“The first sight of a woman walking with sinuous steps, holding a basket on her head with her two arms curved like the handles of Greek vases, the grace and balance of unfaltering steps through mountain roads or rough terrain, is already an expression of their belief that physical balance creates inner balance, and that the evil spirits of illness or insanity can only enter and posses people who are out of balance.”

~An excerpt from Anais Nin’s essay, “The Spirit of Bali.” Simply gorgeous.