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n one of the holy books important to the origins of Balinese culture, the Bhagavad Gita, women are described as goddesses and manifestations of intellectuality and knowledge, prosperity and loyalty. The Hyang Maha Suci (God Almighty) in Hinduism is described as a mother, with the relationship between people and God being like the relationship between mother and child, and it is said that women give strength to purify men’s attitudes which are considered improper.

In Hinduism, the three Goddesses, Durga, Laksmi and Saraswati are role models for women to follow. Durga is the Goddess of victory of good over evil, Laksmi is the Goddess of wealth, prosperity and the embodiment of beauty, and Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge, music, arts and science. In Balinese mythology, the Goddess of rice and fertility, Dewi Sri, is regarded with high esteem because of the Island’s past dependency on the ability to harvest rice three times a year. Dewi Danu is also extremely important in Balinese beliefs, as she guards the water at the crater lake, from which Bali is supplied with water all year round.

Balinese women play an integral part in their society. First and foremost, a woman must be a loving mother and wife, able to produce a male heir. Secondly, a career woman, able to contribute towards her household’s income, and thirdly, the person who upholds tradition through the arduous preparation and attendance of ceremonies.

An interesting fact is that when a Balinese woman is married, she no longer belongs to her family. She will move from her family compound to her husband’s, and her duties will be towards her husband’s family — preparing offerings, attending ceremonies, cooking and looking after them. Sadly, when a divorce occurs, which is still a big taboo in Bali, the woman usually gets nothing and is given back to her family.

It is a difficult job maintaining a balance for all three roles that make up a good Balinese woman, however these women manage to do so with determination, beauty and grace, even in troubling and difficult times.

For this we must give them credit and for this, we have devoted this issue to women everywhere.

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Understanding Women’s Health Patterns Through Chinese Medicine

by Ken Dinsmore

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omen today have many pressures—from young girls studying and balancing relationships, to middle aged women juggling work, and orchestrating family life, to older women going through hormonal changes. With today’s fast paced lifestyle and easy access to fast foods, it is no wonder that the body is under stress. The saying ‘prevention is better than a cure’ is truer today than ever before.

The three primary organs governing women’s health are the Spleen, Liver and Kidney.

The theory of the internal organs is often described as the core of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), because it best represents the TCM view of the body as an integrated whole. At the core, this theory represents a landscape of functional relationships, which provide total integration of bodily functions, emotions, mental activities, tissues, sense organs, and environmental influences.

In understanding these perspectives it is best to rid oneself of the western concept of internal organs. The western concept sees each organ only in its material, anatomical aspect, whereas TCM sees each organ as a complex system, encompassing its anatomical entity and the corresponding emotion, sense organ, tissues, mental faculty, and environmental factors impacting both pathogenic and anti pathogenic.

THE SPLEEN is a very important organ classification involved in the hormonal cycle. The western concept of the spleen encompasses its role in the production and destructive role of blood and immune cells. In TCM however, the spleen governs most energetic processes in the body. Since the spleen takes nutrients and Qi (energy) and uses them to produce blood, it therefore must be functioning at optimal levels for healthy menstrual cycles. The spleen is in charge of transforming the nutritious aspect of the food we eat into Qi and blood and other forms of usable energy, and transporting nutrients to the other organs.

Spleen energy manifests in the gastrointestinal system and is also markedly influenced by what we eat. Excessive sugar, processed foods, refined carbohydrates, and fatty foods clog and stagnate spleen function. When the spleen is strong we have physical energy, when the spleen is weak we feel lethargic physically, and foggy in the head.

The emotion that is associated with the spleen system is worry. Excess use of the mind in thinking, studying, concentrating and memorizing over long periods of time tends to weaken spleen function. This tends to explain why excess of the above emotions can cause digestive disturbances like stomach ulcers, diarrhoea, constipation and irritable bowel type symptoms.

The spleen is like a granary official from whom the five tastes are derived. It controls the blood, nourishes the muscles, and governs nutrient transformation and transportation.

THE LIVER’S primary functions include the storage and filtration of blood and metabolic activities, including the metabolism of hormones. Chinese Medicine states that the liver is also responsible for the smooth flow and distribution of blood throughout the body.

The liver function of storing blood has a marked influence on menstruation. If the liver stores blood normally, menstruation will be normal. If liver blood is deficient there will be amenorrhoea, (absence of a menstrual cycle). If the blood of the liver is excess or hot there may be menorrhagia (heavy or long menstrual cycle).

