During my ten-week stay with the beautiful surroundings and wonderful people that constitute Ananda Valley, I have learned to revalue productivity and to enjoy taking things slow. This development started with the necessary discomfort. While I started working in the kitchen team, I felt a constant urge to prove myself. I wanted to make sure …
Na sexta-feira começámos o primeiro módulo do nosso curso de agrofloresta organizado pelo Ecoativo (www.ecoativo.pt) com uma introdução a agricultura sintrópica, facilitado pelo fundadores do projeto Planta Floresta. Um estilo de agricultura sistematizado por Ernst Gosh, baseado em conhecimentos indígenas, que mimica os processos que ocorrem naturalmente na floresta original. Através de uma perspectiva sintrópica, …
“With my blade shaped leaves Silver and green colored I stretch like you, to the light Struggling over many years Just to enjoy this amazing life Strong and rooted are my feet Enduring all the elements is my body And my arms dance with the wind And give fruits when the cold is here I …
A channel of love Reason before the heart they say,I am always choosing the heart though,What makes me vibrate, what makes me feel alive,This is why I came here,Hearing the call of the Portuguese valley. I want to learn, I want to explore.A force is pushing me forward,To follow my dreams,Becoming who I am.I want …
During my stay at Ananda Valley I learned a lot. About myself, relationships, group dynamics, boundaries, sustainable living, communication and creativity. I felt really inspired by the conversations I had with everyone of the Ananda Valley Community and I think that I made good friends here which I will see again at some point in …
A Ananda Valley, um projeto socioambiental próximo da Serra da Estrela, está à procura de um(a) voluntárix do Corpo Europeu de Solidariedade (programa Eramus+) para auxiliar na gestão das atividades ambientais por um ano! És de Portugal e tens menos de 31 anos?Interessadax em ecologia?Aqui tens a oportunidade de ajudar a desenvolver uma organização ecológica …
Here comes the favourite bread of our volunteers, made by our brother Florian. During his time here, he wrote the Ananda Valley Recipe Book, with plenty of fantasticrecipes. Everything from Kimchi, basic sour dough and how to cook tofu, to soy yoghurt and sauerkraut recipes can be found there.To access it, subscribe and support us …
There’s a general philosophy, that is happily applied in our community, and in different movements throughout the world: it’s the sense that all that happens, happens for a reason, and all that happens, happens for the best. Although it’s a very positive perspective on life, it is not always easy. When we are faced with …
Ananda Valley taught me the concept of community in all its upsides and downsides. Living our shared values and vision for the future through working on the land, doing our spiritual practices and hosting small workshops or creative sessions, inspired me to such an extent that now I want to try out many things I …
Ananda Valley is an experience of inner growth, is a way of living,
is a way of seeing the world through a different lens:
a love lens.
