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Bali Yoga Retreat

June 16th - July 12th, 2008
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Dear friend:

Thank you for inquiring about Yoga in Bali with Bob Smith and Ki McGraw.

Practicing yoga every day in a completely focused way is a challenge for most of us who live in a fast paced culture and lead busy lives; the retreat process is something we can all greatly benefit from. The island of Bali is a magnificent place to have a yoga retreat because of the beauty of the island and its warm climate; however, what makes Bali so special are the people who live there and the way they carry out their spiritual ideals in daily life. As a result of interacting with this rich and vibrant culture you may gain a new perspective on how to honor the earth, bring sacredness into your everyday life and live in a more harmonious way on the planet. Practicing yoga with a small group of Western yogis, being on sacred land and meeting the open hearted Balinese will help you to rediscover your spiritual and human roots.

Throughout the time in Bali you will be given the opportunity to design the number of days/weeks you wish to study Hatha Yoga, pranayama and meditation with us. In this program Bob and Ki will help set up your lodging, and you will have leeway as to when you participate in the yoga and how you explore the island on your own. During the month of June 16 – July 12 there will be a two and one-half hour yoga set six mornings a week (Monday - Saturday), and a one and one-half hour yoga set three afternoons a week. During the month we will help you to find interesting places to go during the day, and help you to find the best dance performances and the biggest Balinese temple gatherings at night. Most importantly, we will connect in with like-minded people (yoga friends) for meals and for day and night excursions.

For Bali yoga study you can come for any amount of time you wish during the period of June 16 – July 12, Bob and Ki welcome those who wish to come for the entire month period and also cordially invite you to come for one to three weeks for yoga study. At any time during this month you can take a few days off from yoga study if you wish to explore other parts of the island and then come back for more yoga study; in other words, you can design your own dream yoga vacation, even deciding on the exact number of days of study once you arrive on the island of Bali. Given your level of experience and ability, we will focus on the kinds of changes you would like to bring about in the small classes. Bob and Ki would like to emphasize that this is designed for students of all levels. Our only requirement is that you have six months of prior experience in Hatha Yoga, pranayama or meditation; though most who have come to Bali to study in the past have had at least one, and often many years of some kind of yoga practice. Whatever your current level of experience your practice will be aided and uplifted. It is anticipating that during any given week of yoga study there will be ten to twenty students studying with us.

The cost for yoga study with Bob and Ki is $275 per week (for the first two weeks, anyway) -- this includes 21 hours per week of instruction, our help in getting you comfortably situated in a good lodging situation and our expertise in helping you to make deep inroads into the rich and complex Balinese culture throughout your stay with us. Each morning we will meet at the spectacular setting of Bob & Ki's yoga space from 9:00 - 11:30 AM for around one hour and 45 minutes of Hatha Yoga and 45 minutes of pranayama and meditation practice. Three evenings a week there will be a 90 minute yoga class from 4:00 - 5:30 PM.

Cost for three weeks of yoga study with Bob & Ki: $750.
Cost for one month of yoga study: $950

The $275 per week fee does not cover lodging or daily food costs, nor does it cover the cab fare to and from the airport (this is around $20). It will be up to each person to take care of his or her own meals in one of the numerous restaurants around town. We estimate $5 - $10 a day for a couple of healthy, delicious Indonesian meals at local restaurants.

You may wish to come a few days before the workshop begins to acclimate. From our perspective, if you are flying all the way from the U.S. or Canada, two weeks should be the minimum length of stay in Indonesia for two main reasons: 1) It takes a long time to get to Bali (approximately 20 hours or more from Los Angeles) -- you want to give yourself time to adjust to the climate and time change once there; 2) The culture is so rich that anything short of two weeks would not allow you to get a true feeling for the place.

For More Information

Full Bali Yoga Retreat Letter (pdf)

Online Registration Form

Bali House and Retreat Center for Rent