The liver’s function of storing blood is very important in women’s physiology and pathology. Many gynaecological problems are due to liver blood disturbances. The emotion

associated with the liver system is anger. Long periods of unresolved anger or resentment frustrate liver function leading to liver disharmonies.

The Liver is like an army’s general from whom the strategy is derived. Its main functions are to store blood, control sinews, and control the smooth flow of blood and Qi around the body.

THE KIDNEY’S primary function is the storage of essence, governing birth and growth, reproduction and development.

The essence of the kidneys is a precious substance, which is inherited from the parents and also partly replenished by the Qi extracted from nutritious foods.

This essence after birth controls growth, sexual maturation, fertility and development. It is also the basis of sexual life and the material foundation for sperm in men and the ova in women.

The kidney essence controls the various stages of change in life, i.e. birth, puberty, menopause, and depletion in death. All health practises such as yoga, tai chi, and healthy diet replenish essence. Over work, stress, poor diet, and excessive sexual activity are poor lifestyle choices that weaken the kidney essence.

The emotion associated with the kidney is fear and anxiety. Long standing fear and anxiety (fight or flight syndrome) weakens the adrenal complex and therefore depletes kidney essence.

The kidneys are referred to as the root of life, as they govern water, control life cycles, sexual behaviour, and fertility in both sexes. Our willpower in life is derived from the kidneys. ■

Ken Dinsmore Ken Dinsmore has a Bachelor of Science degree (Australia and specialises in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Ken is currently residing in Bali and can be contacted via e-mail: dinseys@gmail.com or by phone on 0858 5713 9015 for appointments.

ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBS can influence and stimulate hormonal pathway production and correct subtle imbalances.

Some of the areas that Chinese Medicine can assist women are:

Menstrual complaints

Premenstrual moodiness, breast tenderness, headaches, and digestives issues all respond very quickly to acupuncture and Chinese herbs, with the added benefit of no side effects. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs have proven to be beneficial with correcting irregular cycles.

Menopausal Syndrome

Most perimenopausal women suffer with hot flashes and night sweats, moodiness and insomnia. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs have proven to be very beneficial with easing these symptoms.

Fertility

Studies have shown that women who are struggling with fertility have similar stress levels as cancer patients. There are many pathways women may take to fall pregnant, but once the underlying imbalances are corrected then the body responds relatively quickly.

The usual success rate with IVF alone is one in four.

According to researchers from the University of Newcastle (Australia), studies concluded that having acupuncture on the same or next day as

IVF transfer yielded best results. Almost 40% of women treated this way fell pregnant. Acupuncture sessions increased blood flow to the uterus and helped in balancing hormones that are vital for conception.

Pregnancy

Specialised studies have shown that acupuncture alone can be beneficial with the discomforts associated with pregnancy, such as morning sickness, heartburn, lower back pain, constipation, and fatigue. Acupuncture is a safe, natural and effective therapy for common complaints of pregnancy.

The American journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has reported that no adverse outcomes arise from the use of acupuncture and in some cases may be more beneficial than conventional drug treatments.

If you suffer with any of the above then Chinese medicine may be of assistance as a safe and natural alternative to conventional drug therapy.

Periodic check ups are also beneficial with detecting imbalances before they manifest. ■

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Elena Skoko: A Singing Birth

by Bill Dalton

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lena Skoko was born in Croatia in 1991. When she was 18, she moved to Italy and became a singer and indie fashion designer. In 2007, Elena decided to move to Bali and set up a fashion business.

But a chance encounter with a bluesman at Warung Ocha in Legian the same year resulted in a career change. Elena and her new partner Rob Bluebird started a band called Bluebird & Skoko, recording their first album Trust Your Mojo, Sista in 2009. In 2012, Elena published Memoirs of a Singing Birth about her experience birthing her daughter Koko in Bali. The family has done presentations in New York, Italy and Croatia where stories about the birth of Koko were followed

by Bluebird & Skoko “singing birth” live sets. Koko is now three and a half years old and participates at conferences about the singing birth method, talking about her own birth and singing her own songs. Taking after her mother, the budding little performer loves the microphone and the audience.

When did you decide on a “singing birth”?

I did a lot of research on pregnancy and on the options I had for giving birth. The statistics just scared me, so I decided that giving birth outside of a hospital would be the best for us. I read some books and listened to CDs about the use of voice during labour and when the time came, I tried to apply some of those methods. They didn’t work well for me. Instead, I just impulsively started singing one of the songs Bluebird and I wrote. I discovered that singing made my labour pains easier!

