bali sensations program

8/4/2019 Bali Sensations Program

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Bali Sensations

A journey into the Balinese joy of living.

The inner contentment that characterizes the Balinese seems to recreate paradise onearth. Heaven is above all a state of mind but the extraordinary natural beauty of Balidoes help too

During our trip we will also visit, in optimal conditions, the most beautiful temples andstunningly beautiful natural places in Bali and meet with healers, shamans andmediums where we will participate in rituals in nature or in temples.

The spirit of the journey

The peaceful atmosphere that prevails in Bali has its roots in an appeased relationship withthe natural elements. This spirituality, with few dogmas and theology, seems to bringhappiness and peace of soul to the Balinese people.

In our journey we will follow in their steps, open to the sensations of the breeze, the forestand the serene rice fields, to participate in purification rituals in sacred springs or meet thedolphins.

Well discover the spiritual meaning of mandalas with a renowned painter, immerse ourselves

in the spectacle of Balinese dances and receive healing sessions by both shamans andhealers.

Our program is based on the complex Balinese calendar and the lunar cycles that structuretime in Bali. We will adapt to the dates of the Balinese ceremonies. We will not try to do" themaximum number of monuments but we will live valuable initiatic experiences.

We will be accompanied by a Balinese English speaking Hinduism scholar and occasionallyjoined by a specialist in Asian spirituality and Western psychotherapies and the author ofseveral books on the subject. Masseurs or masseuses will also be available.


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The trip is structured in four stages:

1) The experiments themselves are as a group including visits, walks in nature, rituals and

temples.2) Individual healing sessions by renowned healers, or the making of your horoscope whicha Balinese high priest will decipher for you. These experiences will be arranged at yourrequest.3) Integration times: quiet and silence in nature and, if desired, in solitude, to integrate thepowerful experiences you have had. Some introductory sessions to relaxation and meditationwill be offered early in the morning at your hotel.4) Four one-hour Balinese massages, at your request.

Note: All the participation in the ceremonies and rituals are optional and you can decide toactively indulge or to be spectators.

Our Team

Since 1974, Gilles Bordessoule has created a score of adventure tours for operators suchas Kuoni, Sobek, Explore, Mountain Travel, Terres d`aventure, Touring Club Suisse,Intertrek, Saga Reisen, Avventure Nel Mondo, Wikinger ...He also created "Initiatic Tours" in Morocco, the Amazon and the sahara. It draws itsinspiration from the Tantra in which he was initiated in Kashmir and Zanskar and shamanism,having lived with a Xuar shaman in the Amazon and with Mentawai shamans in Sumatra.

I Wayan Kasta is an expert in Hinduism. He graduated in 1983 from the Institute of HinduDharma (Denpasar) and could take the role of a Hindu priest. He is a senior guide since 1989and was the informer of Peter Rump, editor of the guide Reiser Know How. He regularly givesseminars to cultural groups, yoga workshops and comparative religion studies.


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The highlights of our trip:

Massages

Our hotel is located in the heart of Ubud which is the artistic and wellness capital of the island andhas become a center for spiritual renewal. The New Age atmosphere mingles with art galleriesand designer boutiques of the highest quality and many artists and healers are drawn here by theextraordinary sweetness of life.

You will receive a traditional Balinese massage ending with a flower bath. Three other treatments

are included in our program and you may choose from different therapeutic massages, veryeffective, very powerful and even painful, administered by real healers Balian Urutknown for theirexpertise or a comforting relaxation massage.

Walk through the rice fields, babi-guling and medicinal plants

After a walk through rice fields and forest, searching for medicinal plants guided by a traditionalnaturopath, we reach a small country restaurant where the pig is already on the spindle. Its thefamous Balinese " babi-guling ". The hostess shows us how she prepares it and then we go totaste the main dish, chunks of tender flesh and crispy skin roasted, with many vegetable dishes.


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Meeting with a painter: the mandalas and the relationship between man and theuniverse. Gamelan and Balinese dance workshop

Nyoman is a famous painter in Ubud and in Indonesia. He devotes himself to painting mandalas,that are meaningful symbolic structures, used in Tantric Buddhism as a support for meditation.The mandala is said to connect us to Heaven and Earth. Its contemplation can help usunderstand some of our internal conflicts that are often the symptoms of a life lacking inspirituality.

After a chat about the mandalas and the vedic symbolism in painting, we will visit the gallery ofNyoman. Then we will participate to a workshop about the gamelan (Balinese orchestra) andtraditional dance. We will actually play the instruments and learn the basic dance steps.

Meeting with a spiritual healer

Pak Cok is currently recognized as one of the best healers in Bali. He is a member of the royalfamily and received initiations to Balinese traditional medicine, as was common among noblefamilies. He has also studied Tibetan and Japanese acupressure.

Its powers are recognized by the whole foreign community as well as by the Balinesethemselves. You can, if you so desire, receive a healing session during our visit or come backwith a translator.


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Meeting with a Balian

The "Balian," is the shaman, the sorcerer. The one who will provide you with his care, he is theson and grand-son of shamans. His father taught him his art from a young age but he refused hisdestiny until the day after he fell from a coconut tree when a spirit appeared to him requiring himto treat his first patient. For 15 years he has cured the inhabitants of surrounding villages.

