Sadhana Forest aims to create a model for sustainable living. Every aspect of our work is designed with the utmost mindfulness for the living environment that we are part of. We believe we are not separate from nature. Through careful and responsible stewardship, we can live with nature in a mutually beneficial way.

We try to live as sustainably as we possibly can. Our buildings are made almost entirely from natural materials, using traditional South Indian architecture. Occasionally we use recycled materials in construction as well. Our campus is off-grid and runs on energy from our own solar panels. We only drow water from our own borewell. We cook with dead wood from the forest on highly efficient rocket stoves. We consume a wholefood plant-based diet, and don’t use any processed foods.

.We aim at zero waste. We try to create no waste and to take care of the waste we do create in a responsible way. We clean and wash dishes using fully biodegradable products such as wood ash, natural soaps and vinegar. We use as little water as needed, and all water we use flows back to the forest. We use dry composting toilets, which provides us with all the compost we need for planting trees. At our zero waste hut, we recycle the waste that does end up here, or we re-use and upcycle it in creative ways.