Days at Alamanda tend to follow the same shape. Practice first thing while it is still cool, breakfast after, then a long stretch of nothing in particular — a pool, a garden, a walk into Lovina. The second class comes at 17:00, often Yin or Sunset Stretch, and sound healing with gong and bowls happens in the Shala after sunset on some evenings. Massage is available in the treatment room or in your own room.

Classes are open to resort guests, local residents and outside visitors, so the room is a mix rather than a closed retreat group. Indonesian residents pay IDR 50,000 per class on production of an Indonesian ID; group classes for everyone else start from IDR 50,000 per person excluding tax. Private classes are 60 minutes, all levels, and run at 08:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at IDR 175,000. All displayed prices exclude 15% tax and service, added at payment.

The property has twelve rooms and no two are the same. Upper Jungle Rooms (4 to 8) each have a balcony with a garden or pool outlook. Garden Jungle Rooms (1 to 3) sit close to the garden, pool or jacuzzi. The two Alamanda Suites, Lumba Lumba and Kupo Kupo, have a king bed and outdoor space. The two bungalows, Ikan and Tokek, are spacious and close to the pool with private outdoor space.

What separates this from a bigger retreat centre is scale and setting. Twelve rooms, one Shala, two pools, and a coast where the boats go out early and the roads stay quiet. The whole property can also be taken over by a retreat group — 12 rooms, the Shala, both pools, the treatment space and the kitchen, for up to 20 participants, with full-board menus built with the organiser, massage add-ons, excursions arranged around the group's schedule, airport transfers and on-site coordination.

Lovina sits on the Bali Sea in the Buleleng regency, on the north side of the island. The sea is flat at dawn and the hills hold the morning light longer than on the south coast. Excursions include a two-hour dolphin sunrise trip on a jukung, a two-hour sunset on the water, three-hour line fishing with a local crew, and a floating breakfast of fruit, coffee and eggs served on the pool at whatever hour you choose.

What's included

- Accommodation in rooms, suites or bungalows (varies by booking) - Access to two pools and the garden - Group yoga classes in the Shala (Tuesday to Saturday, 08:00 and 17:00) - Use of the Shala for retreat groups - Breakfast, lunch and dinner for retreat groups (full-board menus built with the organiser) - Massage and recovery add-ons for retreat groups - North Bali excursions arranged around the group's schedule - Airport transfers and on-site coordination for retreat groups

What's not included

- 15% tax and service charge (added at payment) - Private classes (IDR 175,000 per 60-minute session) - Drop-in group classes for visitors (from IDR 50,000 per person, excluding tax) - Massage and bodywork treatments - Dolphin sunrise, sunset on the water, fishing and floating breakfast experiences - Flights and travel to Bali - Travel insurance