4 Day Inner Child Healing, Sound Therapy & Spa Yoga Retreat, Bali

A typical day starts with a 90-minute Watukaru yoga session at the retreat's own shala, led by local teachers like Krishna or Putu Ayu. Watukaru yoga is an older practice that blends meditation and chanting with movement — the teachers here treat the physical side mainly as preparation for silence, so expect breathwork and stillness as much as asanas. Breakfast follows, and the morning is then unhurried until lunch.

The core of the retreat is the two-part inner child healing workshop with Martyna, an emotional healing coach with a background in transpersonal psychology. Part one, on the third day, focuses on meeting and soothing your inner child through journaling, meditation and visualization. Part two moves into 'reparenting' — finding and strengthening the inner parent so you leave feeling less reactive and more steady. These sessions are the reason most guests book, and they're the part people say stays with them.

Aside from workshops, guests get a complimentary one-hour Balinese massage every day and a sound healing session. Each afternoon there's a cultural activity — offerings-making, language class, coconut oil, cooking, or a local outing — and evenings end with dinner at the retreat's restaurant. The staff family is warm and attentive, and the atmosphere stays relaxed; nothing is mandatory beyond the group meal times, so you can dial your participation up or down.

The property itself is genuinely unusual. Founded in 2017 as an initiative to train locals in bamboo building after the Mount Agung eruption, it's now a sanctuary of seven bamboo houses designed using 'biomimicry' — forms inspired by nature itself. There's no air conditioning, which the hosts are upfront about: they see it as harmful to the body's natural detox and instead rely on the cool river air. Mosquitoes are part of jungle life here, as past guests note, so bring repellent.

What's included

- 4 days / 3 nights accommodation in a private bamboo room - 3 daily meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) plus snacks - Daily Balinese Watukaru Yoga classes with local instructors - 2 Inner Child Healing workshops with Martyna - 1 Sound Healing therapy session - One complimentary 1-hour Balinese massage every day - Daily authentic Balinese cultural activities and excursions - Airport pickup (limited time) - Self-love and mindfulness books to read on site - Free WiFi and parking - Access to garden, terrace, restaurant and yoga shala

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Airport drop-off (available at $35) - Optional extra activities (pottery, horse riding, private sessions, etc.) - Personal expenses and laundry