PRAY Seven AM Day 4, found us all gathered at Gaia Oasis temple in our traditional attire, learning how to pray Balinese style, in the way that everyone here does each morning with offerings of flowers, food, water and prayers in the temples that all have in their homes. The photo shows the outer temple […]
Internet is spotty at best so posts will be accordingly intermittent. Day three took us up the east coast of Bali for all day travels, our first excursion with our traditional attire for sacred spots. First stop was Kertha Dosa, site of the courts of the Kingdom of Karnangasem. The cathedral like ceiling portrayed many […]
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Our first excursion as a group we divided into 3 groups of nine for our longer drives. Three mini vans have mythic names — Ganesha (clearing our way of obstacles), Garuda (messenger), Wishnu (sustainer of the dharma). Within those we work in teams, our roles shifting as we travel. These are the roles : Dreamcatchers, […]
Everyone arrived in the past few days, and last night, after many enjoying massages (five hours long!) to erase jet lag, we danced with legong dancers andgamelan music, were welcomed by Alex, Kartika and Peggy, and received welcome packages with our own sarongs. I intend to post every now and then once we better master […]
Dear Travellers, What a unique and interesting group we are. Thank you those who have sent out bios, I have enjoyed reading each and every one of them and look forward to meeting you all. It has also helped us think of a few little extra activities to cater to some of your interests. Also […]
Meeting with the Masters Tejakula is the name of the village in which Gaia Oasis (our second home on the trip) is located, and it is a well known center for arts in Bali and Indonesia. Tourism has not quite yet discovered this fascinatingly rich cultural center yet it is well researched within sociological and […]
With this February passed the holiday of Galungan, which means in less then 210 days we will be convening in Bali for our Journey together during the next Galungan festivities. The photo above was taken outside our house in South Bali Galungan morning at 5:30 am. Notice the beautiful penjors decorating the village and a […]
Dear friends, As you may have heard, Jakarta experienced an attack on Thursday. We have been following the developments closely, on the local news, international news, and through our contacts on the ground (intelligence contacts, along with family and friends). Jakarta unfortunately has consistently been experiencing turmoil for many decades, and this seems to continue. […]
Dear Friends, We had an enjoyable planning meeting in Ashland regarding our trip with Peggy Rubin and friends to Bali Sept 9- 30th 2016. There is a lot of excitement building on both sides of the Pacific for this trip. We will be posting monthly updates on the upcoming trip to add to your knowledge […]