Scheduled Experiences
& facilitator info

Each experience at BuMI is an invitation: into a practice, a perspective, a way of living.
If you’d like to read more before booking your experiences, you’ll find fuller descriptions here.

Note: This listing is for Scheduled Experiences only and are arranged chronologically.

30 May, Saturday (AM)

  • An immersive introduction to crystal healing, blending understanding with hands-on creation.

    • Introduction to crystal healing principles
    • Crystal selection & intuitive energy exploration • The art of bracelet design and composition
    • Guided crystal activation
    • Mini intuitive reading

    Participants will create a personalised crystal bracelet while exploring intention, energy, and self-reflection through a guided creative process.

    Facilitator
    Joshua Levi Rasen and Heng Cher Gee (C.G.) are the founders of WTF Inc Ventures and creators of WTF Bracelet. Joshua’s journey into crystal work began through personal transformation and years of intuitive practice, earning him the name “The Crystal Whisperer.” C.G., with a lifelong sensitivity to gemstones, brings grounding and balance to their work. Together, they have built a community centred on healing, clarity, and meaningful connection.

  • A gentle inward journey combining yoga and live harp music in a serene natural setting.

    • Guided yoga and breath-led movement
    • Live therapeutic harp accompaniment
    • Deep relaxation and nervous system reset • Space for stillness and reflection

    As the body softens and breath deepens, harp melodies blend with nature, creating a calming environment to release, reconnect, and simply be.

    Facilitators
    Victoria Ng is a certified harp therapist and founder of Strings of Heart, trained under the International Harp Therapy Program. She integrates music into healing spaces across Malaysia.

    Chin is a yoga teacher whose journey began as a way to navigate stress, evolving into a practice centred on grounding, breath awareness, and emotional wellbeing. She is currently the Garden’s resident yoga instructor.

  • A rare opportunity to learn jungle survival skills directly from the Semai people.

    • Shelter-building using bamboo and natural materials
    • Traditional cooking with bamboo and jungle herbs
    • Trap-setting techniques
    • Blowpipe demonstration and practice

    This immersive, hands-on session offers insight into a way of life deeply connected to the forest and its rhythms.

    Facilitators
    Led by Semai elders including Pak Put, a 98-year-old hunter-gatherer and herbal specialist, and Tok Batin Che Cher, a village leader skilled in traditional hunting techniques. Supported by Lincoln Khoo, who has spent over 20 years working with Orang Asli communities to preserve and share indigenous knowledge.

  • A semi hands-on cooking experience exploring Bornean culinary traditions.

    • Introduction to linopot (leaf-wrapped rice) • Identifying suitable leaves
    • Group cooking using bamboo steaming
    • Preparation of hinava (ceviche-style dish) • Plating, tasting, and sharing

    A rich cultural and sensory experience connecting food, tradition, and community.

    Facilitator
    Bibi Margaret Gohulu, founder of Marge’s Kich’en, specialises in traditional Malaysian and Bornean cuisine. Her work focuses on preserving heritage recipes while incorporating locally sourced ingredients, shaped by years of experience in both corporate and culinary fields.

  • An immersive sound healing journey set within the lush garden landscape.

    • Singing bowls and gong immersion
    • Fujara (ancient Slovak wind instrument)

    • Guided meditative listening
    • Deep relaxation and emotional release

    Sound moves through the body and environment, creating a dialogue between stillness and vibration, inner awareness and nature.

    Facilitators
    Han How is a sound therapist and HRDC-accredited trainer with international training experience.

    Raphaël is a multidisciplinary artist working across tea, music, healing, and permaculture, exploring connections between ritual, sound, and the living world.

  • A hands-on introduction to the traditional art of gamelan.

    • Overview of history and instruments
    • Basic playing techniques
    • Group ensemble experience
    • Exploration of rhythm and coordination

    Participants engage in a shared musical experience, building listening and collective timing.