He diagnoses through Hindu magical techniques, strongly reminiscent of Arabic practices. Thenhe heals through his "gift" and natural remedies made from the ingredients that abound aroundUbud: roots, fresh and dried herbs, dried fruits, animal parts and shredded bark ... Depending onyour needs our "naturopath" may suggest a cure for you ...

Experience has shown that these remedies are often effective. For example, we have seen kidney

stones misdiagnosed by the local hospital only to be healed by this Balian.

Offerings

A Balinese ritual that brings daily peace of mind to the local people is the making and offering ofthe canang, little trays containing flowers. The Balinese love to make beautiful things for the sakeof beauty. They will offer the canangto the god for harmony and peace in the family, to bringbalance in human relationships, and more generally, the quietness of one`s own soul. During ourtrip, we will make one of these offerings.


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Consultation with an astrologer

In the rich Balinese families, each offspring received his horoscope at birth, as a "roadmap" set forlife. You can get yours too. First the priest establishes your date of birth in the Balinesecalendar. After complex calculations, he finds what was your last past life.

It is written on antique palm leaves, called lontars. The fate of your present life is to complete thecycles left unfinished during your last past life.Then, depending on your current protective god, your character and your future will be fullyrevealed. Time will tell whether these revelations resonate with you.

To receive your horoscope or a healing session please let us know when booking. It will bepossible to ask for one during the stay, but only if places are available. Please note that a healingor horoscope can take the most part of a day, given the time of transfer by car. So you can`tparticipate in group activities during this time.

Sequence "Eat, Pray, Love"

We will also pay our respects to Wayan, the traditional naturopath, and to Ketut, the diviner, bothfamous in Ubud from the success of the book and film Eat, Pray, Love.

Ketut is also the neighbor of the painter Nyoman. Ketut has become an institution and receiveshundreds of visitors who come on pilgrimages in the footsteps of Elizabeth Gilbert or JuliaRoberts.


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Meeting with a royal high priest

After a walk in a wild canyon, we arrive at the private temple of the royal family Kusuma to meetits high priest. We welcome a friendly discussion on the practical implications of the karmaconcept, but also about the practices of black magic in Bali.

Then we will make ourselves flower offerings before participating in a private ceremony duringwhich you can, if desired, receive the blessings of the royal high priest.

Legong and Kecak Dance

Dance is another expression of the Balinese spirit. The subtle and graceful dance Legong and theshamanic dance of Kecak, whose choreography has been inspired by the trance dances that arean important part of many Balinese religious ceremonies.

While these dances relate episodes from the Mahabharata sacred text, they also represent all thefeelings of the Balinese about the struggles of good and evil, a duality that influences the delicatebalance that guarantees harmony within the village.


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Offerings to the sacred waterfall

Munduk region has preserved large areas of wilderness. Within one of these preserved forests,

two little known waterfalls wait for us. After an hour of walking on the banks of a river, we willdedicate our offerings to the Goddess of the water and meditate in this peaceful setting. Notforgetting to bathe!

Ulun Danu Temple

Built on an island, dedicated to the goddess of the waters, which play a key role in Balinesecosmology, the temple-pagoda is reflected in the waters of Lake Beratan. We will take the time toenjoy this moment of great serenity.

Encounter with dolphins and snorkeling

Just before sunrise, a fisherman friend will take us in his boat to join the dolphins at their favoriteplayground. Then the boat will take us to discover the tropical fish and coral reefs that aboundalong the northern coast of Bali, near the island of Menanjang.


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The time of the Rajahs at Tirta Ganga

During the Dutch colonization the Balinese Rajahs kept the bulk of their wealth or even increasedit through better administration of their realms. One of them built this delightful "Garden of

Delights". At sunset, we will have tea on the veranda of the Rajah.

Mount Batur

Places offering a covenant of the air, fire, water and rock have always represented an opportunityto wonder, a chance to feel part of nature. We will walk to a small temple to enjoy the spectacularview of the volcano and the lake.


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Ceremonies

We will participate in ceremonies that may arise during our stay: anniversary of the temples,weddings and cremations...

We will not be just spectators but active participants, for those who wish to do so. The Balinesehave no objection to outsiders joining them, providing that they comply with the rituals and rules ofclothing.

During several visits to temples, we will also be invited to integrate ourselves in the publicceremony in progress at the time of our visit.

Pilgrimage to Besakih

Besakih temple is called the mother temple because it is the closest to the source of all waterirrigating the south side of Bali. Water, for the Balinese, is the source of life and the source of rice.

The volcano is the focal point of fire and air at 3142 meter of altitude.

This huge religious complex houses 12 temples of communities, in addition to the maintemple. Access is not permitted for tourists, but we are pilgrims and after attending a session ofpurification by a temple priest we will take some time to wander through the beautiful communitytemples, under the leadership of the priest.


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Theoretical program

Day 1Reception at the airport, transfer to the hotel in Ubud.Welcome Massage.Walk the streets of Ubud.Free evening.