Would a singing birth be appropriate for all women?

I would say so. Also for the fathers, the midwives and the doctors. We were both welcoming our daughter into the world with song. Bluebird and I were so very deeply connected at that moment. Besides, the use of the voice and of the mouth facilitates the dilation of the cervix, so the advantage is twofold — emotional and physical. Of course, a woman needs an appropriate place to feel at ease to sing, a comfortable place with loving, caring and trustworthy people who know how to help without any impositions. It doesn’t have to be a mantra or a specific vowel or Mozart. It can be any song that means something to the parents.

'ALTHOUGH I FELT PAIN, I NEVER SUFFERED AND THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS GENUINELY JOYFUL. THERE WERE EVEN PLEASURABLE SENSATIONS. I WAS IN LOVE AND MY BODY FELT SENSUAL BRINGING NEW LIFE TO THE EARTH.'

and in Italian. The interest in unmedicated birth, singing birth and lotus birth is growing outside the niche. Recently, I talked about orgasmic birth at Huffington Post Live. My best costumers are doulas, new birth professionals who offer services of loving support for the mother and the family both during and pregnancy. I receive great feedback from readers who tell me my book has changed their perception of birth.

the birth if her cord is not cut. In this blood is her first life supply of iron, nutrients, stem cells and plenty of oxytocin that help her feel happy to be a newcomer on earth and to bond with her parents.

Any future plans?

I’m planning my own workshops where mothers and couples are able to prepare for a singing “artistic” birth, starting with the awareness of their own bodies to the ability to freely use their voices in the acceptance of the beauty and the beast that are part of our own human nature as well as childbirth. The more I share our story, the more I realize how much the world needs to hear positive birth stories to change the often traumatic experiences in childbirth that result from an over-medicalized way that birthing is practiced in many countries.

Tell us about your book Memoirs of a Singing Birth?

It was first published in 2010 and is now available on the World Wide Web, both in English

Why natural birth?

I opted for natural, unmedicated birth which could be in any position, any place and with anyone I felt comfortable with. I gave birth to Koko in a birth tub at the Bumi Sehat birth centre. It felt so good to be in warm water while in the late stage of labour.

But I didn’t decide everything ahead of time. I just made sure that we could make any of our choices when we needed to. And guess what? Although I felt pain, I never suffered and the overall experience was genuinely joyful.

There were even pleasurable sensations. I was in love and my body felt sensual bringing new life to the earth.

How did you find Yayasan Bumi Sehat?

I consider myself lucky to have met Ibu Robin Lim. A friend gave me her number, and from the start I knew I had found the right person for us. She was already practicing every method that I might desire for my birth plan, including lotus birth. Every time I would visit Yayasan Bumi Sehat for a check up, I would see the glowing healthy faces of all the new mothers. Even though it was a busy birth clinic, the atmosphere wasn’t noisy or rushed, but peaceful as if birth was a normal part of everyday life, as it should be.

How may readers get a hold of a copy of your book?

Memoirs of a Singing Birth can be purchased at Earth Café, Bali Yoga Shop, Yayasan Bumi Sehat and at Ganesha bookstores. People may also order the book on Lulu. com and Amazon or download a digital version at Smashwords. com. ■

What is a lotus birth?

My daughter had a lotus birth, which means the umbilical cord was not severed. I thought it would be complicated to care for the baby with her placenta still intact, but it turned out to be the most natural thing to do.

Her navel was free in three days without any irritation or infection.

I also used our placenta as a postpartum remedy. The placenta contains “love hormones” such as oxytocin that help with breastfeeding and “baby blues” (post-partum depression). But the major benefits are for the baby who receives one third of her blood that has been left in the placenta some time after

Bill Dalton Bill Dalton has been writing travel features, book reviews, interviews and guidebooks about Indonesia for more than 40 years, starting with his groundbreaking Indonesia Handbook first published in 1976. Bill lives on a farm with his Indonesian family deep in the countryside of west Bali.

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meet the expat school in Holland. After various jobs in restaurant and hotel management, I moved into the tourism sector. It’s a people based business and I love working with people. There is responsible tourism and sustainable tourism, which takes into account ethics and accountability.

Muriel Ydo

Sailor, Human Rights Activist, Wife, and Mother

The tall, attractive President of Bali International Women’s Association shares her long love affair with Indonesia and her commitment to human rights and the environment

by Karen Davis

What is BIWA? BIWA was set up in 1974 by what I like to call seven fearless women, some Indonesian and an eclectic mix of foreign women who came together regularly to support each other. It grew and grew. They did activities together and sought simple solutions to problems they shared. To raise funds they would sell the goods they made together. Logically they started to focus on other women who lacked access to society as men do.

