Journal

Guides from the treatment room

What our therapists end up explaining every day — written down, so you can read it before you book rather than while lying face-down.

A therapist working slowly along the back during a massage

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What actually happens at a Balinese massage

The honest version: what you take off, what you are covered with, how hard it should hurt, and what nobody tells you about the first ten minutes.

12 August 20266 min read

Warm oil poured onto the back during a Balinese body ritual

Rituals

28 July 20265 min read

Boreh, lulur or massage: choosing your first ritual

Three names you will see on every spa menu in Bali, doing three completely different things. A plain guide to which one your body is actually asking for.

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Ubud

4 July 20267 min read

Three quiet hours around Sanggingan

Ubud's northern ridge, without the scooter traffic of the centre. A walk, a museum, a long lunch and a treatment, in an order that actually works.

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A warm turmeric and honey mask being applied during a facial

Ingredients

16 June 20265 min read

Jamu, and why it ends up on your face

Turmeric, tamarind and honey have been drunk in Indonesia for a thousand years. Here is what happens when the same kitchen goes to work on skin.

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Sunrise over an open-air pavilion surrounded by palms

Planning

22 May 20266 min read

When to come to Bali for a wellness trip

Wet season, dry season, and the weeks in between that almost nobody books. What the weather actually does to a week built around treatments.

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Reservations

Your therapist is already blending the oil

Tell us where you are staying and what your body has been carrying. We bring the table, the linens and the oils, and reply within the hour.

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