Last week was our final chance to plant Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest trees (TDEF) in Sadhana Forest during this planting season. The forest work continued with a greater sense of urgency as the rainy season came to an end. Led by Reza, our long term volunteer and forest work coordinator, our volunteers worked long and…
Last week, a new cultural exchange began between the Sadhana Forest community and our surrounding villages. Adam Le’ Adam is an Israeli based organization working to help further develop relationships between travelers and the communities they visit. A group of 17 volunteers will stay in Sadhana Forest for two weeks focusing on community outreach. The…
The Eco Film on Friday, December 18th: Zakir and His Friends Won best film at the Bombay International Documentary Film Festival Genre: Documentary. Director: Lutz Leonhardt. Germany, 1998. 91 minutes You are welcome to join us for Sadhana Forest’s 6th Birthday Celebration! This entertaining music-themed documentary eliminates all commentary or narration in order to present a free…
The Eco Films on Friday, December 11th: Earth, Spirit, Action Genre: Documentary. Director: Ruth Rosenhek & Neil Pike. Australia, 2008. 16 minutes Vandana Shiva, Starhawk, Matthew Fox, Ruth Rosenhek and John Seed speak about Deep ecology, Living Democracy and Revolution in Consciousness in a fast moving discussion of the type of change that needs to take…
Greetings friends, On Sunday we were happy to celebrate Osher Rozin’s 9th Birthday with a wonderful group of friends. The extended Sadhana Family all joined together for a special afternoon filled with non-competitive games, gifts, vegan cakes, and a wonderful lunch prepared by Nadav. Many children joined the party on Sunday and enjoyed spirited music…
The Eco Film on Friday, December 4th: Rang-e Khoda (The Color Of Paradise) Won 10 awards in 7 international film festivals Genre: Drama. Director: Majid Majidi. Iran, 1999. 90 minutes Majid Majidi, director and writer of the much-acclaimed “The Children of Heaven” has again proven to the world that he is able to demonstrate weighty ideas…
We have great news from Sadhana Forest! An intensive permaculture design course (PDC) for our long term volunteers started two weeks ago. The course participants are learning the principles of permaculture to help design new developments in the Sadhana community. John Button, a native of Australia, who has been teaching Permaculture since 1985 has joined…
The Eco Film on Friday, November 27th: Elsewhere (Parts 7 – 9) Won awards at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival and the Diagonale, Austria Genre: Documentary. Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter. Austria, 2002. 60 minutes This mesmerizing documentary is founded on an intriguing concept, consisting of 12 20-minute fragments where we witness life in twelve very…
Dear Sadhana World: Last Saturday, our long term volunteer Reza, led the Saturday morning Chanting and Planting workshop. Chanting and Planting is a wonderful workshop where local children are invited to come and plant trees with our volunteers. This week, our good friend Rajan, came with a group of 11 children from Aikiyam School to…
The Eco Film on Friday, November 20th: Elsewhere (Parts 4 – 6) Won awards at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival and the Diagonale, Austria Genre: Documentary. Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter. Austria, 2002. 60 minutes This mesmerizing documentary is founded on an intriguing concept, consisting of 12 20-minute fragments where we witness life in twelve very…
