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ORGANIC GARDEN

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ORGANIC GARDEN

At the villa we have an organic garden, where our chefs pick fresh herbs tomatoes, cucumber, onions, peppers, and prepare a fresh and tasty salad, make fresh tomato soup or tomato sauce , vegetable stews

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MAIN POOL AND LEAF GYM

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MAIN POOL AND LEAF GYM

Just because you are on vacation, holidaying in a tropical paradise does not mean that won’t be able to do your daily exercises. So, if lazing by the vast main pool or being pampered is a little too lethargic for you, you can always come to our gym and give your muscles a workout and get the kinks out of your body. Our Gymnasium has up-to-date modern equipment, including a complete set of free weights, standard barbells and Dumbbells, Stationary Bike, Treadmill, Leg extension exercise machine, Elliptical ski machine and Dipping bars also body solid home style gym.

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レイニーデイ・エンジョイメント（雨の日のお楽しみ）

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レイニーデイ・エンジョイメント（雨の日のお楽しみ）

ザ・リーフ・ジンバランでは、雨の日に、様々なテーブルゲームやボードゲームをお楽しみいただけ る屋内アクティビティ『ゲームコーナー』をご提供しています。

また、ロマンチックで充実した時間をお過ごしになりたいカップルまたはご家族連れのご両親は、お二人の絆をより深めるテラピータイム『キス・ザ・レイン』プログラムや、雨に関連するロマンテ ィックなテーマ曲をBGMに、室内でお楽しみいただく素敵なキャンドルライトディナーをお試しくだ さい。

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オーダーメイドのツアー

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オーダーメイドのツアー

ザ・リーフ・ジンバランは、お客様にパーソナルな小旅行とオーダーメイドのツアーをご提供いたします。 バリの伝統的な釣り船でジンバラン湾クルーズ、ヨットに乗って波の上を航海しながら知られざるバ リ島を探訪するアドベンチャー、帆船で海岸沿いをクルーズしながら楽しむ美しいサンセット…

お客 様が楽しみたい全てのツアー、プログラムが叶います。

スピードボートや釣り船、 帆船を貸し切ってのプライベートクルーズからバリ島周遊ガイドツア ー、伝統芸能公演やショーのチケット手配など、様々なサービスを通してザ・リーフ・ジンバランは 、お客様の素晴らしいバリ島ご滞在を実現いたします。

ツアープログラム・パンフレットのダウンロードはこちら

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F.I.T キット・フィットネス・プログラム

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F.I.T キット・フィットネス・プログラム

ザ・リーフ・ジンバラン上級者向けの各種のフィットネスプログラムを提供致します。

下記のプログラムがあります。

メインプールエリアでのアエロビックは呼吸する際の肺活量を最大限、効果的にするための酸素を 組み込むプログラムです。アエロビックは柔軟性と循環器の促進、改善に役立ちます。

ルーフトップ　バー　＆　ラウンジでのサンライズの時間帯のヨガ ヴィラのインストラクターによるサンライズの時間帯の真のヨガセッションが体験できます。 タイムスパでのストレス軽減のセルフ・マッサージ

マーシャル・シラット（護身術）. スタミナ強化と護身術を学ぶ伝統的なトレーニング。

メインプールでのアクアフィット。水中で行うアクアフィットは足首、膝、腰回りの関節の疲れ や痛みを軽減します。特に暑い日にはアクアフィットが最適です。

ヴィラのフレンドリーなスタッフが到着前から、または到着後パーソナルバトラーがヴィラチェック インイン後、全てのプログラムの手配を致します。事前の予約をお勧めいたします。

  F.I.T キット・フィットネス・プログラム

ザ・リーフ・ジンバランのラグジュアリーなヴィラは、設備の整ったヴィラ内でご利用いただけるプ ライベートなフィットネス用具（ヨガマット、縄跳び用縄、バランスボール、エラスティックロープ