The whole concept of a money society came to Bali quite late. It was more a barter system before with most jobs directly related to life. There was less stress, more food and less debt. The transition to our present money based society has been very difficult for an agrarian based society like Bali, where the Subak system is the security of the banjar. It is what you must do to please the Gods, the ancestors and the harmony of life. To continue these traditions in the modern society of capitalism has many challenges. We are a resource for women in Bali who have been left indigent as

the result of the rapid changes in society. We help women access what they need. Our social welfare efforts encompass women’s and children’s health and education, assistance for HIV/AIDS prevention and

rehabilitation programs as well as environmental projects and education.

Tell me about yourself. Where were you born? How many languages do you speak?

I was born in The Hague and grew up in Belgium. I speak seven languages. I received my baccalaureate in Social Economics and Languages when I was eighteen years old. I started working in the hospitality industry while waiting for an opening at a hotel school. I went to Cambridge to study English and back to Amsterdam to study International law. While studying International law I worked for Amnesty International at the main office in Amsterdam. I then did the hotel management

What brought you to Indonesia?

After working in Paris for four years as ground operator for an American company, my husband Willem and I decided to move to Indonesia. We had travelled to and through Indonesia several times and always said we would return to start a cruise business. We are both sailors.

After sailing a beautiful schooner with an American friend from Chesapeake Bay to Maine, we decided it was time to make a change in our lives and make good on our plans to go to Indonesia. I got a position with a travel firm leading thirtyday tours over sea and land from Singapore to Sumatra to Java, Sulawesi to Bali. Back then, facilities varied. Tourists stayed at whatever hotel was available, which were often simple. People got sick or lost their passports. I learned to deal with all the problems of a diverse group of people travelling far away from home in a different cultural setting. There were no computers; communication was by telex or phone. In between tours we looked for a boat to buy.

You came to Bali with a boat?

Yes, we found a boat and named her MataHari. We did sunset cruises from Benoa Harbour here in Bali. We chartered to groups and for events. We had some great events and parties on that boat! No one was doing this then.

After the Gulf War we had to give up the boat and started working for Lotus Tours. Meanwhile I also scouted film locations and did pre-production. I was a buying agent, opened a restaurant and helped a friend set-up a recycled accessory business. With some like-minded people we started lobbying hotels and business for better waste management and responsibility. I volunteered with the Vishnu Foundation, the first environmental foundation in Bali.

In the year 2000 I coordinated the first Bali wide clean up, activities and programs for the Clean Up the World campaign.

We educated people to be aware of their environments through competitions and games in schools and their communities.

When did you join forces with BIWA? Mid nineties I joined as a member. In 2002 I was

approached to be the President.

That was the year of the bomb.

BIWA coordinated the hotline.

We took phone calls for missing people, referring them to resources and keeping track of the many people unaccounted for. There was so much to do and to organize. We are always involved in emergency assistance if there is a major crisis. We make sure basic needs are met and locate the resources necessary. Our main function is helping women and children access what they need. We are like a hotline for women in need of referrals and resources. We get them placement to learn basic work and life skills and vocational skills. We connect them to organizations and health services. Women are in the greatest need. They are not given the opportunities men are in education and skills training.

Mothers are the ones responsible for raising the children and keeping the family together.

We work with organizations to educate women on environmental and health issues such as AIDS and how to prevent diseases. For us the word ’cannot’ does not exist.

We have wonderful events to raise awareness and funds for our works. Members make new friends, network and give back!

Together we are able to pool our many resources and meet the challenges ahead with the tools of education, awareness, and compassion.

BIWA sounds like a great organization to be a member of.

An organization is as strong as its members. Our membership is diverse and members benefit in many ways. There are some 20 nationalities represented. BIWA is about fostering friendship among women of different cultures and nationalities.

Women make friends, help each other and work together to raise awareness and helping women in crisis. Our mission revolves around the wellbeing, health and welfare of our local communities.

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We are coming up to our 40th anniversary soon! Our new office is right here at Beach Walk in Kuta.

E-mail: info@biwa-bali.org Web: www.biwa-bali.org Phone: +62 361 746 9607

Karen Davis Chilean born American,Karen Davies is a journalist,artist and art therapist. Formerly a NYC fashion designer,she has been coming to Bali since 1979 and now resides here.

