Indonesia · 3 days
This retreat is built for your group. You tell the organisers your dates, group size, budget per guest, preferred style and level, and a place if you have one in mind. Within a week they send a free proposal with two or three venue options, a day-by-day programme and a price. You choose one, they hold the rooms, and th…
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Indonesia · 3 days
This retreat is built for your group. You tell the organisers your dates, group size, budget per guest, preferred style and level, and a place if you have one in mind. Within a week they send a free proposal with two or three venue options, a day-by-day programme and a price. You choose one, they hold the rooms, and they handle the booking page, payments, guest emails and coordination on site.
The days follow a steady rhythm. Mornings start with meditation, pranayama (breathing practice) and yoga asana. The yoga is mostly Hatha-based, which is what Oka trained in. Between sessions there's a nature walk, a culture experience and a temple visit. Afternoons have time set aside for journaling and rest, so the schedule never feels packed.
The ceremonies set this apart from a typical Bali yoga week. A Pemangku opens the retreat with the Matur Piuning blessing. Later you put on traditional Balinese dress for a temple visit with Panca Sembah prayers. The Melukat water blessing at a sacred spring is a real ritual that Balinese people take part in themselves, not a show put on for tourists. The retreat closes with a mandala sharing circle and a Dharmawacana talk, on a topic taken from the retreat's own guidebook to Balinese wisdom, culture and tradition.
Oka Pastini leads the retreats with other Balinese yoga teachers. She has more than 3,000 hours of teaching in Bali, across Indonesia and in Europe. She also has over 1,000 hours of Hatha yoga training from Bali and Rishikesh, India. Before teaching she worked in journalism and hospitality, and she is now studying for a master's in Cultural and Religious Tourism.
The main venue named is Yama Balian Hotel & Wellness Retreat in Tabanan, on Bali's southwest coast. The organisers use other partner venues too, chosen so each group gets the right rooms, shala and setting. They can also run the retreat elsewhere in Bali, in other parts of Indonesia, or abroad by invitation.
Support starts before you arrive. You get a welcome email, a 15-minute intro Zoom call with Oka, and a private WhatsApp group. Afterwards you receive retreat photos, a certificate of participation, and one month's access to a self-paced online course. Yoga teachers and studio owners can also bring their own students and plan the programme together with the team.
- Accommodation and use of the venue's facilities - Three meals a day made with fresh local ingredients - Herbs sourced directly from local farmers - Balinese jamu (traditional herbal drink) - Welcome blessing (Matur Piuning) led by a Pemangku - Daily meditation, pranayama and yoga asana - Sound session with a handmade Balinese singing bowl - Nature walk - Culture experience - Temple visit with Panca Sembah prayers in traditional dress - Melukat water blessing at a sacred spring - Balinese massage with a natural scrub - Mandala sharing circle with a Dharmawacana talk - Daily itinerary based on your chosen programme - Guidebook to Balinese culture - Welcome email and 15-minute intro Zoom call - Private WhatsApp support group - Retreat photos and a certificate of participation - One month's access to a self-paced online course
- Flights - Airport transfers (can be arranged for an extra cost) - Personal expenses