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I’m a tantra & yoga enthusiast from Bali that deeply passionate about Balinese spiritual traditions, and sincerely hope can present them to you through this website.
I have published several books on tantra, yoga, meditation, and spirituality. Currently, all the books are in Bahasa Indonesia, but with your help, we can present them to English readers.
I’m an independent researcher. I write and teach through my online cultural school and other cultural activity with my non-profit organization. You can support my literary activity by joining my course or becoming my patrons
Wisdom and teachings from ancient Balinese Tantric manuscripts to enrich your perspectives about yoga, tantra, meditation, mysticism, and spirituality.
Balinese culture is based on yogic traditions, and here I bring all the yogic practices passed down from pre-modern Bali.
Anything about Bali from its golden age, from art, customs, rituals, and many more. I mostly share textual perspectives;n what has been written down on traditional manuscripts.
Insights about life, notes of a seeker regarding their journey. From a personal, textual, and historical point of view.
By joining my online course, “Balinese Yoga Tradition,” you will help me generate funding to maintain and develop my online education center while benefiting from the course’s content.
Bali is known for one of its magnificent rituals of death, the Ngaben Ceremony. This ceremony is filled with excitement as if conveys the message that death is celebrated, not mourned. For those who are still alive, especially family and friends, of course, to celebrate death is beyond difficult, if
Introduction Once a year, on the 14th day of the 7th month – a day before the new moon –comes a holy night called Śivarātri (more correctly; Mahāśivarātri). Śivarātri is one of the most important Hindu religious celebrations in Indonesia, including Bali. This night is also popularly called “the night
My first encounter with the word yoga was when I was about ten. My father is a cultural enthusiast, especially its mystical elements. That passion led him to meet various elders that considered mastering specific Balinese Mystical Knowledge. And I am just a kid who likes to take a trip
If you have been to Bali, one thing you’ll obviously notice is the offering that spreads almost everywhere. The offering consists of flowers in a different color, put in a vessel made with yellow coconut leaves. It’s called canang, an essential part of Balinese daily life. When you go to
Tantra, Mantra, and Yantra in Balinese Tradition: The discussion of Tantra, Mantra, and Yantra in Balinese Yogic tradition leads to the discussion of the mystical values of human beings. In Balinese Tantra and Yoga tradition, humans are viewed as a living mantra, a living manuscript, and a living yantra. Although the phrase Tantra, Mantra, and Yantra is not widely used in Balinese Tradition, its essence is the very soul of Balinese spiritual tradition.
Sarasvatī holds a cherished place in Bali, especially among those who seek wisdom, as she is revered as the goddess of knowledge. However, Sarasvatī transcends being just an ethereal deity; she symbolizes myriad mystical and symbolic aspects within the Balinese paradigm. The name Sarasvatī also signifies an initiation ritual (Pawintĕnan