Visit the Dutch version of this site here .   Vacare is the name of a special settlement on the beautiful island of Gili Gede near the southwest coast of Lombok.. Gili Gede is an island free from traffic, accessible by a local fishing boat. An island with beautiful unspoilt nature, coconut palms, white sandy beaches where you can find astonishing shells, turquoise blue sea with a marvellous world underwater and a few traditional villages, where the local population makes its living with building boats and (pearl) fishing. Vacare grants for a quiet and peaceful holiday, (mini)sabbatical, incentive, recovery and creation of a new focus in life. Via Vacare is an ideal place to: - Regain breath after exhausting exertions or be rewardedafter a great accomplishment. - Take time to think about work and life and come to terms with intense past events. - Distance oneself from daily routine. Set yourself free from fixed patterns and standard answers. - Let go, relax and be inspired - Slow down, as life is moving faster than we often realise. - Shortly Vacare : ”Set your mind free and open it”       Every craftsman searches for what’s not there to practice his craft. Their hope, though, is for emptiness, so don’t think you must avoid it. It contains what you need!   Mevlana Rumi (1207- 1273) Persian poet and founder of Sufism                See on News: Marga Bijvoets, yoga and shiatsu in Via Vacare, Gili Gede in the month december 2008