The Balinese are a very spiritual bunch, spending their days offering rituals and prayers, and doing things in a mindful way. So, why not go on a spiritual trip to Bali? Here are 8 great ideas to consider.
Consult With The Island's Traditional Healers
If you're looking to heal the mind and body, but in a more traditional and less conventional way, consult with the island's traditional healers known as "balians". These healers can help heal the person's physical and mental imbalances by treating the body's energy field. Balians often employ intuitive readings, deep massages, and other energy healing techniques which are done to address the imbalances in the body, and cure them.
Eat In Bali's Famous Organic Restaurants
The island is also a treasure trove of health and wellness options, which includes lots of organic restaurants. You could find most of the organic restaurants and food stalls in Ubud, although there's a sprinkling of these all throughout the island.
In Sanur for example, you could eat at Greenleaf Warung Organic, while in Denpasar the popular organic food source is called the Loving Hut. In Ubud, the most popular organic restaurants include Atman Kafe, Clear Café, Sari Organik, Down To Earth and Alchemy.
Do Yoga
Just like the ubiquitous Hindu rituals and ceremonies, Yoga classes and sessions are everywhere, and it's definitely one of the best things to do and see in Bali. The best yoga sessions and classes in Ubud are found in Taksu, Bodyworks and Yoga Barn.
Learn How To Make A Balinese Offering
Because the Balinese are famed for their traditional prayer rituals and ceremonies, they're also experts in designing and crafting different floral offerings. Here, you can find classes where you'll easily make a traditional Balinese offering.
Take A Walk On The Rice Fields
Another great way to relax the mind and body, would be to take a leisure walk on the island's rice fields. What better way to commune with nature than to relax and meditate in a breezy rice field, with the ducks, chickens walking around you? You could even rent a hut, or a "joglo" situated right in the middle of the rice field.
Spend Hours in A Balinese Spa
For a complete mind, body and spirit fix, spend hours or even days being scrubbed, massaged, pampered, perfumed and bathed in a Balinese spa. You can experience it on a garden, on a beach, or inside a commercial spa.
The Balinese massage is famed for its long strokes, skin rolling, palm and thumb pressure and stretching techniques. All these help provide an overall feeling of relaxation, calm and wellness.
Visit Ubud, The Artistic Heart of The Island
Ubud is called the island's artistic heart. Here, you'll find streets lined with art galleries, museums, libraries and cafes where upstart, and well-known, artists create and converge. Tourists can also get a glimpse of the lovely performances which spotlight Bali's rich culture, on a dozen stages every night.
Scale Indonesia's 2nd Highest Volcano
If you're both looking for an adventure and a spiritual trip at the same time, try scaling the peaks of Gunung Rinjani, the country's second highest volcano. The trek on the 3,726-meter high volcano is no mean feat and involves a lot of planning and exercise.
You'll also need to hire a guide and porters who'll help you safely make it through the trails, until you reach the rim of the volcano's huge caldera. Gunung Rinjani's crate lake is also a popular pilgrimage site as locals consider it to be sacred. To learn more about these sacred and spiritually valuable places, log on to a website featuring a Bali tourism board.
Consult With The Island's Traditional Healers
If you're looking to heal the mind and body, but in a more traditional and less conventional way, consult with the island's traditional healers known as "balians". These healers can help heal the person's physical and mental imbalances by treating the body's energy field. Balians often employ intuitive readings, deep massages, and other energy healing techniques which are done to address the imbalances in the body, and cure them.
Eat In Bali's Famous Organic Restaurants
The island is also a treasure trove of health and wellness options, which includes lots of organic restaurants. You could find most of the organic restaurants and food stalls in Ubud, although there's a sprinkling of these all throughout the island.
In Sanur for example, you could eat at Greenleaf Warung Organic, while in Denpasar the popular organic food source is called the Loving Hut. In Ubud, the most popular organic restaurants include Atman Kafe, Clear Café, Sari Organik, Down To Earth and Alchemy.
Do Yoga
Just like the ubiquitous Hindu rituals and ceremonies, Yoga classes and sessions are everywhere, and it's definitely one of the best things to do and see in Bali. The best yoga sessions and classes in Ubud are found in Taksu, Bodyworks and Yoga Barn.
Learn How To Make A Balinese Offering
Because the Balinese are famed for their traditional prayer rituals and ceremonies, they're also experts in designing and crafting different floral offerings. Here, you can find classes where you'll easily make a traditional Balinese offering.
Take A Walk On The Rice Fields
Another great way to relax the mind and body, would be to take a leisure walk on the island's rice fields. What better way to commune with nature than to relax and meditate in a breezy rice field, with the ducks, chickens walking around you? You could even rent a hut, or a "joglo" situated right in the middle of the rice field.
Spend Hours in A Balinese Spa
For a complete mind, body and spirit fix, spend hours or even days being scrubbed, massaged, pampered, perfumed and bathed in a Balinese spa. You can experience it on a garden, on a beach, or inside a commercial spa.
The Balinese massage is famed for its long strokes, skin rolling, palm and thumb pressure and stretching techniques. All these help provide an overall feeling of relaxation, calm and wellness.
Visit Ubud, The Artistic Heart of The Island
Ubud is called the island's artistic heart. Here, you'll find streets lined with art galleries, museums, libraries and cafes where upstart, and well-known, artists create and converge. Tourists can also get a glimpse of the lovely performances which spotlight Bali's rich culture, on a dozen stages every night.
Scale Indonesia's 2nd Highest Volcano
If you're both looking for an adventure and a spiritual trip at the same time, try scaling the peaks of Gunung Rinjani, the country's second highest volcano. The trek on the 3,726-meter high volcano is no mean feat and involves a lot of planning and exercise.
You'll also need to hire a guide and porters who'll help you safely make it through the trails, until you reach the rim of the volcano's huge caldera. Gunung Rinjani's crate lake is also a popular pilgrimage site as locals consider it to be sacred. To learn more about these sacred and spiritually valuable places, log on to a website featuring a Bali tourism board.