Just back from Bali and a fabulous Yoga & Meditation retreat. We had 7 women from the USA and 1 from Austria. They participated in swimming, dolphin watching, scuba diving & snorkeling, daily yoga classes, sun-bathing, touring, a tango evening, dance classes, massage treatments, art classes and lots and lots of shopping.

The weather was wonderful, blue skies during the day and a little cooler in the evenings. The ocean breezes on the shore helped lower the humidity and increased our comfort.

We had the good fortune to be in Bali during the full moon, and some of us made offerings and attended a cleansing ceremony at an oceanside temple.

We also had some of the employees at Gaia perform a farewell dance for us. It was all very festive with some of the women joining in and doing the 'Balinese Dance'.

There were healing and therapeutic massages at Gaia, but when we returned to Ubud, everyone really went ballistic scheduling several treatment daily. There were facials, massages, cream shampoos, flower baths and Tibetean Sound Massages (something you really need to try!)

We attended another dance performance at the Arma Resort, luxuriated in the beauty of the hotel and it's staff and had a farewell dinner at Ketut's Place, a local Balinese personality and host.

People returned home relaxed & rested with dreams of Bali and lots of stories to tell.