Janet Love Morrion

Janet Love Morrison, a beautiful published Author, just recently stayed with us at Shangrila during her journeys, finding wisdom in the vast wide world, from the Andes to the Himalaya’s,  writing about the wisdom that touched her soul across the world.

She wrote me the following:

Please allow me to introduce myself; my name is Janet Love Morrison and right now I’m staying at your lovely Shangrila Oceanside Resort with my friend Alandra.

I’m a writer and an ESL teacher. Currently I’m working on my next book and I’ve been looking for a place to hibernate. I really love it here. Shangrila is the perfect environment that will allow me to create.

She was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up in Port Coquitlam, near Vancouver, BC. She spent a lot of her life traveling around the world doing a variety of jobs while living in Switzerland, Israel, India, Japan and Malaysia.

Traveling inspired Love Morrison to document what she felt, what she saw and what she heard. Her writing has appeared in the Pique Newsmagazine, which is published in Whistler, BC, one of Canada’s famed ski resorts, the Globe and Mail, one of Canada’s two national newspapers, and several other publications.

“Life has inspired me, nature has inspired me, meeting people has inspired me, venturing into uncharted waters has inspired me, the diversity of humanity has inspired me.

Refugees, children, taxi drivers, fellow travelers, work colleagues, family, friends, Dhyan Vimal, founder of ‘Friends to Mankind’, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and so many, many more remarkable people have been my teachers.

From the Himalayas, to the Alps; from the Andes to the Rocky Mountains; I have encountered this planet and I write to honor the courage of those who have met life challenges and rose to be the best they can be. They have sparked the belief in me that when we all rise to be the best we can be humanity will rise to be the best it can be.

http://www.devorss.com/display.cgi?tpl=item&record=1455

We have had a number of amazing artists stay at ShangriLa and Susie was a most amazing person to meet.

With 1.3 million copies of her book in print, she had retained a beautiful persona. Unlike some others,  her ego was not at all inflated despite her notoriety. In fact shewas amazingly sweet, compassionate, understanding and true. It was a great pleasure to meet her!

ShangriLa.

Best of luck with your fourth book..   I am still working on mine too!

I am sure Zac & Sasha & Granny will have a wonderful stay at ShangriLa.”

Love Susie

OVER 1.3 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT WORLDWIDE A Guide for the Advanced Soul A Book of Insight Susan Hayward 9780875168395 | Pocket Hardback 232pg | Nov 2008 | $17.95 Subject: Self-Help

It takes courage for the soul to walk down a new and unfamiliar path. As people struggle to break free of personal problems in life, the tendency to rely on old, familiar patterns prevents them from exploring new solutions. It is times like these that a fresh perspective is needed to shed new light on a situation that will point the soul down a new path. A GUIDE FOR THE ADVANCED SOUL: A BOOK OF INSIGHT was created just for this purpose, to be consulted in times of indecision and crisis so people can gain a new understanding of their questions, and provide guidance. At any moment, the Guide can be opened to any page and within the words will be the answer regardless of the specific challenge. The subconscious mind — that well of intuition and creativity — will instantly be redirected by the words and a sincere desire to grow. Within A GUIDE FOR THE ADVANCED SOUL, every page holds a gift. Welcome the problems and discover their gifts!

KNOW THE TRUTH IN YOUR HEART . . . . TRUST YOUR DIRECTION . . . OPEN THIS BOOK TO ANY PAGE . . . AND THERE WILL BE YOUR ANSWER.

FROM THE AUTHOR: A Guide For the Advanced Soul is a book to be consulted in times of indecision and crisis, to help you understand your questions, and give guidance. Using the Guide, you are buying a quiet moment of objectivity in which you are asking your Inner Voice, “Why have I created this? What is the meaning of this experience in terms of my growth?” At that moment, randomly open the Guide to any page AND THERE WILL BE YOUR ANSWER.

God � � � �Hello. Did you call me?

Me � � � �Called you? No.
�� � � �Who is this?

God � � � �This is GOD.
�� � � �I heard your prayers.
�� � � �So I thought I will chat.

Me � � � �I do pray.
�� � � �Just makes me feel good.
�� � � �I am actually busy now.
�� � � �I am in the midst of something.

God � � � �What are you busy at?
�� � � �Ants are busy too.