    Facilitators
    Wak Long Music Group is a highly experienced traditional ensemble with over 20 years of performance history. They have represented Malaysian cultural arts across events, institutions, and international stages, preserving and sharing heritage through music.

30 May, Saturday (PM)

  • A guided breathwork journey supporting emotional release and self-awareness.

    • Grounding meditation
    • Breathwork fundamentals
    • 60–70 minute rebirthing breath practice

    • Integration and sharing circle

    Participants are guided into deeper connection with their inner state, often leaving with clarity, calm, and renewed energy.

    Facilitator
    Aaravind began exploring yoga and meditation at a young age, later deepening his practice through travels in India and Thailand. His work focuses on breath as a gateway to awareness, healing, and emotional balance.

  • A sharing and hands-on exploration of Nusantara herbal traditions for women’s wellbeing.

    • Introduction to Nusantara healing principles
    • Herbal bath, bengkung, and jamu practices
    • Designing a women’s herbal healing garden
    • Group reflection and sharing

    A space to reconnect with plant wisdom, care practices, and community.

    Facilitators
    Led by Salwati, Safia, and Sabina—practitioners in organic farming, permaculture, and traditional herbal medicine. Their combined work spans community education, sustainable living, and indigenous plant knowledge.

  • An exploration of fermentation as a living system.

    • Tasting fermented foods (natto, tempeh, miso)
    • Understanding microbial processes
    • Exploring flavour, texture, and transformation
    • Practical insights into everyday use

    Participants discover how humans guide, rather than control, living food systems.

    Facilitator
    Ming is a macrobiotic vegan chef and founder of Earth Kitchen. She has trained in Japan and works across food, sustainability, and community initiatives, advocating for food as medicine and conscious living.

  • A layered embodiment experience combining rope, sound, and meditation.

    • Body attunement practice
    • Introduction to self-tying (Shibari)
    • Guided meditation with live drumming

    • Exploration of emotional release

    A space to explore sensation, presence, and inner awareness through integrated practices.

    Facilitator
    Lisa and Mecha are facilitators from Kuala Lumpur blending rope work, energy healing, and sound. Their work explores embodiment, emotional release, and connection through experiential practices.

  • An introduction to Ayurvedic nutrition and its role in daily wellbeing.

    • Understanding doshas (body types)
    • Exploring digestion (agni)
    • Aligning meals with circadian rhythm

    • Hands-on preparation and tasting

    Participants learn how simple ingredients can support balance, vitality, and long-term health.

    Facilitator
    Shameny Prithivi Raj is an Ayurvedic practitioner, meditation guide, and plant-based chef. After 14 years in the corporate world, she now focuses on helping individuals reconnect with holistic wellbeing through food and mindful living.

  • A meditative sound experience using the voice as an instrument.

    • Guided breathing practices
    • Vocal toning and resonance
    • Group sound immersion
    • Moments of silence and integration

    Through shared vibration, participants experience relaxation, connection, and a sense of inner spaciousness.

    Facilitator
    Regina is a board-certified Health and Wellness Coach and founder of In the Bright Somatic Wellness. Her work integrates yoga, sound, and somatic practices to support nervous system regulation and emotional wellbeing.

31 May, Sunday (AM)

  • This experience moves through the quiet forested hills behind the Garden, inviting a slower, more attentive way of being.

    Rooted in the teachings of Satipatthana Sutta, this guided walking meditation explores how awareness can be brought into each step - into the body, the breath, and the subtle contact between foot and ground.

    • Learn 2–3 different walking meditation techniques
    • Cultivate awareness through body and breath
    • Explore mindfulness in motion
    • Integrate simple practices into daily life

    By the end of the session, you leave with a practical tool—something quiet but steady—that can be carried into everyday life.

    Facilitator
    Aaravind is a breathwork and meditation facilitator whose journey began in early devotional practices in India. His work supports deeper awareness, emotional balance, and connection through embodied practices.

  • As we grow, the body often adapts to roles and expectations—losing touch with its natural sense of play and curiosity. This workshop invites a return.

