Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Bali spa industry told to be environmentally friendly

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“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Friday, December 5, 2008

Bali spa industry told to be environmentally friendly

The Jakarta Post, Fri, 12/05/2008 6:36 PM

The landscape of spas on Bali seems to change almost hourly given the recent rapid establishment of new spas and hotels.

The Bali Spa and Wellness Association therefore chose the theme "Nurture, knowledge and network" for its annual seminar on Thursday, where experts discussed various issues catching the attention of the spa industry, such as how spas can become more environmentally friendly.

"Do you know where your water flows to after the spa treatment? Do you know how much money you could save only by putting a timer onto your hot stone and water heaters?" Amanda Pummer from the Green Asia Group asked.

Hesitant answers came from the mostly female group.

Thirty percent of the energy in Bali is consumed by hotels, most of which have luxurious spa areas. Independent spas have not been included in the calculations.

Amanda said she believed the Bali spa industry could lead the way in "green" spas in Asia by starting with small actions.

"If we start to measure, we can start to manage. Take your chief engineer with you and start measuring all the outputs of the spa, be it water, gas or electricity."

The former hotelier encouraged participants by saying that precious groundwater and luxurious water treatments could be eco-friendly if the usage, design and treatment were considered.

Everybody in the room agreed that Bali must be protected from the environmental impacts of the tourism industry -- but where exactly environmental thinking begins is still hard to say.

"Once hoteliers and spa managers have raised their awareness, we can design smart spas that in the long term save energy and money by having a look at things like lighting and air conditioning systems," spa designer Fabrice Garrigues said.

Not all members put the environment at the top of their list.

"Taking a closer look into hotel investment trends, hotels become the objects of short-term calculations," The Pullman Legian manager Robin Deb said.

"There is a reduced interest of the hotel developer to increase investment such as in a green spa when there is no long-term economic value following from the hotel's operation."

Maya Ubud Hotel, which is surrounded by a green jungle, takes a proactive role in supporting the island.

"We don*t use any plastic bottles and our water is reused for gardening after being treated. The whole team is encouraged by management to think a little greener," spa manager Rini said during the seminar.

Bali is suffering from the effects of improper disposal of nonorganic waste with an increasing amount of plastics, paper and -- especially in spas -- oil, which continues to be a serious issue.

"Education in schools but also in hotels needs to be one of our priorities," said Paola Cannucciari from eco-Bali.