In the world of yoga, where authenticity, honesty and truthfulness are a big plus, a new term has been popping up lately, which is Authentic Relating. Originally brought into the field of relationship coaching and conscious communication in the late 1970`s, Authentic Relating is a modality that is centered around expressing one's true feelings and emotions, showing vulnerability and allowing oneself to connect fully from heart to heart with one another. What is usually hidden, held back or not expressed, finds an honest outlet for expression here to create new pathways how to deeply and authe ..read more

Discovering yourself. Meeting like-minded people. Dancing. Experiencing Yoga in ways you never have practiced before. Healing. Listening. Learning. Feeling. Having fun. And so much more. Each year during one week in March/April people from all over the world come to the tropical island of Bali to go on a journey of (self-)discovery, attending daytime workshops of yoga, dance, martial arts, breathwork and personal development. A shell of sound surrounds the festival grounds during day and night, performed by songwriters, DJs, world music bands and other conscious musicians. Attendee ..read more

A vision board is a very personal collage, the creative expression and visualization of all the ideas, wishes, dreams and aspirations you may have for your life and your future in one specific moment in time. It is the result of a creative process that can be very powerful as a tool for goal setting and self-motivation. You can either create a digital version, using inspiration from Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr and the like, or you opt for the real DIY version where you select and collect pictures, images and quotes from magazines, newspapers, books, posters etc. In this arti ..read more

BaliSpirit Festival es un evento para descubrirte, para conocer gente afín, para bailar, para experimental la práctica del yoga en formas que nunca has practicado antes. Es un evento para sanar, escuchar, aprender, sentir, divertirte y mucho más. Cada año, durante una semana durante los meses de marzo/abril, personas de todo el mundo se dan cita en la isla tropical de Bali para emprender un viaje de autodescubrimiento, asistiendo a talleres de yoga, danza, artes marciales, respiración y desarrollo personal. También, música interpretada por compositores, DJs y bandas de todo el mund ..read more

Selbstfindung. Gleichgesinnte treffen. Tanzen. Yoga neu erleben. Heilen. Zuhören. Lernen. Fühlen. Spaß haben. Und so viel mehr. Jedes Jahr im März/April treffen sich eine Woche lang Menschen aus aller Welt auf der Tropeninsel Bali. Sie gehen zusammen auf Entdeckungsreise, nehmen tagsüber an Workshops in Yoga, Tanz, Kampfkunst, Breathwork und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung teil. Dabei hallen Tag und Nacht verschiedenste Klänge über das Festivalgelände. Sie werden von Songwritern, DJs, Weltmusik Bands und anderen Künstlern der Conscious Musik Szene gespielt. Wer am BaliSpirit Festival te ..read more

BaliSpirit Festival is jezelf ontdekken, het is like-minded mensen ontmoeten, het is dansen in de regen, het is diepgaande yoga beoefenen in de meest uiteenlopende workshops. Maar het allerbelangrijkste is: jezelf de tijd geven om te genezen, te herstellen, te luisteren, te leren, te voelen en natuurlijk… heel veel te lachen. Honderden mensen van over de hele wereld bezoeken jaarlijks het magische en eeuwig groene eiland Bali om het Bali Spirit Festival bij te wonen. Rond Maart/April zetten wij een hele week in het thema van (zelf)ontdekking, yoga, dans, martial arts, breathw ..read more

We are living in a time, where the rising and re-awakening of the Divine Feminine becomes more and more apparent. Women's Leadership Trainings, Shakti Dance, Temple Arts, Womb Healing and Women´s Circles all show the importance of sacred spaces for women, to cultivate their feminine essence, sisterhood and sacred feminine energy with a dash of wild warrior spirit. The word Shakti has its root in Sanskrit and means the creative life force energy we hold within. It stands not only for what we usually associate with feminine qualities, such as beauty, gentleness and softness, but also for p ..read more

Even if you’ve never read Eat, Pray, Love or dreamt of escaping to a tropical island, chances are you know someone who’s been to Bali and come back tanned, limber, smooth-skinned and fresh-faced after a stint in paradise. So why is Ubud the best place for a yoga festival? And what keeps people coming back here? Here’s a few reasons why – and they might not be what you think. 1. You don’t need a heated room when you live in one All that fuss about heating up the room for Bikram Yoga? No need… Bali is a tropical paradise, which means warm, sultry, balmy days and cool nights. There’s a mo ..read more

So many of us out there are not living our healthiest lives. Sure, we are physically healthy - we eat well, exercise regularly, and get our beauty sleep - but when it comes to our minds and spirits, something just isn’t connecting. Our busy, overwhelming lives just make it too hard to center our spirits, and too often we let it slide. But health is so much more than a tasty salad and eight glasses of water. Our spirit and energy are incredibly important when it comes to living a healthy life. This is why we are so in love with regular yoga practice; yoga is a wonderful way ..read more

  When Anna Maria walks in the room it’s like someone just whispered you a secret. She wears a smile that flits around her face and her eyes and it dances on her lips as if to say “I know something extraordinary. And I’ll share it if you have ears to listen and a heart that’s open”. So I took some time to sit down with Anna Maria. To ask her some questions and then listen – as many others have – to what she has to share. After all, it’s not often I get to have a cup of tea with a Shamanic Tantrika, and I was curious to hear her story. Chatting and laughing in a Swedish lilt flavored with accen ..read more