Me � � � �Don’t know, but I can’t find free time.
�� � � �Life has become like rush hour all the time.

God � � � �Sure.
�� � � �Activity gets you busy.
�� � � �But productivity gets you results.
�� � � �Activity consumes time.
�� � � �Productivity frees it.

Me � � � �I understand, but I still can’t figure out.
�� � � �By the way, I was not expecting YOU would call.

God � � � �Well, I wanted to resolve your fight for time.
�� � � �Give you some clarity.

Me � � � �Tell me, why has life become complicated now ?

God � � � �Stop analyzing life. Just lives it.
�� � � �Analysis is what makes it complicated.

Me � � � �Why are we then constantly unhappy ?

God � � � �Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday.
�� � � �You are worrying because you are analyzing.
�� � � �Worrying has become your habit.
�� � � �That’s why you are not happy.

Me � � � �But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty ?

God � � � �Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.

Me � � � �But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty…

God � � � �Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.

Me � � � �If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer ?

God � � � �Diamonds cannot be polished without friction.
�� � � �Gold cannot be purified without fire.
�� � � �Good people go through trials, but don’t suffer.
�� � � �With that experience their life becomes better,
�� � � �not bitter.

Me � � � �You mean to say such experience is useful ?

God � � � �Yes.
�� � � �In every term, Experience is a hard teacher.
�� � � �She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.

Me � � � �But still, why should we go through such tests ?
�� � � �Why can’t we be free from problems ?

God � � � �Problems are
�� � � �P urposeful
�� � � �R oadblocks
�� � � �O ffering
�� � � �B eneficial
�� � � �L essons to
�� � � �E nhance
�� � � �M ental
�� � � �S trength.
�� � � �
�� � � �Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance,
�� � � �not when you are free from problems.

Me � � � �Frankly in the midst of so many problems,
�� � � �we don’t know where we are heading…

God � � � �If you look outside you will not know where you are heading.
�� � � �Look inside.
�� � � �Looking outside, you dream.
�� � � �Looking inside, you awaken.
�� � � �Eyes provide sight.
�� � � �Heart provides insight.

Me � � � �Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to
�� � � �hurt more than moving in the right direction.
�� � � �What should I do ?

God � � � �Success is a measure as decided by others.
�� � � �Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you.
�� � � �Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying
�� � � �than knowing you rode ahead.
�� � � �You work with the compass.
�� � � �Let others work with the clock.
�
Me � � � �In tough times, how do you stay motivated ?

God � � � �Always look at how far you have come rather
�� � � �than how far you have to go.
�� � � �Always count your blessings,
�� � � �not what you are missing.
�
Me � � � �What surprises you about people ?

God � � � �When they suffer they ask, “why me?”
�� � � �When they prosper, they never ask “Why me?”
�� � � �Everyone wishes to have truth on their side,
�� � � �but few want to be on the side of the truth.

Me � � � �Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here.
�� � � �I can’t get the answer.

God � � � �Seek not to find who you are,
�� � � �but to determine who you want to be.
�� � � �Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here.
�� � � �Create it.
�� � � �Life is not a process of discovery,
�� � � �but a process of creation.

Me � � � �How can I get the best out of life ?

God � � � �Face your past without regret.
�� � � �Handle your present with confidence.
�� � � �Prepare for the future without fear.

Me � � � �One last question.
�� � � �Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.

God � � � �There are no unanswered prayers.
�� � � �At times the answer is NO.

Me � � � �Thank you for this wonderful chat.
�� � � �I am so happy to start the New Day
�� � � �with a new sense of inspiration.

God � � � �Well.
�� � � �Keep the faith and drop the fear.
�� � � �Don’t believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs.
�� � � �Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve.
�� � � �Trust me.
�� � � �Life is wonderful if you know how to live.

We do love our visitors, and truly remember them! Here is Edy, Dewi and Kadek with you!!

Your story was amazing, and the light you both radiated so high. When we first sat down and you showed us your electronic violins you are making, I had no idea what consciousness was hidden behind your New York face.

WOW! and what creative talent! www.strattonviolin.com

Thank you Jeff! and Svetla!!

Today is the day of celebration, as all children who attended Kindergarden are graduating to attend SD, first grade of school.

