A Conscious City Guide to:
Bali
Jaclyn Hodes is the creator and founder of Conscious and Ecological Plant-Dyed Silk brand Awaveawake. She has lived in Bali where she produces her ethical fashion line, so we asked her to share all her favorite conscious places in Bali.
Connect with Nature in Bali
A long walk down black sands at Seesh Beach.
Sunrise hike at Mt Batur is pretty mind and body altering. To wake up that early and to walk in the dark and get to the top just as the sun is rising is spectacular. There are also hot springs to be found in this region.
Watching the waves (and those that ride them) outside of Uluwatu Surf Villas (and also the tide pools there at low tide are exquisite. The downstairs has the best salt water pool and a great spot for sunset drinks. Upstairs the view is breathtaking. I love their tacos but really everything is delicious.
The natural spring fed pools off the Sayan River at Bambu Indah.
Conscious Eating in Bali
Little Rippers is up the coast in Kedungu. Great for breakfast and lunch. I love to go surf after with my girl gang at the nearby beach.
Surf shop, book store and cafe all in one. Drifters has especially great breakfast and lunch. (Uluwatu)
Road Trip Eatery is a must for so many tasty reasons, including that they are one of the very few restaurants do not use seed oils!
The raw food institution is Alchemy. There is a Ubud and Uluwatu location.
Neighbourhood in Berawa is also a favorite spot with great food and natural wine including the local Park Juice.
KAWI UBUD is where I celebrated my birthday this past year. It is a hidden bar with a very sleek modern design with very unique blends of cocktails.
Sayuris in Ubud is a mostly raw food vegan restaurant. It has one of the best matchas and medicinal iced herbal tea blends. I usually order their special of the week.
Ubud Coffee Roastery has the best coffee on the island, pouring 100% Indonesia Arabica.
Conscious Places to Sweat in Bali
Kundalini with Lynn at Yoga Center and functional Movement Training with Dasha.
The Shala at Alchemy in Ubud is beautiful
Ecstatic Dance on Sunday afternoons at Yoga Barn in Ubud.
Rain of Rain Body Alchemy who does flexibility, mobility and aerial dance coaching from a very deep, and transformational embodiment space working out of Body Factory.
Conscious Practitioners to Mediate With
The most beautiful place to stay for a retreat like getaway with a spa and overall experience of wellness, all the details included from the rooms, to the dining but it was their thoughtful and thorough massages that I found deeply transformative and their Pilates and breath work practitioners top notch.
Reiki and sound healing sessions and or Ayurvedic consultations with Nikola (IG @thealchemyofayurveda) who is working at The Path in (Canggu) and The Space (Bingin/ Uluwatu).
Tujung Crystal in Ubud for energy work and for tough love intuitive talking sessions that take the place of therapy.
Conscious Businesses in Bali
Pagi Motley, an art studio in Tejakula, is one of our natural dye partners in the north east of the island. They use local material like mango leaves and ketapang leaves
Batu Karu Coffee Estate has a biodynamic coffee farm and is the most beautiful retreat spot.
Salty Cowboy is a horse rehabilitation stables that offers rice field and beach horse rides. I also took a horse whispering course here. (Kedungu)
Avocado Factory (Canggu). We coordinated with them using their avocado waste for natural dyeing with one of the dye houses we work with.
AmrtaSiddhi (Ubud) is an Ayurvedic center that offers panchakarma and traditional individual treatment
Bali Spirit Fest is a yoga, dance, world music and healing festival occurring at the end of April and beginning of May. It falls on the new moon this year!
