EMBODIED BALI - A Curated 7-Day Movement & Cultural Immersion UBUD
EMBODIED BALI - A Curated 7-Day Movement & Cultural Immersion UBUD
Ubud, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Up to 15 in group
September 11 - 18, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- ✨ Dance Alchemy & Archetypes in Motion embodiment sessions
- ✨ Authentic encounters with Balinese dance traditions (Legong & Kecak)
- ✨ Ecstatic dance & conscious movement explorations
- ✨ Volcano sunrise journey & ocean experiences
- ✨ Traditional Balinese rituals & purification ceremonies
- ✨ Sound healing & integration journeys
- ✨ Yoga, breathwork & meditation practices
- ✨ Carefully curated cultural, artistic & culinary experiences
- ✨ Sauna, fire & elemental rituals
- ✨ Spacious moments for creativity, reflection & integration
- ✨ Small intimate group experience (max. 15 participants)
- ✨ Experience Bali beyond tourism — through embodiment, culture & authentic connection
- ✨ No dance experience required
- ✨ Airport pick-up on arrival day included
- ✨ Optional private sessions & personalized experiences available
About this Retreat
Your Guides
🌙 Sandra Anais — Archetypal Embodiment
https://www.archetype-motion.com/
Sandra’s work weaves together: archetypal psychology, movement, contemporary dance, feminine embodiment, experiential inner work, creative expression, reflection.
Her facilitation opens subtle spaces for self-discovery, emotional integration and meaning-making through embodied experience. Accessible for both dancers and non-dancers
🌿 Goran Bogdanovski — Dance Alchemy
https://www.fichoinstitute.com/
Goran’s work bridges: dance improvisation, somatic practices, masculine embodiment, contact improvisation, martial arts, embodied leadership, meditation.
His facilitation invites participants into freedom of expression, creativity, presence and deep connection with the body. Accessible for both dancers and non-dancers
A SHARED JOURNEY OF MOVEMENT, BALI & TRANSFORMATION
We are Sandra Anais and Goran Bogdanovski — partners in life, movement and transformational work.
Between 2013–2015, we created and facilitated a series of Dance Journeys across Slovenia, Croatia and Bali. They were never simply retreats, workshops or organized travel experiences, but living spaces where movement, nature, culture, creativity and human connection merged into something deeply alive.
People did not only visit places, but moved, felt and connected through them.
Again and again, we witnessed how carefully chosen environments, meaningful encounters and embodied experiences could open unexpected spaces of connection, presence, creativity and transformation — especially in Bali.
Over time, the island became much more than a destination for us. It became a home and a place of artistic inspiration, renewal, ritual, beauty and deep remembering.
Embodied Bali was born from that relationship.
Not as tourism.
Not as a retreat formula.
Through the years, our work has continued to evolve through dance, facilitation, archetypal and alchemy work, artistic projects, retreats and the lived experience of navigating transformation, family life and creativity together.
At the heart of it all remains the same intention:
To create experiences that help people feel more alive, more present, more connected and more deeply embodied within themselves and the world around them.
Details of this retreat
EMBODIED BALI is not a typical retreat, workshop or tourist itinerary.
It is a carefully curated 7-day immersive journey through movement, culture, nature, ritual and authentic human connection in the heart of Ubud, Bali.
Created by long-time movement teachers and facilitators Sandra Anais & Goran Bogdabovski, this intimate experience invites participants to encounter Bali differently — through the body, the senses, presence and lived experience rather than passive consumption.
Inspired by the immersive Dance Journeys they created between 2013–2015 across Slovenia, Croatia and Bali, EMBODIED BALI weaves together embodiment practices, Balinese culture, artistic exploration and carefully selected experiences designed to nourish both inner transformation and genuine connection.
Throughout the journey participants will experience:
✨ Dance Alchemy embodiment sessions
✨ Archetypes in Motion explorations
✨ Yoga, breath & meditation practices
✨ Ecstatic dance experiences
✨ Authentic encounters with Balinese dance traditions such as Legong & Kecak
✨ Traditional ceremonies & purification rituals
✨ Volcano sunrise journey & ocean experiences
✨ Sound healing & integration journeys
✨ Sauna, fire & elemental rituals
✨ Curated cultural, artistic & culinary experiences
✨ Spacious moments for rest, creativity and reflection
Some moments will be playful and joyful.
Others quiet, reflective and deeply human.
No dance experience is required.
This immersion is open to conscious travelers, seekers, creatives and DANCERS OF LIFE who long to experience Bali beyond tourism — through movement, presence, culture, embodiment and authentic encounter.
The group is intentionally kept small in order to preserve intimacy, depth and the quality of the shared experience.
Early registration is recommended as places are limited.
It is a carefully curated 7-day immersive journey through movement, culture, nature, ritual and authentic human connection in the heart of Ubud, Bali.
Created by long-time movement teachers and facilitators Sandra Anais & Goran Bogdabovski, this intimate experience invites participants to encounter Bali differently — through the body, the senses, presence and lived experience rather than passive consumption.