    Through guided prompts and shared exploration, participants are encouraged to move without judgement—rediscovering freedom, responsiveness, and expression in the body.

    • Release tension and conditioned movement patterns
    • Engage in playful, child-like exploration
    • Use sound, imitation, and interaction
    • Move freely within a supportive group space

    No experience is needed. Only a willingness to explore and to meet the body in a different way.

    Facilitator
    Luvenia Kalia is a dancer, producer, and dance anthropologist with over 25 years of experience. Her work explores the relationship between people, place, and environment, creating performances and workshops rooted in lived experience, memory, and movement.

  • Set within the calm of the Garden, this session offers a layered journey through reflection, movement, and visualisation.

    Beginning with grounding and sensory awareness, participants are guided into breathwork and intuitive movement - allowing the body to soften and release held tension.

    A future self visualisation then invites a connection with a version of oneself already living with greater alignment, clarity, and ease.

    • Grounding meditation in nature
    • Breathwork and intuitive movement • Guided future self visualisation
    • Integration and intention anchoring

    The session closes with a simple activation practice, helping participants carry their insights forward.

    Facilitator
    Aumshree Das is a life coach, energy practitioner, and founder of Vimana School of Self Love. Her work blends coaching, meditation, and energy practices to support emotional healing, self-discovery, and aligned living.

  • Building on previous self-tying workshops, this session deepens the practice by weaving in sound and guided meditation.

    It begins with a body attunement practice, followed by learning foundational self-tying techniques inspired by the Japanese art of Shibari. As the body becomes more familiar with the rope, the session transitions into a guided meditative space supported by live drumming.

    • Body attunement and preparation
    • Introduction to self-tying techniques
    • Guided meditation with sound
    • Exploration of emotional release

    A multi-layered experience that brings together rope, rhythm, and awareness into a full-body practice.

    Facilitator
    Lisa and Mecha are facilitators blending rope, energy work, and sound into immersive embodiment practices that support release and connection.

  • A farm-to-table inspired cooking experience that celebrates Malaysia’s local ingredients through a wellness-focused lens.

    Blending traditional flavours with Ayurvedic principles, this class explores how everyday ingredients can be transformed into nourishing, balanced meals.

    • Ayurvedic fundamentals: anti-inflammatory eating & circadian rhythm
    • Understanding local herbs and their benefits
    • Healthier approaches to Malaysian cooking
    • Hands-on preparation of selected dishes

    Sample dishes may include ulam salads, tempeh rendang, herbal broths, and pandan-based desserts - each offering a balance of flavour and nourishment.

    Facilitator
    Shameny Prithivi Raj is an Ayurvedic practitioner and plant-based chef, guiding others toward balance and vitality through food, mindfulness, and holistic living.

  • A rare opportunity to learn directly from the Semai, one of Malaysia’s indigenous Orang Asli communities.

    In this immersive 3-hour workshop, participants are introduced to traditional survival skills passed down through generations.

    • Building shelters using bamboo and natural materials • Cooking with bamboo and jungle herbs
    • Setting traps for small and large animals
    • Using the blowpipe for hunting

    This is not just a demonstration, but a lived experience—offering insight into a way of life deeply rooted in the forest.

    Facilitator
    Led by Semai elders including Pak Put, a 98-year-old hunter-gatherer and herbal specialist, and Tok Batin Che Cher, a village leader skilled in traditional hunting techniques. Supported by Lincoln Khoo, who has spent over 20 years working with Orang Asli communities to preserve and share indigenous knowledge.

  • Step into a sensory world of herbs, touch, and tradition.

    In this hands-on workshop, participants will work with locally gathered herbs to craft their own herbal compress balls—tools traditionally used to soothe the body and support healing.

    • Hands-on herbal compress crafting
    • Introduction to herbal healing and massage
    • Exploration of scent, touch, and plant properties

    Alongside the making process, participants will learn simple techniques to apply these compresses, inviting relaxation and balance.