A fitting day to thank for the kind donation of one single Contributor, Caroline Elsaesser, from Germany, who made this Kindergarden in Bondalem a dream come true.

Until now, the children had simply had a large roof structure to play under. On days of heavy rain, and high winds, such as happen in the rainy season, there was no place to go.

Now, the government cosponsored the construction of this Kindergarden, by matching the funds that were offered by Caroline Elsaesser.

She had participated in a seminar held by ShangriLa owners a few years back.

We are totaly grateful to her for her kindness and efforts.

Today the children move on to the next phase of their life: School education.

Last year the children started to get used to putting on their uniforms, pack a bag, be gone from home for a few hours a day, and play with other same aged children, under their teachers guidance.

Bali children are very attached to their family members, as they are carried on arms of any one of their relative all day long for much of their first year of life. They are considered a treasure, the insurance of the family spirit, the lineage, the old age care giver of later days.

Grandfathers and grandmothers are often seen holding their treasure on their arms, still contributing to life in a meaningful way, as their sons and daughters may be working.

Jean Liedloff’s adage “The Continuum Concept” of the potential human come to life in Bali. Love breeds love.

Thank you from our hearts!

Bondalem is a village of 3000 inhabitants, a small but sprawling fishing village on the North Shore of Bali.

Here, like all over Bali, most Balinese follow the Hindu Religion and daily life is filled with many kinds of ceremonies. In the early morning you will see Balinese placing daily offerings baskets in and around their family compounds and homes or their businesses.

An offering basket is a small woven basket, filled with flowers, adorned with food items, that is placed in judicious places to evoke blessings from the supernatural forces, the ancestors and the spirits.

In reverent posture you will see a Balinese bestowing the basket with a prayer as he moves his or her hands graciously in a blessing posture, waving the incense and sprinkling the holy water over the basket to complete the ritual.

Prayers and asking for blessings dominate the entire Balinese life. Here in Bali all of life is seen as one continuum of inner and outer forces that are asked to work in harmony through prayer and blessing ceremonies.

Any major activity is involved with prayer.

• There are the prayers / blessings for the health of the family, the business, and any place of special activity.
• There are the daily offerings for the ancestors at the family temple in each compound.
• And then there are the larger blessing ceremonies such as the celebration of the 3^rd month and 6^th month of a child’s life, the annual blessing of all mechanical objects, as well as the annual blessing of all tools, followed by the very colorful large communal celebrations that will block streets all around Bali.

Before a Balinese person embarks on any major activity he has to create a ceremony to initiate or complete any major action. For this he has to find a “good” day for this activity, one that favors the positive outcome of any given wish. For example, there are good days for marriage, cremations, job applications, opening a business, taking down a tree or blessing a new building.

Seers or priests are asked ahead of time if the undertaking is likely to be successful and then a good day has to be looked for to begin the activity. A priest consults the Balinese calendar, which is based on the lunar cycle and is held to strictly, side by side to the Gregorian calendar.

Besides the many ceremonies the Balinese follow, the Bondalem community also calls for major communal ceremonies at the Village Temple, called the KAYANGAN TIGE TEMPLE. These communal ceremonies are created by every member of the village participating in some capacity or another.

It is largely this self understood cooperation that holds the community together. A deep sense of surrendering the self to the greater whole is required in order to make the communal life work.

The major Temples are:

1 . Pura Bale Agung: located in the middle of Bondalem village, east of main the market of Bondalem. Here Brahma is worshiped as the Creator Force of the universe. This temple has its major ceremony on full moon of Sasih Kadasa / which is in March every year.

2. Pura Desa: is located within the Pura Bale Agung. This temple has its ceremony every full moon of Sasih Kalime / which is in October every year.

3. Pure Puseh: located in the south of Bondalem, is dedicated to worship Vishnu the Creator God that takes care of the world and the universe. This temple has its ceremony on full moon of Sasih Kapat/ which is in September every year.

4. Pura Dalem (Karma Temple): located in the north east of Bondalem, is dedicated to worship Shiva, the Destroyer or Renewer of the world and the universe. This temple has a connection with the cemetery (also called Kuburan).This temple has its ceremony on the full moon Sasih Keenem / which is in November every year.

