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My Role as a Balian
Before I was ever given a title or formally recognised, I was already walking the path of a Balian - a traditional Balinese healer. It wasn’t something I became. It was something I already was. This calling expressed itself through my natural ability to sense, feel,...
How Is a Mangku Chosen?
In Balinese culture, a Mangku holds a sacred role - as a spiritual guide, ceremonial leader, and guardian of divine harmony. The calling to become a Mangku is not one that is self-chosen. It is a divine appointment, received through sacred signs and spiritual...
My Hindu Initiation
Before I could be formally ordained as a Jero Mangku, it was required that I first be initiated into the Hindu faith - the spiritual foundation upon which Balinese ceremonial life is built. This sacred rite of passage took place in a deeply intimate ceremony, led by...
Becoming a Balinese Jero Mangku – My Sacred Ordination
If you scroll back through my Instagram to April 10, 2016, you’ll find a photo of me with Mangku Jati at Besakih Temple. The caption reads that I had just received some beautiful and life-changing news - something I wasn’t yet ready to share. That day, as we sat...
Manifestation by Shelly Towns
Bali healer, spiritual healing bali, Bali spiritual healer, spiritual healing, energy healing, healer in bali The Law of Attraction; and the governing principle that we create our own reality. Our energy field has a powerful magnetic attractive force that is...
Spiritual healings Bali
The last day of the Bali Soul Revive Retreat is spent at the Mother Temple of Bali - Besakih Temple. Guests will receive powerful healings at the top of Besakih with spiritual healer Shelly Towns and the Mangku. The Mangku and Shelly support each other through this...