、フィットネスコーチングDVD）をご用意して、アクティブな健康志向のお客様のご要望にお応えします。

お客様のご到着前に当リゾートのウェルネス担当スタッフがプログラムを手配、あるいはお客様のチ ェックイン後にヴィラのパーソナルバトラーがすべての手配を行います。フィットネスを通じて、エネルギーと活力、生命力を再チャージ！プライベートコーチにつきましては事前にご予約くださいませ。

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リラックスとウェルビーング

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リラックスとウェルビーング

精神を静め、リラックスさせ、静寂に帰依するヨガを学びます。身体の“チャクラ”に集中すること により求心性が芽生え、貴方のエネルギーが高まります。ゆるやかなストレッチ、深呼吸、瞑想によ りヨガのトレーナーは“チャクラ”通して、精神と身体を柔軟、そして安らぎに導きます。

アドベンチャー志向のお客様には、アクアフィット、またはマーシャルアーツのクラスがございます。リクエストにより手配致します。

また、下記のプリミアムウェルネスプログラムも提供致します。

バリ人の神聖な僧侶と全体論マスター“Sugiarta”による精神の清めによって、健康に問題があ る方、十分な活力がない方などが平和と幸福感が味わえるようになります。

内面のパワートリートメントは、体内のパワー、霊気、プラナと、ストレスを軽減し、癒しを促 進するバリ風の全身観的治療を結合し、限られている生命力を助成します。このトリートメント の方法は簡単で、精神の癒しの為のとても自然で安全なトリートメントです。 エネルギーに関する書物の読書とコンサルテイングよるセルフ・ヒーリングトリートメント

  寛ぎと健康

心を静め、リラックスして沈黙を受け入れ、より高いレベルでヨガを生活に取り入れる方法を学びま す。身体内のチャクラ（または意識の中心）に焦点を当てることで、エネルギーレベルを瞬時に構築 し、感覚の旅が始まります。当リゾートのトレーナーが、穏やかなストレッチ、呼吸への集中、瞑想 などを用いて、より流動的により簡単にチャクラを通じた身体と心を感じる旅にお連れします。 さらに、より活動的なAquaFITや太極拳のクラスも、お客様のご要望に応じてご利用いただけます。

