Find enlightenment amid the silent stupas and deeply spiritual setting of Amanjiwo, overlooking Unesco-crowned Borobudur temple and the misty volcano-ringed countryside of Java. Over three restful nights, this Indonesian retreat, hosted by mindfulness expert and yoga teacher Hendrick Tanuwidjaja, will guide guests to new ways of wisdom via movement, meditation, monk-led rituals, special temple-hosted dinners and symbolic dove-release ceremonies.
6 – 7.30am
Witness the Pradaksina circular walking ritual – which sees Buddhist monks walk clockwise around a devotional object – at contemplative Candi Mendut temple
8 – 9.30am
Breakfast at the main restaurant
10 – 11.30am
Embrace the day with a guided yoga class
11.30am – 1pm
Lunch at the main restaurant
2 – 4pm
Attend a lecture on Jamu – traditional Indonesian herbal medicine, reliant on regional plants and herbs
5.30 – 6.30pm
Tap into new levels of consciousness in a mindfulness session
6.30 – 8.00pm
Special dinner at gubug sawah
8.30 – 9.30pm
In a symbolic gesture of letting go, join local monks for a liberating dove-release ceremony
Hendrick Tanuwidjaja is the first Indonesian to receive international certification as a Qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher (QMT) from the University of California in San Diego. He is also certified by Oxford University as a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) teacher and conducts dozens of mindfulness training sessions in settings across Indonesia today. Before focusing in on science-based mindfulness, Hendrick practiced Chinese zen meditation for 10 years, gaining an ordination as a Shingon priest from Mahabodhi Monastery in Singapore. He also practices yoga in the Svastha yoga lineage of Indian teacher, AG Mohan, himself a student of the late Ayurvedic healer and scholar, Sri Krishnamacharya, who lived to the age of 100.
Contact us to make a reservation and secure your retreat.
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Tel: +62 361 84 68585