A basic Overview

 Sadhana Forest is an amazing place; it is 5 years old and built from nothing. The land was not unlike the moon upon arrival, and through love and tireless effort, the Rozim family, Aviram, Yorit, Osher and Shalev, and a transient volunteer population have planted thousands of trees, and established a fully functional, eco community.  The Community is entirely off the grid, and powered by 2 solar panels and a set of four bicycles, that can charge the battery on a cloudy day. Only biodegradable products are used here in Sadhana, including soap, shampoo, laundry soap, and we even use neem or clove tooth powder with a taste that is perhaps challenging. The accommodations are all made out of wood and thatch roof; entirely natural materials, and toilets are of dry composting recipe;Ingredients; poop,  saw dust, water, urineDirections, Separate poop and urine as dry and wet, clean self well with bum wash water, but be careful to keep separate from dry ingredients, slowly add saw dust to dry ingredients, and finally, mix well until black and heat emitting.Sadhana forest advocates complete non violence. Subsequently it is a vegan community and believes in eating consciously with no animal products, no refined products (sugar, flower etc) and no consciousness altering substances, ranging from drugs and alcohol to chilli powder. It also promotes non competition and working cooperatively as an alternative.They also un-school their children, which, stripping it to its fundamentals means the children do not go to school, and are ‘taught’ only, when they are curious enough to want to learn. They exist in a free and happy environment of love and learning in far more diverse areas than any school could offer: Ecology, sustainability, health, spirituality, culinary practices, yoga, language, art and the talents, skills and interests of 600 volunteers per year from around the world.Volunteers work a minimum of four hours per day, but often choose to work more, and not only are trees planted, but food is grown, flowers are planted, structures are built, there are constant workshops, bonfires, discussions and although the trees are showing surprisingly good survival and growth rate, it is in the people, the volunteers that most of the growth can be seen.   

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