ARMA is not only a living tradition.
ARMA is a living entity.
It is buzzing with activities.
From upscale cultural festivals to intimate cultural workshops such as wood carving, cooking classes, batik and offering making.
From daily dance performances by the best of Balinese dance companies on our Open Stage to lectures on Balinese culture at Warung Kopi.
From children’s Dance and Gamelan classes to Sunday morning model painting.
From the sunrise “Golden Hour” walk with ARMA’s founder to joining in a ceremony at ARMA’s Temple.
That’s what ARMA is all about.
Involving our guests with the beauty of Bali and its people and sending you home with priceless memories
Without any hesitation we dare to say that Golden Hour is one of our highlights activity that ARMA has to offer.
Before sunrise you gather at ARMA Kitchen & Lounge. From there Agung Rai (The inspiring founder of ARMA ) will take you for little journey along the real treasures of Bal. Its unspoiled villages, most breathtaking landscapes, ancient sites and incredible people. The tour allows you to absorb the silence, the sounds, and the colors of island while it awakes.
Exclusively available on demand.
Please ask the reception to make a reservation for you.
Duration : 3-4 hours
Rindik is one of the Balinese Gamelan instruments made of bamboo tubes, suspended in a wooden frame. It’s sound comes from beating the bamboo by a small stick in pairs. It is played normally with two beaters, one held in the left and one in the right. The round and compact sound of Balinese Rindik is amazingly melodious. In this workshop you will get a short lesson how to play Rindik. An instructor will teach you to follow the instrument athus make it sound more beautiful. This workshop will be one of the treasured memories for you to take home.
Duration : 2 – 3 hours
Yoga is popular in Bali. Thousands of people visit the island for taking Yoga classes. Bali Yoga retreats are unparalleled in their ability to refresh the spirits. As ARMA is all about balance and inner stability our Yoga classes are focused on sharing thins with you, leaving you with a tranquil inner feeling and a more balanced mindset.
Duration : 2 – 3 hours
The course offers opportunities for the students to cultivate their aesthetic taste, individual imagination, and simultaneously improve their own skills and capabilities in expressing their artistic ideas in a unique and ancient handicraft form.
Egg painting is very delicate work of drawing and painting. Learning the art will give students a deeper understanding of the very intriguing period of transition in which Balinese art finds itself today.
Duration : 2 hours
Learn the basics of silver fabrication techniques in this 3 hour beginner level workshop. Skills learned include the use of an acetylene torch, soldering, sawing, forging, fusing and texturing. Students will create one piece of finished silver jewelry of their own design. No experience necessary.
Duration : 3 hours
You are also fascinated by the splendor of Balinese offerings? Then this is your day of creative fun and education.The participants will learn to make offerings from colored dough, carved leaves and bamboo. They will also learn the meaning of the daily offerings and how to perform them.
Again a workshop we highly recommend for guests who not only want to know more of Balinese culture, but who want to bring home a skill so deeply rooted in every day Balinese life.
Duration : 2 hours
In this group lecture, the participants walk through the Museum (Bale Daja and Bale Dauh) to see the unique collection of Agung Rai. The guide will give you in-depth information about the history of painting in Bali, the paintings on display, their meaning and the different styles of painting. You will also get a good impression of contemporary Indonesian artists and foreign artists who were inspired by Bali.
Duration : 2 hours
This workshop is exclusively designed to introduce the participants to Balinese painting. They will get individual instruction and produce a painting of their own, to meet their own satisfaction. This attraction should be part of your Bali discovery tour.
Duration : 2 hours
This is a workshop where participants will learn about many features of Balinese batik, foremost of which are its form, motifs, techniques used, and its history. An interesting hint is to compare and find the difference between the motifs unique to Balinese batik and those motifs representative of the Javanese batik for instructive reference. In this workshop, each participant will receive a set of utensils and will make a piece of Balinese batik.
Duration : 2 hours
In this hands-on workshop participants are introduced to some of the basic concepts behind modeling objects in wood. You will become acquainted with the necessary tools and learn basic carving techniques. Under the watchful eye of an instructor, each person will carve a simple object. All tools and materials are provided.
Duration : 2 hours
A selection of fascinating traditional Balinese dishes are demonstrated, with participants preparing enough food for their own lunch. The groups are taught to eat native style, with the hand or so-called pakai tangan. A comprehensive set of recipes are given out with step-by-step instructions on reproducing these delicious spicy dishes in your own kitchen. Surprise your family and loved ones at home with your new, exotic cooking skills.
Duration : 3 hours
In this 2 hours workshop the group will learn about the history of gamelan, the use of gamelan in the village context, and a demonstration by master musicians. The participants will then get an opportunity to play the instruments and learn to play a short piece.
Duration : 2 hours
This lecture provides basic information concerning the traditional dance within the ritual context. Two of the most famous dancers in Bali will demonstrate the particular movements and the attending steps. Afterwards, the participants will be given the opportunity to learn and practice the dance themselves. Women will learn some features of the Panyembrahma welcome dance, and the men learn some basic movements of Baris warrior dance.
Duration : 2 hours