Inspired by the immersive Dance Journeys they created between 2013–2015 across Slovenia, Croatia and Bali, EMBODIED BALI weaves together embodiment practices, Balinese culture, artistic exploration and carefully selected experiences designed to nourish both inner transformation and genuine connection.
Throughout the journey participants will experience:
✨ Dance Alchemy embodiment sessions
✨ Archetypes in Motion explorations
✨ Yoga, breath & meditation practices
✨ Ecstatic dance experiences
✨ Authentic encounters with Balinese dance traditions such as Legong & Kecak
✨ Traditional ceremonies & purification rituals
✨ Volcano sunrise journey & ocean experiences
✨ Sound healing & integration journeys
✨ Sauna, fire & elemental rituals
✨ Curated cultural, artistic & culinary experiences
✨ Spacious moments for rest, creativity and reflection
Some moments will be playful and joyful.
Others quiet, reflective and deeply human.
No dance experience is required.
This immersion is open to conscious travelers, seekers, creatives and DANCERS OF LIFE who long to experience Bali beyond tourism — through movement, presence, culture, embodiment and authentic encounter.
The group is intentionally kept small in order to preserve intimacy, depth and the quality of the shared experience.
Early registration is recommended as places are limited.
Schedule
Day 1: September 11 - Arrival — INTO THE BODY
A gentle descent from outer speed into embodied presence, connection and arrival.
- Opening Welcome Ceremony
- Light Movement Practice
- Welcome Dinner - Carefully Selected Culinary Experience
Day 2 : September 12 - EXPRESSION & EXPLORATION
Awakening creativity, flow and the natural intelligence of movement.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Dance Alchemy embodiment session
- Shared culinary experience in one of Ubud’s atmospheric garden-to-table spaces
- Visit to the magical world of masks, mythology and ritual at the Satia Darma House of Masks and Puppets
- Immersion into Balinese dance traditions through direct embodied experience
- Evening performance of traditional Balinese dance
- Optional Evening Gathering over Dinner
Day 3: September 13 - CONNECTION
Deepening relationship with self, others, culture and the living environment around us.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Immersion into Ubud’s vibrant conscious movement community through ecstatic dance
- Moments of integration over Lunch
- Spacious afternoon for rest, journaling or optional individual sessions*
- Archetypes in Motion embodiment session
- Optional Evening Gathering over Dinner
- Evening performance of Traditional Balinese Dance
Day 4: September 14 - ENCOUNTER - CULTURE & SPIRIT
Entering authentic encounters that expand perception through ritual, art and human connection.
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Traditional Balinese Purification Ceremony (Melukat) in a serene water temple setting
- Shared authentic lunch in local warung and moments of integration
- An Intimate Cultural Encounter rooted in Balinese movement, ritual and living tradition
- Direct embodied immersion into traditional Balinese dance or martial arts practices
- Soft evening integration and optional shared dinner in one of Ubud’s atmospheric spaces
Day 5: September 15 - ACTIVATION
Stepping into elemental intensity, transformation and aliveness.
- Sunrise volcano journey through the powerful landscapes of Kintamani
- Slow breakfast and integration after the morning trek
- Intentionally chosen beach escape for swimming, snorkeling and ocean restoration
- Shared Lunch Experience
- Spacious afternoon for rest, journaling or optional individual sessions*
- Optional Evening Gathering over Dinner
- Evening performance weaving together contemporary and traditional Balinese dance expression
Day 6: September 16 - INTEGRATION
Allowing experience to settle into clarity, meaning and inner coherence.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Immersive Tea Ceremony experience inviting presence and subtle awareness
- Deep restorative Sound Healing Journey in the Pyramid
- Shared culinary experience in one of Ubud’s atmospheric dining spaces
- Open space for journaling, creative ritual*, rest or optional individual sessions
- Evening sauna ritual with immersion in a natural saltwater pool and fire ceremony
- Optional shared dinner and evening integration
*At the end of the journey, participants create: a dance , a movement piece , a drawing , a story, a personal journal or a song as personal ritual to express:what has shifted, what has opened and what is emerging. This is not performance. It is expression.
Day 7: September 17 - CREATION
Giving expression to what has shifted, opened or awakened within.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Creative studio space for movement, reflection and personal expression
- Shared lunch experience in one of Ubud’s thoughtfully chosen culinary spaces
- Closing embodiment ceremony
- Evening performance weaving together contemporary movement and Balinese dance traditions
- Farewell dinner and closing celebration
A gentle descent from outer speed into embodied presence, connection and arrival.
- Opening Welcome Ceremony
- Light Movement Practice
- Welcome Dinner - Carefully Selected Culinary Experience
Day 2 : September 12 - EXPRESSION & EXPLORATION
Awakening creativity, flow and the natural intelligence of movement.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Dance Alchemy embodiment session
- Shared culinary experience in one of Ubud’s atmospheric garden-to-table spaces
- Visit to the magical world of masks, mythology and ritual at the Satia Darma House of Masks and Puppets
- Immersion into Balinese dance traditions through direct embodied experience
- Evening performance of traditional Balinese dance
- Optional Evening Gathering over Dinner
Day 3: September 13 - CONNECTION
Deepening relationship with self, others, culture and the living environment around us.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Immersion into Ubud’s vibrant conscious movement community through ecstatic dance
- Moments of integration over Lunch
- Spacious afternoon for rest, journaling or optional individual sessions*
- Archetypes in Motion embodiment session
- Optional Evening Gathering over Dinner
- Evening performance of Traditional Balinese Dance
Day 4: September 14 - ENCOUNTER - CULTURE & SPIRIT
Entering authentic encounters that expand perception through ritual, art and human connection.
