On Wednesday, the 26th of May, Ananda Valley team had a cleaning of the Caia river. We found a lot of plastics and garbage along the riverside.It was about Karma Yoga which is an unselfish action for the benefit of others. It is a conscious action in which you are not waiting for benefits. Here …
Story-telling is deeply rooted in our communication culture. It is an integral part of how we connect with each other and ourselves. From sharing stories around the campfire to cinema, global news and advertising, we LOVE a good story.With the explosion of Social Media, the ‘story’ has developed a very significant role in branding. The …
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The principles behind permaculture can be applied to many more fields than just garden design. Our brother Florian is sharing his knowledge through our new Permaculture Series, both in workshops at Ananda Valley and on our blog.
Our family here at Ananda Valley created a natural soap about one month ago, we have created a short film that describes the process, if you still have not seen the movie I highly recommend you doing it at once. The soap has now rested and dried and yesterday we tried it for the first …
The Yamas and Niyamas are yogic guidelines that help us stay on the path of bliss and should always be considered in action, word and thought. The Yamas describe how we should behave towards the world and other beings. Ahimsa Non-Harming, Freedom from Harming Satya Benevolent truthfulness Asteya Non-Stealing, Freedom from Stealing Brahmacharya Seeing the …
Estamos com saudades de unir nossas culturas e linguagens. E também de sorrisos e abraços.Antes da pandemia tivemos alguns encontros culturais na vila de Paul.Num deles, tivemos uma Adufeira, músicos de Cabo Verde, Portugal, Austrália, França e até um Monge americano a tocar música juntos.Uma junção inimaginável, à qual mais músicos e mais nacionalidades se …
Bees are very important to mankind. Their greatest importance is not to produce honey and other food. It is the contribution they make to plants all over the world by pollination. Thus they generate a huge natural chain of flora on which life on the planet depends a lot. They play a fundamental role in …
We can already see the mountains with the gold of flowers. Yes, spring has come and with it came flowers and fruits! We are taking care of ourselves, and protecting all the others, staying “at home” . We are still working on our farm and also on line. So, for us, life is still almost …
Among the so-called small fruits, raspberry is one of the most cultivated species here in Portugal. And in our farm in Ananda Valley, it was one of the fruits that we started planting from the beginning. Exotics, raspberries have a mixture of acidic and sweet juices. Raspberries are from the rose family, as well as …
Ananda Kalyani Master Unit is working with an international project called Youth in Permaculture (YiP), whose mission is to support and empower youths and young adults to lead fulfilling and healthy lives inspired by permaculture through events organised by and for the youth, who plan to share information and practical tools through online platforms and …
