Masterclasses
30 October 2025 | 10:00 - 12:00
Plataran Ubud Hotel & Spa

Across the globe, people are reading less for pleasure. The rise of digital media and the constant pull of social platforms have shifted habits, leaving many disengaged from deep, attentive reading. Once a refuge and a source of joy, reading is now often crowded out by fast, surface-level consumption. Many are longing to reconnect with the quiet nourishment and discovery it once brought.

This workshop invites participants to rediscover the joy of reading through conscious reading. Just as speed reading teaches efficiency, conscious reading teaches presence—an approach that slows us down, cultivates attentiveness, and opens the door to wisdom and inner peace. A timeless form of this practice is Lectio Divina (“divine reading”), an ancient contemplative method that turns reading into a meditative encounter.

Using a selected passage, we’ll guide participants step by step through Lectio Divina. The session will be interactive, encouraging participants to read slowly, listen deeply, pause, journal, and share. In this way, they will not only learn the method but also experience how reading can become fresh again—an act of joy, depth, and renewal.

This session also marks the launch of Swaady Martin’s new book: How to Read Scriptures: The Sacred Art of Awakening Inner Wisdom, part of the Heirloom Sacred Wisdom Collection.

Price includes a coffee break.

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