3-Day Private Wellness Escape with Balinese Healing at Tanah Gajah, Ubud

The retreat runs over three days and two nights, anchored by what the resort calls the 'Journey to Balance' session on your first afternoon. This combines three practices in one sitting: a palm reading, a water blessing ceremony, and a hypnotherapy session. The palm reading is meant to give you a sense of direction, the water blessing is a traditional Balinese purification ritual, and the hypnotherapy works on releasing limiting beliefs. It's an intense first afternoon, but it sets up the rest of the stay.

The next morning starts with a private 60-minute restorative yoga session at the resort's Pavilion, led one-on-one so the practice is adjusted to your level and any tight spots. After breakfast there's a 90-minute Ayurvedic abhyanga massage — a full-body warm oil treatment — in the spa suite. The afternoon is lighter: a guided village and rice paddy trek with your butler, which is really a slow walk through the countryside where the resort sits, past temples and local homes. Day three is just breakfast and checkout.

What makes this different from a standard spa break is the staff and the setting. The healing sessions are led by Gustina Sri Handayani and Pradnyana Wirawan, both based in Ubud and working in traditional Balinese practices — energy healing, meditation, Reiki, chakra balancing. You're not getting a generic resort treatment; these are local practitioners with their own approach. The resort itself, Tanah Gajah by Hadiprana, has 24 villas and suites across a large, quiet property with rice field views, and its own art collection from the Hadiprana family. Everything happens without other retreat guests around — the yoga, the massage, the ceremonies are all private to you.

Meals are handled by the resort kitchen. The package covers daily breakfast and a healthy two-course lunch or dinner at The Tempayan, plus afternoon tea between 4 and 6pm and a sunset drink hour from 6 to 7pm. The food is fresh and locally sourced, and the kitchen lists a long set of dietary options — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, sugar-conscious and more. You won't go hungry, and you won't have to organise anything yourself.

The whole thing is designed for people who don't want a group retreat. You're not sharing sessions with strangers, there's no fixed group dynamic, and the schedule can flex a little around what you need. For a first-time retreat guest or someone who's short on time, that privacy and simplicity is the real draw.

What's included

- 2-night stay in your choice of villa or suite at Tanah Gajah - Daily breakfast - Daily healthy 2-course lunch or dinner at The Tempayan - Daily afternoon tea (16:00–18:00) - Daily sunset cocktail & mocktails (18:00–19:00) - 60-minute private restorative yoga at The Pavilion - 90-minute Ayurvedic abhyanga massage - 60-minute guided Village & Rice Paddy Trek with your butler - Journey to Balance session: palm reading, water blessing, hypnotherapy - Complimentary laundry (6 pieces per day) - Complimentary minibar in room (replenished daily) - Complimentary coffee & tea making amenities - Free cancellation up to 30 days before arrival

What's not included

- International flights - Airport transfer (optional, extra cost) - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Additional treatments or spa services - Childcare services (available at extra cost)