Many visitors have been coming to Bali looking to heal their bodies and mind by taking advantage of wellness and yoga programs offered by spas, retreats and yoga studios throughout the island. Meditation, fitness programs, traditional Balinese massage coupled with wellness therapies, energy and sound healing, Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, craniosacral therapy and acupuncture are all offered here. Getting into the act several shops offer trendy yoga clothing, mats, props, books and spiritual jewellery, fitness and leisure wear, health food, chemical free cosmetics and natural household products. Raw and macrobiotic food, vegetarian and vegan food prepared with locally sourced organic ingredients also have their aficionados. Anantara Bali Uluwatu Resort & Spa, one of prominent Uluwatu hotels offers relaxing and invigorating spa treatments.
Bali, particularly Ubud with its cultural, spiritual and healing traditions is at the heart of the interest in wellness and yoga. People from all over the world descend on Bali looking to achieve wellness of body and mind by engaging in the range of holistic practices offered here. A clutch of international yoga teachers offer regular programs encompassing yoga postures, breath control and meditation guaranteed to offer total well being and inner peace.
Wellness programs directed at achieving a healthy balance between body, mind and spirit are popular attractions. They take the form of workshops in healing arts, treatments combining massage, diet, herbal treatments and yogic breathing, Pilates classes and dance, personal training programs, pampering spa treatments for men and women, lifestyle counseling and traditional Asian medical treatments. Specially designed restful settings with some overlooking the gorgeous scenery of the island add to the experience. The Bali Spirit Festival in Ubud, held over five days in April is the showcase for health, yoga, lifestyle, and wellbeing and world music on the island. Workshops on health and wellness related subjects, nightly concerts by musicians from around the world, and a range of health and wellness programs for everyone are popular with the attendees.
Jayani Senanayake is a writer who dabbles in travel and all things exotic. Under the pseudonym of Caliope Sage, she writes of the allures that must simply be discovered.Google+