Jessica Wandering

Photos and thoughts on my travels

Balitrees, the best Yoga retreat!

I am finding myself getting farther and farther behind with my blog and it is making it harder because I don’t remember as well and I’m less motivated as I am less connected to those times. I and going to publish nearly empty posts for the places I am behind on. Then I’m going to pick up in the more recent times and continue. I am hopeful I will get back to the missing ones sooner with less pressure on myself.

This is Balitrees, nestled in the rice paddies in a farming village that was finding it hard to keep the farms going and keep the kids with something to stay home for.
So a few years ago go the community came together and talked about how to gently open up to tourists to bring money without destroying what they loved about their area.
And they decided a yoga retreat was the way to do that.
View from my mat waiting for my first class. They employ only Balinese teachers, both yoga and meditation.
And they have a pool and a massage studio to the right. Also local massage practitioners.
An evening walk to learn about growing rice. This man is also the van driver for our other excursions.
To waterfalls
The van or “jungle bus”
Antics on the bus as everyone takes pictures or different things. Women from Britain, France, Spain and Australia/Ukraine.
Meals provided. The cook is a young guy from this town.
In fact we got a cooking lesson too.
And Zarah learned how to make the twice daily offerings. These things are everywhere in Bali, you try not to step on them or otherwise mess them up, at least until the incense has finished burning.
And take scary steep walks to…
Other gorgeous waterfalls
With a swing!
And we did yoga twice a day
And we did “dirty yoga” on the beach.
And had coconut water after
And had a sound healing from one of our yoga teachers.
And got dressed up special .
To meet and ask a question and be blessed by the local shaman.
I highly recommend this retreat. I want to go again. So peaceful, yet joyful.
And the people

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