Immersive Learning

If you book the retreat with accommodations, you’ll be staying at the retreat hOMe, Peace Kitchen. Peace Kitchen is located in Nyuh Kuning. The exact location will be sent after registration. 

Once our retreat rooms fill, we suggest our overflow participants book at Villa Sonia, located within walking distance. 

Be prepared to be hot!  The average temperature during the day is 84 with occasional brief rainstorms.

Bumi Sehat appreciates your wishes to volunteer as a doula. Unfortunately, the county has restrictions on foreign volunteer doulas. Bumi Sehat does have a non-doula volunteer program. Learn more HERE.

Want to help in another way? More than anything, the birth center is in need of financial support. If you are an organizer and can put together a fundraiser in your local community to raise funds for Bumi Sehat, that would be amazing! 

It is hot outside during the day and a bit cooler in the evening. Bring light clothing in natural breathable materials and layers. When you arrive in Bali, you will have ample opportunities to shop for any clothes which you may need/want in order to help acclimate to the difference in climate.  There is GREAT shopping in Bali!

Be advised that if you want to go to a temple you will need a blouse or shirt to cover your shoulders and a sash and sarong, which you can purchase in Bali. The Balinese welcome you to their temple festivals but you must dress properly.

Summer clothing is perfectly appropriate for classes.

You will need an electrical converter available at drug stores or office supply shops. 

Please bring a reusable water bottle and refill with filtered water. The water in Bali is unsafe for tourists to drink or brush teeth unfiltered.

Most restaurants catering to westerners use bottled water for all cooking purposes. There is ample bottled water available all over the island and at all small food shops and convenience stores.  

You will be traveling in a civilized, built up area.  Your doctor may suggest all kinds of vaccinations for traveling in the jungle. Please impress upon your provider that you are staying in nice resorts and eating at good restaurants and discuss the question.

There are plenty of international medical clinics near the clinic. These clinics usually do not accept health insurance, but they do not cost much. Should you need specialized care in an emergency, you would be evacuated to Singapore. We require you purchase travel insurance. 

There are pharmacies in Bali that have most common drugs, such as antibiotics, anti diarrhea, cold and flu remedies. If you are on a prescription, you need to bring enough for your trip.  Make sure they are in pharmacy bottles with your doctor’s name on the label.  Be sure to bring any and all natural remedies you like to have on hand. 

The easiest way to access money in Ubud is via the ATM or to bring cash (large bills have better exchange rates) and exchange it at the airport, bank or authorized money exchangers. Banking hours are usually from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm from Monday to Friday and until 1:00 pm Saturday. 

Please be sure to exchange enough money to pay your driver upon arrival as you will be responsible for their fee + gratuity.

Prior to your trip, please tell your bank and credit card companies the dates that you will be in Bali, as they may cut off your funds for fraud protection if they don’t know you are using your cards in a foreign country. 

PLEASE NOTE: 
Using a credit card or traveler’s checks for purchases is almost impossible anywhere in the village or in Ubud except in hotels and larger establishments.  Be sure you travel with sufficient funds in your bank account to be able to access them via ATM.  Your other alternative is to have money sent via Western Union to numerous locations in Ubud.

You can easily stay for about $100 per day. This includes housing, meals, local transportation, and some spending money.

During the retreat, breakfast and lunch is included each day, so you will only need money for dinner, shopping and attractions.