    Facilitator
    Xin Tong walks the path of a modern-day medicine woman, weaving ancient herbal knowledge with the art of healing touch. Her journey took root in Australia, studying ethnobotany and living alongside Aboriginal communities, before returning to her ancestral land in Kedah, where she nurtured the soil, cultivating organic herbs and food with care, and began to craft remedies and offer healing through her massage practice rooted in Thai and Chinese traditions

31 May, Sunday (PM)

  • This session introduces participants to the Living Yoga Method through breath, movement, and cold immersion.

    The journey begins with grounding practices that build awareness of the body and breath, gradually preparing participants for the ice bath experience.

    • Breathwork and movement preparation
    • Guided ice bath immersion
    • Exploration of resilience and inner calm

    The cold becomes not a barrier, but a teacher—revealing steadiness, presence, and a deeper connection within.

    Facilitator
    Kerry Husbands is a yoga teacher, breath coach, and founder of Inner Living Yoga. Her work integrates yoga, herbal medicine, and nature-based practices to support connection, healing, and vitality.

  • A reflective journey through the Garden using movement, mindfulness, and writing.

    Rather than staying in one place, participants move through different locations, each offering a new perspective and prompt for reflection.

    • Guided journaling prompts
    • Walking between reflective spaces

    • Breath and observation practices
    • Closing relaxation and tea ritual

    The session concludes at the Glasshouse with a short guided relaxation to help the experience settle and a tea brewing session. Brought to you in collaboration with Ten Yee Tea, you will be guided by tea master Ashley Lim as you brew your own tea - a delicate end to further engage the senses and ground the experience.

    Facilitator
    Briana, author of Solo Date, is a yoga teacher and journaling facilitator who has kept a daily writing practice for over six years. She uses journaling as a way to make sense of her experiences, stay connected to herself, and reflect on the world around her.

  • An invitation to explore alignment through intention, awareness, and subtle energy.

    The session begins with a conversation about what you are calling into your life—encouraging clarity and specificity in your intentions.

    • Guided reflection and intention-setting
    • Visualisation of desired outcomes
    • Gentle touch-based attunement process

    Participants are guided into a relaxed state, allowing the process to unfold quietly and inwardly.

    Facilitator
    Mike Tait is a Reiki Master, healer, and spiritual guide with over 25 years of experience. His work spans energy healing, intuitive guidance, and holistic support across physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

  • An interactive exploration of fermentation and living food systems.

    Through demonstration and tasting, participants will discover how microbes transform ingredients into complex, nourishing foods.

    • Examples: natto, tempeh, miso, koji
    • Understanding microbial processes
    • Practical applications in everyday cooking

    Fermentation is approached as a dialogue—where humans shape conditions and microbes respond.

    Facilitator
    Ming is a macrobiotic chef and founder of Earth Kitchen. Her work focuses on food as medicine, sustainability, and making traditional whole-food practices accessible in modern life.

  • A sonic meditation rooted in the understanding that all existence is vibration.

    Through live composition and improvisation, sound becomes a pathway into presence, emotion, and awareness.

    • Exploration of rhythm, pitch, and expression
    • Deep listening and stillness
    • Immersive sound experience

    Each note becomes an invitation to tune inward and connect with something subtle yet expansive.

    Facilitator
    Santosh Logandran is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with over 15 years of experience across music, film, and performance. His work bridges technical craft with intuitive expression.

  • A sharing and tasting that explores food as culture, memory, and relationship.

    • Stories of Indigenous and Bornean food traditions
    • Discussion on food systems and agroecology
    • Reflection on nourishment and sustainability

    Participants are invited to reconsider what it means to eat - not just for sustenance, but as a connection to land, community, and future possibilities.

    Facilitator
    Karina Yong is a researcher focusing on human rights and food systems. Bibi Margaret Gohulu is a culinary practitioner specialising in Bornean and Malaysian heritage cuisine, preserving traditional knowledge through food.