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ビーチ施設へのアクセス

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ビーチ施設へのアクセス

日常の緊張を解きほぐして、のんびりと心ゆくまで寛ぐリラックス体験！ザ・リーフ・ジンバランの

ビーチ施設は、よりプライベートでパーソナルな体験をご提供するようにデザインされています。ジ

ンバラン湾のビーチに位置し、ビーチでリラクシングマッサージを楽しんだり、様々なウォータース

ポーツを体験するのに理想的な場所です。

ヴィラにご滞在のお客様は、ジンバランビーチのリーフ・ジンバラン・ビーチクラブへの無料アクセ

スがご利用いただけます。ビーチラウンジのご利用や海水浴、あるいはビーチカバナで寛ぎの時間を

お楽しみください。午前7時から午後5時までスケジュール制の送迎シャトルサービスをご用意いたし

ております。快適なサンラウンジ、ビーチタオル、冷たいリフレッシングウォーターをご用意して専

門のサポートスタッフがお客様のお越しをお待ちしています。

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スイート・ドリームズ・プログラム

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スイート・ドリームズ・プログラム

質の良い休息と深い眠りは、より良い明日を意味します！

日中の活動を通じてエネルギーを開放することが重要であると同時に、質の良い充分な休息明日に備

えてエネルギーを最大限に再チャージするために質の良い充分な休息もまた非常に重要です。

ザ・リーフ・ジンバランは、ご滞在中のお客様に毎日十分な最高の睡眠をご体験いただけるよう、『

スイート・ドリームズ』と題して8 種類以上の様々な枕のセレクションをご用意しています。

お客様の眠りの経過と進捗をモニターかつサポートする、当リゾートの健康専門家からの眠りに関す

るヒントと推奨事項を紹介した小冊子をぜひご利用ください。身体と心、精神を休ませる最高品質の

睡眠の確保の一助として、アンドロイドまたはiOSアプリ『SleepBOT』をダウンロードされることを

お勧めします。

安らかなベッドルームのレイアウトや心地よくベッドを整えるターンダウンサービス、お休み前のエ

クササイズからワードローブに至るまで、ザ・リーフ・ジンバランは、お客様の質の良い睡眠のため

のケアをご提供いたします。Download our pillow menu here

ピロー・メニューのダウンロードはこちら

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ビー・ファン・キッズクラブ

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ビー・ファン・キッズクラブ

ザ・リーフ・ジンバランは、カップルでのご滞在だけでなくご家族連れにも安心してご滞在いただけ る場所です。ビー・ファン・キッズクラブは、ご両親とご一緒に充実した休日を過ごすお子様たちに 楽しい時間をご提供します。

凧作りや自然の葉や枝を使ったアート＆クラフトから、アート、チーム ワークなど毎日異なるテーマの幼児クラス、簡単なゲームや屋内遊び場をご用意しています。キッズ クラブはメインエリアとは別の専用のパビリオンに位置しており、4歳から8歳までの小さなゲストが 毎日のアクティビティやゲームを楽しめるようにデザインされています。キッズクラブでは、資格を 有するスタッフがケアを担当します。

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デイリー、またはウィークリーごとにプランされているヴィラ内またはジンバランビーチで の、特に成人および若いゲスト向けの各種のプログラムをお楽しみいただけます。フィット ネスからアドベンチャ―、社会活動やスポーツ競技会などへの参加が全てのお客様のホリデ プランとしてございます。いくつかを除き、ほとんどのアクテイビティは無料です。 無料のアクテイビティー

• ヘルシ―なハーブの栽培

• Jamuの製作クラス

• アエロビック

• 日の出の時間帯のヨガ

• ストレスと疲労軽減のセルフ・マッサージ

• ボディスクラブ　クラス

• マーシャルア―ツ　“Pencak Silat”

• バリ風お供え物の製作方

• アクラフィット

• 花冠の製作クラス

• 簡単なフルーツ彫刻

プリミアムアクテビティー　（追加料金がかかります）

• クッキングクラス

• ウブドのオーガニックガーデンへの日帰りツアー

• ウルワツ寺院へのツアー

• ？？？？？？　I do not understand Bamboo

• バスケットの編み方セッション

• タンジュンベノアビーチでのウオ―タースポーツ

• ゲボガン製作クラス　（I do not understand Gebogan？）

• バリ風健康洗浄方

ソウルブレッシング

• 癒しの瞑想“Chakra”

• インナーパワー鍛錬のバリ風

• エネルギー理解と諮問

デイリー・ゲスト HOW TO プログラム

ヴィラの周辺やジンバランビーチにて、大人向け・青少年向けに特別に作成した多彩なデイリーアク ティビティとウィークリーアクティビティがお楽しみいただけます。フィットネス、アドベンチャー から社会活動、スポーツ競技まで、すべてのお客様にホリディプランの一環としてご利用いただけます。

アクティビティプログラムは、そのほとんどが無料ですが、一部追加料金がかかるものもございます。

無料アクティビティ：

• ご滞在のヴィラガーデンでヘルシーハーブ栽培体験

• 伝統健康飲料『ジャムー』作り

• ビーチサイドでピクニック＆ジョギング

• ボディスクラブ作り

• 凧作り

• 小枝とドライリーフを使ったアート＆クラフト

• サンライズ・ヨガ

• ガーランド（花冠）メイキング・クラス

• バリの供物『チャナン』作り

• 木彫り実演レッスン

• フルーツペインティング

プレミアム・アクティビティ

• クッキングクラス

• ウブドのオーガニックガーデンへのデイツアー

• ウルワツ寺院へのデイツアー

• 竹の伝統楽器『リンディック』演奏レッスン

• バスケット・ウェヴィング（籠編み）セッション

• タンジュン・ベノアにてウォータースポーツ体験

• バリの果物を使った供物『グボガン』作り

アクティビティの詳細情報のダウンロードはこちら。

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Silence is Golden, The Tradition and the Cultural Insights

