My Experience
(Julie Arnott, Balinese Yoga Instructor & Dasa Vayu Master)
"I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. I visited Perth Western Australia in 1984, and for reasons unknown
to me at the time, I was totally drawn to Perth. In 1989 I moved to Perth to live.
I now know that this was part of
my soul’s destiny and the path to spiritual awakening for me.
In 1983, through friends I met in Perth, I started doing
self awareness workshops, silent retreats and reiki courses. This gave me a greater sense of happiness than I had
had in the past and the courage to do things that I would never have dreamed of before.
In 1985 I took my first trip
to Bali, once again, I became totally drawn to Bali and would return often for holidays.
I fell in love with the spirit of Bali and the Balinese people. From this attraction came the beginning of Bali Design
Solutions in October 2005. By importing beautiful Balinese handcrafts I felt I was helping the Balinese and also
bringing part of Bali to Australia for those who could not themselves go to Bali.
2007 brought many losses and traumas into my life, I had been busy with the business and family matters and got
caught up in the drama of life and lost touch with my spirit. By January 2008, I was in a state of total depression.
I had to return to Bali to organise some customer orders and decided that it was time I did something on a spiritual
level there for myself.
This is when I met I Made Sumantra, a 5th generation Balinese Healer. I arranged to do a spiritual healing retreat
with Made. The moment I met Made, I felt a sense of peace and hope that I had not felt in a very long time. I knew
I had made the right choice. Made took me to Pura Turtha Emple at Tampaksiring for a purification ceremony in the
mystical holy waters and to his clinic for meditation, dasa vayu healing and a soul clearing ceremony. His pureness
of heart and genuine desire to heal all people touched my soul and inspired me in my quest for spiritual attainment.
This was the most profound experience I have ever had in my entire life. In one day I had gone from depression to
joyful, hopeful, peaceful and genuinely happy with a real sense of positivity for my life, a trust in the divine and a true
and beautiful connection with my soul and my heart. Of course, everyone’s experiences are different, so one needs to
be open and unexpectant.
From that day on, for me life has just got better and better. My overweight problem, menopausal symptoms and
emotional turmoil all disappeared in a short time. Within 8 months I had lost 22kg in weight without any difficulty.
I am now more confident in my decisions and my life’s path. With Made’s guidance, wealth of knowledge and encouragement, I have learnt to listen to my soul and follow my heart to a life of pure joy, love and ultimate
happiness and an ever growing thirst for higher spiritual connection, purity and wisdom.
As this was such an amazingly positive experience for me I want to share this with as many people as I can to
help enrich and enhance their lives. It is such a joy for me to know that I can help other people find true peace, love and
happiness in this busy world that we live in."
(Margaret Dodsworth, Brisbane, Australia)
Wow...wow! Thank you so much to Julie and Made
for opening up a whole new world of yoga to me. You both have so much to
offer - Made, your wisdom, intuition, extensive knowledge of yoga and
healing, and wonderful sense of humour, really helped to ease me back into
yoga after a long absence.
Julie - your warmth, impressive knowledge of yoga principles and philosophy,
and your advice, re applying Made's unique approach to yoga/Dasa Vayu to
the western world, has been
invaluable.
You both work together to encourage participants to reach their goals, at a challenging yet personally
comfortable pace.
Two weeks with you transformed me from a corporate wreck into a revitalised and recharged individual ready to take on the world again.
Terima kasih
from the bottom of my heart.
(Jane Peak, Perth, Western Australia)
I have known Julie for about 18 months. Firstly through her business and more recently through my own yoga practice. Julie is a very special lady with a warm, compassionate and loving heart. Her yoga and soul journey has been inspiring and it is wonderful to see someone have a dream and follow it with such joy and passion.Her yoga practice comes from the heart and can help all of us develop a greater understanding of ourselves through her knowledge of yoga philosophy, asana, chakras and pranyama. The Balinese yoga gives your body and mind time to absorb the benefits of asana and pranayama, in particular. I encourage everyone who can, to join Julie's classes in Perth or Bali and enjoy the focus and calmness her guidance can bring to your daily life.
(Susan Mclachlan,
Yoga Health and Healing)
"The dasa vayu healing retreat was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. As a yoga teacher it was bliss and very humbling to be taught by a teacher who teaches the pure essence of yoga, with an unconditional heart, without ego and with a total connection to the universal energy. I Made Sumantra's wealth of knowledge and experience of the chakras was profound and enabled us to reconnect and have a deeper understanding of how they work on a very personal level. The Purification ceremony at the Tirta Empul temple was beautiful and very unique experience. I would reccommend the retreat to anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of yoga, rejuvinate physically and spiritually or simply to bathe in beautiful energy in the tropical paradise of Ubud."
(Jude Sumich, Perth WA)
"I feel blissed and blessed with every breath I take. Thank you Made and thank you Julie."
(Julie Boaz, WA, Australia)
"Fed up with the merry go round of life, which I realised was making me more and more negative toward life in
general, I did what we all do- I decided to have a holiday.
After much deliberation, yes much, because choosing
the location time and duration, clashed with the plans of everyone and everything around me. The availability
of flights solved that-
I chose from what was on offer (I should have made the call earlier and saved myself the procrastination!).
Learning that lesson I immediately called Julie Arnott and asked her to make
arrangements for me. Julie was a
blessing for my tired and confused self; booking my accommodation, transport and spiritual healing retreat with
Made Sumantra as
well as meeting me upon my arrival at Ubud (at 10.00pm!).
With great accommodation, set in
beautiful grounds, I easily settled into holiday mode. After an awesome sleep, followed by a morning “hello” from
Julie and a leisurely breakfast, I met Made.
Even though I had no idea what to expect, I immediately felt at ease with Mades quiet, confident and gentle manner.
Our time was spent doing purification, physical work via massage and spiritual
healing. Each morning over a week, I attended yoga and meditation, with Made, and was gentle with myself for the remainder of the day with sprinkles of shopping, massage and lots of
focus towards what I wanted in my life. Without trying I started to think positive again,
did some emotional releasing and became to ‘know’ that the ‘Universe’ would look after me.
I have continued with meditation, some yoga and am now embarking on a preferred lifestyle with a new job in a new location.
My time with Julie and Made has directed me towards achieving calmness and affirming my desires, all with incredible ease. I would highly recommend this experience as an integral part of your journey."
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