



Sydney Bell’s BALI Main Character Retreat: Write/ReWrite your script.
Dates
Oct 11–18, 2024
Group Size
8–23 Travelers
Duration
8 days, 7 nights
Activity Level
Exploration
About This Trip
Meet Your Host
View Full ProfileSydneyLBell
I’m so excited to be able to TRAVEL together! Some may know me as a self love content creator for Lounge, Liquid IV, Kate Spade, Nike, etc. a signed model for NYX, VOGUE, Sephora, Cosmo mag, etc. and a pro dancer for Lizzo (BET, SNL, Music vids) Queen Latifah, and DJ chose etc. it’s YOUR turn to be the Main Character… LET'S HAVE A BLAST💕
Trip Activities
Uluwatu Surfing (Classes for Beginners)
Uluwatu Beach Exploration
Kecak and Fire Dance Show
Eastern Nusa Penida Exploration
Western Nusa Penida Exploration
Balinese Cooking Lesson
Included in Your Trip
Double occupancy in 3-star hotels (limited single rooms available)
Local Guide throughout trip
All city transfers
Arrival airport transfer (until 5pm on first day)
Departure airport transfer (morning of last day)
7 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners
Not Included
International flights
Food and alcohol (except as noted)
Visas and travel insurance
Airport transfers outside of designated times
Tips for Guides
What's included by Your Host
Main Character Meet and Greet: “Bali’s Tapestry of Tales: Crafting the Main Character’s Web”
Morning Session Prompt: Sunrise Silhouettes: Casting Your Confident Shadow”
Evening Session Journal Prompt : Twilight Triumphs: Celebrating Your Story’s Shape
Beachfront Body Embrace:Unveiling Your Best Self. BODY MIND AND SPIRIT with Sifu Justin
A Star is Born: From a Diamond in the Rough
Canvas by the Coast: The Main Character’s Toast🍷🌊🎨
Influenced by the Influencer: SydneyLBell’s COMPLIMENTARY Brand Building Workshop (optional)
Itinerary
*All durations are approximate
Info
Arrival Transfer
Transfer
dinner
Welcome dinner at the hotel is included.
Main Character Meet and Greet: “Bali’s Tapestry of Tales: Crafting the Main Character’s Web”
Embark on your Bali retreat with our inaugural group activity, designed to connect us as the main characters of our unique life stories. Set in Bali’s breathtaking landscape, our “Main Character Meet & Greet” is not just an icebreaker; it’s the beginning of a journey where we all come together to support and uplift each other. In this powerful & engaging activity, we’ll form a circle and pass around a ball of yarn. Each person will share a personal strength or positive trait, focusing on body positivity, self-confidence, and/or how they live, their lives is the main character. As the yarn travels from hand to hand, we’ll weave a tapestry that visually represents our interconnected stories and strengths. This interactive experience is a beautiful way of not only creating a beautiful and unique visually pleasing web of our strengths, differences that make unique and special, and our resiliences, but we’re also building a network and web of support and understanding at the start of our Bali adventure, symbolizing how we’re all connected in our journey of self-discovery and empowerment.
Le Grande Bali (or similar)
Overnight in Uluwatu.
Info
breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel is included.
Uluwatu Surfing (Classes for Beginners)
Classes are offered by experienced Balinese Surf Instructors, who will teach you the skills needed to get out there and ride the waves.
lunch
Lunch at a local restaurant is included.
Uluwatu Beach Exploration
Soak up the sun on the white sand or splash in the turquoise waters of Bali’s most breathtaking beaches, Balangan and Padang Padang. The limestone cliffs, lush green vegetation and white sands, make it one of the most scenic areas in Bali. Padang Padang, known as the surfer’s paradise, is described in a surf magazine as having the most perfect waves in the world.
Kecak and Fire Dance Show
Feel the heat and rhythm at Uluwatu Temple, Kecak Fire Dance. Experience the drama as dancers weave in and out of the circle of fire to the beat of the drums. Their culture and folklore is told through dance, in this traditional Balinese-Hindu musical drama.
Morning Session Prompt: Sunrise Silhouettes: Casting Your Confident Shadow”
Morning Session Prompt: Sunrise Silhouettes: Casting Your Confident Shadow” Welcome to Bali my main characters. It’s our first day a.k.a. our first chapter and the gorgeous setting of Bali where you are the main character right or rewrite the script. As we embark on our first day in Bali, “Sunrise Silhouettes” welcomes you to the sandy shores and the exhilarating promise of surfing waves. Envision this day as the opening page of a novel set on a vibrant beach - your novel, where your body is the main character, full of strength and grace. Journal about how you will celebrate and embrace your body amidst the sun, sand, and surf. Reflect on how, like a novel, your body tells a story of twists, turns, and triumphs. Do you have any fears of conflicts for the day? Today, write the beginning of this chapter, setting intentions to live fully and joyously in each moment of our beach adventure. Let’s reflect!
