You may remember Ketut, with his ever present smile greeting you at the front desk during your retreat at Kumara. Ketut has been with Kumara since October 2004. He remarks that he loves to meet and greet people and that meeting guests is his way to learn about new cultures of many different countries. What he loves in his current job are also the challenges he gets...

Being a mother of two kids is a joy to Ani, reservation staff of ONEWORLD retreats. She is the one answering your emails and handling reservations. She finds herself enjoying both roles; as a mom and a career woman. “Working offers opportunities to learn many new things as well as keeping us to be productive,” she revealed. Joining ONEWORLD retreats in...

Meet us at the upcoming OM Yoga Show taking place in Olympia, London from October 26 to 28. ONEWORLD retreats is proud to join the annual yoga event for the second time and we can’t wait to see the crowd! The OM Yoga Show is known to be the most dedicated yoga event in Europe. Held annually, the Yoga Show has been a gathering point for many yogis from around the...

Brought up in Gianyar, Wayan has surrendered himself to beauty and creativity. Besides yoga, Parta practices Balinese dance and sings out melodies that his heart tunes into, he is a fan of Keertan. He agrees that art shall be sprouted from an awakened intuition. Wayan lives in Tampaksiring with his wife and three sons. “I love them very much. They are my...

While Australians are welcoming spring, European and North Americans are getting ready for winter. For us in Bali, not much change, the rain season will soon be here and that is always a blessing. We often hear or read, “have faith in your intuition”. Personally I am a firm believer in this practice as for me it means “trust in yourself”. I...

When Putri, our new team member now in charge of communications for ONEWORLD retreats, told me that we should consider doing our newsletters thematically, I thought the idea was appealing. I asked her what she had in mind for the next letter, she said, “How about ‘gratitude’?” and straight away I was grateful that she had joined the team and...