MANA SANCTUARY BALI
Practise Ancient Arts for Clarity, Balance & Connection.
Mana Sanctuary integrates the practice of ancient arts, including Tai Chi and Qigong, into the wellness retreats held on-site in Canggu. We have a martial art master within our team to teach our guests how to use ancient arts in practice for gentle movement, meditation, and inner connection.
TAI CHI AND QIGONG RETREAT EXPERIENCES IN BALI
Mana Sanctuary is a luxury wellness retreat designed for both men and women to come to Canggu and experience a week of quiet restoration. Every guest begins with our six-night Foundation Reset, and can layer additional pathways that focus on things like movement and exercise, longevity and lifespan, mindfulness and meditation, or Ayurveda detox. Within these pathways is a thread for those who want to integrate the practice of ancient arts.
Many guests arrive at Mana used to moving quickly, carrying a lot and relying on intensity to get results. Tai Chi and Qigong offer another way of working with the body; one that is slower, more deliberate and deeply attentive. Both martial arts help you reconnect breath with movement, soften the tension you have been holding and find calm. These are simple practices to carry home, with no equipment or demanding routine.
Ancient arts are a foundational part of the Mindful Focus retreat, Movement & Vitality retreat, the Men’s Mental Fitness Retreat and Deep Rest retreat at Mana. The two main practices are Qi Gong and Tai Chi, both recognised for combining gentle exercise with focused meditation. Research suggests that regular Qigong practice may support stress reduction, sleep quality and fatigue management. Regular Tai Chi practice may support balance, mobility, coordination, muscle strength, cognitive health and emotional wellbeing.
Sessions are led by Mana’s resident Tai Chi and Qigong master trainer Ed, who teaches the traditional foundations, correct form and practice of both. The goal is an ongoing experience, where you can keep practising ancient arts long term to ground the nervous system and reconnect with yourself.
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Qi Gong On Retreat
On retreat, you have the option to include Qi Gong as part of the pathways at Mana. We hold private sessions with our Qi Gong master, who will guide you through the gentle, rhythmic movements that activate the body’s meridians, strengthen internal energy, and calm the mind. Qi Gong is a 4,000 year old Chinese martial arts practice that is designed to balance your life force energy (Qi) to improve overall health.
When guests come to Mana, they often arrive mentally and physically exhausted. Guests often find that the rhythm of Qigong helps quiet mental noise, release physical tension and create a greater sense of balance. With practice, Qigong can become a simple way to return to yourself when life begins to feel busy or overstimulating.
Qigong may suit guests who:
• want a simple, breath-led practice
• feel tired or overstimulated
• prefer repeated, accessible movements
• want something easy to continue at home
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Tai Chi On Retreat
Tai Chi at Mana involves one-on-one sessions with our Tai Chi master, who can teach you the slow, fluid sequences that Tai Chi is best known for. An ancient Chinese martial art, Tai Chi is practiced today by many for graceful, low impact movement, that increases mindful awareness. Practised regularly, it may support balance, coordination, mobility and strength, alongside cognitive health and emotional wellbeing.
For some guests, Tai Chi becomes a meditative or spiritual practice. For others, it is simply a calm and intelligent way to build balance, mobility and awareness.
Tai Chi may suit guests who:
• enjoy learning flowing movement sequences
• want to improve balance and coordination
• like a practice with greater technical structure
• are interested in meditation through movement
Mana Pathways
Mana Sanctuary has created seven Pathways to reset and rejuvenate in a way that meets your needs. You have the freedom to choose the Pathway that aligns with where you are right now – and where you want to go.
The Core Reset
Every retreat starts here. Six all-inclusive rest and regulation nights with protein-forward menus, infrared detox, invigorating cold plunge, compression and red light therapy and evening downshift that's founded in sound and breath to promote deep rest.
Strengthen clarity, presence and self
Work with our men's mental health coach, somatic guide, nervous system coach and mobility mentor in discreet and supportive sessions. You'll connect better, in all aspects of your life. This pathway is ideal for the modern man who holds a lot and rarely pauses.
Gentle Cleanse, Deep Renewal
The Ayurveda detox retreat pathway will bring the body back into balance through personalised treatments, massage, and herbal remedies under the guidance of an experienced Ayurvedic doctor and an ancient arts guru.
