Usada Bali Culture Centre Forum

WELCOME TO USADA Usada Bali in Ubud offers visitors cultural experiences from Bali as well as the rest of Indonesia, and even Asia at large. While the word Usada refers to the age-old medicinal knowledge of the Balinese, we also draw from different branches of holistic health: well-being of the mind, body and spirit, nourishment through food, tradition and culture. The Usada Forum, our studio, provides a diversity of journeys to the inner world. Here, you will find a thriving and stimulating space for cultural events and seminars, and for the community to come together and learn movement-related and meditative practices. On the ground floor our restaurant, Dapur Usada, offers healthy and delicious food inspired by the culinary traditions of Indonesia and India. SCOTT F. BAUER FOUNDER When I first came to Indonesia in 2011 the extraordinary kindness, generosity and happiness of the Balinese in particular, and of the Indonesian people in general, made an intense and beautiful impression on me. While still living in the USA, I had been influenced by Yoga, Ayurveda and Mahayana Buddhist philosophy. Now, Bali is teaching me the concept of Tri Hita Karana – the right relationship between man and the spirit, man and the earth and the person with the next person. My earlier training seemed like a stepping stone to understanding and aspiring to such harmony. The idea for Usada was born a little later, in 2015, when I was at Munivara Ashram in Ubud attending a Purnama Puja, a full moon ceremony. Since that time, our organisation has grown to include five partners, all devoted to and working for the cultural arts of Bali and Indonesia. I take pride in the positive feedback that our work in the Forum and Dapur Kitchen has generated, and I am, likewise, deeply grateful to our amazing staff and the many presenters that have graced our programmes. As Usada’s Cultural Liaison, I would like to form a heartfelt connection between Balinese and Non-Balinese cultures. Guiding our guests and friends through the rich realms of Balinese traditions, culturally, artistically & spiritually, brings joy to me. PUTU MAHAGIRI CULTURAL LIAISON