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ne of the wonderful things about exploring the Bali countryside is coming upon the duck farmers as they herd their precious ducks down the road and into the rice fields, generally early in the morning and late in the afternoon, as the sun sets across the fields.

Made has been a duck farmer for seven years, deciding to take up this role after struggling to make ends meet as a wood carver in his village of Kemenuh, near Ubud.

Made is 42 years old and has two daughters and a son and earns about two million rupiah a month breeding ducks and selling them, mostly for use in local ceremonies.

He buys the ducklings from the duckling salesman in Klungkung Regency for Rp.5,000 each, fattens them up for three weeks on a diet of water, mixed with sugar and

turmeric and a little bit of rice, and sells them for around Rp.35,000.

However, not all the ducklings survive, and they have to be protected against the dreaded Aluthe lizards of the rice fields, always on the search for an easy meal.

Dogs are also a danger and Made needs to always keep a watchful eye on his ducks when they are in the rice fields and not safely tucked away in the many cages he uses to protect them.

Made has 800 ducks in his portfolio at present, and is a very happy man as there are many ceremonies happening on the island at this time and he hopes to get a slightly higher selling price than normal.

Supply and demand economics are alive and well in the world of the Subak (sustainable irrigation system) community, as elsewhere on the island. ■

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Healing with Mindfulness Reflections on Cancer with Dr. Cathirose Petrone

At this point in our discussion the classic question of mind versus matter arose. “So, how much of it is mind over matter?” I queried.

Dr. Cathirose’s response was swiftly ready.

by Brannon Gerling

“Fifty percent of what we would call ‘beneficial results’ are significantly due to placebo effect,” she said. She rendered the example of antidepressants and claimed that between pharmaceuticals, St. John’s Wart, and placebos there marks only a 4% difference between their effectiveness to deal positive user results. After hearing this, I was less surprised and more intrigued to hear about her curiosities and philosophy of healing.

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r. Cathirose Petrone is to medicine what Johnny Cash is to country music: smoothly yet vigorously original, passionately forthcoming, and persistently clad in black wear, embroidered and shrunken to meet her tropical Balinese setting, of course. A naturopath and psychotherapist from Ubud, now building a program for those seeking recovery and holistic health, she has a professional record worthy of being thematized into a beatific mosaic inside a Roman cathedral.

Extraordinarily equable, she has no room for self-serving in her practice; her strength and focus begin and end with her patients in mind and soul.

She’s been wholly forged into her vocation; a special phenomenon in any professional sphere or era.

Twenty years ago in Hawaii, her naturopathic clinical internship instructor made her peel mangos without breaking the skin in two, and had her forty-five kilos routinely lug around a bulky hose to water the vast gardens.

The point was to make her fully present when consulting her patients and the nature of their diseases. And she bites off exactly what she can chew.

She gives me some Jersey-style ‘tough love’, then mollifies the loving abrasions with her novel, perhaps atypical, approach to healing.

“Everybody who’s alive has cancer in a sense,” her eyes wide and true, about five centimetres from my face. “We all have abnormal cells capable of growing uncontrollably. But the body deals with them until it doesn’t anymore.”

We began our conversations on her purple patio by discussing the popular symbolism of particular terms, here in our context the dubious character of the word cancer. Each concept of cancer has different representations for each person; thus, when cancer is discussed people are often talking about different things, she tells me. “Cancer is a term that refers to many different diseases, over 150, granted they have the common thread that cells with normal growth start to become uncontrolled.”

Without pointing any gnarled fingers, she reveals the dim result, that the public suffers from an umbrella term instead of the information it needs to prevent the deadly disease, preventions which she says are overwhelmingly possible in different types of cancer. For example, smoking’s connection to lung cancer.

Moving beyond terms, she is more interested in what really, actively sparks this uncontrolled growth of cells that run beyond

the body’s regulatory power.

For Dr. Cathirose, it is imperative that we not only gain a sense of mindfulness but that we utilize it to make measurable choices— choices whereby we weigh all apparent options and conditions, internally orchestrated and externally introduced—when it comes to our very own health.

She also has a bone to pick with those in her field who stake claims of universal remedies without irrefutable verifications.

But no one offers any treatment with substantiated confidence.

This is why patient trust in their treatments is so utterly vital; this is where mindfulness ought to come into full play. When therapy promoters don’t harness enough evidence, they rashly exercise ‘confirmation bias’ and find all the data available to complacently confirm their own claims without philosophically weighing both sides of the issue and procedures evenly. Be you practitioner or patient, “To be able to say ‘I don’t know’ is scary. It’s hard to live that way,” she says.

