Ashtari

The wooden yoga shala is the thing you remember: open to the air, set on a hill above Kuta Bay, with the ocean spread out below and views reaching towards Sumbawa. Daily classes take place here, so the setting is not a backdrop you glimpse once; it is part of the practice. Even the wooden yoga blocks make sense in this exposed spot, where lighter gear could be taken by the breeze.

Afterwards, you do not have to leave the hill to eat well. Ashtari’s restaurant follows slow-food and permaculture principles, with an on-site garden helping feed the kitchen and more than 70% of ingredients sourced locally. That connection between mat, meal and landscape is what gives the place its rhythm.

For a longer stay, Ashtari runs residential retreats and trainings, including multi-day retreats and teacher trainings, so guests can live, eat and practise on-site. Some packages add surf lessons, spa treatments, cacao ceremonies or sound baths, extending the wellness focus without losing the hilltop simplicity.