Bondalem has eight temples. Every temple has its own special months for its annual major celebration. These major annual celebrations are worth attending, as they offer dance, and lengthy rituals.

The temples are:

• Sang Catu
• Sang Naga
• Sang Bingin
• Pura Alit
• Alang Tengah
• Maksan
• Jero Dalem,
• Sang Bukit

Each temple has its own group of village members who are responsible for the maintenance of the temple and its ceremonies. This grouping of members is called a Banjar and is a group of men who have the duty and right to build and take care of these temples.
The community Banjar, made up of all married men in its quadrant, is responsible for holding ceremonies on the days that have been deemed “good” days according to the Balinese Lunar Calendar for this particular Temple.
Each Banjar collects its funds from their members in order to maintain the ceremonies at their temple, but the temples are open to all villagers.
Here are the months during in which each of the different Temple holds their important ceremonies respectively:

JUNE
1.  Pura Sang Catu: located behind of Gajah Biru House in the north of Bondalem Village. This temple has its ceremony every full moon of Sasih Kasa / which is in June every year.

JULY
2.  Sang Naga: located in front of the Football field, close to the Karma Temple. This temple has its good day for the ceremony on full moon Sasih Karo / which is in July, every year.

AUGUST
3. Pura sang Bingin: located in the north east of Bondalem. This temple has its ceremony on every full moon of Sasih Ketiga/ which is in August every year. This temple is very famous for being the trading place in the universe.

AUGUST
4. Pura Alit: located in the Northwest of Bondalem. This temple has its ceremony one day after full moon, or one day after Sang Bingin Tempel ceremony, on Pang Apisan/ which is in August. This temple has a connection with Pura Sang Bingin.

SEPTEMBER
5. Pura Alang Tegah: located in the south of Bondalem. This temple has its ceremony one day after full moon/ Pang Apisan in September once a year.

SEPTEMBER – 5 DAYS AFTER FULL MOON

6. Maksan: located in the south of Bondalem, close to the Puseh Temple, this temple has its ceremony on Pang ping lima, which is 5 Days after full moon in September every year.

OCTOBER
7. Jero Dalem: located in the southeast of Bondalem and has its ceremony one day after full moon / Pang Apisan, which is in October every year.

DECEMBER
8. Sang Bukit: located in the south of Bondalem. It has its good day for ceremony on Sasih Kepitu / on full moon, in December every year.

CREMATION

You are welcomed to attend any of the cremation in Bondalem which seem to go on very frequently. You can call any of our local Hotels, and they might inform you of any ongoing cremation ceremonies in that week.

Ceremonial Dates in the major Temples of Bondalem in 2010

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Luke is an exceptional visionary artist, who came to stay at ShangriLa with his partner Mira, to ensure that Art didn’t turn into just work, and vision didn’t loose its magic, but that they too took time out to replenish their souls, play in the ocean, snorkel, be romantic, and dream of new ideas.

It was so inspiring to meet Luke and Mira, so personable, so unpretentious, but so extremely gifted.

His prolific artwork feels like a blend of the art of Alex Grey’s detailed anatomic visions of body and energy, and traditional Tibetan Tankas designed  for meditation and inspirations.

Visions of mandala like fractals call the viewer to enter into realms of light.

Luke Brown is an intrepid explorer, part of a new generation of visionaries reconstructing the templates of culture as we know it. His art speaks of the spiritual mysteries in the human imagination.

Mystical experiences, dreams, medicine journeys, and channeled lucid dialogues with the source of creativity itself, seem to guide and be guided by the colorful symmetries and living surfaces of his art. Much of his work emerges from a graceful synthesis of digital and painting mediums.

Developing his work through mix and remix technologies, Luke is constantly redefining his style as a spiritual medium for growth. He is intent on mapping his hyper spatial experiences with utmost accuracy, with whichever medium seems best suited, as a form of multidimensional cartography.

His art has been shown internationally with such visionary heavyweights such as Alex Grey, HR Giger, Robert Venosa and Ernst Fuchs. He is currently a resident of the lush Elfinstone rain-forest in BC Canada, one of an infinite number of parallel universes in which he resides within simultaneously.

This beautiful story will show how much the physical and energetic life is always seen as belonging together.

