MandalaBlue: Yoga & Diving

“The sea washes away the ills of all mankind.” ~ Euripides (420 BC)   The regular motion of the waves is hypnotizing. One can spend countless hours getting lost in

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Reef life

REEF LIFE   Published on Gili Life Connections and Relations in the Coral Reef Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the world, supporting an

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Freediving

  FREEDIVING Published on Gili Life Freediving is about silence…the silence that comes from within..” Jacques Mayol Exploring the depths of the Big Blue on a single breath is an

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Sustainable Travel: Take only Pictures, Leave only Footprints

SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL: TAKE ONLY PICTURES, LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS Sustainable Travel is the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social, and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while

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A data trove to support a hoped-for shark sanctuary in Indonesia

The sun is rising behind Mount Rinjani as a group of divers boards a boat to Shark Point, a spot popular among sea turtles and reef sharks on the north side of this small island in the Gili Matra marine preserve. They are going on a survey dive to record sightings of the sea creatures, with the hope this data will support the effort to establish Indonesia’s first shark sanctuary — a fully protected marine area where all commercial fishing, possession and trade of shark species and their products are prohibited.

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Diving in the Gili Islands – La plongee aux iles Gili

Diving in the Gili Islands – La plongee aux iles Gili Don’t lie, one of the main reasons you came to the Gili’s is diving! Warm clear waters, many dive

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Saving Sharks – Shark conservation in Indonesia

SAVING SHARKS Shark conservation in Indonesia A new type of marine protected area is spreading around the globe: sharks sanctuaries. Created with the aim to protect the shark population from

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Interview to Kate Middleton- Freedive Gili

Interview to Kate Middleton- Freedive Gili Yoga & Freediving A yoga teacher, dive master and avid traveller, Kate landed on Gili T. in May 2008 while looking for a place

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