Our vision is to facilitate the emergence of a beautiful, inclusive haven where people can relax, recharge, regenerate, reflect and nourish themselves with the simple pleasures of good food, good company, good reads, and movement.

The core existential concepts informing the teachings at the centre come out of a non-dualistic, tantric lineage that conceives of the material world and the body as expressions of divine consciousness. The spiritual journey is essentially a journey of integrating and embodying all aspects of the human experience, thereby coming home to the divine truth of our nature.

While our own philosophy and the emergence of the centre is continuously evolving, the values that are consistently precious to us (and which we would feel deeply fulfilled if our centre promoted) would be: Love, Inclusivity, Kindness, Generosity, Community, Learning, Expansion, Curiosity, Passion, Exploration, Creativity, Growth, Family.

Our aim is to seed innate talents and support members of the larger community who have reduced access to development opportunities. We’re exploring different ways to do this such as:

· Supporting existing educational initiatives in the region, such as the Pelita Foundation.

· Promoting ethical pay structures, inspiring working conditions and ongoing professional development for our staff.

· Supporting and developing local microbusinesses and budding entrepreneurs through product/skills development and the creation of an ethical marketplace for products sold and promoted at the centre.

· For the centre to serve as a platform to support and develop local microbusinesses and budding entrepreneurs, where impact shoppers and tourists can support local innovation.

Our two yoga studios, café and accommodations open out onto our garden, allowing a seamless indoor/outdoor experience. We have preserved all existing trees and created our buildings around them, blending traditional Javanese artisanal teak details with local bamboo and ulang ulang style structures. Our magnificent mango tree holds space at the centre of everything.

The name Flowers & Fire came to me during a meditation. I was in India at the time, intent on my morning practice, when a vision of a flaming Shiva with an overlay of white flowers floating through the air came to me. It was an image of momentous power and delicate beauty. I’ve reflected on its meaning a lot since then and espoused on the significance of flowers and fire as they manifest alone and together. When looking to name the centre here on Gili Air the memory of the meditation came to me. Flowers and fire are at the centre of Hindu offering and ritual. Everywhere you go in Bali you see little baskets with flowers and burning incense laid out for the gods. It seemed an appropriate honoring of yoga’s cultural origins. The name Flowers & Fire evokes a vivid image which is accessible to everyone.