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Silence is Golden, The Tradition and the Cultural Insights

In the beginning of this month we have just celebrated the Nyepi Day or the Hindu Day of Silence in Bali. But what is it all about? In this entry, we will give you an insight of the meaning of this important day where “Silence is Truly Golden”.

The Hindu Day of Silence or “Nyepi” also known as the Hindu New Year in the Balinese Saka calendar is the largest celebrations for all Hindu communities in Bali and all around Indonesia. During that day, all Hindus do not leave their homes and engage in any worldly activities. Streets are deserted, and tourists are not allowed to leave hotel complexes. Tourists who happen to be in Bali during Nyepi day must remained inside their hotels or villas where activities can take place as normal. However, all of those activities must be done indoor, and all windows and doors must be closed and covered. Noise must be kept into minimum in respect to those who celebrated Nyepi Day. It must be noted that airports are also closed for 24 hours with no fligts arriving or departing on Nyepi Day.

The name Nyepi came from the Indonesian word of “sepi” meaning quiet or silent. Although it is a national holiday in Indonesia, the celebration has more meaning particularly in Bali where there are approximately 4 millions people followed the Hindu religion. As religion plays an integral part in the society of the Balinese, this religious day is followed carefully by almost everyone.

The Nyepi day procession actually begins two days prior with a ritual called Melasti. On this day hundreds of people from each village purify their temple idols and artifacts to the beach for the purification process. The ceremonies started in the morning and continue until early evening. The purpose of this ritual is to purify the whole village from evil spirits that reside in the village throughout the year.

One day before Nyepi Day is known as Tawur Kesanga and is the day where evil spirit are driven away from the villages after the village has been purified the day before. During dusk, village communities started to bang pots and pans, carry torches around the villages, and sprinkling rice paddies over the roads and alleys. The villagers also participated in a parade featuring large-size demon puppets or papier-mâché known as ogoh-ogoh as the centerpiece. Later, the ogoh-ogoh will be set on fire as a symbol of getting rid of the devil. It is interesting to know that this is the one-day where cock fighting is permitted because the blood spilled from the fight is important for the purpose of purification

On the actual Nyepi day, the people are not allowed to engage in any worldly and physical activities for the next 24 hours. Everyone is required to stay inside his or her homes but everyone are not supposed to speak to each other. Activities such as answering the telephone, receiving guests, watching TV, listening to the radio and using any electrical appliances are strictly prohibited. Lights must not be turned on and no fires can be lit, including stoves for cooking or even for lighting a cigarette. People are also refrained from eating and drinking. During Nyepi Day you will not see anyone on the streets as people are refrained from engaging in any worldly activities. Only Pecalang or community security officers that are allowed on the streets with the purpose of ensuring that Nyepi Day is celebrated properly.

The entire 24 hours of Nyepi Day should be spent in silent meditations and performing prayers. It is a day of self-control, self-reflection, and self-introspection. You reflect on your own life in order to achieve spiritual purification. That is actually the main purpose of Nyepi Day. The term Silence is golden is simply put because you are actually keep yourself in silence to be able to reflect to yourself as a review to your whole life, and determine how can you be a better human being.

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Private Luxury Villa vs Luxury Hotel Room

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Private Luxury Villa vs Luxury Hotel Room

Where to stay in Bali, when it comes to choosing an accommodation during a visit to an exotic location, travelers are often tormented between choosing an ordinary hotel room or a private villa. More and more travelers would like to be away from the ordinary crowds that reminded them of their daily lives.

