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In an attempt to redefine the agricultural way of life and elevate the perception of farming to the youth the Bindu Healing Center (BHC) is a model of land preservation based on permaculture principles. Bali’s beautiful rice paddies are loved the world over and are an icon of what we imagine a tropical paradise looks like, but few tourists really understand what they represent in terms of the Bali

nese culture and the fragile ecosystem they coexist in. What is unseen by most is the ancient wisdom that’s now almost forgotten, agricultural land that is being lost at a rate of 700 hectares per year to tourism projects and the desire of the young generation of Balinese to be seen as modern, not poor farmers. It is about the loss of land ownership by the Balinese and all it represents. Bali is at a critical point in trying to maintain their traditional agricultural way of life in the midst of mounting pressures from mass tourism. The younger Balinese generation are increasingly moving away from farming looking for more modern opportunities. The precious and sacred land in Bindu, has been owned by the Pemilik family for generations since 1775. The Pemilik family holds a prominent position in the leadership of Bindu as they were one of the founding families the family compound is referred to as the “mother house” of the village which reflects the many responsibilities that come with it and has been used for spiritual healing from the beginning; the family are responsible for providing spiritual healing to the community. BHC aims to educate and offers experiential learning opportunities, and at the same time strengthen Balinese culture and tradition. Fundamental to the BHC’s spiritual power are 30 lontars, entrusted to the Pemilik family. Lontars are ancient palm leaf manuscripts which represent not only a physical artefact, but also a connection to the spiritual world. The beautiful etching, which is itself an endangered art form, is typically done in a mixture of Sanskrit from the lontar’s Indian roots and Kawi, an old Javanese language. While lontars are regarded as sacred texts, the manuscripts were also used to record everything from birth records, epic stories, poetry and even c**k fighting. Bindu’s lontars which have been passed down through their family for generations, are referred to as lontar usada which contains ancient information about traditional medicine. Unfortunately, the information contained in the lontars in many cases, as is true at Bindu, is no longer accessible as most Balinese cannot speak or read Kawi. So while a great source of ancient wisdom resides in the form of lontars, lovingly kept in Bindu’s temple and celebrated each Saraswati Day (the goddess of knowledge), it is in fact knowledge that is primarily symbolic and is at great risk of being lost. With the help of the Hancaraka Society, a Balinese organisation dedicated to popularising lontars with Balinese youth Bindu’s lontars are beginning to be translated beginning with Buda Kecapi or ethics for Balians and Usada Rare, herbal treatments for children. Of utmost importance is that the Pemilik family, as keepers of the lontars, retain control over how to utilise this knowledge and who should have access. Critical to maintaining this control over their indigenous knowledge is the community maintaining control over their land, resources and communities. Bindu Healing Center offers many different modalities of healing together with acupuncture, plant medicine and remedies. Services are offered by Pak Gusti Balian (Bagus) and other visiting healers and practitioners. The site includes a permaculture herb garden used for herbal medicine, cultivation Mangkok rice cultivation as well as vegetables and fruit. The aim is to set up a farm to table warung in the near future. Not only can people come and learn about permaculture and sustainability they can also enjoy a wonderful meal with produce from the land. Treks, ceremonies, classes and workshops around medicinal herbs, permaculture, spirituality, healing, meditation and yoga are all on offer. Accommodation is also available for longer retreats in the family compound and at homestays with families in Bindu. BHC works closely with Nadis Herbal, and will eventually produce remedies and herbal personal care products.

24/04/2018

The village of Bindu spent Earth Day caring for Mother Earth with a trash walk through their beautiful rice paddies. Today we celebrated this tiny village’s commitment to preserving their land for the future generations!

10/04/2018

We’ve had some amazing visitors to Bindu - connection is wonderful! Penny Livingston (renowned permaculturalist) and Ida Rahyu (green school teacher) who is pioneering a garden to table project in local Indonesian schools ! Of course the long beans are always a welcome visitor too proudly shown by our plant whisperer Pak Lana!

27/02/2018

Greetings beautiful friends of Bindu! We hope you can attend a very special Agni Hotra ceremony Thursday, March 1st at 6:00pm. RSVP is required. See you there! 🌝🙏🌝🙏

15/02/2018

An inspiring and productive visit from the GS high school seed saving class! Terima Kasih Ibu Jackie and Luba Bauer for organizing and supporting Bindu’s organically grown efforts!

29/01/2018

Selamat tahun baru and almost happy Chinese New Year!

Lots of things happening at Bindu. This week we’ll welcome the Green School high school class as they explore seed starting through our medicinal garden. Nature is the best teacher.

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27/11/2017

Our mangkok rice is growing beautifully this time under Pak Freddy’s watchful guidance from Tri hita karana and Pak Lana’s assistance. Bindu continues to be a model for other farmers in converting conventional pesticide grown rice into value added crops grown without chemicals. Please come visit to see this land regenerating!

11/10/2017

One of my most favorite places in Bali.

10/10/2017

Bindu is bursting with abundance! Rosella, bokasi, and our new distiller! Grateful to Johanes and Lana today for continuing to experiment with producing hydrosol.

