Spring is in the AIR. This is a perfect time to clean up your nutrition and get your mind and body into shape for summer with my new book The Power of Living Raw.
I am so excited to finally bring you the book in its finished form. Living a Raw Food Life style has transformed my life, my energy and health.
You can read my tips in The new Power of Living Raw along with some great simple easy to make recipes and yummy treats that will not lie in your stomach feeling heavy or make you FAT and TIRED. But good FATS are important to your body and in the book it provides plenty of recipes incorporating Raw Fats that are highly beneficial to your body in moderation, great for your brain function and help and elevate moods and prevent depression.
The book was created with you in mind. To help teach you how to live with the mindset of 'PREVENTATIVE HEALTH.' For longevity, happiness and energy. We all know when we FEEL great we not only look sensational and radiant but we vibrate a certain healthy glow and energy that people just flock to. I promise you by including more RAW recipes into your life you will feel the rewards and reap the benefits.
The book is not formally launched into the shops until October 1st but I have launched my pre orders and receiving books from the warehouse now.
You can order my NEW book by clicking on the link below, postage and handling included.
2014 Bali Retreat
Our Retreat in August was a real success. Please read the below testimonial from Tim who shares a lovely in depth diary of each day.
The next retreat is set and already nearly full. I have taken time out to align the retreat with my book, Yoga Lifestyle and coaching in which all share the common goal, to bring the human body back into harmony and balance and teaching you tools for success, happiness and preventative health.
The resort Fivelements wowed out guests and we can not wait to do it all over again soon.
Please see the below outline for our 2015 The Body Work Retreat 5-10th July.
The Body Work Wellness Retreat ~A healing journey of detoxification and transformation~
On the Body Work retreat we recognise that optimal wellness comes from learning to love and respect the body, mind, and spirit, where health and well-being are a reflection of inner harmony.
The Body Work Wellness retreat includes, daily yoga, meditation for all levels or beginners, raw food cooking classes, traditional Balinese healing therapies aimed to detoxify and purify the physical body, and the non-physical mind and soul unifying body and mind towards a natural harmonious state of being, and allowing an organic healing process to unfold.
With your needs in mind, we collaborate with you to nurture a new healing path, combining:
Balinese Healing Rituals for purification, balance & regeneration
Living Foods for detoxification, nutrition & vitality
Daily Yoga and meditation for inner strength, integrity & dedication
Nicky Arthur daily workshops for self-development and Life Transformation 'Helping you to find your True North.'
We invite you to experience a new healing journey with Nicky and Tina and the team at Fivelements through the mystic culture of Bali.
~Love in Action.~
Tim's Testimonial Story ~A big thank you Tim for sharing~
Nicky Arthur's Bali Retreat - 20-25 August 2014
Nicky mentioned during a Yoga class I was fortunate enough to attend that she had one place available at the Bali Retreat and that started me thinking about attending.
Once I looked at the Fivelements website, I could clearly see that it was a very beautiful place and I had the thought that attending the retreat might help strengthen my resolve to live a better lifestyle and help with my fitness program. I also thought that it might better equip me physically and mentally for my chosen sport. In any event, I thought it would be a nice break and should improve my very basic yoga skills.
A couple of things were not quite clear to me. The food would be vegan and I am not vegetarian. How would I cope? Also, Nicky spoke of healing occurring and I gathered she was not talking about just physical injuries. Did I need mental or spiritual healing? Time would tell.
From the start, the organisation was seamless. On arrival at Denpasar, I was met by Newman, a member of the Fivelements staff who drove me to the resort. There I was greeted by Chicco, the Resort Manager, even though it was now well after 12.00pm, completed my registration, and was shown to my room, where a nice snack and tea awaited me.
The full beauty of Fivelements unfolded with the light of day. My Balinese Villa was very roomy with a king size bed overlooking the terrace which contained a deep bath in its own shelter. All the Villas back onto the Ayung River, which provides a peaceful rippling sound by day and night. My shower was in an enclosed garden adjoining the bathroom, a very nice way to shower.
Venturing outside, the full beauty of the gardens and the resort became apparent. All the buildings are constructed in traditional Balinese style and are very impressive, especially the largest building, Mandala Agung, where we had our first yoga session at 7.00am.
Apart from Nicky, I did not know any of the other people in the group, including Tina Stephens, our other yoga instructor, but Tina gave us a great first class after which we all sat down to our first breakfast in the Sakti Dining Room.
This is when one of my unanswered questions was answered. The food was fabulous! Every mouthful was a treat and the fruit somehow tasted softer and fresher than at home. After Day 1, when we had also had lunch and dinner, I was extremely happy with the food and ready to convert to raw vegetarian food if I could produce that quality at home.
Our daily routine was basically yoga at 7.00am for an hour and a half, breakfast about 9.00am followed by a workshop and free time until lunch at 12.00 noon. Sometimes the workshop would be in the afternoon instead. Then we either had more free time until dinner at 5.00pm. After dinner we had yoga again about 7.15pm.