Some of the main reasons why people would choose private villas over regular hotel rooms are:

Private villas are more private, secure, and quite since the locations are usually more secluded

Compare to a hotel room where people can see what you do if the curtains are not closed, the villas offer completely privacy for your vacation. You can enjoy your bath in the middle of the lush tropical garden.

Get away and living in your dream house

Private villas normally have stylish design and complete luxury facilities for your pleasure such as swimming pools, hot tubs, and sun decks.

Home away from home

You can enjoy the luxury accommodation service such as in villa dinning with flower and candle, laundry, private butler or daily housekeeping. On the other hand, you still can do your own favorite food and drink with full set private kitchen.

However do remember that there are also some fundamental things that can actually lower your excitement in planning to stay at a private villa. Things such as:

Limited staffs available

Private villas are usually rented directly by the owner and have no or minimal staffs available on the property. Which also can make you feel more safe and intimate compared to a big hotel with a thousand staffs.

Disadvantage location

Majority of the private villas are located in remote hidden area that are situated away from major sightseeing areas. If you are also longing to go to major sightseeing sites, this could create a problem especially in terms of the transportation arrangement. If you stay in luxury villa, don’t forget to ask buttler or concierge to help for assistant to enjoy stress free vacation.

Relatively higher prices

Renting a private villas can cost you more since the dealing of the prices go directly to the owner of the property. In this case, owners usually don’t follow the pricing scheme of the market, and they could charge based on their liking. Also, since private villas are associated with exclusivity, the price tag can be higher than other type of accomodations. Choose a brand management complex villa could help you to avoid that.

If the above reasons are enough to convince you to try a villa for your next holiday, have a look at The Leaf at Jimbaran. All of the villas in this resort are private villas with spacious private pool and a fully equipped kitchen. The villa provides a 24-hours butler service that is available for the guest’s perusal. They are able to assist you in getting your favorite reading materials from the on-site library, up until cooking your favorite meals in the villa’s private kitchen. Don’t be surprised to find out that the meals that are cooked in your private kitchen are using the ingredients from the on-site organic garden of the resort.

The resort also features a high-end spa that used European beautification and de-aging products, which perfectly combined with the world-renowned traditional Balinese healing techniques. Health consultants and personal trainers are also available to consult the guests with the right and proper light-training program that can be attempted by the guests to make their holiday a healthy one.

What further differentiates this establishment with regular private villas is the presence of fully functioned kids club that made this resort a family friendly property. If the guests by any chance would like to conduct a day trip to the nearby beach, the staffs at the resort are available and ready to prepare the beach equipment and also arranging the transportations back and forth.

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Original Yoga Photo Competition

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Original Yoga Photo Competition

Yoga is not just about postures, it is the only physical exercise program that works on the interconnectedness of your mind, spirit, body and actions. Do yoga wherever your path is leading you, whether you’re in a gym, a beach or on a mountaintop.

To lighten up the yoga spirit, share  with us your best yoga “selfies”.The most inspiration “selfie” will win 2 nights stay at our Spearmint private pool Villa at The Leaf Jimbaran. You will be able to revitalize your body and soul.

Rule :

Like our Facebook / Instagram Account

Post your best yoga Shot, Mention us in your post @theleafjimbaran and Use Hashtag #PeacefullMind #Theleafjimbaran

The Most Engagement Pictures (love, like, share & comment) will Win the prize

Prize :

WIN 2 (two) night stay at our luxury private pool spearmint villa

   Term and Condition:

There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.

The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected.

The competition will be end at 31 March 2016

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Valentines Romance

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Valentines Romance

This yearly occasion has always sparks the romantic side of almost anyone. But is it really only once in a year that we should show extra affection to our special ones? Wouldn’t it be nice if we can show our passion to him/her more often?

