10-15 August 2024
Are you looking for a new sense of wellbeing and inspiration in your everyday life? Join us for a five-night/ six-day luxury wellness escape filled with yoga, relaxation and inspiration.
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Are you looking for a new sense of wellbeing and inspiration in your everyday life? Join us for a five-night/ six-day luxury wellness escape filled with yoga, relaxation and inspiration.
We are returning to Bali for our 6th Retreat at our beautiful French inspired Balinese Villa. We keep coming back because our previous guests absolutely love it…and we know that you will too.
Let us will provide you with luxurious space to rejuvenate, relax, unwind, be pampered. Enjoy gorgeous yoga classes in beautiful setting overlooking rice paddies, especially special as the sun sets. Connect with like-minded souls. Along the way we will share key skills to reduce your stress and live a happier, healthier life.
You will return home re-charged, refreshed, focused and relaxed.
Our retreat package includes boutique accommodation, delicious healthy meals, massage, a day trip to see the best of Bali, airport transfers, yoga and creative workshops. Our retreat venue is a luxurious traditional Balinese villa just fifteen minutes from Seminyak. With three swimming pools, a number of breakaway areas to relax and unwind with a good book, this will be a retreat to remember. There are no add-on surprises …unless you'd like to go shopping or want more massages!
Senior Yoga Teachers Lisa Allwell and Lisa Matthews are joined by artist Kerrie Jacobs to bring some extra artistic dimension to this experience.
There are only 22 places available. Secure your spot today!
“I arrived at this retreat feeling frazzled. I expected to unwind, but I had no idea that I’d make a bunch of new friends and learn a bunch of wellness tips that I’m excited to use at home. I’ve rekindled my love of yoga and am feeling so inspired. Thank you Lisa!” Meg
“As Arnie said ‘I’ll be back’ This retreat had everything - you are an amazing facilitator Lisa, your knowledge of Bali shows. The villa staff are wonderful. I’m retuning home with far too many beautiful sunset photos and a spring in my step.” Anna.
“Thank you Lisa for an incredible retreat. What a perfect way to recharge after a busy year. You took care of everything from the moment I arrived in Bali. I’ll return home with new skills, new friends and beautiful memories. I’m coming back in 2023” Jennifer.
(via Seed Yoga website)
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Wellness Program: Yoga, Meditation and Workshops
This retreat is suitable for all levels of yoga experience from absolute beginners through to those with an established yoga practice.
The morning yoga classes will be more energising and uplifting, designed to put a spring in your step. The sunset yoga sessions will be restorative and gentle. We’ll explore guided relaxation and yoga breathing techniques called pranayama.
Together we’ll discover vedic meditation techniques; learning to tune in to your breath, to your body and to your surroundings. We’ll learn how a regular yoga and meditation practice can hold you steady in times of turmoil and how creative solutions appear naturally when you trust in the flow of life.
You will leave Bali more in tune with your body and mind, better equipped to manage the stressors of daily life and maintain optimal wellbeing long after the retreat is over.
Typical Daily Program:
8am: Energising morning yoga practice followed by meditation
9am: Breakfast
10am: Creative Workshop
12 - 5pm: Lunch, time to explore, relax, enjoy at your own pace
5pm: Restorative yoga practice
6-7pm: Dinner and sunset watching
8pm: A rotating evening program covering mindfulness, pranayama and special surprises
Please note: all activities are optional. This is your retreat.
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Inclusions
5 night/6 day luxury accommodation at a traditional Balinese villa
Joyful daily yoga with classes adaptable to any level of yoga experience
Meditation and deep relaxation classes
Practical and creative workshops to inspire and delight
60-minute massage to ease your jet lag
Fully catered: three healthy meals each day made from fresh, local organic produce
Plenty of free time to relax by the pool, read, shop, retreat or snooze
Airport transfers
Day trip to discover the best of Bali (lunch not included), including a ‘surprise’ outing to a very special venue outside Ubud
Free WIFI throughout the Villa
Welcome Gift
We want you to feel cared for right to the end of your stay, so we have arranged a late check-out to 7pm as many of the flights back to Australia leave late in the evening.
Exclusions
Flights to and from Bali
Travel insurance (compulsory)
Lunch on the Ubud day trip
Visa on Arrival (Approx AUD $53)
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There are a variety of rooms offering single share, twin or triple share across two adjoining traditional Balinese villas.
Single share - $ 2750AUD per person
7 single rooms available
With views over the rice paddies, the swimming pool or the pond, there are a range of luxe single rooms available offering a King sized bed and your own bathroom.Twin share - $ 2350AUD per person
7 twin rooms available
There are a range of twin share options, offering either a King size bed and a single bed OR two single beds with an ensuite bathroom.Triple share - $ 2250AUD per person
1 triple room available
A luxurious triple share room in a stand-alone building overlooks the main swimming pool, and features one King size bed and two singles in an adjoining room. Containing an ensuite bathroom and a quiet reading and relaxation nook overlooking the rice paddies is on the doorstep, this room will be snapped up quickly! -
Can I bring a friend or partner?
