April 2007 – Whats Happening In and Around Bali!
Goddess Saraswati
Hey Everybody – This Saturday April 14th is Hari Raya Saraswati and
Sunday April 22 is Earth Day!
Earth Day comes to Ubud this year with an Environmental Art and Music
Festival! This festival is public event has been organized in order
to raise funds to build Ubud's first Art's Center and Playground. The event
will be held at a private home located in Banjar Kutuh, Sayan, on Sunday April
22 from 1 pm till nightfall. The event hosts live music, games for all ages,
art exhibitions, prizes, yummy food and lots more!
For more info, contact the
Arts Centre.
Adding on to the spirit of Earth day, Balispirit is holding its own special
earth day yoga with internationally known teacher, Ateeka. Entitled "Love
Your Mother”, Ateeka will use sound, breath-work and guided somatic
movement meditations to connect with the Earth. This class is will take place
the morning of Sunday April 22nd at 8:30am at Balispirit Yoga Studio. For
information contact Ateeka.
To add to the fundraising fervor, on April 20-21 the Bali Hati primary school
in Mas village will be raising funds to support its "1000 Books Program". The
plan is to expand the modest book collection and open the school library to the
public. The two-day Bazaar will have an English spelling bee, drawing contest,
performances, food stalls and a garage sale. The school is accepting donations
of used and unwanted items as well as books to sell on the day. Donations can
be dropped off directly at the school: Jl. Pura Bukit, Mas. For more info
contact Alex or Nicole
(phone: 0361 742 1865).
Please see below for more exciting information on what's happening at
Balispirit, in Ubud, and in Bali in general.... Monday Night Movies at the Yoga
Barn is going strong, with our next showing of SaLaam Bombay on Monday April
23rd. At Balispirit Yoga Studio, we are proud to introduce our new yoga
schedule, click
down for details on our new evening classes and an introduction to our new
& already existing teacher base.
This newsletter is different from our international version and is meant to
dispense information for the local population living in Bali and her
neighboring islands. We invite contributors, so please feel free to email us
info on non-commercial events happening in your neighborhood, or articles about
living in Bali, etc. If you run a commercial business, there is a small fee to
be included in our newsletters. Balispirit is specifically interested in
working with environmentally & socially conscious enterprises to make
positive changes in Bali. If that sounds like you, please
contact us.
ONGOING Events @ Balispirit, Ubud
Our warmest thanks for all your continued support
Blessings from
Meghan, Kadek & the Balispirit Team!
Our next newsletter will be published at the end of May, so if you know of an event to be mentioned, please let us know at
marketing@balispirit.com
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Retreats & Workshops that Might be of Interest:
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Farmer's Markets in Bali
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April 23th
The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and other children on the streets of
Bombay. A tale of hope and perseverance, Salaam Bombay received an Oscar and
Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1989. The film
chronicles the day-to-day life of children living on the streets of Bombay (now
known as Mumbai). Most of the characters are played by real-life street
children.
Dinner & Movie 6:00pm 50,000 Rp
• Join us for a pre-movie picnic in the garden and enjoy delicious
vegetarian food and pre-movie banter!
Movie Only 7:30pm 20,000 Rp
• Relax on our pillow-strewn, open-air yoga floor and enjoy some
fluffy-white popcorn!
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Saturday April 21 - 10:00am to 6:00pm
US$60 with 10% discount for Bali Locals
SAHAJA is an experiential investigation of our ancestral origins and light-body
futures. Utilizing sound, breath, spontaneous arising movement and Vedic
archetypal energy patterns, we are made aware of the inherent vitality that
lives within us on cellular and energetic levels. This workshop will explore
among others the motifs of the cobra, Shiva-Tandava, Saraswati in relationship
with the infinite.
We use Somatic Movement Meditation, inspired by the principles of Continuum
Movement, providing an opportunity to dive inward and explore the "sacred
union of the opposites" (Shiva-Shakti) in a deeply personal and
experiential way. The union of Shiva-Shakti is not only an archetypal
expression, it is a motif that runs through biology, evolution, embryo genesis,
cosmology and more. This exploration brings our awareness to the fluid system
that courses within each of us and the millions of years of primordial and
Cosmic wisdom stored in our cells. Ateeka is a certified Integral Yoga
instructor, teaching Yoga based in the core of consciousness and meditation
through asana, pranayama and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Through practices
with Ateeka, students explore and discover their own organic, alive, divine
essential nature expressed as Yoga.
For more information, please
email or visit
www.yogawithateeka.com
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Saturday & Sunday April 28 - 29 - 10:00am to 6:00pm
US$60per day with 10% discount for Bali Locals
"You Cannot Be Free By Yourself" FDP
Tantra recalls the wisdom of ancient mystery schools who explored liberation
