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Last year, Robbi created an exotic aromatic perfume to bless each woman
as
she arrived at our Bali Women's Retreat. It contained essential oils of
jasmine, sandalwood, lime, lemongrass, cinnamon, clove, ylang ylang and
rose.
This lovely perfume was applied to the forehead and was followed by a
touch
at the heart with a red hibiscus flower that had been dipped in Balinese
holy water. The red hibiscus is considered a high or holy flower in
Bali.
Made ( pronounced: Mar-Day ), a beautiful young woman from our hotel
happened to be there when Robbi gave the blessing to the women and so
Robbi
blessed her too with the oils and touched her heart with the red
hibiscus.
Made was moved to tears with the blessing as her heart fully opened to
that
moment. Later that evening, she told Robbi that when she touched her
heart
with the hibiscus flower, she felt a great warmth move through her heart
and
beyond her. It did not matter that we were not of her Hindu religion.
The
importance was in setting the intention to open to the love and beauty
that
resonates in all of us. Made understood that clearly. And in that silent
moment love was there.
Bali still holds that special magic and we looking forward to returning
there again, to support in our own small way, these
beautiful
and gentle people who depend totally on the presence of travellers to
sustain their livelihoods.
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