Strength that supports your life
Experience the joy of movement grounded in active-recovery. Layer the Movement & Vitality pathway with your six-night reset retreat to participate in movement with intention, not intensity. Spend time in our outdoor jungle gym, energise on our padel court, find your rhythm in the Balinese waves with surf and SUP.
Clarity, calm and intentional presence
Be guided by your personal mindfulness facilitator, breathwork trainer and mind-body coach to refine your focus and relish in the present through meditation and Tai Chi movement. Ideal for those seeking greater mental stamina, calmer focus, and better life.
SLEEP, CLARITY, IMMUNITY
Reset your sleep cycles and repair the nervous system with a private sleep and recovery mentor, restorative yoga guide and sound-healing specialist and daily spa rituals. You'll emerge energised and inspired with new mental clarity and a stronger immunity.
Emotional Clarity
Quiet the inner noise and build emotional resilience. You'll receive expert guiding for one-on-one somatic healing, instinctive energy work and integrative coaching alongside our expert healers in breath and movement. Ideal for those wanting to release old patterns, feel more grounded, connect better.
Thrive to live longer
Recalibrate and future-proof your body and mind for the life you lead with evidence based therapies, PEMF, HBOT, IV infusion and more. You'll work with a personal wellness specialist, nervous-system coach and recovery therapist to establish sustainable habits that measure your health span in vitality, mobility and presence.
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THE SETTING
Ancient Arts Retreat in Canggu, Bali
All martial arts sessions are conducted on-site, within the Mana Sanctuary retreat. We’ve constructed our new Riverside wellness spa, recovery suite, and outdoor jungle gym to invite guests to practice movement under the palms and within the natural environment of Canggu, without having to leave the sanctuary. Our ancient art guru, Ed, will guide you through sessions that you can then continue practicing in your own time; whether it’s to start each day, or at the end of each evening. It’s time to reconnect to your Mana.
PATHWAY INCLUSIONS
| PATHWAY | RESET | HEALING | REST | FOCUS | MOVE | DETOX | LONGEVITY | MENS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN RETREAT TRANSFERS | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| CURATED BREAKFAST | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 2 COURSE LUNCH | — | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 3 COURSE DINNER | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| ACCESS TO FACILITIES: (ONYX COLD PLUNGE & JACUZZI, SWEDISH ROCKS SAUNA, PILATES, YOGA & MOVEMENT STUDIO, RIVERSIDE LAP POOL) | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| PRE ARRIVAL PREFERENCE FORM | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| PERSONALISED WELLNESS JOURNEY | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 21 DAY TAKE HOME PROGRAMME | — | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| EXPERT FACILITATOR WITH WEEKLY CHECK INS | — | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| DAILY SLEEP RITUALS | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| DAILY MINDFULNESS RITUALS | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| COMPLIMENTARY PROTEIN FORWARD MINI BAR | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS CONSULTATION | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| DAILY MOVEMENT & MINDFULNESS CLASSES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| WELLNESS WORKSHOP | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| CULTURAL CEREMONY | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| LUXURY SPA TREATMENTS > | 1 | DAILY* | DAILY* | DAILY* | DAILY* | DAILY* | DAILY* | DAILY* |
| ADVENTURE DAY – WATERFALL HIKE OR SUNRISE MOUNTAIN CLIMB | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 1:1 HEALING SESSION | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1:1 SPECIALISED DETOX TREATMENT | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1:1 EXPERT COACHING OR MENTOR SESSION | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 1:1 BREATHWORK | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1:1 MOVEMENT CLASS (SURF, PILATES, FITNESS, YOGA, ANCIENT ARTS) | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| 1:1 MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION SESSION | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 1:1 ADVANCED LONGEVITY THERAPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| AYURVEDA DR OR TCM PRACTITIONER SESSION | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| AYURVEDA OR TCM THERAPY | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| BODY SCAN TO ASSESS HEALH (OPTIONAL): SLEEP SCORE, HRV, RESTING HEART RATE, BODY COMPOSITION, MUSCLE MASS, SKELETAL MASS, HYDRATION, STRESS SCORE. | — | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
* Daily spa on full retreat days
* The outdoor gym is coming in December 2026
* On the Foundation Reset Pathway your afternoons are your own. Lunch & the 21 day take-home programme are included when you add a pathway.