One of the most common actions when someone tries to reignite the spark and romance with their special someone is to have a holiday getaway together. Unfortunately despite the fact that the purpose of the holiday is to be more romantic to each other, not many people are planning their holiday getaway with enough necessary “spices”. Most of them didn’t realize that there are so much more that they can do. Now, if you already selected romantic destinations, don’t let that go to waste by letting your holiday getaway a flat and bland one. You will be surprised how simple and easy it is to plan special arrangements to make your holiday a more romantic one.

First of all, if you’re up for this, hide your plan from your special someone! The element of surprise is mighty important in planning a romantic holiday getaway. Nothing beats the look of your special one, when he/she finds out that you have taken extraordinary measures to make the already special holiday into a more spectacular one. Therefore, plan ahead! Call your resort and ask the concierge what the resort can do to accommodate this request. Do remember that different resorts offer different services. While some resorts only provide basic services, others are able to provide unique and extensive services to make the guests’ holiday more romantic.

We are compiling several of our suggestions that can help you in planning for the special occasion: • Private candlelight dinner Any loving couples can get swayed when dining just the two of them, especially during a holiday. Now, imagine if the dinner is set-up on a private tent with nothing but candle lights and accompanied by romantic jazz music.

Now, still related to dining option, if you are more adventurous you can try the following instead:

• Picking up your own veggies from the garden and cooking your own meal together (or book a private cooking class) . Some resorts nowadays have their own vegetable garden where guests can go and pick up their own supplies for their dinner. Do this together with your special someone and cook together afterwards. See the cooking process as an adventurous journey instead of a chore. However, if you have few experiences in the kitchen, don’t get discouraged! Ask for a private cooking class. Some resorts are able to accommodate it.

• Beachwalking under the moonlight It can’t get better than that. Nothing is more romantic than walking on the beach under the moonlight.

• Two-person massage and spa treatment Take advantage the extensive spa facilities in your resort by doing a relaxing activity together. You can book a two person massage done simultaneously by two therapists. After your body is fully relaxed, take the opportunity to soak your bodies inside the Jacuzzi.

• Make your own couple ring or jewelry Nowadays there are many of those local jewelry manufacturers offer couple travelers to make their own jewelries like rings or bracelets. The jewelries made by you can be very special souvenirs with high sentimental values that you can cherish forever.

We only list some of the popular ones, while the truth is the possibilities to try other things are endless. What matter the most is the intention and the effort. Nothing makes our special one happier than the fact that we try our best to make them feel special, especially during a holiday getaway. With the gesture and some actions they will always appreciate the effort. They will always be your first, your last, and your everything, your valentine…

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Welcoming the Year of the Red Monkey

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Welcoming the Year of the Red Monkey

The time passed so quickly and without noticeably the first month of this year has passed. We are now getting ready to celebrate another festivity, the Lunar New Year. This occasion originally celebrated exclusively by the people of Chinese ethnicity. However, at the present time the holiday is celebrated by almost everybody. Now, everyone are enjoying the Lion Dance ceremony (or more commonly known as Barongsai), giving and receiving angpau, and receiving special kinds of sweet oranges to bring good luck throughout the new year.

lunar new year celebration

The Lunar New Year celebration has always been identified as the beginning of the sense of optimism for what is hopefully to be an endless abundance of good luck in the upcoming year. Legend has it that since the ancient times, Chinese fortunetellers have tried to interpret the course of the new year by associating it with the characteristics of different animals. The aim is to have the people prepared themselves in facing the events in the new year, for the better or for the worse. That is exactly the reason why people are so keen to observe their horoscope predictions around the Lunar New Year festivity. They are eager to know what kind of actions they need to take to ensure that in the coming year, their lives will be filled with prosperity.