24/09/2017

With the eruption of Mt. Agung looming ahead of us, we're all thinking of what gifts we have to share with the people displaced and in danger. We are discussing how the medicinal garden at Bindu might contribute to providing much needed herbal remedies. Every effort makes a difference.

14/04/2017

Great workshops!!

There are many different techniques for meditation and this workshop will introduce you to several, together with pranayama breathing. We will cover candle meditation for astral travel, merkaba, multidimensional and theta meditations. There will also be an opportunity to tour the Bindu Healing Cent...

11/04/2017

Bindu Healing Center

28/03/2017

So many healing plants in Bali.

28/03/2017

Sounds like a great workshop!

We all have the ability to heal ourselves and others. Blocked energy leads to disease. Learn through this interesting and hands-on workshop how to read energies and how to bring balance using crystals, pendulum and intution. We will make crystal essences, explore chakras, auras, grounding, meditaito...

28/03/2017

Learn about plant medicine and healing and get to make your own medicine.

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28/03/2017

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23/03/2017

The apotek hidup (living pharmacy) at Bindu Healing Center is blooming under Lana's tender permaculture care!

18/03/2017

Thank you Tri for helping me see the real Bali!

Tri was born in Bali. He has taught Traditional Balinese Medicine and yoga and is involved with the meditators community in Ubud and Denpasar. He also teaches Herbal Medicine. He focusses on healing using Plant Medicine, Acupuncture, Acupressure and Prana energy transfer.

18/03/2017

Gusti Kutut Mudua is the guardian of the Bindu land. The community believes that this magical place can cure all kinds of diseases. Stress, headaches, fatigue and rheumatic can be cured by having a walk on this sacred land. More serious conditions are guided by Gusti. Numerous local Balinese people take advantage of healing on offer. People also visit Bindu and Gusti from all over Bali. Foreign travellers also often utilise the area as a space of meditation. Gusti believes the land has immense healing powers. The area has been used for healing since 1800’s. However, for about three generations, the tradition was lost. Gusti was asked to work as a medium, he was told to continue the heritage as a healer. He also inherited Lontar manuscripts which detail ethics for traditional healing. His aim is to preserve the estate as an area for mental and physical healing.

14/03/2017

Shortly, we will posting our programme of education classes and workshops. We will be covering a range of topics such as: Balinese ceremonies, Global rituals/ceremonies, Black magic, White magic, Lontars, Food and cooking, Bamboo building construction, Fire purification, Permaculture, Pranayama, Chakras, Crystals and crystal tonics, Healing codes, Medicinal gardening, Commons themes across all religions, LOVE not fear, Jamu, Food medicine, Raw food, Herbal walks and treks, Self healing, Happiness, Meditation and Yoga.

Tell us what you think or if we have missed something.

07/12/2016

Our beautiful hope for a small and sustainable way for the Balinese landowners and community to share their culture and land has manifested! A wonderful group of French culture seekers from Amanaska Bali enjoyed trekking on the land, a blessing from Pak Gusti Balian and rice planting. Afterwards they were treated to lunch at Pak Gusti's traditional home prepared lovingly by Ibu Ayu.

08/09/2016

14/07/2016

Also a special thanks to the research and development staff from the fabulous restaurant in Ubud, "Room for Dessert" who joined to help us at Bindu. Will Goldfarb we are grateful for your commitment to sourcing locally and contributing to such new and inventive ways to utilize local ingredients in your menu. www.room4dessert.asia

14/07/2016

So much is happening at BINDU! The medicinal herb garden is partially planted (and watered thanks to Mother Nature) and the decision has been made by the wonderful Balinese owner to convert the conventional rice at Bindu to Mangkok rice. Mangkok is a heritage rice with much higher nutritional value, a delicious taste and very very importantly it is grown without the use of the soil depleting chemicals used with conventional rice! Pak Chakra from Tri Hita Karana and his team taught us so much about the process of growing Mangkok rice. Who knew it took eggs to isolate the "super seeds"?? Sound interesting? Join us this Saturday morning (July 16th) at Bindu to plant the new Mangkok seedlings!

21/06/2016

Please join us this Thursday, June 23rd, at 8:30 AM to help us plant the inner circle of our beautiful medicinal herb garden designed and implemented by Tri Hita Karana. Bring your gloves and a hat, we'll provide water and ginger tea. It'll be a joyous event to replenish Mother Earth!

04/06/2016

We've been trying to coordinate the planting of the medicinal garden at Bindu, to bring back some of the traditional plants that would have been used in past generations. Well it came together at the last minute and we'll be planting tomorrow (Sunday June 5th) at 10:00 AM! We'd love to have volunteers!! Also Kang Dickey (see previous posts) will be installing some of his alternative energy generators. What an incredible day it will be!

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Badung
80352

Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 20:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 20:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 20:00
Thursday	09:00 - 20:00
Friday	09:00 - 20:00
Saturday	09:00 - 20:00
Sunday	09:00 - 20:00

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