Ink and Embers

08/29/2025

✨ Thank you to everyone who joined last night’s soul-soothing Bali Retreat info session! The evening began with a beautiful sound bath by .juhre, setting the perfect tone for what’s to come. We dove deep into travel plans, accommodations, and everything you need to start dreaming of our March 2026 retreat.

Spaces are still available. Informational packets are ready and waiting, so grab yours before its too late!

P.S. Exciting news: next week on Substack, Gina will share blogs from her first solo journey through Bali—stay tuned for stories, insights, and inspiration from her travels. Link in bio to follow along! 🧘‍♀️🌴

08/25/2025

✨ You’re Invited ✨
Join us for a relaxing Sound Bath + Informational Meeting as we share details about the upcoming Bali Wellness Retreat in March of 2026. 🌿
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🕯 Before the meeting begins, enjoy a grounding sound bath to settle into the evening.
🌊 Choose your experience: bring a swimsuit + towel to float, or a yoga mat for a land-based practice.
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Afterward, Gina will walk you through everything you need to know about the retreat — daily activities, travel information, necessities, and more.
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This is a free, no-pressure gathering open to anyone curious about the trip. Come to learn, relax, and dream about what could be a life-changing journey to Bali.
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📩 DM us for the address.

💌 RSVP is appreciated, but not required.
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We can’t wait to welcome you into this space. Reach out to us with any questions! ✨

08/14/2025

✨ Bali Wellness Retreat 2026 ✨
Join us for a soul-nourishing journey to the heart of Bali, March 1st–9th, 2026. 🌿
Spend nine days surrounded by lush rice fields, sacred temples, and vibrant culture. Each day will bring new ways to restore and reconnect — including:
🧘‍♀️ Daily yoga at the beautiful Ubud Yoga Centre
🌺 An opening blessing to welcome your journey
💧 Traditional water purification ceremony
🍲 Authentic Balinese cooking class
🎶 Transformative sound healing experience
…plus plenty of free time for your own adventures.
This unforgettable retreat is lovingly curated by your favorite, Gina Barrett. More details to come soon!

05/02/2023

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐏Our Next Adventure 🐏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This past year Bill and I planned a trip to Scotland to hike the West Highland Way.
Having made the unexpected and last minute trip to Bali, we considered pushing our Scotland trip to next year as we were due to fly out just a week after arriving home from Bali.

But feeling good about catching up on and prepping for work while gone, getting settled back home and then turning around to get ready for our hiking trip, we decided to move forward with our travels to Scotland.

While I did not do a daily chronicle of this trip, I will be sharing, over the next week, a few posts to highlight parts of our our experience as there were some pretty worthy moments and reflections to share.

Enjoy.

04/21/2023

April 5 It was easy to shower up, settle in, and head to bed on he night of our arrival back home. But for several days after, we experienced a great deal of jet lag waking between 1am-2 am for the day. This allowed for plenty of catch up time with unpacking, laundry, writing, planning and working, but the mid day crash hasn't been welcomed;)...

April 5 It was easy to shower up, settle in, and head to bed on he night of our arrival back home. But for several days after, we experienced a great deal of jet lag waking between 1am-2 am for the…

04/19/2023

April 3 "After not seeing Gina for three weeks, I would have been happy to see her anywhere, but Bali was an amazing place to reconnect. It felt great to be in the warm weather and be with the light heartedness of all the people around me. Being picked up by Gina and the hotel driver made it easy to reconnect with her and set up a great six day visit....

April 3 “After not seeing Gina for three weeks, I would have been happy to see her anywhere, but Bali was an amazing place to reconnect. It felt great to be in the warm weather and be with th…

04/18/2023

April 2 A text conversation with my dad and our final day in Bali. Bill and I spent our last day in Bali doing almost exactly what we did on his first full day. We started the day with yoga. Walked to get breakfast at Bill's Bali "cheers" where they were happy to see him again, and one of the waiters spent some time telling us stories of his days working the American cruise ships out of Miami....

April 2 A text conversation with my dad and our final day in Bali. Bill and I spent our last day in Bali doing almost exactly what we did on his first full day. We started the day with yoga. Walked…

04/17/2023

April 1 Putu took Bill and I out for the day to explore some experiences off of the beaten path. We left at 3 am to drive up North beyond Ubud, arriving at a small harbor where we took a boat out to watch Dolphins swimming not far from the shore lines at sunrise. We were grateful to be out on the ocean, takin in the salty air, being surprised by hits of the oceans water as we moved through the waves being created by the moving boat....

April 1 Putu took Bill and I out for the day to explore some experiences off of the beaten path. We left at 3 am to drive up North beyond Ubud, arriving at a small harbor where we took a boat out t…

04/16/2023

March 31 It seems that cooking classes are a big thing for the tourists here in Seminyak, so we joined in! Our day started with a visit to the market where the locals go for their day to day. While I am sure that we captured only a very surface interpretation of “a day on the life of”, it was a great experience!...

March 31 It seems that cooking classes are a big thing for the tourists here in Seminyak, so we joined in! Our day started with a visit to the market where the locals go for their day to day. While…

04/15/2023

March 30 Today was a full and fun day. We left at sunrise to drive up to Pererenan to visit the Canggu Yoga Center and take a yoga class. I found out during my first week here in Bali that one of the woman I went to yoga teacher training owned two yoga centers in Bali, and one of them hosted groups for individualized retreats....

March 30 Today was a full and fun day. We left at sunrise to drive up to Pererenan to visit the Canggu Yoga Center and take a yoga class. I found out during my first week here in Bali that one of t…

04/14/2023

March 29 Today we rented a moped and plan to drive up North to check out a couple of yoga centers that might be part of our group trip next year. I take the 15 minute walk back to the Villas, while Bill rides the Moped back. I need some time to digest my bravery level when it comes to the moped....

March 29 Today we rented a moped and plan to drive up North to check out a couple of yoga centers that might be part of our group trip next year. I take the 15 minute walk back to the Villas, while…

04/13/2023

March 28 There is a great deal of tourism in Seminyak, the area I am staying at. Mostly Australians. And I can’t help but notice, generally speaking, the confidence they carry in how they walk, the way in which they talk, and even in how they enter a room. They have an air about them that I am drawn to, which has me thinking about my own confidence....

March 28 There is a great deal of tourism in Seminyak, the area I am staying at. Mostly Australians. And I can’t help but notice, generally speaking, the confidence they carry in how they walk, the…