  The celebration of the Lunar New Year in Indonesia has been really blossoming in the past decade. It all began after the 1998’ Reformation era where the Chinese Indonesians were finally able to celebrate this festivity freely. If before the 1998 Reformation era time the Lunar New Year festivity was celebrated in the middle of a regular office day, the government of President Gus Dur has took an innovative decision by making this celebration a national holiday. That decision, combined with the government’s effort to end the oppression to the Chinese Indonesians, has made the Lunar New Year celebration in Indonesia definitely a cheerful one. Today, anywhere around Indonesia, the celebration of Lunar New Year is a very festive now, where main roads in the cities around the country is filled with celebration signage, temples are decorated with bright red lanterns, and the dancing dragon or barongsai shows being performed in almost every corners of any public places. For example in Bali, Denpasar’s scenery is filled with the Lunar New Year’s attributes and dragon shows. Particularly in the corners of shopping malls, where the major festivity is centered. This holiday definitely bring a more upbeat and cheerful atmosphere to the diversity of the Indonesians.

In Indonesia, people usually starts their Lunar New Year celebration by visiting the house of the eldest family members. Once everybody arrived, family members began to greet each other by saying “Gong Xi Fa Chai” and wish everyone to have a prosperous new year ahead. All family members will greet the eldest family members first as sign of upmost respect. After the greeting ceremony is done, the next event is to eat together in the form of a grand meal.

  Lunar New Year feast can be considered as the most important meal of the year for Indonesians who celebrate the Lunar New Year. Not many occasions throughout the year where all family members can come together and have a meal together. That is why at every Lunar New Year meal, each family usually bring a home cooked food to be eaten together similar to a potluck style dinner. Some of the favorites are Charsiu Pau (sweet bread filled with barbequed pork or chicken), Siu May (steamed dumpling), Steamed Whole Fish with Sweet Soya Broth, Roasted Pork Belly, Moon Cake (Sweet pastry with red bean filling), and sweet mandarin oranges. After the grand meal, family members usually end the rest of the day by chatting with each other sharing stories, while the children play with fireworks (another Lunar New Year tradition). Some families also use this time to go to the local temples and pray for abundance of prosperity in the new year.

  This Lunar New Year we will be celebrating the year of the red monkey. It is no coincidence that the red color of the monkey is connected to the characteristics of fire. According to traditional Chinese horoscope reading, monkey contains metal and water. Metal is connected to the element of gold, while water is connected to the characteristics of wisdom and danger. Therefore, we will deal with more financial events in the year of the Monkey. Monkey is a smart, naughty, devious and vigilant animal. If you want to have good return for your money investment, then you need to outsmart the monkey. Metal is also connected to the characteristic of the Wind. That implies the status of events will be changing very quickly.

  Even though some people are quite wary about the situations in the new year, we must always remain positive and optimistic in facing them. As the ancient Chinese fortunetellers have said, challenges and obstacles will always be in front of us. It is entirely up to us on how we are going to face them. Therefore, all of those predictions are actually made for us so we will be able to strategize and anticipate, not scaring us off. With positive and upbeat attitudes, we will always prevail on overcoming all of the challenges ahead.

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Healthy detox drink for your daily enjoyment

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Healthy detox drink for your daily enjoyment

What initially comes to your mind when you hear the word detox? Most people will immediately think of unpleasant and irritating medical approaches through consuming potent and strong herbal remedies, painful reflexology treatments, or even by abiding to daunting electromagnetic therapies. In contrast to the popular belief, detox program itself has been around for a long time and not really something that is quite contemporary.

If we only see detox program from the description above, no wonder most people would see detox as something that is very unappealing and should not even be attempted. So now the question is, why do we need to detox?  No one can deny that nowadays, people really want to get healthier. Chronic illness such as strokes and cancers attacked people from all age group and socio-economic background everyday. That is already enough motivation for more people to take more care of their health and bodies. Regrettably, regularly exercising deemed not enough anymore, and in this day and age people need to take additional steps also. Detox practitioners are believed to be healthier by losing their unnecessary “excess” body fat in the bodies and by cleansing their bodies from hazardous toxic substances such as alcohol, caffeine, cholesterol and other risky chemicals from food that we consumed daily. Not only that, detox program also known to make the skin younger (or also more appealingly known as anti-aging benefits), help losing weight, boosting energy, and even improving your breath!