Aiding the terminally ill for over twenty years has delicately refined Dr. Cathirose’s tough New Jersey tongue. Her take-home message? Whether we sound the alarm, cue the drummer, strum the eternal lyre, or just listen in silence, it’s forcefully all the same. It sounds like this: “I don’t

'CANCER IS A TERM THAT REFERS TO MANY DIFFERENT DISEASES, OVER 150, GRANTED THEY HAVE THE COMMON THREAD THAT CELLS WITH NORMAL GROWTH START TO BECOME UNCONTROLLED.' know, and nobody else knows.

We know a few things. Let’s look at what we do know.”

We do know that carcinogens are causal as with some radiations. But since the body works uniquely and reactively in what Dr. Cathirose refers to as ‘ratios’, that is, the introduction or substitution of nutrients affecting other ratios of other body parts in different ways, she is carefully hesitant to grant any therapy principal status. Therefore, when we speak about antioxidants or cruciferous veggies as malignant preventers, when we consider chemotherapy or Gerson’s dietic therapy, we must boldly look over and face what Dr. Cathirose faces everyday: the unconfirmed evidence and terminally fragile people.

Dr. Cathirose is a masterful synthesizer of data and mindfulness. Her approach is ‘integrative scientific’—a smart combination of allopathic and complementary therapies, and her work judiciously blends her knowledge of Western naturopathy and psycho-investigations with an Eastern posture of mindfulness associated with karmic law and downright commonsense. As a result, her patients receive a sober approach of the most efficacious kind: a rare nononsense experience steeped in cultivating patient-mindfulness so patients can take express control of their health while very pertinently utilizing academic essentials from the Western sphere.

She provides a clinician’s guide to her assessments in her notable book Mindfulness and Healing. In it, she says that how we address symptoms and how we heal is not the same. “It’s critical to distinguish the two,” she says.

“It’s critical to ask: ‘What are we doing here?’” After a patient accepts the apparent facts of their illness, they can deliberately move on with Dr. Cathirose from there. With vigorous presence, she looks through to me: “You’ve accepted. Now what do you want to do about it?” she thrusts and probes, somehow, in the most devotedly tender way. ■

For more information on Dr. Cathirose please visit: www.wholisticrecovery international.com

Brannon Gerling Brannon Gerling is a philosophy professor and traveller who writes on various key issues. He is founder of Telos Journal, a monthly news, opinion, and literary source of cutting honesty and smart entertainment.

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conservation

Keeping Paradise A Paradise

by Lorca

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n Day one it was love at first sight with the relaxed tropical island pace on Gili Trawangan. Orange-red bleeding sunsets and clear blue seas, daily dives and interesting people. But what started as a short break on the A-List holiday isle off of Lombok for Delphine Robbe turned into a nine-year residence and passionate dedication with the Gili Eco Trust (GET) NGO to restore and protect Gili Trawangan’s natural beauty. With her love of diving and the tropics it was not hard for Delphine to pack up in France and relocate to Gili Trawangan, a popular diving island, to become a diving instructor. With a Masters Degree in Agronomy Engineering it was easy for her to pick up on the long term risk of the growing pollution problems on the island.

What became difficult was dealing with the issues at hand there and then starting out to create action and support for the Gili Eco Trust and its projects that have since become highly successful in making the island a better place for everyone.

Speaking at the recent TEDx conference in Ubud, Delphine made a powerful impact on the audience. Not only does she dive and instruct diving regularly on Gili Trawangan, but she also practices yoga underwater in reverse gravity just for the fun and love of being in the water.

This close relationship with water is also the drive that led her to fulltime involvement with the Biorock coral reef restoration program on Trawangan’s damaged reefs. Coral bleaching and destructive fishing methods have damaged much of the reef there, and so has Global Warming along with waves and strong currents from storms, which have reduced much of the seabed to coral rubble over time. The Biorock system grows coral using underwater steel structures made of rebar on the seafloor that loose pieces of corals from the surrounding reefs are attached to. The structure is connected to a very low voltage of electricity to create an electrolysis effect that stimulates coral growth up to six times faster than its normal rate, perfect for the depleted reef areas off of Trawangan.