At the edge of our property right by the ocean, we had inherited a beautiful place of prayer, two little temples, overshadowed by a large fruiting tree, which was always dropping little sour purple plumbs during the months of November through December on our temples,  the close by Jacuzzi and walk ways, and had become hazardous as kids loved to climb the tree.

However, kids form the neighborhood loved it and I also felt very happy for the children to have a place to play, gather food and learn survival skills, which kids happen to like to practice. None of us grown ups really wanted to disturb them.

But the tree turned everything it fell on into a grimy purple, and had also become a place of harsh play, where less heart-full kids where throwing the nasty purple colored fruit at one another to create stains on the other children’s clothing, accompanied with all the noise that children love to make and actually was also a hazard,.

I felt it was time for a change. A few days before coming to this decision I had tried to ignore my recurring visions of falling children, and I prayed that no harm would come to the children. This finally was the year I wanted to replace this rather messy tree with a flowering tree to preside over the little temples that a lot of local people, mainly the fishermen in our neighborhood, used for daily offerings.

I informed our land signer, a great Balinese man, our architect, as I could not plan or do anything alone here in Bali. He knew that he had to consult the Seer to hear whether the tree could be cut down, and if yes, on what day.

The day he was going to ask the Seer if the tree wanted to be cut down, fortunately or not, his nephew of about 10 years of age, fell from high up out of this very tree.

I marveled at the amazing coincidence of this event which happened just before our architect was going to consult the Seer. I felt  that permission to cut down a fruiting tree would usually not be granted, albeit being a very sour and messy one, as this very tree was also the shelter for a shrine, where all neighboring Balinese come to do daily offerings (mind you, all in the stone throw of 25 yards away, were I was trying to sunbathe) But now, the day I made it known that the tree had to go, and believe me, I usually am the last one to hold to any tree before I give my permission for it to be cut down, this very day the nephew or our architect fell about 15 feet flat onto the ground and was knocked out for about 5 minutes. Thank God, nothing too serious had happened to the child, other to serve as a reminder that something more dangerous could happen.

Our architect told the Seer the story about the child falling form the tree while seeking advice on whether the tree could be cut down or not. NOW her verdict was, THE TREE CAN LEAVE! It can be cut down. There was also an unspoken law that no human should be higher or above the  roof line of the two little temples. The climbing above the height of the little temples threatened the holy balance of humans who are to live in subjugation to the more holy laws of spirit.

After having gotten permission by the Seer to cut the tree down, our architect, came to visit the tree one last time, together with his wife and his parents to spend an hour meditating with the tree, doing a small ceremony, in order to help  the tree realize its new future and help its spirit leave.

It was so very touching to witness this little ceremony, which tied the spiritual life together with the physical life, the plant life with the human life. It was very very beautiful and I felt at HOME here in Bali, with a people who live and think like I do. Here  in Bali you will still find an entire culture where most all members of the country still know how the physical life is intertwined with the spiritual, with the energetic life.

The Balinese are the only people still alive and functioning in a Western World  that I know of, who have kept the spirit of things alive. Love and respect is in the air everywhere.n |The unspoken wisdom of  I AM YOU AND YOU ARE ME is still fully alive here in Bali.

I LOVED the time I sat in meditation with the family of our architect, who took care of this ceremony, and I did what I have found natural to do, which is to feel that trees are beings and they too need to be honored and can be communicated with.
In the West we tend to use our mind to decide, to change, to make things happen. We have strong minds and strong egos.  Many of us don’t take time to feel, to sense the right time, to perceive the bigger picture.

When we meditate, when we start to live in harmony with the energetic world we start to become sensitive to the perfect rhythm, a choice that regards the whole instead of only the part, and we develop a sense for a perfect time for action.

Let’s all do more of that.

Bali Trash Power Point Presentation

This is a 35 MB File

A year ago I, Ilona Selke, was invited by the Mayor of Bondalem to give a presentation on the Trash Problem in Bondalem. He had invited about 120 people to attend. There were the nine heads of schools of the larger Bondalem area, and a number of teachers plus students.

I had asked a Balinese  friend to act as a translator for me, as I was barely getting my feet wet in Indonesian. However, I soon realized that the passion I had was enough to cover for all my lack in language, and I started to speak in front of all the children and teachers myself in Indonesian.

I had a slogan: Bondalem Bersi, A Clean Bondalem!

