Spirituality: August 2010 Archives

Over at Jezebel, a jeremiad against the commodification of spirit & community in Bali in the wake of spiritual tourists inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love:

According to the locals who met her, Gilbert was a rather quiet woman, not abnormal or larger than life. It's something to consider when almost every conversation in Ubud will somehow return to The Book, which is prominently displayed around town, framed and in multiple languages. Expats (many of whom are ponytailed men who once lived in Northern California) mostly hate it. One restaurant has a t-shirt for sale, the design of which urges people to Eat, Pay, Leave.

According to a post in the Bali Expat Forum, the restaurant where you can find these t-shirts for sale is Naughty Nuri's Warung.

It's been an interesting few months--more about which later--and as I was catching up email tonight & thinking about when to get back posting, I noticed a sponsored ad for spiritual Healing Bling.

How could I not click?

The designer of this trademarked jewelry line offers work designed for both aesthetic and restorative ends:

Allyson Rice is an energy healer, and works with each piece of jewelry in ceremony and prayer to instill a particular healing intent for the wearer of the jewelry, corresponding to the healing properties of the gemstones and the unique name and description given to the piece. The price includes the additional energy work that is done after the jewelry piece is initially completed, and again when Allyson knows who has bought the piece.