I recall at dinner on Day1 thinking that there was no way I would feel like doing yoga afterwards, but I found it was a very pleasant and relaxing experience, especially when finishing with meditation and with Nicky taking the class, how could it not be? After evening yoga, I had no problem retiring to my villa, lighting an incense stick and listening to some Balinese music. It was also an opportunity to indulge in such typical Western habits as editing photos, checking text messages, stock exchange performance and posting on Facebook, before gratefully going to sleep!
During our free time we could have our complimentary massage or indulge ourselves in a number of other beauty and/or heath treatments, given by skilled Balinese healers, which were both varied and interesting.
Day 2 started with our first morning yoga session conducted in the Sacred Space, a special circular area set in the gardens of the resort. It was so nice to do yoga outside, see the sky, feel the sun on your body and appreciate nature around us, which once included a curious chicken or two! A circular array of flowers with incense was always present in the middle of our yoga areas. The staff provided us with juice and towels at the end of each session, which were welcome. Tina conducted the morning classes and it was always a delight to work with her.
I had not met Tina before, but I found her totally approachable and a great teacher and I very soon felt that I had known her for ages.
On Day 2 we had one of the highlights of the Retreat, a raw food cooking class guided and assisted by Made, the Resort's Head Chef. In pairs, we prepared three courses which we then sat down and ate. We were very pleased with the outcome of our efforts!
Nicky conducted the workshops which were devoted to nutrition, life goals, strategies meditation and goal setting. I found the workshops informative and thought provoking and more to the point, action provoking. We were all surprised when we attempted meditating for 20 minutes on Day 3 and found that the time seemed to pass in about 5 minutes.
On Day 4 we ventured into Ubud and did some sightseeing and shopping and had lunch. Perhaps it was preparation for returning to the real world after spending 4 days in what seemed to be the Garden of Eden. Strangely, we all thought it felt longer than 4 days. Definitely some time suspension going on there!
Another highlight of the retreat was a surprise arranged by Nicky and Tina on the evening of Day 4. This was attending Agni Hotra, an ancient Hindu fire ceremony conducted by a Hindu priest.
The idea is to literally burn our negative thoughts and promote our positive thoughts and this was done with us dressed in saris and a sacred sash, sitting around a fire which we fed with wood and seeds as offerings to the accompaniment of mantras and gongs delivered by the priest, which rose to a crescendo when we the smashed a coconut representing the removal of our hard shell and the opening up of our pure heart. We then fed the coconut into the fire. We all felt pretty hot and inspired after that I think!
We were a group of 6 people for this first Retreat. We all bonded very well and enjoyed each other's company. By Day 5 I feel we were all very close, knowing that we had all shared a unique and beautiful time together.
As is usual at the end of a holiday, there were feelings of sadness when we came to the last day, especially as it involved saying goodbye to people we had got to know and like, however, we were all feeling so resilient and happy at the end of the retreat that this seemed to make the parting easier. We all feel that we will meet again at some stage, hopefully, at the next retreat!
By the end of the retreat, we were all looking more relaxed and happier than when we arrived. The smiles gave it away really!
So did I feel that healing had taken place in me? Indeed, I did. Physically, there had been some weight loss and no doubt some improvement with my yoga. But there was also a feeling of inner happiness and mental refreshment as well. I feel more calm and relaxed and, in a strange way, purer in thought and spirit.
I feel I have been shown a better path to follow than I had before and that I have a greater understanding of both myself and others.
I think the healing also gave me a clearer view of my own reality, not all of which I like, but which I need to accept in order to be as happy and fulfilled as I can be. I am feeling more creative and thinking of making plans for a different future than I had in mind when I arrived.
Thank you, Nicky, Tina, Jacinda, Jutta and Sonia for making possible what was an experience of a lifetime and one that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
This is more than just great yoga and beautiful food. It can help you to become a better person.
Finally, I must thank the staff of Fivelements, who were always so friendly, helpful and professional and who's beautiful, gentle natures always shone through.
With sincere gratitude,
Tim Walter.
4 September 2014
For more information on the next retreat please emailnicky@nickyarthur.com asap so we can send you more information and discuss plans, packages and payment options with you.
There were so many highlights from the retreat, and it is hard to single one out, but the daily yoga outside in the morning was truly beautiful and peaceful then being served a lovely healthy juice and chatting after to each other was just bliss. Connecting to god, human and nature I suppose was the gift. Nicky xx
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Lastly I am back to Karratha for my yearly 3 day Retreat for the locals to indulge and challenge themselves this involves two Yoga sessions a day plus a 3 Day Detox plan. It is a big event this year with 100 people attending. I then go to Port Hedland for a 1 day YogaFit program as being part of my official book tour. Later in the year I finish the year off in Cootamundra for a 'Bat for Joe' charity event 1 day YogaFit workshop and promoting the book. I plan to settle in NZ for Xmas and be with my family and loved ones.
The Mind Body Transformation program has been updated and is still helping many mums and women bring balance, weight loss and harmony back into their life. A great program if yo hare unable to attend any of my retreats and workshops.
Check out the next kick off here. We are excited to include the NEW BOOK to the program and help as many people as possible make changes to their body, mind and life today.
Check out the MBT program here. For next kick off 18th Sept.
Blessings
Nicky xx
Thank you Tim Walter for sharing your story and experience on our Retreat.
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