Reflections on Balinese ancestral traditions from a talk by Jean Couteau at Usada Editor’s Note Kuningan: Ancestors and a Sacred Cycle article is based on a talk by Jean Couteau presented at Usada, exploring the cultural and spiritual dimensions of Galungan and Kuningan in Bali. Couteau’s reflections draw attention to the importance of ancestral relationships, […]
Reflections on Balinese ancestral traditions from a talk by Jean Couteau at Usada Editor’s Note The following article is based on a talk by Jean Couteau presented at Usada, exploring the cultural and spiritual dimensions of Galungan and Kuningan in Bali. Couteau’s reflections draw attention to the importance of ancestral relationships, ritual cycles. As well […]
A Conversation on Resilience, Balance, and Modern Life with Dr. Krisna What Does it Mean to be Well? is written by By Dian Dewi Dr. Krisnawan. Co-Founder of UbudCare Wellness, General Practitioner and Pranic Healing Practitioner and Instructor. Dr.Krisna shares his knowledge and experience through talks and workshops at Usada, Bali. A recent evening discourse at Usada explored […]
A World on a String: Susan Tereba Comes to Usada Bali There are dragons and scarabs, chickens and eggs, frogs and dragonflies, cats, mermaids, snakes, eagles, tiger angels, green men, mamulis, and ancient feminine forms. Spread across a table, they appear less like a jewellery collection and more like the inhabitants of an imagined world. […]
Blessing Ceremony for Paon Usada and Cucu Melaspas, Usada and a New Hearth. Today we gathered at a new extension of our Usada hearth in Campuhan. For a Melaspas ceremony to mark the beginning of the next exciting chapter for Usada Bali. In Bali, a Melaspas ceremony purifies and consecrates a newly completed building before […]
There comes a point in many conversations around health where the discussion starts to move beyond the purely physical. The symptoms are still there, the condition still has a name, but another layer begins to enter the picture. In this second conversation with Dr. Krisna, we speak more directly about energy. Not in an abstract […]
