Summer at the Samaya

The treatment rooms in the Samaya Spa are positioned so that you can have an ocean view, and even with eyes closed, ensconced in the privacy of the room the oceanic presence is audible and restful.

The Friendly Samaya Spa staff guide you through the choices of treatments and offer knowledge on essential oil blends and suitable styles of massage for problem areas. Well trained and in tune with the healing culture of their heritage, the massage therapists are among the islands' finest. They have a beautiful work ethic; 'share the gift of touch and touch someone's heart'.

A sense of gentleness pervades as the pretty gardens are echoed in the room by the petals strewn on the massage bed and the soft traditional music that flows through the room. The Samaya have a full range of treatments available and what we especially like is the Rama Men's treatment, it is so wholesome and male it provides the perfect excuse for a man to tend to his wellbeing. An afternoon spa session is a perfect gift and can be provided as a treatment for romantic couples or simply as a solo undertaking

Samaya Spa : 0062 361 731 149

Nyepi Holy Day

This is one of the most unique celebrations in the world. It is also known as the Day of Silence. This unique day is celebrate once a year between March or April.

On this day Balinese must remain in their homes for 24hrs, abstaining from lighting fires and work. Before this holiday at night, house yards are symbolically swept of demons and lots of noise is made to scare negative forces away. Great big papier-mache puppets, called ogoh-ogoh, parade through the streets.

Kecak Dance

In 1930th, for the new influx of tourists, the kecak was created by the German painter Walter Spies and artists are from Bedulu Village. Now, it is one of Bali's most spectacular performances. It is based on the hypnotic songs which originated with the Sanghyang trance traditions.
In this incredible interlocking rhythms of the vocal sound of cak, create the swirling music of the kecak. Over 100 mens chant while dancers perform an excerpt from the Ramayana story in the middle of the human circle. Peliatan at the Puri Agung, is one of the best to see it, in the Ubud area.

For more detail information abouy Kecak Dance:
Puri Agung, Peliatan, Ubud, Bali, 80571.
Tel.: +62 361 976 285
Article: World News, Photo: mountainelm.com

Ubud Residents Send Prince on Final Journey

For many people -- tourists, international media, and romantic Balinese -- the grand cremation ceremony held in Ubud was a clear example of the Balinese people's devotion toward royal patrons and the splendor and grandiose nature of their cultural heritage.
With a 28-meter-tall bade (tower used to carry the deceased's body to the cemetery), gigantic petulangan (wooden sarcophagus inside which the body is cremated) in the form of a black bull with golden horns, an elaborately decorated Naga Banda (giant dragon symbolizing the deceased's worldly attachments), a holy host group of 60 Hindu high priests and a watching crowd of around 15,000 people, the royal cremation was indeed a feast for the eyes.

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