Immersion in silence and stillness in the company of others during a prolonged meditation retreat can be a profound and potentially transformational experience.
Through the practice, we are encouraged to go as far as we can in our own personal experience of what the moment reveals which implies allowance to experience suppressed feelings, thoughts, or hurtful memories from the past we have shunned in order to avoid facing what is emotionally painful. Here, we take all that in. While we are going through our own personal experience of the moment we slowly begin to notice by simply looking at others and sometimes exchanging a fleeting smile that they too are going through experiences that are not dissimilar to mine. Something in how we all show up in that space gives me an intimation of this. The space is welcoming and accepting. Everyone goes at some level through their own individual experience yet we slowly begin to feel an unspoken intimacy between ourselves and others and beyond that an ineffable connectedness with all that is around us; the mountains, the trees, the sound of water, the bird songs and the clouds and beyond that the vast open blue sky that is boundless yet does not feel out of reach.
All meals from dinner on the first day of the retreat to lunch on the final day
Yoga matts and props
Meditation cushion (if you have a preferred cushion for meditation, we recommend bringing your own)
Accommodation and bedding
Instruction on meditation technique
Meditation and yoga each day
Dharma talk each day
There are several room options with different prices as below. All rooms are cleaned every day and come equipped with towels and bed sheets. . Your bed sheets will be changed every three days and your towels will be changed every two days.
“The Taj” twin and private rooms
The Taj is Yogi Garden’s 8 room, Indian design-inspired main guest residence. All rooms have beautiful jungle views and windows facing Mount Agung. There are several accommodation options in the Taj:
1 person shared twin room ensuite: Spacious shared deluxe twin en suite room with private veranda, private toilet and shower. Amenities include: refrigerator, hot water kettle with tea/coffee, shower stocked with soap, shampoo, hairdryer, A/C and fan.
2 persons private room ensuite: Spacious private deluxe double ensuite room with private veranda, private toilet and shower. Amenities include: refrigerator, hot water kettle with tea/coffee, shower stocked with soap, shampoo, hairdryer, A/C and fan.