Day 2Visit the house of the painter Blanco, whose paintings and the house itself is a fascinating homage

Gto the baroque sensuality of Bali.Meal in a typical Balinese restaurant.Testing of clothes needed to enter the temples.Presentation of the best restaurants. Free evening. Massages at the hotel.

Day 3Visit Monkey Forest and its beautiful tree temple.Meeting with a famous painter: the mandalas and the relationship between man and the

Guniverse. Gamelan and dance workshop.Short visit to Ketut Liyer, the diviner, hero of the book "Eat Pray Love" by E. Gilbert.Massage in a spa famous for its quality, massage and flower bath.Free evening.

Day 4Visit the Botanic Garden Ubud, a hymn to nature.Looking for medicinal plants during a stroll in nature around Ubud. Lunch at Wayan`s place.

Wayan is the naturopath heroine of the book "Eat, Pray, Love" by E. Gilbert.Healing session with a shaman "balian". Massages at the hotel.Kecak dance in a temple.Free evening.

Day 5Meeting with a high priest of the royal temple Kusuma.Approach to the temple by a steep canyon (about an hour walk), meeting with the priest, ceremony

Hin a magnificent setting.Lunch at the temple.Dance "Legong".Free evening.

Day 6Meeting with Pak Cok, deemed to be the best healer of the island.Visit his traditional Balinese house and attend a healing session, before receiving yours.Walk through rice fields and lunch of babi-guling, the famous grilled pork in a small country

Hrestaurant.Back in Ubud on foot through the rice fields. Visit a traditional painters workshop deep in the rice

Hfields. Healing sessions with Pak Cok for those who have requested one.Free evening. Massages at the hotel.


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Day 7Visit the rock temple of Gunung Kawi, walk to a waterfall.

Meals in a charming country restaurant.Departure for the purification ceremony at Gunung Kawi main temple.Free evening. Massages at the hotel.

Day 8Visit the Temple of Besakih. En route, we stop to admire the lake and the volcano Batur.Visit to the lontar reader, for your horoscope, if you have requested one.Like all Balinese pilgrims, we picnic in the temple.Visit Gardens Tirta Ganga. Swimming in the royal baths.Free evening. Massages at the hotel.

Day 9

Transfer to our hotel in Lovina. On the way we take time to admire the beautiful Ulun Danu TempleHPagoda which is reflected in the waters of Lake Beratan.Walk through the forest up to a sacred waterfall (about two hours walk). Installation at the

Hhotel. Massages at the hotel.Free evening.

Day 10Very early wakeup, boarding on traditional sampanin search of dolphins. Possible encounter with

Hdolphins. Then snorkeling along the coast.Meal of grilled fish.Afternoon of relaxation and integration on the beach. Massages at the hotel.Free evening.

Day 11Transfer to the airport or other place in Bali, at the time of your choice.You cross from north to south Bali, and, depending on your schedule, you can stop on the way for

Hshopping at artisan` workshops offering traditional or modern craftsmanship of astounding highHquality.


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Rates from Bali Airport (DPS) and return

Duration: 11 days.1400 Euros in double room (for couples or to share with another member of the group),1700 Euros for a single room.Group limited to 15 participants.Net price, excluding commission.

Includes:

- Transfer from the airport to the hotel in Ubud and from the hotel at Lovina to the airport or placeHbbof your choice in Bali. All transportation during the stay,

- Accommodation in boutique 3 star hotels with breakfast,

- Lunch, including bottled water,

- Fully escorted by an English speaking Balinese guide,

- English speaking expert on spirituality and shamanism,

- Compensation of artists, healers, priests who receive the group,

- Donations at all entrances of temples and other,

- Dolphin watching, snorkeling, rituals, ceremonies, dances and all other activities,

- The clothes needed to enter the temples,

- Four Balinese massages.

Not included:

- The evening meal, we will take it in the restaurant of our choice in small groups, couples, orHbb alone (4 to 8 Euros a meal).

- Drinks (from 1 to 3 Euros the drink, except the wine of glass at 5 Euros or 25 Euros a bottle).

- Massage extra (beyond 4): 5 to 15 Euros massage.

- Donations to the priests or healers if you ask for a healing or horoscope (Healing: 50 Euros,HbbHoroscope: 50 to 80 Euros, to be confirmed). Transportation to the Brahmin or the healer takesHbb30 minutes to one hour, and the session itself, from 30 minutes to two hours.

- Single room supplement: 300 Euros


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- Visa: about 20 Euros if you take it at the arrival at the airport in Bali (Visa on arrival).However this implies a wait of up to 90 minutes. If you have the option, we recommend that

Hbbyou establish this visa at the Indonesian consulate in your country before your departureHbb(requires one to two weeks).

- Your passport must be valid for at least six months and one day after the scheduled returnHbbdate. To the day!

- You will need to allow approximately 120 000 IDR (equivalent 10 Euros) for airport tax onHbbdeparture.

Organizer

Gilles BordessoulePT Mentawai Surak WisataJalan Pengosekan, Ubud, BaliEmail: [email protected] : +62 813 39 11 69 41

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