Evening Session Journal Prompt : Twilight Triumphs: Celebrating Your Story’s Shape
Evening Session Journal Prompt : “Twilight Triumphs: Celebrating Your Story’s Shape” Description: Chapter 1 in Bali COMPLETE! As we conclude the first chapter of our Bali adventure, “Twilight Triumphs” invites you to reflect on a day spent under the sun and riding the waves. How did your story unfold by the beach? Were there plot twists as you navigated the surf, moments where you felt at one with the sea? Write about how your body, like a beautifully written novel, experienced the highs and lows of the day’s adventure, embracing every curve and edge in the beach setting. Celebrate the completion of this first chapter, recognizing the depth and beauty of your body’s narrative, and how it contributes to the main character you are.
Beachfront Body Embrace:Unveiling Your Best Self. BODY MIND AND SPIRIT with Sifu Justin
“Beachfront Body Embrace” is a profound experience led by renowned meditation, and Martial Arts guru, Siru Justin Burrell, designed to deepen your connection with and love for your body in the serene setting of Bali’s beach. 1. Seaside Self-Scripting: Guided Meditation for Main Character Moments Begin with Justin leading a guided meditation focused on self-love and body appreciation. Participants are encouraged to sit comfortably on the beach, feeling the warmth of the sand and the gentle sea breeze. This meditation guides you through acknowledging your body’s strength, beauty, and resilience, fostering a deep sense of gratitude and love for yourself. 2. Shoreline Scripts: Re-Scripting Your Body’s Empowered Tale: After the meditation, each participant is invited to step closer to the water and write a message, word or , phrase in the sand that someone or themselves has said about their body that has prevented them from being the main character in the past. It’s a moment to externalize inner thoughts and feelings about a word or phrase that has held you back in the past for far too long. 3. Sea’sCape the Old, Embracing the New You: As the tide comes in, watch as the waves gently erase the words, symbolizing the release of any negative thoughts or feelings about your body and reinforcing the positive affirmations. It’s a powerful reminder that just like the ocean, self-love and acceptance are continuous processes. 4. Beach Beat Bodyscapes: Justin then leads a gentle body movement session, combining elements of Martial Arts, yoga, and free movement. This isn’t about intensity but rather celebrating what your body can do, moving with love and respect for its capabilities and limitations. 5. Body Bliss Buzz: Conclude with a circle where participants can voluntarily share their experiences, insights, or feelings that arose during the activity. This shared reflection reinforces the community’s support for each individual’s journey to self-love, and remind us that we may not be as different or alone as we think.
Le Grande Bali (or similar)
Overnight in Uluwatu.
Info
breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel is included.
Speed Boat to Nusa Penida
Speedboat
Eastern Nusa Penida Exploration
Today you’ll explore the eastern side of Nusa Penida. The first stop is Atuh Beach, a gorgeous little cove with cliff views and a secluded beach on the bay. A set of concrete steps will take you up to the Rumah Pohon Treehouse and the epic Thousand Islands View Point, one of the most beautiful areas on the island.
lunch
Lunch at a local restaurant is included.
Semabu Hills Hotel (or similar)
Overnight in Nusa Penida.
Info
breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel is included.
Western Nusa Penida Exploration
Today, you’ll explore the western side of the island, beginning by walking along the cliffs to the Peguyangan Waterfall, which is also a temple. As you make your way down you’ll come across a number of hidden falls and crystal blue pools. Then, you’ll hike up to the viewpoint of Kelingking Beach, one of the most majestic sites on the island, with its spectacular views, white sand beaches and blue water. The day continues to Broken Beach, named for its natural archway that circles the bay allowing the ocean to flow in and out. Relax after your long day with a sunset at Crystal Beach.
lunch
Lunch at a local restaurant is included.
A Star is Born: From a Diamond in the Rough
1. Unveiling the main character journey: - Participants embark on a guided nature walk, connecting with the earth and surroundings. Each participant is given a smooth, palm-sized rock and a marker. They are instructed to carry the rock with them during the nature walk, symbolizing the emotional burdens or traumas they carry. 1. “Unveiling the main characters journey” • at the beginning of the walk, the main character will receive a rock, and will be told to carry it throughout their journey 2. “Chapter of Acceptance: Writing the Inner Narrative” • A session of reflection and acceptance, where participants externalize their emotional burdens at broken symbolizing, how their traumas may have seen like they have broken them and they writing on the rocks, marking a key chapter in their story of past conflict and traumas that have held them back however, they are in fact, not broken by the things they thought broke them, and they are told to continue to walk with the rock. 3. “Rhythmic Release: Dancing Through the Story” • An expressive dance and movement session, symbolizing the main character’s journey through emotional challenges and the liberation from past traumas. 4. “Cathartic Currents: Transforming Burdens into Beauty” • At Crystal Beach, participants engage in a ceremonial release of their burdens (the rock) and embrace a transformation receiving a (crystal) where they symbolizing a pivotal turning point in their character and learn that they were just a diamond in the rough, and they kept pushing no matter how hard or traumatic their past traumas were. 5. “Circle of Chronicles: Sharing the Journey’s Power” • A reflective and empowering circle where participants share their experiences, symbolizing the collective strength found in the main character’s story and the support of a shared narrative.
