Sabine from Austria and Shannon from California are lovingly cleaning our Water Angel and the place on a little island at the end of Jiwa Damai walk ways. They have to use a brush to remove all the algae which settles on the stones and the statue.
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We thank our volunteers for their work at Jiwa Damai. If you are interested in the program, have a look at our website!
volunteers at jiwa damai
At Jiwa Damai we are happy to host many yoga groups who are training in order to become yoga instructors. Here are the lovely thoughts of Mindi.
"Jiwa Damai is a place that contains so much radiant beauty. This mystical, magical place is where true transformation occurs. Margret Rueffler, the founder of Jiwa Damai, has dedicated the last 10 years of her life to preparing the land for guests who desire to do the deep internal work. I have witnessed countless people who visited and stayed on the land and who have healed in very powerful ways. I highly recommend a visit to Jiwa Damai for those who are looking for an exploration of the heart and of the Self", Mindi, our lovely yoga trainer instructor
And this is a surprise song from our February’2015 group.
Our honeymoon couple is taking a cooking class with our Balinese chef, Made. This is one of the programs Jiwa Damai is offering for its guests.
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Preparing Balinese chicken, with many different spices, ginger, lemongrass, onion, hot peppers which is then mixed into the finely plugged apart chicken… Then they prepared tempeh with Balinese sambal (spicy tomato sauce). Have a look!
Jiwa Damai cooking
Gede, our gardener invited us all of Jiwa Damai to his wedding. And what a wedding it was! Here you see the groom and the bride in their incredible festive traditional Balinese clothing and make up. Both are very heavily makeup, as tradition demands. I was told it took five hours to prepare it.
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The festivity went from early night the previous day to early morning two days later. About 1000 people were invited and fed throughout this time.
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We invite you to discover the Balinese culture by staying at Jiwa Damai in Bali. Find out more by visiting our website!
In June, the Balinese people celebrate the Kuningan, one of the highest holidays in Balinese Hindu Religion. On this occasion, we received the visit of these four lovely youths. Three of them were the children of Wira, our external liaison person and one, the neighbors’ daughter. They looked so lovely all dressed up in their festive ceremonial clothes. The boys with their traditional head dresses and the girls in their little sarongs and blouses with a scarf wrapped around.
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We invite you to discover the Balinese culture by staying at Jiwa Damaiin Bali. Find out more by visiting our website!
In Asia the coconut trees are considered the tree of life. There are many healthy and healing ingredients found in the oil. It is gently processed at below 35 °C, with multiple filtering and without any use of preservatives. It is an ideal health food with many benefits and with a shelf life of over 3 years. It will turn into cream at below 25 °C. Use it on your skin or in your foods and drinks. Our virgin oil contains up to 57% of lauric acid, found in the mother milk enhancing physical health and boosting the immune system. The oil at Jiwa Damai is packaged in glass containers.
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Benefits for:
We tried this wonderful recipe at Jiwa Damai with our very own coconut flower and the taste is delicious!
INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs 1/4 cup coconut flour 1/2 banana 1 tbsp honey 1/4 cup coconut milk 1/4 cup water
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DIRECTIONS:
Mix all the ingredients into a bowl and stir until combined. Heat a saucepan with butter or coconut oil over medium heat. Pour out 1/2 cup of the batter into the pan. Cook for 2-5 minutes on each side, until golden brown and then flip.
"Duringmysixweeks of internship with LaguDamai Foundation while staying at Jiwa Damai permaculture center, I was working on a psychological self- exploration focusing on personal growth and self-development.
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My personal growth project included five main dimensions: the mental, the emotional, the physical, spiritual and nutrition. Through tools such as the daily HeartSelf-Intelligence meditation, yoga and garden work I was able to explore and experience myself in a very new way. I received excellent guidance and supervision throughout the whole time of myinternship. I am deeply satisfied with myinternship. I didn't expect such an in-depth personal growth process. I feel that this internship has been a wonderful opportunity to expand my horizon on many levels and will be a huge benefit for my future.", Natalie our intern.
Find out more about our internship program here.
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The meat of coconut ground into a fine flour used for all baking and cooking purposes. No additives, just pure, fresh, coconut meat picked from one of our local trees. It is gluten free, hypoallergenic, and high in fiber and protein. at Jiwa Damai we offer many cooking suggestions on the back of the package.
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Benefits
coconut flour
This Sunday brought a surprise to Jiwa Damai. Wira’s family came, mother, wife and brother to dedicate and bless the new car. Looking at all the various offerings which they had prepared and brought, it was still considered a small ceremony. The hood of the car was covered with special cloth and decorated with fresh flowers. Goods, fruits and other items were offered to the gods, on the left for the negative energies to leave and on the right for the positive to come in. It was all sprinkled with holy water and supported with incense smell. The lower part of the car was hung with elaborate bamboo creations and will remain on the car.
balinese ceremony at Jiwa DAmai
balinese ceremony at Jiwa DAmai
We invite you to discover the Balinese culture by staying at Jiwa Damai in Bali. Find out more by visiting our website!
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).
