The Sacred River Spa | Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan

on January 2, 2025

A New Sanctuary of Primal Balance

Surrender to transformation at the newly reimagined Sacred River Spa at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan in Ubud.

Nestled in the Ayung River Valley, The Scared River Spa sanctuary blends Ubud’s healing energy with the Balinese philosophy of sekala and niskala (seen and unseen energy).

In this pure, sacred space – bordered by Bali’s longest, widest and most revered river – the energy of pulsing river waters and Ayung valley foliage flows into soulful healing rituals.

Each designed to unite body and mind with rhythms of nature and help restore primal balance.

This mindfully redesigned 4,970 square metre [53,496 square foot] enclave is the creation of a trio of visionary teams, award-winning Australia architects The Fulcrum Agency, Japanese interior designers Design Studio SPIN, and Indonesian landscape consultants Bukit Kembar Permai.

Stunning artwork from Indonesian artists and ceramic masters vies with natural materials and a calming colour palette.

Every wall, terrace, entrance, and planted area has been conceived to augment the light, sounds, foliage and energies of the river valley surrounds.

The new spa houses seven private Spa Villas named after sacred Balinese Elements – including Sejuk [Water], Gending [Sound], and Teja [Fire] – that promote holistic well-being healing and detoxification.

Cocooned beneath the jungle canopy, the villas are a harmonious balance of natural and modern; each has a bathtub hand-chiselled from Indonesia stone plus state-of-the-art Lemi Portofino electric massage beds.

Central to its revised menu are transformative water-centric treatments that harness the power of energetic flow from the intangible realm to the physical realm.

Six Signature Balinese Healing Rituals showcase traditional wisdom, including Restu Bumi – a spiritual cleaning featuring local instruments, herbs and a warm gemstone massage.

Along with the purifying Tirta Ening, which channels the healing power of Bali’s revered water element.

Treatments are enhanced by a new collaboration with Synthesis Organics

A holistic plant-powered, energy-imbued line of skincare and aromatherapy products from Australia.

Highlights include revised Chakra Ceremonies that maximise the free flow of energy in a meaningful quest for spiritual, physical, mental and emotional balance.

There is also a wide range of massages, facials and TDA face and body therapies.

Experience their nurturing treatments, where nature’s power meets modern healing for a rejuvenating journey.

Drawing on the dance between the visible and energetic worlds, The Sacred River Spa at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan – relaunched in November 2024 and is a haven of magic and meaning.

From all-embracing natural surrounds to the use of pioneering BioGeometry.

Here are a few of the ways the spa infuses a sense of the sacred into its one-of-a-kind experiences.

Cocooned in nature’s embrace

As above, so below; as within, so without.

From the moment of arrival, The Sacred River Spa promises a restoration of primal balance.

Artfully redesigned to echo its natural surroundings, the spa is bordered by Bali’s longest, widest and most revered river.

The dappled light, verdant foliage and river sounds form the backdrop to healing rituals that draw on the energies and essence of water.

Natural materials and calming colours invite deep reflection while artwork from Indonesian artists and ceramic masters offer a connection to Bali’s unique spiritual and natural heritage.

Drawing on Bali’s sacred elements

A deep reverence for Balinese culture is woven into life across the Resort, from pilgrim temple adventures to traditional Megibung dining experiences.

At The Sacred River Spa, this respect for ancient knowledge includes the integration of Bali’s “sacred elements” – water (sejuk), sound (gending), and fire (teja) – within the new menu.

Each treatment starts with the healing sounds of quartz crystal singing bowls tuned to 432 Hz, to harness the powerful effect of sound on multidimensional wellbeing – enhanced connection to the Earth’s rhythms.

In addition to a dedicated Sound Healing Room, bespoke playlists by Sayan Music add a further layer of healing vibration positivity-inducing Solfeggio frequencies and Ayung valley sounds.

Harnessing the healing power of Bali’s revered water element

Through crystal-energised water and a flowing waterbed massage.

Along with the Batu Kali Riverstone Bathing Ritual, drawing on an age-old river bathing tradition.

And a fiery fresh ginger in a Balinese massage to refresh, energise and revive.

Harnessing the power of BioGeometry

BioGeometry is a groundbreaking science that uses the subtle energy principles of geometric forms to bring natural balance to living systems.

Like The Sacred River Spa, the aim of BioGeometry is to balance and align energy systems to promote wellbeing and reduce environmental stress.

At The Sacred River Spa, the power of BioGeometry is harnessed through treatments, products and even the symbol on the menu.

The spa’s Synthesis Organics products – plant-powered skincare and aromatherapy from Australia – draw on a universal centring energy known as BG3, discovered by Egyptian architect and scientist Dr Ibrahim Karim after 40 years of research.

Synthesis Organics products are measured for BioGeometry energy qualities to ensure they harmonise on the physical, vital, mental, emotional and energetic levels – and boost the life force of anyone using them.

Sharing traditional wisdom for a modern world

Key to lasting transformation is finding ways to integrate healing into an often-stressful modern existence.

That’s where The Sacred River Spa’s resident Wellness Mentor Ibu Fera comes in.

A former Buddhist nun who studied the Dharma in monasteries across Asia, Fera leads complimentary meditation classes twice daily.

Her weekly Life Talks touch on everyday subjects – such as happiness, compassion and stress – and offer ways to address them with peace and presence of mind.

Stressed out and rest-deprived?

Don’t miss Fera’s daily Sacred Nap: an energy-infused meditation experience that invites participants to find true inner peace while cocooned in suspended silk hammocks.