Yadnya - Art of Balinese Rituals

TUMPEK LANDEP SPECIAL - an immersive experience into Balinese ritual, beauty, and devotion

🗓 Saturday, November 14th

Tumpek Landep

🕰 Schedule:

10:30am - 12pm: Balinese Philosophy & Offering Making

12pm - 2pm: Temple Visit & Water Purification Ritual

2 - 2:30pm: Balinese Lunch

3 - 3:3:0 pm: Making offerings to our metal objects

📍 Bedulu, Bali

Inside the Balinese family compound

5 km from Ubud center

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Join us for a day of deep reverence, ritual, and with your own handmade offerings.

In this special immersion, we will step beyond the visible world and into the heart of Balinese spiritual tradition. Through the art of offering-making, ritual, storytelling, and sacred water blessings, you will experience the deeper meaning behind the ceremonies that shape daily life in Bali.

Whether you are visiting Bali for the first time or feel deeply connected to this land, we invite you to step beyond the surface and into the depth of Balinese spirituality 🌺

November 14th marks Tumpek Landep in the Balinese calendar, a holy day dedicated to honouring metal objects and tools. Traditionally, this used to be our weapons such as the kris dagger, reflecting on the sharpening of the mind, wisdom, and spiritual discernment. Nowadays, you will see Balinese people making offerings to their vehicles on this day.

You will be invited to bring your own metal objects and vehicles to receive a blessing for them today. 🛵

We will begin by exploring the essence of Balinese spirituality that weaves through every aspect of daily life. From there, you will be guided through a hands-on experience of creating your own canang - the small, intricate offerings made from palm leaves, flowers, and our own intentions. 🌼

As you craft your offering, you’ll learn the symbolism behind each element and the ancient wisdom embedded in this thousand-year-old tradition. Though deeply rooted in Balinese spirituality, the teachings are truly universal, and we will discover them as we draw parallels to other ancient wisdom cultures, such as Native American, Celtic and Andean wisdom ✨

Our journey continues with a visit to the Pura Desa (village temple) and the Beji (holy spring) to give our offerings and receive the purifying waters. Afterwars, we will enjoy a nourishing Balinese meal in the family compound - grounding the experience and allowing space for reflection and questions. We will close the day by making our own offerings to our vehicles or any other metal objects you can bring from your home, such as bells or metallic instruments, in order to honour the tools that support us in our daily lives and cultivate gratitude for their service.

You will return home with your handmade offerings, sacred spring water, and practical understanding of earth-based rituals you can integrate into your own life. 🌿

Facilitators

This workshop is held by Purnama and her Balinese family - her aunt Ayu Parniasih and her uncle Ngurah Pecus.

Purnama has been guiding cultural immersions in Bali for the past 8 years, continually refining her offerings with each experience. She draws the wisdom from her ancestry - her grandfather is the village priest of Bedulu - and from hundreds of hours studying the Vedas & Advaita Vedanta with her teachers. Alongside this, she has deeply immersed herself in indigenous wisdom traditions from around the world, participating and supporting traditional ceremonies of the Mexica, the Yawanawa, the Noke Kuin, the Lakota, and the Wixarika. These experiences have enriched her work, allowing her to weave together universal threads of remembrance and reverence. She also shares her love for philosophy by teaching Vedic wisdom in Yoga Teacher Trainings across the globe.

Ayu Parniasih was born and raised in Ubud before marrying into Purnama’s family and settling in their ancestral village of Bedulu. As a traditional Balinese temple dancers, she carries forward the sacred lineage of movement and devotion. Ayu's main occupation is being a chef, and she has cooked for countless private events in and around Ubud, for foreigners and locals alike. Since 2020, she is collaborating with Purnama in her cultural offerings, sharing the beauty and depth of Balinese tradition, preparing the delicious lunches, and inspiring with their deep devotion.

What other people have said:

"I have been coming to Bali for 15 years, and have tried many times to learn more about the offerings. Your offerings class gave me what I was seeking ... and so much more. I would happily attend again.

It should almost be mandatory for not just visitors to Bali, but expats also, to attend your very informative and enjoyable offerings session.

Thank you so much for enlightening me in something I have been very curious about for a long time, but, until now, hadn't yet found the right person/place to provide the information!"

Alice, Australia

"My dear sister Purnama hosts the most incredible Balinese Culture classes in Bali. I highly recommend it to anyone who is visiting to deepen their relationship with the land and the culture. She is also an amazing artist and space holder.

I have been going to many ceremonies and just did what I was told to do, but now there is this deep sense of connection. I'm so grateful for Purnama to share her gifts!"

Nhi Nhi Le, Meditation Teacher and Retreat Facilitator

"I’m so glad I heard my intuition and went to the workshop that day. A stronger force helped me to be there and now I understand why. Not to sound too woo-woo but seriously.. ever since I did the workshop, started doing my daily offerings, going to the temples with the offerings, it feels like a 'portal' opened in my life. I understood why Bali called me 6 years ago and many other life changing things.

I had one of the most beautiful important weeks of my entire life and I believe is due to everything you and your family shared with us. I’ll make sure to always keep an extra prayer for you and your family. 🙏🏼 It was a really unique and special experience that I wish everyone could have to learn how honor everything that Bali gives freely. "

Caroline, Brazil

Investment

Early Bird

600'000 IDR

until November 11th

including lunch

Regular

650'000 IDR

from November 12th

including lunch

Water Blessing Ritual, Lunch & Tumpek Landep offerings only

250'000 IDR

join us only for the last half of the immersion

perfect for those who have come before and just want to receive blessings

& make offerings for their vehicles

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Limited space available - pre-booking is required.

Your contributions will go towards the support of Balinese communities and families.

If you would like to join, but are financially restricted, please don't hesitate to send us a message to find a different exchange! 💌 We would like for everyone to be able to receive this experience.