Along with the power point presentation which you are now able to download from the link above, I was able to tell a story of how trash is dangerous to our human health, dangerous to all life in  the ocean as well as detrimental in the long run to our human well-being.

The children were a great audience! In unison the were calling the obvious answers back to me that I was eliciting from them. I was so happy. Children can be taught to do things differently. They can inspire their parents to change!

I presented the power point presentation which included images of a clean Bali, as well as the shocking images  of trash everywhere, that the children were so used to.

I had included images form the book PENYU dan LUMBA LUMBA, a children’s book about a Dolphin and a Turtle that teach children the danger of trash in the ocean.

The rivers are the all purpose rivers, that are the only real trash collection system, besides burning plastic and other trash, and they empty into the oceans all around Bali.

The Turtle and the Dolphin in the book show how  the children can help to recycle plastic.

The presentation was a success. Teachers met with me afterward and Don and I donated 100 children books to nine schools. Since the book was written in English, Balinese and in Indonesian it was a great book to teach concepts of recycling  all the while  aiding in teaching language as well! The teachers were willing to include this book into their curriculum.

The next week one head teacher of a neighboring school started to follow up with Cleaning Program of their school yard and we saw plumes of smoke rise from the school yard filling the village streets.

BUT now came the problem:

After having gotten started, they wanted to continue!

Soon they wrote me emails, since I had left for Germany and was returning home to the US. They were asking me to donate money for trash cans, trash service, recyle bins and bins for organic trash. These were all simple things, that would make it possible for the teachers to continue with the program.

I had just spend 440 USD for all the books, and I wanted help from others to aid in the trash project.

On my next visit I met with the Mayor and we worked on a program that would allow for the collection of plastic: We are going to pay villagers to recycle! We will establish a collection station at the local food market where we will buy back any and all plastic. Money in return for plastic will be an incentive to bring back all the plastic.

And now many more steps need to be taken.

We do need funds to continue. If you are willing to help ShangriLa with some donation, we will put 100%  of your money to work for the Trash Project in Bondalem.

A little bit of money can go a long way in Indonesian.

$10, $25 already really make a difference.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!!!!!!

Yours Ilona Selke

Donate here for the Trash project:

• with Credit Card or by PAY PAL
• Oder eine Spende auf das Deutsche SPENDEN KONTO siehe unten
  

$10 US Donation

$25 US Donation

$100 US Donation

Deutsche Bankverbindung

Ilona Selke
Volksbank Bonn Rhein Sieg
D-53111 Bonn
Deutschland

IBAN Nr. lautet: DE 68 3806 0186 2012 7070 48
BIC: GENODED1BRS
LAND/BLZ: 380 601 86
Konto Nr: 2012 7070 48

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Heath Bennett www.deccreatives.com

We met Heath Bennett at the KAFE in Ubud in January of 2009. He was sitting outside on the balcony of our favorite Healthfood restaurant in Ubud on a sunny Sunday morning. He was sitting at our favorite table, but  since we didn’t want to intrude on him, as he was sitting next to a beautiful woman showing her pictures on his Apple computer, looking like a newly wed, we looked for a table inside.

Don and I found a table near a window, only inches away from our usual spot. As I happened to glace through the window I caught a glimpse of a fabulous food image Heath had just pulled up onto his computer screen.

It was a perfect shot of his breakfast before him. More and more professional images came up. I was breathlessly in awe. I got up, walked outside and introduced my self to the two of them. I couldn’t help but notice that both had the most super luminous blue eyes, radiating like angels, as they looked up at me.

I commented on his stunning artistry in his photos and he willingly started to show me more of his artwork. Within minutes I told him that we were about to open our ShangriLa Retreat Center and that we  needed pictures of our food and more.

It was as if the Heavens had sent us an angel, because in no time did we agree to meet at ShangriLa to trade photos for room and board, and I felt as if I had been blessed.

Here is what he said about his time at ShangriLa: “It was such a fantastic experience at Shangrila. It’s by far the best place I’ve ever stayed at in Bali!” (read his comment below)

Heath’s photos  had been  published many well selling cookbooks and yet he was so humble, loving and kind. He is very much spiritual and it shows in all his art. I would like to invite you to have a look at his website: http://www.deccreatives.com