Welcome to a nourishing and inspiring trip to Bali with Melissa and Johan.

We have designed this tour having the Four Elements in mind, starting with Earth in full nourishment and natural walks, continuing with the element of Fire in inspiring you to dare to enter some of the transformational aspects of Yoga, following with Air in opening up to new perspectives, then moving on to the cleansing and emotionally releasing qualities of Water and finally returning to Earth for some grounding before your return trip back home.

In this trip you will experience:

*9 yoga classes with four of the best yoga teachers in the island,

*3 pampering full body treatments,

*We will discover national parks and learn about the medicinal abilities of the Balinese plants,

*We will explore the real rural Bali and learn about their beautifully protected culture

*We will inmerse ourselves in their spiritual celebrations

All of this in idilic surroundings, beautiful accomodation and comfortable transport. Four delicious meals are also included in this trip including Christmas lunch and New Years Eve Dinner for the tour in December.

For more information on the accomodation please check http://www.ubudbodyworkscentre.com/ubud_aura.html and http://juliantosbythesea.wordpress.com

For information on the yoga teachers, please visit

http://www.samayoga.org/

http://www.shaktispirit.com/

http://www.wholeyogawithlisa.com/

For more information on Melissa and Johan, please visit our COMMUNITY page.

Day to Day Schedule:

(Please note that all activities are optional. We want to shower you with the best that Bali has to offer, but you are the designer of your days, feel free to take time off when necessary)                               

Earth Element- Nourishing and Connecting with Nature

Day 1: Departure from Sweden

Day 2: Arrival in Ubud. We will indulge in a nourishing full body massage and cream bath to ease those bodies after a long travel. In the evening, we will have a group dinner to celebrate the beginning of the journey together.

Day 3: Breakfast by the pool. After a welcome talk we will enjoy a soothing and soft yoga class by Sky to release those muscles and slowly adapt to the new environment. After the class we will venture out to the magical rice fields of Bali, were Lilir will inform us of the amazing medicinal value of the Balinese plants and their local healing Balinese tradition.

We will end the walk at a restaurant with spectacular views were we will enjoy a lovely lunch and for the December group, our Christmas dinner! After an afternoon of rest, we will meet again at night, to participate in a magical new moon ceremony in one of the nearby temples.

Day 4: We continue with nourishing and grounding by taking a full body massage by Ida and her team, the best therapiests in town! In the afternoon, we will enjoy another deepening yoga practice with Lisa.

Day 5: On the last day of the element of Earth, we will take an easy cycling trip from the highest volcano in the island, down hill through the beautiful rural villages if Bali. We will learn about the culture of the people, enter their homes and understand their values. The trip will end with a delicious buffet lunch. In the afternoon, we will have another yoga class with Sky.

Fire Element- Transformation

Day 6: We wake up to a transformative yoga class with Shivananda and we follow up by travelling to the jungle to a spiritual teacher that will introduce us to the vedic spiritual life of Bali.

Day 7: An auspiscious day of temple festivals; we will visit one of the main temples to immerse ourselves fully in the Balinese spiritual life. In the afternoon we will continue with another powerfully transformative yoga class with Uma. We will end the evening by attending a Kecak dance. A beautiful traditional performance that inspired the movie Avatar.

Air Element- Opening to new perspectives

Day 8: We will wake up to have a yoga/pranayama (yogic breathing) class with Sky, we will then indulge in a gorgeous full body massage and bath with views of the rice fields. In the evening we will have the opportunity to hear a lecture by Jean-Manuel-Nadeau. A tremendously interesting lecture on the times we are living and the journey of consciousness.

Water Element- Cleansing and Release

Day 9: We will start the water period of this journey by going to the mystical water temple in Bali. Here we will perform a water ceremony with our local guide Made. At sunset, we will have an informative and inspiring yoga class by Rachel Hull.

Day 10: In the morning we will head towards our beach resort at the nearby island Gili Air**.

Time for integration, rest and relsease of the old. For the December group, in the evening, we will celebrate the new year with a dinner!

Day 11 and 12: Free days to reflect, integate, relax, snorkel...as you wish!

Day 13: We will leave our beach resort and head over to Ubud for one last afternoon of yoga with Sky, a closing circle and a group dinner together.

Day 14: Departure to your home country

Day 15: Arrival

*Please note that this program is subject to minor changes due to weather or unforseen circumstances that will be informed to you in time.

**Should the weather not permit the boat trip to Gili Air, we will make sure that you enjoy your beach experience in another location within the island of Bali.