Greetings from the land
of the gods… This past month saw the soft opening of the new
Balispirit Yoga Barn©, and our launch of
Monday Night Movies in Ubud. We had a large turn out for
The Secret, please watch it and see how the law of attraction can be used
to your advantage.
Balinese Ogoh-Ogoh
The month of March brings us Nyepi - Bali's official day of silence (24hrs) on
Monday, March 19th. Nyepi marks the first day of the Balinese Saka calendar
(1929) and is practiced island-wide where the Balinese dedicate an entire day
to introspection and spiritual cleansing, embarking on a new year based on the
Balinese lunar calendar.
This is the only place in the world where the government will shut down
an airport for meditation & introspection!
Nyepi is my favorite day of the year. The night before the silence begins,
there is an island wide parade of paper mache monsters (Ogoh-Ogoh) sent about
making a rukus to scare evil spirits off the island, back to where ever they
came from. Starting from approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, March 19 and
continuing until 6 a.m. the next morning, EVERYONE will stay in their family
compounds (or hotels) and silence will overcome the island. There are no cars,
no tv's or loud radios, no lamps or fires and no airplanes overhead.
If you can not make it to Bali this year for Nyepi, do make a plan for it in
the years to come, it is a traditionally authentic event not to be missed, and
it might change you forever.
Balispirit.com continues to be discovered and we have hit our monthly high of
15,000 unique visitors last month; if you have friends interested in coming to
Bali, please urge them to check out Balispirit.com so we can inspire them. We
humbly thank you for your continued support of our Island and her people and we
urge you to tell you friends and family that Bali is here, waiting with open
arms.
