Visiting Sanur & Nusa Penida

After meeting back up with this rockin’ kid Marley, from Eugene, he invited us to travel back up the island to Sanur, where his Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Tomas live. Sylvia and Tomas have been living in Bali on and off for over 30 years. They run many different business aspects around the world solely surrounding organic and sustainable practices. They are agricultural angels to say the least! They welcomed Brad, Drew and I into their home for a week. They fed us with wonderful home cooked meals, showed us around their town of Sanur, and took us on a unforgettable day trip to the small island of Nusa Penida; The Black Magic Island. “At one time inhabited by ghouls, demons, and dark spirits, Balinese penida or priests were called upon to cleanse the island and make it safe to inhabit.” And that’s just what the priests did. We were given the incredible opportunity to visit one of the islands most sacred temples, Giri Putri. Atop a tall mountain that one must climb over 100 steps to reach, you are greeted by the first priests and given your first blessing. Once completing the rice and flower ritual, you gather your belongings, and make your way through a small crack in the mountain, leading you inside an enormous cave. You have now reached the temple of Giri Putri. If men are doing step 2 above – cardio – and eating online viagra prescriptions right, then the process of losing weight should already be under way. 6. Several research institutions have defined it as a process that involves your brain function, nerves and the blood flow http://djpaulkom.tv/music-dj-paul-datsik-collaborate-on-get-smashed-single/ order viagra becomes less. Very severe anemia prompts the body to compensate by increasing cardiac output, leading to palpitations and sweatiness, and to heart failure. cheap sildenafil tablets In addition, disciplinary referrals dropped to about one-fifth the previous level. http://djpaulkom.tv/im-dat-raw-remix-ft-snow-tha-product-download/ cialis prices Our group went through a number of prayer stations, all different priests and altars, calling upon our ancestors to come down to protect and be with us while we pray. The second-to-last altar is tucked back into a small corner of the cave, and said to be the most sacred part of the temple. Thus, you need to be cleansed in order to enter. So we were given our own Balinese baptism! Soaked with water, and prayed upon by the priest, we were now able to enter the altar. A deep and powerful meditation was to follow. Overall, being with our ancestral guides, prayed upon in a language we cannot understand but only feel, and guided through many prayer meditations was one of the most powerful practices ever to experience. Beyond any form of spirituality we have ever encountered, a true blessing from Mama Bali to be remembered.

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  1. This is fantastic! Not only are we loving keeping up with you around the world, we are also learning so much about it along the way. Thanks always for sharing. xoxox

  2. Very cool!! I like that you make such wonderful friends along the way. Please take pictures of the mud huts you are living in while working on the farm. I would love that!

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