There are several types of programs that people can do if they want to try detoxing:

Colon cleansing: You can cleanse your colon by drinking some kind of herbal laxative. This herbal drink will cleanse your colon from leftover toxins in your body.

Spices Cleansing: Digesting spices are a mild way of creating change in the body. Cleansing spices to add to your diet may include cinnamon, oregano, turmeric, cumin, cilantro, fenugreek, ginger, fennel, cayenne pepper, black pepper, clove, parsley and rosemary.

Baby Food Cleansing: The main idea is for you to eat nothing but baby food. It may push you to consume more fruits and vegetables, in the quantity of insanely small portions. Supposedly helps with the rapid loss weight. Apparently has been popular among Hollywood stars.

The main tips in the do’s and don’t of detoxing is quite simple. Some of the main do’s are:

Hydrating: While you do your detoxing routine make sure you constantly hydrate by drinking filtered water in the size of half your body weight in ounce measurement. This action ensures the removal of toxins from your body organ.

Relax: Detoxing is a very demanding process, which means your liver and heart are hard at work. Don’t put extra work on them. Instead, realx yourself by listening to your favorite music, do activities that you like, and napping if possible.

Do massages: when you have a massage, the lymph toxin is removed from your body, which eliminates the toxins from the inside. Plus, massages relaxed your body, and that highly recommended during your detoxing program.

Eat healthier: lots of the toxins in our body came from the food that we eat. Therefore, eat healthier by replacing butter with olive oils, eat brown bread instead of white bread, drink tea instead of coffee, eat seafood such as salmon, instead of red meat and eat plentiful of almonds and walnuts (they are highly in vital nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, and iron).

On the other hand, these are some of the don’t’s in detoxing:

Don’t stress: it’s simple; a stressed body requires more energy and uses up all of the nutrients. When you add that with a detoxing activity, your body might burn up.

Don’t stay up late: between 9PM until midnight is the most important hours for healing and detoxing in the body. Make sure you relaxed your body by sleeping.

Don’t drink alcohol: when you are trying to remove toxins from your body, obviously it is not a good idea to do the otherwise. Instead, drink plenty of coconut water and fruit infused water.

At the end, detoxing should be a gateway fro u to live a healthier life. Identify a realistic goal in detoxing, so it can become a habit that you need for a permanent change, instead for only a brief cleanse.

The Leaf at Jimbaran Resort, as a premiere establishment that honor the concept of healthy vacation highly, always try to pamper the guests by offering fruit-infused water station and accompanied with healthy cookies at the lobby for the guest to enjoy throughout the day. In addition to that, the resort also established a healthy course such as seven days morning detox drinks to go with your breakfast. In relation to that, the resort also provides the guests with the recipes of the fruit-infused water, so you can re-create your favorite ones again at home. The idea that the guests feel better each and everyday, just like a healthy growing flower is exactly what The Leaf ay Jimbaran Resort would like to share with the guests with their healthy vacation concept

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Valentine Escape - Social Media Competition

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Valentine Escape - Social Media Competition

Love is all around us. Surprising your love one and plan a surprise romantic date with your partner to enrich your relationship and rekindle romance. Picture yourselves in a luxury private villa for two, hidden among the village, a world away from the distractions of everyday life.

Join Our Social Media Competion, to Get Chance WIN Valentine Escape Package plus Romantic Dinner at The leaf jimbaran on Valentine’s day.

Rule :

Like our Facebook / Instagram Account

Post your best couple picture and tag your friend

Mention us in your post @theleafjimbaran or Use Hashtag #ShareLove

Term and Condition:

If you win, your tagged friend will also recieve a surprised gift from us

The competition will be end at 12 February 2016