Semabu Hills Hotel (or similar)
Overnight in Nusa Penida.
Info
breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel is included.
Canvas by the Coast: The Main Character’s Toast🍷🌊🎨
Canvas by the Coast: The Main Character’s Toast Join us for a serene evening of creativity and celebration at our “Canvas by the Coast” event. As the sun sets over the Bali shoreline, indulge in the relaxing art of painting, accompanied by the gentle lull of the waves and a glass (or bottle😉) of your favorite wine. In this session, you’re not just an artist, but the main character in your own story. Each stroke on your canvas is a chapter of your journey, a reflection of your inner world. Whether you’re an experienced painter or picking up a brush for the first time, this is your moment to let creativity flow and express yourself. As you sip paint whatever your heart desires. Weather it’s an it’s a self portrait of yourself frolicking on the beach, or a portrait of a new friend you made and all of the elements of their beauty. Or if it’s a landscape painting and your copying what you see infront of you being the shoreline in Bali, you have free creative control. We will all raise a toast to each of our achievements, dreams, and the beautiful narrative that is uniquely ours both on and off of this trip. This is more than a painting session; it’s a celebration of self, a toast to the main character that you are in the novel of your life. No experience is needed, just an open heart and the willingness to explore. We’ll provide all the materials, along with some delightful wine to inspire your artistic journey. Let the rhythm of the sea inspire your brush, and capture the essence of your Bali experience on canvas.
Semabu Hills Hotel (or similar)
Overnight in Nusa Penida.
Info
breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel is included.
Speed boat to Bali Main Island
Speed boat
Balinese Cooking Lesson
Take the afternoon to immerse yourself in local culture when you participate in a Balinese cooking class. Learn how to whip up some delicious regional dishes with the help of a local chef.
dinner
Dinner after cooking class is included.
Eastin Ashta Resort Canggu (or similar)
Overnight in Canggu.
Info
breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel is included.
dinner
Farewell dinner at a local restaurant is included.
Influenced by the Influencer: SydneyLBell’s COMPLIMENTARY Brand Building Workshop (optional)
Influenced by the Influencer: SydneyLBell’s COMPLIMENTARY Brand Building Workshop (optional) Activity Description: On the final day of our retreat, we’re thrilled to offer the exclusive “Influenced by the Influencer” session with SydneyLBell. This comprehensive workshop, usually valued at $500, is available FREE for our guests, providing an unparalleled opportunity to learn from a meta-verified influencer, signed curve model, and professional dancer. The session is divided into two parts: 1. Business Behind the Scenes (First 30 Minutes): • Delve into the nitty-gritty of becoming a successful influencer. Sydney will discuss crucial behind-the-scenes aspects like understanding analytics, navigating social media algorithms, and effective outreach strategies. Learn how to craft compelling emails and communications that get results. This segment is all about the business side of branding and influencing. 2. Group Content Creation Session (Next 30 Minutes): • Transition into an interactive content creation session. Together, we will explore various aspects of creating engaging content: • Travel and Resort Influencing: Learn to capture the essence of travel and luxury resort living through your content. • Fashion Industry Shoots: Set up shoots to showcase different looks around the resort, understanding how to create content that appeals to clothing brands. • Vlogging Techniques: Dive into video shooting, covering everything from setup to execution, perfect for those interested in vlogging. • Modeling Agency Prep: For aspiring models, there’s an opportunity to shoot test photos and digitals, which can be used for agency submissions. Sydney will guide you on posing, editing, and captioning to make your submissions stand out. Sydney’s insights and hands-on experience in the session will cover a wide range of topics, from the technical side of influencing to the creative process of content creation. Whether you’re looking to break into modeling, level up your social media game, or simply want to create more impactful content, this workshop is a goldmine of information. Don’t miss this chance to gain expert advice, practical skills, and insider knowledge from SydneyLBell, helping you take your brand and influence to the next level!
Eastin Ashta Resort Canggu (or similar)
Overnight in Canggu.
Info
breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel is included.
Departure Transfer
Transfer
Physical Activity Level:Exploration
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Cancellation Policy
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Spot Confirmed With 91 or More Days Before Your Trip
Spot Confirmed With 90 or Fewer Days Before Your Trip
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