through the "sacred union of the opposites." Nature is alive with
this union... sun and moon, night and day, water and earth. SENSITVE BODYWORK
TANTRA is one of many doorways available to us as humans to rediscover what has
never been lost: innate joy, pleasure, wisdom, love and ultimately, freedom.
Utilizing sound, breath and the contact cradles inspired by TANTSU (Tantric
Shiatsu) and Somatic Movement Meditation, we will open a connection to the
source of vibrant health that exists in us all. The nurturing womb-like cradles
and centering breath work harnessed in this workshop creates a safe environment
to open to more intimacy, connection with others and the source of health.
Somatic movement meditation, inspired by Continuum Movement provides an
opportunity to dive inward and explore the "union of the opposites"
in a deeply personal and experiential way.
During the 2 days, you will explore both partner and individual practices that
create the possibility to amplify your connection with natural intelligence and
live life from an expansive, joyful perspective.
For more information, please
email or visit
www.yogawithateeka.com
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Ongoing Wednesdays 7:30-8:45pm (after the Wednesday Farmer's Market and Balispirit Community Yoga Class)
The Law of Attraction is a spiritual principle, a basic truth or law which has
been proved infallible. It is impersonal and works alike for everyone. Grasping
a better understanding of how the Law of Attraction works is the first step in
bringing abundance into your life. You get what you think about, whether wanted
or unwanted.
You are, in fact, a living magnet.
Brenda Ferreira is living the life of her dreams. Since 2002, Brenda Ferreira
has been a licensed spiritual practitioner with The Agape International
Spiritual Center in Los Angeles. Reverend Michael Beckwith, one of the featured
teachers in The Secret, and the Founder of Agape, has been her mentor for 20
years. Brenda illuminates the path to manifesting your dreams by giving you the
tools you need to become a powerful, deliberate creator in your own life.
Start living the life you always wanted! Join Brenda's classes to find out how.
Balispirit Yoga Studio is located at 44B Jln Hanoman, above Kafe, Ubud; For
more info
email Brenda.
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April 21 - 28
Awaken, Embrace & Celebrate the Surf Goddess in You!
Surf Goddess Retreats provides a unique surf and yoga vacation for women only
where guests can take time to immerse themselves in an enchanting environment
that revitalizes the body, mind & spirit. Our boutique surf retreat for
women boasts small groups with individual attention from our personalized
services and features daily yoga classes, decadent spa treatments, cultural day
tours, private villa accommodation and delicious healthy organic meals prepared
with love. There is loads of action and fun in our friendly, supportive surf
classes, which will have you up riding your board on the first day! Enjoy a
one-of-a-kind retreat where you will awaken the surf goddess on you on a
transformational holiday filled with sun, surf, yoga & pampering.
Look and feel your best as you awaken, embrace & celebrate the Surf Goddess
in You!
Tel: +62 813 3822 5588 HP / International booking phone/fax is: +65 6491 5097
or email or
please visit
www.surfgoddessretreats.com
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May 12 - 19
Connect deeply with your creativity at this unique seven-day workshop. Join
Sarah Armstrong and Kathryn Riding as they support you to find freedom,
spontaneity and confidence in your creative expression.
Daily yoga will bring a stillness and calm to help uncover the many stories
held within you. Creative writing sessions will offer tools to write with
freedom and ease. The improvisation classes are very gentle and absolutely
suitable for those who've never experienced improvisation. Beginners and the
unconfident will be made to feel very welcome in the writing classes and the
yoga is suitable for all levels.
The facilitators include: Journalist, novelist and writing teacher Sarah
Armstrong. Yoga, drama and voice teacher Kathryn Riding.
The main retreat fee of (AUD)$1470 includes all classes, twin share
accommodation and all breakfasts.
For bookings or more information, including detailed biographies of Sarah &
Kathryn visit
www.sarah-armstrong.com or
email or phone +61 2 66846897
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Organic Farmers Market - in Bali
Every Saturday from 10 am to 2pm, at Pizza Bagus in Pengosekan, Ubud
Ubud's first Organic Farmers Market brings together 10 local, small, committed,
independent, organic growers and related businesses with a direct way to reach
local buyers.
The market attracts over 125 new and repeat local buyers and tourists each week
with a wide selection of organically grown vegetables & fruits; organic
eggs; medicinal plants, healthy obit & ointments; teas & coffee; fresh
water shrimp; breads, cookies & cakes; soy & rice products; organic
seeds & seedlings; growing & soil improvement information; and
more…at friendly place to meet and have coffee with friends.
For more info, contact Say at 0852.371.53280 or
email
Other Ongoing Organic Markets in Bali:
Sundays from 10-2pm, at Cafe Batu Jimbar, Sanur
Wednesdays from 4-6pm at KAFE & BloomZ Flower Shop, Jln Hanoman Ubud
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Japanese Yoga
with Makiko

