Date 2010
• Aug. 4-10 2010
• Sept. 2-8 2010

Day 1: 10:00 Seminar: Introduction of members and background on Bali Hinduism and its relationship to traditional healing. Lunch Break. Afternoon regroup, and session with guest speaker : Dr Adi Putera of Udayana Medical Dept.  on subject comparison of traditional  healing with western medicine. Question and answer session follows,

Day 2: 8:00 AM Purification ritual of individual group members at Tirta Empul, Tampaksiring with visit to temple. Box lunch and discussion of purification as form of healing. Journey on to Besakih to visit extraordinary healer.

Day 3: 10:00 Seminar on The Balian, Balinese healers. Lunch break. Visit to distinguished healer Cokorda Rai with chance for a check up. Afterward return to Oka Wati’s for discussion of experience and details on the use of mudras in his work.

Day 4: 9:00 Excursion to the Ubud market and talk about foods with medicinal properties. Visit Jamu (herbal medicine) maker. Embark on an herb walk in neighboring area. Lunch break. Field trip to Denpasar to visit with Dr. Ngurah Nala, author ad foremost authority on Balinese herbal medicine.

Day 5: 10:00 Seminar on the Four Siblings, the  mystical elements that accompany use throughout our lives. Lunch break. Afternoon field trip journey to Kerobokan to visit yet another esteemed healer.

Day 6: 10:00 Seminar on The magic of the Left versus the Right. Love potions, black magic and their relationship to illness. Lunch break. Afternoon visit to our fourth healer in Kesiman.

Day 7:  10:00 Morning talk on the concept of Cakra’s and misconceptions of Tantra. Lunch break. Afternoon visit to Sanur and the home of a famed trance channeler.  Return to Ubud for final discussion and wrap-up.

All Seminars and excursions will take place at/from Oka Wati Restaurant Ubud Bali.

Deposit: A deposit of $300. with registraiton/release form insures space. Cancellation fee $50.00.

Passport, Visa, and Health: A passport, valid six months from date of entry with proof of onward transportation is required for entry into Indonesia. Visa on arrival with payment of a $25.00 fee valid for 4 weeks. If you wish to stay longer, apply to the Indonesian Consulate for a 2 month visa prior to arrival. No inoculations are required or advised. Everyone participating in this trip is expected to be in good health and able to walk at least three miles unaided.

Madé Surya B.S. is a professional tour organizer and has been leading Healing Arts study tours in Bali for 23 years. He has translated and worked with scholars and educational film and video crews, including National Geographic, and lives in the US half the year. He was senior research assistant for several scholarly books relating to the Balinese view of the After Death, is on the advisory board for Sacred Sites International, and has been a contributor to Hinduism Today. He has studied with Balinese Healer Cokorda Rai for the past 11 years, and is currently writing a book on the subject.