Selena Gomez escapes the US to seek 'mental peace'

Sick of the constant media frenzy and drama surrounding her relationship with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez has escaped Hollywood for some much needed R&R and a bit of soul searching.

The 21-year-old is on somewhat of a spiritual journey, by the looks of it.

While Justin is partying with celebs in Cannes, Selena is donning a sari and seeking enlightenment in Nepal. There, she spoke with local journalist Bisnu Sharma and revealed her motives for the trip.

“I am in Nepal to escape from American media. I wanted mental peace,” he quoted her on his blog.

Taking to social media to document her journey, the Spring Breakers star has been posting colourful travel photos as well as some inspirational quotes about change, like this from the Dalai Lama:

"Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values. " Somebody's getting pretty deep.

"You can't be who you're going to be and who you used to be at the same time," she also quoted Bishop T.D. James.

Instagram has also been a great platform for Selena to communicate with her fans about her current situation. When someone commented, “ooooooo you need to get her back boy,” referring to Justin, Selena replied: “he’d rather models.” Umm… Talk about an open dialogue!

Selena might be moving on, but Justin says that he is still “hurting," posting a track to his Instagram account just two days ago with the line, "You know exactly what to do to hurt me / it’s working / it’s working."

Time to move on, Justin. Maybe Selena can lend you a self-help book or two.