Damai Permaculture agro and Her you see our local #Jiwa# center team in their beautiful ceremonial outfits. The elegance and beauty is truly remarkable. This dressing up was on the occasion of visiting a colleague having a house ceremony.
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Balinese kites are very special. August is called the windy season and many kite festivals and kite flying competition take place. Usually the kites are a communal project of the respective youth organizations. Sizes can vary form a smaller kite to the size of a large truck. They are transported by rage trucks to the competition event, while to overhanging parts are supported by youth marching next to the truck. Guests during this time at #Jiwa#Damai Permaculture retreat center you can listen during the night to the long tails flattering in the wind, making very rhythmic sounds.
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We, that is the present #Jiwa#Damai team, including our volunteers, arrived late afternoon to visit Nyoman's compound to celebrate with here her important once in 30 year ceremony. To offer some gifts to the event, we had brought a basket with rice, flower, coffee, cookies and #Jiwa#Damai' s own #virgin#coconut#oil.
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Independence day on August 17 is a most celebrated event by young and old. thousands of flags are flowing when driving through the streets. Weeks before the event school children have marched to train for the various parades taking place. This day makes all Indonesians very proud people.
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Here is some of our wildlife at Jiwa Damai, the beautiful Praying mantis, the incredible intricately woven web of the spider and last no least our sacred Temple Snake which resides at #Jiwa Damai. The local priest says that this means a special blessing, since they only reside in Balinese temples. She is truly beautiful and she will look at you and observe you, and then majestically move away at a slow pace. Here is some of our wildlife at Jiwa Damai. the beautiful Praying mantice, the incredible intricately woven web of the spider and las not least our sacred Temple snake which resides at Jiwa Damai. The local priest says that this means a special blessing, since they only reside in Balinese temples. She is truly beautiful and she will look at you and observe you, and the majestically move away at a slow pace.
A new art was introduced at Jiwa Damai by our longterm volunteer David. It s a very special art to be able to climb a silken rope or a long piece of silk and then slide down while wrapping the silk around your legs. Miriam and the other girls tried as well. Was fascinating to watch.
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Permaculture style pond
David, our volunteer from Spain, started mulching the edges of one of our ponds with cut dried grass planting according to permaculture principles, first low plants, watermelon, then tarot, and then bananas.
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Sol and Mom
Soul was the first baby born (in an underwater birth) in the Jiwa Damai health room in the Spring of 2012. Margret recently had the opportunity to meet with Soul and his parents, Miquela and Terry, in upstate New York to celebrate Soul's second birthday.
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The lily pond got a makeover recently. Volunteers and staff transplanted new lilies and gave the water a thorough cleaning, leaving us with a cleaner pond and lots of good organic matter for the gardens.
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The open-air yoga and meditation area got a fresh coat of paint last week just in time for a new group of guests.
Jiwa Damai is a hands-on, socially responsible organic garden and retreat center.
We are located amidst lush tropical vegetation in the heart of Bali (20 mins from Ubud).