Funded by local businesses, rare government grants and a “First Dive Tax” of Rp.50,000 on everyone’s first dive in Gili

Trawangan, the GET and its Biorock coral regrowth system has a solid support group and the results are showing. Speaking from the front lines, Delphine reports that “A few reefs have recovered and you can notice it by the fields, or patches, of corals covering the seabed instead of the coral rubble before. On reefs with a slope the corals roll and die with the water movement as they can’t cement in place as the seabed is unstable. In protected areas with flatter bottoms, you can see a faster recovery of the corals, especially in the Biorock dive site in the southeast part of Trawangan where before nobody would dive and now everyone dives it and enjoys it. We will continue Biorock programs in needed areas where businesses are willing to provide the electricity to protect, restore and conserve the offshore reefs for a sustainable future.”

Another of the GET’s latest campaigns for the sea is working with Project Aware and Aquatic Alliance in nearby Tanjung Luar fish market to find alternative solutions to the killing of sharks and manta/mobula rays for their fins and gills.

The GET has existed since 2001 but with Delphine’s involvement in 2004 was when the Biorock program got its real start. Being blonde and not speaking Bahasa Indonesia did feel like a big barrier to getting her message across at first, but the locals were already on a similar page with a youth collective patrol team (SATGAS) that started in 1999 that was being supported by local dive shops to find and stop dynamite fishermen from ruining the reefs further. The GET was then formed by the local dive shops to help fund the SATGAS patrols and later on it would become involved in even more projects like Biorock with growing support and Delphine on board.

Over the years Delphine would learn Indonesian and also how to run such an environmental program in a country that was very new to her. Eventually the local businesses, people, and even the regional government would support and trust her, allowing Delphine to educate on and implement coral regrowth and other eco-projects on Gili Trawangan.

The bottom line is that tourism on Gili Trawangan is booming.

'THE CORAL HELPS SLOW INCOMING WAVES AND THE VETIVER GRASS ROOTS GROW UP TO FIVE METERS DEEP, ANCHORING SAND IN PLACE AGAINST ERODING WAVES, A PERFECT NATURAL MATCH TO COMBAT COASTAL EROSION.' With each new boat comes more visitors, more divers and more funds being injected into the holiday island. On the flipside this also brings with it more development and more rubbish.

Like most of Indonesia the locals on Trawangan burn their trash, often times plastic included. To help avoid this Delphine says, “I am insisting on No Plastic Bags.

We are constantly distributing free reusable bags at the markets, mosques and schools.

Sometimes I feel like the eco police as people try to behave when they see me coming, but if that is the way they will turn it into a habit, then why not!”

“They (the locals) trust me now,” she furthered. “It took a while but as I said, I didn’t leave and I didn’t give up, and I learned not to shout and be polite in respect of their culture and their different way of doing things.”

With this local trust and backing, the GET has not only regrown Trawangan’s coral reefs but is very active on land too. To date the GET has installed 1,000 trash bins on all three Gili Islands and has created a waste sorting and recycling program that reuses plastics, paper and metals, composts natural trash, and creates tetra bricks from waste to send back to Bali for further use by enviro-partners Eco Bali.

At local schools the children are educated on the importance of proper waste disposal. Best of all, every first Friday of the month is a community clean up day held by the local dive shops, school and FMPL (island waste collection and treatment program), and tourists are encouraged to join with the option of a free dive for helping out.

Anyone who has visited the Gilis knows that there are no cars or motorbikes and only bicycles and horses for transport. This is part of the Gili charm, but when mistreatment and sickness made Gili horses live only several years versus the 25 long years they should be, tourists started to take note and wrote concerned letters to the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN). This sparked a

ECO WARRIOR, DELPHINE ROBBE

UNDERWARER CLEANUP WITH A CURIOUS FRIEND

BIOROCK FORMATIONS

visit to Trawangan and program set up by JAAN that is run by the GET that offers a free horse clinic every month for checkups. The biggest problem with the horses was a lack of fresh water and fatigue, but after three years of clinics and education it is evident that owners are giving their horses more fresh water and taking care of them.

Cats are taken care of too with a free sterilization clinic every six months.

Indonesia is a beautiful part of

the world although it does have its issues just like anywhere else.

Thankfully there are people like Delphine out there who take the initiative and time to help out the situation rather than just stare and comment about it. It’s all about doing your part and being part of the solution to keep paradise a paradise. ■

To find out more about Delphine Robbe and the Gili Eco Trust go to: www.giliecotrust.com

Lorca Lorca is editor and co-publisher of Lines Magazine, an Indonesian publication that covers environment, lifestyle and the best of local surfing. Find Lines on Facebook: Lines Magazine-Bali

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light entertainment

Mrs. B Gets a Buzz

by Eamonn Sadler

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rs. Bennett was my landlady when I was 19 years old and she was a marvellous example of the stereotypical bulletproof older English woman. She was a solid round shape with no “figure” to speak of, and she was always dressed impeccably no matter what time of the day or night you might see her. She looked about 65 years old when I met her 30 years ago, she still looks the same now and I can’t imagine for the life of me what might kill her.

