CULTURAL WORKSHOP

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Thursday 8 October
8.00 – 9.00 am DAILY
Morning Meditation
Indus Restaurant
Prof. Dr. Ni Luh Suryani, winner of Balinese Woman of Influence Award, writer of many books, will lead group meditation every morning for UWRF participants. Open for public.
Free

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Thursday 8 October
8.00 – 10.30
Herb Walk
This workshop will introduce you to the wealth of natural remedies that grow wild around Ubud. Join Lilir and Westi, trained in the traditional Balinese healing systems, to discover the art of using local plants in your daily life for health and wellbeing.
Rp 300.000 / AU$ 35

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Friday 9 October
14.00 – 17.00
Stories in Cloth: a guided journey
In their motifs and ceremonial uses, the traditional textiles of Indonesia represent an understanding of the natural world and community that has sustained people through the centuries. Starting at the dye plant garden and studio of the YPBB Foundation and finishing at the Threads of Life gallery in Ubud, I Made Maduarta and William Ingram will introduce the uses and stories associated with dye plants across the archipelago, and the motifs and meanings that can be discerned in traditional cloth: spice trade influences juxtaposed with indigenous motifs, echoes of Indian trade cloths, imagery related to defining aspects of the local environment, history and genealogy entwined. Sponsored by Threads of Life threadsoflife.com
Rp 500,000 / AU$ 60

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Saturday 10 October
08.00 – 13.00
Casa Luna Market Tour and Cooking Class
Awaken your sense on a guided tour through Ubud market and learn about the herbs and spices used in ceremonial and everyday Balinese dishes. Return to the cooking school to help prepare a lavish Balinese feast with a glass or two of local rice wine or chilled hibiscus tea.
Rp 350.000 / AU$ 40 including lunch, refreshments and recipes

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Saturday 10 October
10.00 – 16.00
Batik workshop
In this full day workshop, learn one of the iconic art forms of Bali. Nyoman Suradnya, a renown batik artist, will tell the story of batik and demonstrate the tools, materials and techniques needed to produce a piece of batik cloth.
Rp 550.000 / AU$ 66 including materials and lunch.

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Sunday 11 October
08.30 – 11.30
Language of Offerings: Communicate with the Gods
Be introduced to a number of simple offerings that are made each day in Bali as a tangible means of communicating with God. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the Balinese Hindu belief system and the various types of offerings and life-cycle ceremonies that are held on the island.
Rp 350,000 / AU$ 40 Indus Restaurant downstairs