Absolutely! We hope that you will bring a friend or family member. The retreat is open to guests with all levels of yoga experience. If you are intending to share a room with a friend, please indicate this in your enquiry or at the time of booking.
I’m coming by myself, what are my options?
Many of our guests have travel solo. If you're intending to come alone and would like to share a room, we will happily arrange room share with a like-minded soul. Don't be shy about sharing with a new friend, the Villa is spacious and you will have plenty of room for yourself. The Villa is filled with delightful hidden nooks, living areas and sun lounges where you can find ‘me time’ with a good book.
Do I have to attend all the activities?
No, this is YOUR retreat. It’s a time for you to relax and renew. You are free to do as little or as much as you like.
Who is leading this retreat?
The retreat will be hosted by experienced yoga teacher Lisa Allwell, founder of Seed Yoga + Wellness. Lisa has facilitated sold out retreats in Bali in 2017, 2018 and 2019. This will be This retreat is back by popular demand and several of our guests have returned for a second or even third retreat! (This tells us we are doing this right) See more information below about Lisa.
What are my passport requirements?
Your passport must have a minimum of six months validity to enter Indonesia.
What is the venue like?
The villa is newly built boutique accommodation, overlooking traditional Balinese rice paddies and is an ideal place to relax and unwind.
The villa has everything you could possibly wish for on a luxurious Bali holiday: huge and beautifully appointed ensuite bedrooms, four sparkling pools (how to choose?) an open air yoga space overlooking the rice paddies, and an abundance of comfortable undercover and outdoor spaces to lounge and enjoy.
Will there be time to explore?
The retreat schedule allows for a balance of free time and structured activities. There is so much to do (or not do) in Bali. Included in the retreat package is a day trip to see the best of Bali.
After our morning yoga program, there will be plenty of time to discover Bali. You might want to visit local temples, stroll through the rice paddies, or try a spot of surfing, cycling or golf. The retreat is only 15 minutes from glitzy Seminyak or chilled Canggu, both are fabulous shopping destinations, if that’s you thing. We all need new yoga pants right?! Or maybe you’d like to simply relax by the pool with a great book.
What about the food?
We believe that healthy cuisine can and should be both delicious and nutritious. Your retreat menu has been specifically created to have a balance of wholesome and healthy food combinations for increasing your energy and vitality. The delicious meals are prepared in-house by chefs. All meals are included in your stay, with the exception of lunch on the day trip.
Food allergies and sensitivities?
The resort caters to most special dietary requirements. Please let us know when booking if you have particular dietary needs
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Lisa Mathews
IlluminenationLisa is a Senior Yoga Teacher who lives in Mt Dandenong with her family and 4-legged friends. She is passionate about embodying the practice, teachings and experience of yoga through everyday life.
“My great and enduring love of yoga was born after being introduced to the teachings of Siddha Yoga in 1997. A deep longing for healing and transformation was kindled. I bid farewell to my loving fiancé and corporate career and embarked on a 12 month immersion in an Indian Ashram as a student of yoga studying philosophy and yogic scripture, meditation and chanting, karma yoga and hatha yoga. It was remarkable, transformational and by no means easy. I was well served by the discipline of my early practices. On my return I married my husband John, had two beautiful sons and continued on the path of self discovery through love and dedication to the art of living yoga.
I’ve had the absolute privilege of studying and training with many inspiring local and international teachers from a diverse range of yogic styles and traditions. As an experiential learner, life remains my greatest teacher. I’m feel I’m constantly expanding the boundaries of my own limitations so that I can be the most loving, compassionate and positive influence on the world around me in service of the highest good for our humanity.”
Lisa Allwell
Seed YogaLisa is a yoga and meditation teacher. Her classes focus on cultivating well-being and mindfulness. She has a passion for using principals of anatomical alignment to help you find a yoga practice that works perfectly for you. Lisa has developed a strong following of students who are drawn to her creative, nurturing teaching style.
You’ll participate in a light-hearted contemporary practice to balance mind, body and spirit. Life is often serious and perplexing, so Lisa’s aim is to encourage you forget about your ‘to do’ list, your issues and challenges for the duration of each yoga class.
Her favourite yoga asana is the smile, and she aims to encourage her students to strive for lightness, vitality and balance, both on and off the yoga mat. Lisa sincerely try to meet each student at where they are at in their yoga, helping them to get the most from each pose, each practice, each breath.
It’s Lisa’s clear intention that you leave this retreat feeling energised, peaceful and fabulous.