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Traditional Balinese Purification Ceremony (Melukat) in a serene water temple setting
- Shared authentic lunch in local warung and moments of integration
- An Intimate Cultural Encounter rooted in Balinese movement, ritual and living tradition
- Direct embodied immersion into traditional Balinese dance or martial arts practices
- Soft evening integration and optional shared dinner in one of Ubud’s atmospheric spaces
Day 5: September 15 - ACTIVATION
Stepping into elemental intensity, transformation and aliveness.
- Sunrise volcano journey through the powerful landscapes of Kintamani
- Slow breakfast and integration after the morning trek
- Intentionally chosen beach escape for swimming, snorkeling and ocean restoration
- Shared Lunch Experience
- Spacious afternoon for rest, journaling or optional individual sessions*
- Optional Evening Gathering over Dinner
- Evening performance weaving together contemporary and traditional Balinese dance expression
Day 6: September 16 - INTEGRATION
Allowing experience to settle into clarity, meaning and inner coherence.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Immersive Tea Ceremony experience inviting presence and subtle awareness
- Deep restorative Sound Healing Journey in the Pyramid
- Shared culinary experience in one of Ubud’s atmospheric dining spaces
- Open space for journaling, creative ritual*, rest or optional individual sessions
- Evening sauna ritual with immersion in a natural saltwater pool and fire ceremony
- Optional shared dinner and evening integration
*At the end of the journey, participants create: a dance , a movement piece , a drawing , a story, a personal journal or a song as personal ritual to express:what has shifted, what has opened and what is emerging. This is not performance. It is expression.
Day 7: September 17 - CREATION
Giving expression to what has shifted, opened or awakened within.
- Gentle Morning Yoga session
- Slow morning with Shared Nourishing Breakfast
- Creative studio space for movement, reflection and personal expression
- Shared lunch experience in one of Ubud’s thoughtfully chosen culinary spaces
- Closing embodiment ceremony
- Evening performance weaving together contemporary movement and Balinese dance traditions
- Farewell dinner and closing celebration
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Goran Bogdanovski, Ubud, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Directions
The immersion takes place in Ubud, Bali.
The nearest airport is Ngurah Rai International Airport (Denpasar).
From the airport, it’s about 1.5–2 hours to Ubud.
We will organize a transfer for you from airport to your accomodation.
The nearest airport is Ngurah Rai International Airport (Denpasar).
From the airport, it’s about 1.5–2 hours to Ubud.
We will organize a transfer for you from airport to your accomodation.
Accommodation
Participants stay in comfortable Deluxe Rooms at Champlung Sari, a Balinese-owned hotel beside Ubud’s sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. Deluxe Rooms include a private bathroom, AC, terrace or balcony, WiFi and daily breakfast. The hotel also offers additional services and facilities including: 2 swimming pools, Purnama Spa, Kamani Restaurant, in-room dining, laundry & dry cleaning service, airport transfers, currency exchange, tour & travel services, and doctor on call (additional charges may apply).
Full Program and Accommodation with breakfast
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Participants stay at Champlung Sari, a long-standing Balinese-owned hotel in Ubud located directly beside the sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary.
The setting offers a very particular Ubud atmosphere — tropical, lively and deeply woven into the everyday rhythm of the town, while bordering one of its most iconic natural and cultural spaces. Because of its location, encounters with the local monkeys are part of the living environment.
The setting offers a very particular Ubud atmosphere — tropical, lively and deeply woven into the everyday rhythm of the town, while bordering one of its most iconic natural and cultural spaces. Because of its location, encounters with the local monkeys are part of the living environment.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Daily breakfast is included. Other meals are flexible, allowing participants to explore Ubud’s rich culinary scene. We will take you to our favorite local spots & hidden gems. Est. budget: 20-40€ /day
What's Included
- The immersion experience includes a carefully curated combination of:
- ✔ Accommodation with Breakfast
- ✔ Daily embodiment & movement sessions
- ✔ Dance Alchemy & Archetypes in Motion
- ✔ Gentle yoga & integration practices
- ✔ Ecstatic dance & cultural experiences
- ✔ Balinese purification ceremony (Melukat)
- ✔ Traditional dance & artistic encounters
- ✔ Volcano, ocean & nature immersion experiences
- ✔ Sound healing, tea ceremony & sauna ritual
- ✔ Selected transportation during group activities
- ✔ Airport pick-up on arrival day
- ✔ Ongoing support & guidance throughout the immersion
What's Not Included
- ✘ International flights
- ✘ Lunches & dinners
- ✘ Travel & health insurance, Visa cost
- ✘ Personal transportation outside the program
- ✘ Personal expenses
- ✘ Optional private sessions
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