This year in Sadhana Forest we are happy to welcome more families to our community. We have 5 families living with us, including 11 children. It is wonderful to have so many families as part of the community. The energy of the children is an integral part of our community life. The growth of Children’s…
Recently, a group of students from the Living Routes study abroad program joined the Sadhana Forest community. This group will be staying with us for the 3 week duration of their J-Term semester. We are very excited that they have joined our project!! The focus of the group is to learn more about sustainable living…
Last Thursday night, we celebrated the change from 2009 to 2010 Sadhana Forest style! Our long term volunteer Maja, organized a forest theater that celebrated the creative energy of our community. Within the forest theater many different actors created a welcoming environment that was themed towards cleansing and renewal. Following the evening forest walk, there…
Children’s Land Last Sunday, December 27, we inaugurated Sadhana Forest Children’s Land! This new project is led by Ana and Tiago with the help of Maja, Reza, Niki, David, Aviram and Yorit. The day’s program was packed with a permaculture course for children, a deep ecology session, joyful non-competitive games, music and singing, a special…
Written by Mike Roy Dirt and bunds, acacias and bananas, humanure piles and compost pits. Solar panels and 4.7 acres of thatch huts. Not a single ham, Santa, or snowflake in sight. Not exactly the Christmas landscape that many Sadhana volunteers are used to. Nonetheless, with “a little bit of sense, little of discipline” (as Hugo sings in what has…
Wednesday night in Sadhana is now home to an open-stage show. This is an opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to share their creativity with the community. The various performances during open stage include, singing, dancing, acting, reciting poetry, hula-hooping, comedy, and many others creative performances. Our new comers Ana and Tiago have brought music…
Last Friday, December 18, we celebrated Sadhana Forest’s 6th Birthday. It was a very special Friday night with over 215 friends, guests and volunteers joining us for the festivities! During the celebration, Aviram and Yorit honored the hard work of Balu, Swami, Arumugam, and Mani who have been and continue to be integral to the…
During the past month and a half, our Forest team has been working through the winter monsoon, which arrived late and brought very strong rains. The downpour provided our Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest trees with much needed water. While work continued through the clouds and rain, the monsoon energy changed much of our day to…
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…
