land for future generations appeared on scene. . . and a partnership for 100 years was forged. People continue to show up with skills for this or that: construction experts, permaculture maniacs, yoga gurus, whole, raw & ethnic chefs, and many worker-bees; Western, Balinese and Javanese.
We continue to . . . . stumble forward with trust that the right people and events arrive at the right time and place keep our hearts open to new ideas and loving philosophy embrace Truth experiment, brain-storm and support creative process support an environment for maximum human potential feel passionate about having 100 persons in prayer and meditation meditate and pray daily and listen to Divine Source. We operate as a non profit and 50% of our beds ( the dormitories ) are profit free. Our commitment is to make pursuing a spiritual path affordable with a top-end ashram ambiance. We rely on dedicated Balinese workers and western volunteers, who value working in a creative, spiritual and healthy environment, as a collaborative team in a super eco green community, laughing and enjoying life.
Generic appointments as described above. Single Room Upper Level, with single bed, is personal space within shared space: A private room & balcony with a large open view of jungle & Mt. Agung. Rooms are light & airy with an open ceiling between rooms for air flow. However, sounds and light may carry between rooms. Ear-plugs and eye-masks are available.
Generic appointments as described above. Single Room Ground Level, with single bed is more private with less shared noise. It has a garden/grass lounging area. The rooms are designed for serious meditators; quiet, dark and cool, with a feeling of enclosed solitude, similar to monk-style rooms in a vipasana meditation temple.
All Food and Programs) is automatically added to your room booking, as a separate cost. Includes: all classes, programs & special events (HotSprings, FirePit, Labyrinth, Agnihotra Fire Ceremony + + +) and our world famous All-Day-Buffet : three delicious freshly picked organic buffet feasts and the all-day grazing table of snacks, cookies, juices.
Delux Wooden Bungalows for 2 persons are two level with view over the rice fields, THE BEST face to face view of Mt. Batu Karu. Appointments as described above, including a Queen bed upstairs & a sofa with lounging area downstairs, private bathroom – open air hot showers – with native plants. Electrical outlets. (note: these 2 bungalows are the only accommodations with electrical outlets). At 6am thermos of ginger tea is served in a basket on the veranda.
At the far edge of the property in are 2 antique joglo teak houses with spaciousness, an oversized-single bed, lounging area & desk, a veranda with views of the jungle and the hot shower with jungle views. Generic appointments as described above. The houses have an open ceiling for air flow. Sounds and light may carry between rooms. Ear-plugs and eye-masks are available. At 6am – thermos of ginger tea is served in a basket on the veranda.
Wooden Bungalow for 1 person, offers privacy and appointments as described above, plus a single bed, bathroom with open air hot shower, at 6am thermos of ginger tea served on the veranda, with a stunning view of mountain and rice fields.
All Rooms Include: private toilet & hot shower, a mosquito net, 100% cotton sheets, a warm blanket (it can get cold at night), kimono, quick-dry towel & hair towel, torch, lap desk, reading light and free journaling- notebook, pen, & bookmark, to take home with you.
DAYPASS: Automatically added onto your booking: Includes All-Day-Buffet, Classes, Programs & Events (HotSprings, Labyrinth, FirePit, Agnihotra Fire Ceremony + + +).
DEVICE-FREE and Off the Grid with Responsible tourism values. NOTE: This is an ‘ashram-style’ venue; no air-con nor electrical outlets. All buildings are open air to the natural breezes in various forms. Small personal fans are available. ALERT: it gets cold here at night.
If you can’t find the room you prefer, on the nights you prefer, the bookings team will help find a solution of combining/juggling rooms.
Food at Bali Silent Retreat is an experience. The human diet has changed more than ever before during your life time. raw-vegie-layer-cakewebDuring your stay at the retreat you are invited to reconnect to your body’s true wants and needs. You’re encouraged to savour your meals in silence from bowls and plates made from natural materials, overlooking the surrounding rice fields. Mindful eating is seemingly simple, yet it can transform your relationship with food. We offer food straight from the earth, prepared by a team of chefs trained to the high standards of our ‘Bumi Baru-New Earth food philosophy’. Our food is famous for its unique flavour combinations and nourishing qualities. Healthy and yummy, organic and sustainable, Bumi Baru also aligns us to the entire web of life.
