Pravassa invites you to
An Experience of a Lifetime

a yoga journey led by Julie Dohrman

 

Pravassa and Julie Dohrman invite you on a profound 10-day Balinese journey that will change your life. On this intimate odyssey you will bike through rice paddies, trek mountains, snorkel with sea creatures and celebrate the Balinese New Year with locals. This transformative experience will open your heart to the Balinese way of life as well as your yoga practice. 

 

So, throw some yoga clothing and a bathing suit into a suitcase and get ready for your journey around the world. Our small group (no more than 15 people) will be housed in a private villa in Ubud for the first 5 days. Wake up to views of the rice paddies and spend the afternoon in the infinity pool to keep cool. If we're not on a bike tour or trekking Mt. Batur, use your free to time to explore the Ubud market or sample the delicious Balinese cuisine. Interested in more sightseeing? We'll take our private driver to Tirta Empul, and participate in the cleansing ritual.

                 Mt. Batur                              Private Villa Rooms                        Indonesian Breakfast

On our sixth day in Bali, we head North to a town called Bondalem on the coast. This quite oasis will offer an opportunity to get to know the locals and participate in a sacred ceremony, Nyepi, Balinese New Year. Every culture has their own way to define the New Year and the Balinese open theirs in silence. Nyepi, the Balinese day of Silence, falls on the day following the dark moon of the spring equinox. The evening before Nyepi, all villages in Bali hold a large exorcism ceremony at the main village cross road. Ogoh-ogoh (large papier- mâché monsters which represent evil spirits) are made and burned in fantastic bonfires to rid the evil sprits from their lives. The following day of silence symbolizes the ultimate cleansing where everything starts anew.

 

In the days following Nyepi, you'll manifest your spiritual change and commune with the ocean. Snorkel off the wall of our resort, take a waterfall hike or enjoy a reflexology treatment with the sound of birds chipping outside the window. Either way, we know you won't want to leave this paradise and return to the real world.

 

 

Included in your stay:

• all shared boutique retreat accommodations
• all ground transportation in Bali

  

• daily local, organic breakfast
• some local, organic lunch & dinners (see FAQs for meals included)
• opening & closing ceremonies
• Nyepi celebration with local village
• daily yoga classes led by Julie Dohrman
  
• yoga mats & props
• full day bike tour through the hills of Ubud
• sunrise Mt. Batur trek
• 1 Balinese massage
• 1 reflexology treatment                                                 Nyepi celebration
• swimming pools at both properties
• all taxes and services charges during your stay

 

 

Pricing Per Person*

• $2,775 - shared accommodations, 2 people per room
  
• $3,300 - private accommodations - your own room
  

Payments: All prices include a $700 non-refundable deposit. Final payments due February 15, 2012. All payments are non-refundable after January 1, 2012. Payments plans available.  

*a portion of your fee will be donated to support the Senang Hati Foundation, senanghati.org, an organization that supports Bali's physically handicapped.

 

 

Prices do not include: airfare to Bali, food & drinks outside the retreat package, additional activites you wish to particiapte in such as additional spa treatments or adventure tours, travel insurance (required!).

Flight information: Plan to fly into and out of Denpasar, Bali. In order to arrive for the retreat start date, the 15th, you'll have to leave the U.S. in the early morning hours of the 14th, having a layover in either Hong Kong or Singapore. Your transportation within Bali is included. Please contact Linden at Pravassa for travel details and assistance.

 

Itinerary Overview:

• March 15th - arrive in Bali, travel to Ubud, blessing ceremony & dinner
• March 16th - yoga, free day (Ubud market, rice paddy trek), yoga
• March 17th- meditation, full day bike tour, yoga
• March 18th - early morning Mt. Batur trek, yoga
• March 19th - yoga, free day (visit Tirta Empul, Tegalalang), yoga
• March 20th - yoga, van to North Bali, yoga
• March 21st - yoga, free day (snorkel, swim with dolphins) yoga
• March 22nd - yoga, massage, NYEPI celebrations with the local village
• March 23rd - NYEPI, silent day, meditation and yoga
• March 24th - yoga, reflexology, yoga, closing dinner
• March 25th - yoga, blessing ceremony, transfer back to airport or Ubud                                                                   Tirta Empul

Cancellation Policy: A $700 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your space. All payment are non-refundable after January 1, 2012. For more detailed information, please read the Pravassa Terms & Conditions at the end of the page.

Final Payment Due: February 15, 2012.