The flat my friend Steve and I rented from her was originally the upper floor of her semi-detached house and it was about the size of two average hotel rooms. Mrs. Bennett lived downstairs and we shared a front door so she knew just about everything we got

Ten minutes after that Mrs. B was at the door with one of the neighbours.

up to, but she was very open-minded and she sometimes enjoyed a drink so the relationship worked quite well. We referred to her affectionately as “Mrs. B” and she always referred to us as “my boys”. I lived there for two years and it was a time of parties and sometimes unruly behaviour, but our relationship with Mrs. B never wavered. In fact she became something of a mother to us and she protected us every chance she got as the best of mothers would.

Steve and I were in our local pub one Friday night when about five pints of beer each suggested that a party at our flat might be a good idea. A couple of hours later almost everybody who had been in the pub was in our small flat, the music was pumping, the laughter was loud and the beer was flowing.

In other circumstances I would have expected this to mean trouble, but I knew Mrs. B well so I opened the door and kept my mouth shut. She turned to the stern-looking neighbour. “Mr. Watson, this is Eamonn”, she said briskly, and then to me, “Eamonn, Mr. Watson.” I offered my hand and Mr. Watson shook it reluctantly. Mrs. B turned back to Mr. Watson. “Eamonn is fireman Mr. Watson, and just today he was promoted to sergeant. I’m sure you wouldn’t begrudge one of our brave firemen a small celebration on this special occasion would you?” This was all complete nonsense of course, I was still a complete rookie and there is no such thing as a sergeant in the fire service. In the pregnant pause I adopted my best pathetic, pleadingyet-proud expression and Mr. Watson’s face slowly softened. “Well… of course… but if you could just please

try to keep the noise down a bit?” I raised my hands in mock surrender.

“Thank you, Mr. Watson.” I said. “We will certainly try to keep it down.”

Mrs. B rubbed her hands together with satisfaction and said, “Right, that’s that then”, before shepherding Mr. Watson out. She returned a few seconds later with a broad smile on her face. “That’s going to cost you a large Bailey’s my boy”, she said as she brushed past me into the flat.

An hour later she was dancing in the middle of the living room and drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream from a very large glass while surrounded by people around one third her age. At first it was a little awkward, but everyone quickly realised that she was a good sport and she soon became an accepted part of the crowd. It all got a bit crazy after that and Mrs. B was right in the thick of it. I went to bed about 3am.

In the morning I found Mrs. B sound asleep on the sofa with a half-empty bottle of Bailey’s in one hand and a battery powered ladies’ accessory in the other — obviously somebody’s idea of a joke. To spare her blushes (and mine) I tried to gently remove the disturbingly lifelike replica from her hand without waking her up, but it burst noisily into life as soon as I touched it and Mrs. B woke with a start. She snatched the accessory and the Bailey’s tightly to her chest as she looked around the room in a daze trying to piece the situation together. After a few seconds she stood up slowly and gracefully made her way past me to the door without saying a word, buzzing loudly as she went. She closed the door behind her.

Then the door opened again and Mrs. B came back fully composed. “I think this is yours”, she said, and handed me the Baileys. I accepted it in silence and she left. The incident was never mentioned again. ■

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Indonesia E-Tourism Summit 2013 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 – Fri, 06 Sep 2013 Location: Ballroom of Ramayana Resort & Spa, Bali, Indonesia The 4th IETS 2013 is Indonesia’s Internetbased travel marketing conference, bringing the Asia Pacific’s best practices to Indonesian travel industry. IETS 2013’s main objectives are enhancing Internet usage for the online marketing strategy within tourism industry, as we see Indonesia and the world are more exposed with it.

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meetings in-between. The history of clinical neurophysiology meetings in Asia-Oceania goes back to 1987 when Professor John Desmedt and Thai Neurologist-Clinical Neurophysiologist organized the first Evoked Potential Symposium in Bangkok, and the first Chapter meeting was held in Beijing in September 1996. The second Chapter meeting was held in Manila in January 2000, followed by the third in Chiangmai in February 2005, the fourth meeting was in Seoul, Korea in 2009. and the fifth meeting will be held in Bali, Indonesia.

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