Explore meditation, sitting quietly for a few minutes each morning and evening and feeling the breath enter and leave your body. This could mean 3 minutes or 30 minutes — do what you can to create a consist-ent meditation practice as part of your preparation.

Take advantage of the 6-week pre-training program offered online or via email as part of your tuition pack-age. This includes:

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• A pre-training “yoga plan” that includes asana and meditation, and pranayama.

• Regular calls with faculty members who will guide you throughout your training

• Carefully selected readings, video clips, movies and training DVDs that help you build a strong foundation of knowledge before your on-site training begins

• Fun, simple, powerful exercises that will help you increase awareness about yourself and others

• Journaling assignments

• Unlimited encouragement and support!

What to Bring We encourage all our participants to take this opportunity to keep

it simple and pack as lightly as you can. With that said, you will

want to bring a few items to make your trip comfortable. Here are

some suggestions:

1. Your yoga mat and yoga blanket

2. Yoga clothes and casual clothes for exploring (Some

temples and tourist attractions require long sleeved

shirts, and that your knees be covered)

3. Swim gear, sunscreen, sun hat

4. Light jacket or sweater in case of cool evenings

5. Light rain jacket in case of showers

6. Flashlight

7. Walkable footwear

8. Environmentally friendly toiletries

9. Prescription and over-the-counter medications

10. Notebook, journal, pens, highlighter

11. Electrical currency converter (220V, with 2 round pins)

12. Water bottle and tea thermos

13. Battery-operated Alarm clock

*Laundry services are provided by the hotel and in town.

Money & Vi sas

Visas

Upon arrival in Denpasar, Indonesia, you will receive a visa-upon-

arrival in Immigration, which is good for 30 days from your arrival.

The entry Visa tax is 250,000 (about $25 USD). You will then clear

customs. If you need a Visa for a longer stay, please see Indonesian

Visa requirements online. A departure tax of 130,000 (about $13

USD) per person traveling is assessed at the airport.

Exchange Rates The Balinese currency is the Indonesian rupiah (IDR). Exchange rates

are always fluctuating. You can check exchange rates online for the

most current rate at www.xe.com.

We recommend not using the airport facilities to exchange money. It

is best to exchange your money once you are in town of Candidasa,

either at an ATM (there are a few in town) or at the Post Office.

These will provide you with the best rates. Please alert your bank

that you will be traveling abroad to avoid fraud protection action on

your credit cards.

If you bring US dollars, be sure they are in good condition. Traveler’s

checks can be exchanged; however it is usually at a lower rate.

Approximate rates are:

• 1 US Dollars = 10,000 rupiah

• 1 Euro = 15,000 rupiah

• 1 Australian Dollar = 8,000 rupiah

• 1 Canadian Dollar = 9,000 rupiah

• 1 Swiss Franc = 10,000 rupiah