Qi Gong with Daniel

Rasha is subbing
the weekend Vinyasa Flow
classes until late April

Twee Merrigan will be
Subbing at balispirit starting
April 15 thru May 30th

Cheri Rae will be subbing
at Balispirit in the month of May

Weda adjusting at the
Hanoman St
Studio
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Inspiring Yoga Teachers & Classes at Balispirit
Created in a grass-roots manner, Balispirit Studio is dedicated entirely to
Yoga, Movement and Healing, for the sole purpose of bringing together
Community. But don't take our word for it … please come and be a part of
it! We have daily yoga classes taught by highly trained & internationally
certified teachers that take place at out Hanoman St. Studio, above
KAFE.
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All classes run for approx 1hr30mins with the exception of the Mon night class,
which is 2hr30mins.
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Classes are Drop in (no reservation necessary) & are priced for ex-pats at
Rp.60,000 for one class or for as low as Rp.50,000 per class for a series card.
Click for information on
studio structure and pricing.
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Balinese citizens pay on a donation basis, so please tell all your friends that
they are welcome to join us!
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Please note that our schedule may change and sometimes we have subs, check out
the photos of our visiting subs for the next month.
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Please check our online
schedule regularly for updates.
If you have never studied yoga with us before, please try a class with us and
get Rp.20,000 off of your first class.
Beginner Yoga – with Ann McDuffe – Wednesdays 4pm
This is great for beginners and those who want a refresher class. Learn (or
relearn) several basic poses in a slow, involved format, that focuses on
linking breath with movement. Build inner awareness and mental clarity while
reducing stress and tension. Ends with 5-10 minutes of deep relaxation.
Followed by:
Restorative 1hr Yoga Community Class - with Ann McDuffie - FREE!
Wed from 6:00-7:00pm
This class brings recuperation to the internal organs, the nervous system and
rejuvenates the consciousness. Through the use of props, poses are held
comfortably and restfully to allow the breath, body, and spirit to open. All
levels welcome.
Vinyasa Hatha Flow - Open Level - with visiting expert teachers -
Sat, Sun & Mon 8:30 – 10:00 am
Flow yoga is a series of flowing yoga postures (asana) linked by the breath
to detoxify, stretch, and strengthen the body and build life force energy.
Classical Hatha Flow – Open Level - with Sri Jane -
Tues & Thurs from 8:30-10:15am & Sat 10:30-12:00n
Jane Teaches traditional classical yoga flow, as intuited by the ancient
forest dwellers of India. Each class flows from asana to asana using the breath
as your guide, with clear instructions on how to achieve the best posture for
you, allowing for your own individual unique body to open and respond, in a
caring & non-competitive way. Each class will incorporate, Asana (to
strengthen and bring flexibility to the body), Panorama (to focus and balance
the mind), Meditation (to still the mind and raise the levels of
consciousness), Hand Mudras (to balance right and left hemispheres of the
brain) and Yoga Nidra, a deep relaxation enabling us to integrate on a cellular
level all that was taught in class.
Vibrant Living Yoga with Daniel Aaron – open level - Wed & Fri
8:30 am & Into Level Mon 5pm
Vibrant Living Yoga utilizes challenging asana (posture), vinyasa (breath and
movement), spiritual insight, pranayama (breath exercise), meditation, music,
and humor. Drawing on my extensive yoga practice and training with dozens of
modern masters (Jivamukti, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Jivamukti and more), creativity
and spontaneity, we create classes that are eclectic, fun and inspiring.
Raja Yoga with Mark Allen Ament – Open Level
Tues & Thursday 6:00 – 7:30 pm and Sunday 4:00-5:45pm
Raja Yoga is a complete system for the advancement of body and soul. It is a
practice designed to increase your capacity on all levels. In a Raja class, you
can expect to have a challenging physical workout to strengthen and lengthen
your muscles, while focusing on yogic breathing techniques designed to cleanse
your cells and oxygenate your blood. The practice is completed in a meditative
environment which supports you to slow down, relax and de-stress. Many people
report after this class that they feel happier, more peaceful and more focused.
This class is for all levels.
Hatha Yoga in Japanese Language - Beginner Level – with Makiko
– Tues, Fri & Sat 4:00 – 5:30 pm and Sunday 10:30 – 12:00
am
Other Great Offerings:
The Law of Attraction with Brenda Ferreira – Ongoing Wednesdays
7:30pm at Balispirit Yoga Studio.
Qi Gong with Daniel Taillefer - Cultivating Smile Inside –
Daniel is leaving and will resume this class in June when he is back.
Daniel teaches Healing Qi Gong through different forms of
sitting, standing and moving meditation, through the Daoïst Sexual
Practices and through Applied Qi Gong (Qi Nei Zang).
Balispirit Yoga Studio is
located at 44B Jln Hanoman, above Kafe, Ubud.
For more info email
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