Notes from the road

The Zenora journal

Honest writing about retreat life, practice and everything that happens when the week ends and home begins again.

A day at our Bali retreat, hour by hour

People always ask what actually happens on a retreat. Here is an honest run through of a regular Tuesday in Ubud, naps and all.

Maya Chen · August 12, 2026

July 3, 2026 · 5 min read

The full honest list from nine years of watching guests arrive. Spoiler: you need half of what you think and one swimsuit more than you packed.

June 15, 2026 · 4 min read

I thought my tree pose was solid. Then the ocean became the floor. A love letter to paddleboard yoga and everything it undoes.

May 20, 2026 · 4 min read

Retreat mornings are easy. Home mornings are the test. These five small rituals survived contact with real life, according to our guests.