For many of us the appeal of taking workshops and weeklong courses lies in the power of the short term intensive to create the discipline for longer-term action. I doubt that many opt for an intensive experience with the express intention of never rolling out their yoga mat again. A healthy attitude to health has to include the reality that is our life, and the act of self-acceptance is as important as the activity we undertake. So embrace your entire being and enjoy our guide to the many paths of wellness on offer in and around Bali.
Desa Seni (Canggu, T: 0361 844 6393) has grown into one of the island’s most popular and pleasant "health providers" with regular classes and workshops that appeal to residents and visitors alike. Recently Desa Seni hosted Saffire Bouchelion with the Joy of Nia, a body-mind-emotion-spirit fitness practice, and a philosophical workshop on the eight limbs of yoga by Kerry Clarke of the UK.
Coming up in April is "Hatha Yoga" that will include an introduction to a Brazilian form of meditation as well as intense individual yogic practises that will enable each participant to work through their own areas of resistance.
Check out the Desa Seni website (www.desaseni.com) for the latest news. Aside from the workshops and regular classes Desa Seni host gatherings for special events with great food and music, two things that are invaluable in a well balanced life.
Bikram Yoga has recently arrived in Bali and the new studio is located in the Istana Kuta Galleria (www.bikramyogajakarta.com).
Practitioners of Bikram Yoga maintain that it is not just an exercise: it has the ability to increase physical strength, willpower, determination, as well as faith, concentration, and patience. The Bali based director of the new studio, Mony Suriany is a certified instructor who encourages the participation of beginners in this system of yoga poses practiced in a heated room in order to warm the body and work deep into the muscles. With daily classes in the morning and early evening it can be easy to work Bikram Hot Yoga into any lifestyle.
At www.balispirit.com a world of workshops can be found from Laughing Yoga to Surfing Yoga and Gaia Tree Yoga training. There really is an endless choice of yoga retreats to tantalize. But if tantra is your thing checkout Gaia Oasis. (www.gaia-oasis.com). Situated in beautiful Tejakula with two properties to choose from Gaia Oasis has a regular program of Yoga and Balinese dancing as well as visiting seminar and workshop leaders that include Tantra, Wisdom of the Dolphins in April, and Aura Soma Journey of Mediation in May.
Iyan Yaspriyana of Escape the World Retreats (www.zen-bali.com) has been teaching in Bali for many years and has developed a professional method of hosting and teaching yoga retreats that make him one of the most popular Bali–based workshop leaders. In his Escape the World yoga retreats anyone desiring to touch base with the self, practice daily meditation and yoga will also enjoy spa treatments and an unusual Balinese vacation. By providing well-balanced meals, a dedicated time for the soul and activities discovering other aspects of Balinese culture Iyan has created the ideal escape that connects the spirit with the body and the mind through internal and external direction and impulse.
And if you feel that the world is too full of distractions why not join a journey into a balanced life aboard Alikai Queen of the Seas, a traditional Indonesia sailing boat. (www.balancecruise.com). With daily yoga, macrobiotic food and daily fitness routines there is no better place to be at one than out on the beautiful Indian Ocean.
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