The Imaginal Salon · Salon Two · Ubud

Taksu

From conversation to commitment

In Balinese tradition, Taksu is the divine creative force that moves through a performer, a craftsperson, a builder. You don't summon it. You become available to it — and then the work comes alive through you rather than from you.

DateSaturday, July 4, 2026
Salon1:00 – 6:30 PM
DinnerThe Imaginal Table · 7:00 – 9:00 PM
LocationAkasha New Earth Haven, Ubud

Invitation only · If you received this, you are called · Space is limited

For those who choose to participate, you can join our 30 day initiative game.

The voices
Voices of Taksu

The panel members, moderators, and creative voices shaping Salon Two.

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"Salon One was the inhale — gathering, sensing, seeing.
Salon Two is the exhale — committing, building, moving."
i.What this gathering is
01

A room that self-organizes

Not a conference. Not a panel. A living structure that forms around real initiatives and real people ready to move.

02

The moment the field becomes a body

The community stops being an audience. Tri Hita Karana's second harmony — people, relationship, doing together.

03

The first real test

Is this a gathering, or is it a movement? There is only one way to find out.

04

A playground with stakes

Serious play. Real commitment. Creative energy that builds something that didn't exist before you walked in.

You don't summon Taksu.
You become available to it.

Balinese principle · The creative force

ii.The 30-Day Taksu Game

One initiative.
One team.
One first move.

30 days · Proof of action is the currency

For those who want to go deeper, this is where the salon stops being a conversation and becomes something you can build with. You arrive with an idea, a question, or a hunger. You can choose to join a small team with a real initiative and a 30-day window to make something happen.

It's a game — designed to be fun, creative, and a little unpredictable. No obligation, just an open door. The stakes are yours to set.

The build · in motion
i

Form around a real initiative during the Build Sessions

ii

Name your team and your first move before you leave

iii

Check in at 30 days — what did Taksu make possible?

iv

Return — the most alive projects come back for Salon Three

Taksu Fellows

For those who choose to go further.

Anyone who feels called to join the 30-day game becomes a Taksu Fellow — part of the first builder cohort shaping what this community becomes. No obligation, just an open invitation. Not an audience. Not a network. A body in motion.

iii.Who is in the room

Balinese founders

Building from the inside out

International founders

Global builders rooted here

Creatives

Artists, makers, storytellers

Investors

Capital aligned with conscience

Cultural builders

Shaping how communities form

Systems thinkers

Seeing what others haven't yet

iv.Salon One
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Builders · Entrepreneurs
Artists · Founders — Ubud
"Salon One brought them together to sense and see.
This is what happens next."
Salon One in frames
Archive · Salon No. 1 Frames from the first gathering — fifty people sensing what wanted to be built. Swipe, or let it play. Salon Two is where they build it.
Voices & Moments

From Salon One

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Soulful authority
Speaker · Salon One
Serene radiance
Presence · Salon One
Quiet contemplation
Attendee · Salon One
Joyful luminance
Speaker · Salon One
In dialogue
Panelists · Salon One
Cultural roots
Speaker · Salon One
Transported
Moment · Salon One
Dignified presence
Speaker · Salon One
Radiant joy
Attendee · Salon One
Passionate conviction
Speaker · Salon One
Inner reflection
Moment · Salon One
Wonder
Attendee · Salon One

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Connection & ceremony
The full circle
Salon in session
Tender connection
Community · Salon One
Collective stillness
Meditation · Salon One
The gathering
Full venue · Salon One

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The space

Akasha New Earth Haven — a sanctuary built around the living concept of new earth. Fully sustainable, deeply beautiful, rooted in the conviction that how we build is as important as what we build. To gather here is already a statement.

The bamboo cathedral
Soaring roof & bottle-wall arches
The pavilion circle
Stone carvings & ceremonial floor
Sacred architecture
Stone Buddha niche & bamboo columns
Mandala walls
Carved backdrop & flower petal line
Golden canopy
Bamboo ceiling & palm light
The garden terrace
Golden hour & tropical canopy
The open courtyard
Arches & afternoon light
Afternoon glow
The salon in full

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v.Areas of inquiry
01

The future of leadership & human collaboration

02

Regenerative culture & conscious systems

03

Creativity, technology & human potential

04

The role of imagination in times of transition

05

Belonging, community & relational intelligence

06

Emerging models of business, wellness & impact

07

Art, storytelling & cultural transformation

08

Bali as a model — regenerative, not extractive

The schedule
Salon · 1:00 – 6:30 PM
1:00 – 2:10Opening
2:10 – 3:30Conversations & inquiry shaping
3:30 – 3:45Art in Action
3:45 – 4:25Conversations & inquiry shaping
4:25 – 4:40Break
4:40 – 6:00Build Sessions
6:00 – 6:30Project Shares
6:30 – 7:00Networking
Dinner · 7:00 – 9:00 PM
7–9

The Imaginal Table

An intimate evening of shared dining, visionary conversation, poetry, and performance. The night Taksu Fellows meet each other properly.

Dinner contribution · approx. IDR 350k–550k per guest

Imagination allows us to rehearse reality before reality exists.

The wager of Salon Two

vi.Curated by

TBird Luv

I design immersive gatherings at the intersection of art, leadership, and human connection. Over 20+ years internationally, I've curated experiences ranging from intimate salons to global summits exploring systems change, human potential, and collective imagination.

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