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My passion lies in exploring and sharing the profound teachings of Balinese spirituality—especially those rooted in Tantric and yogic wisdom.
I’ve written several books in Bahasa Indonesia on Tantra, yoga, and meditation, including the Ilmu Tantra Bali series (3 volumes) and Meditasi Tantra. Through these works, I hope to preserve and present the deep wisdom of our ancestors for today’s seekers.
I’m also the founder of the Bali Wisdom Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to the education and preservation of ancient Balinese spiritual traditions. I teach through my online cultural school, and you can explore more about this work at www.baliwisdom.com (in Bahasa Indonesia) or www.balineseyoga.org (for English-speaking audiences).
As an independent researcher and teacher, I rely on the support of this community to continue my work. If my teachings resonate with you, I invite you to join one of my courses or become a patron to support my literary and cultural efforts.
With heartfelt gratitude,
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.
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
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