The volunteers from Jiwa Damai and the participants of the yoga teacher training from Kula Collective prepared a preventative health care day in the village, in the general assembly hall, with powerpoint presentation and food, as well as exercises. It was wonderful!
If you want to volunteer at Jiwa Damai, find out more here!
We are recycling and preparing glass bottles for our future earthship inspired building in the mountains.
Our French volunteers, Camille and Quentin have found the most efficient method to build bottle bricks to be use in the building in a decorative fashion. They cut a line through the bottle and then burn it with a candle and then icecube it. Thus the brick comes out very clean. The two bottle ends are then sealed together with a strong tape.
We are looking now for people interested working with us in a quite remote environment, as experts in earthship building, architect and /or planner and supervisor as well as other volunteers.
The planned beginning is November, this year, all depending on the weather conditions.
Please write to info@jiwadamai.net of you are interested or have someone who might have the knowledge we need. Solar experts are needed as well!
We are using White oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). Both the Latin and common names refer to the shape of the fruiting body. The Latin pleurotus (sideways) refers to the sideways growth of the stem with respect to the cap, while the Latin ostreatus (and the English common name, oyster) refers to the shape of the cap which resembles the bivalve of the same name. Many also believe that the name is fitting due to a flavor resemblance to oysters.
Alex, who is with us now for over 3 months with his project of growing mushrooms. They just came out beautiful. Thanks Alex!
Jiwa Damai is now experimenting with mushrooms and two of our volunteers went to Jogjakarta to visit a large mushroom grower.
Here are some beautiful photos from their extremely interesting and useful visit! :)
The internship at Jiwa Damai is a unique experience. We always invite our interns to write an evaluation of their project and learning and an evaluation of their personal development, at the end of their stay. You can read here the thought of Rene, our intern, on her project at Jiwa Damai.
During my time at Jiwa Damai, I used the Permaculture garden facilities and the knowledge of other volunteers in order to explore my interest in nutrition.
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Did you know that in Bali there are two seasons: the Dry Season and the Rainy Season. The Rainy Season ends usually in April. But this year it lasted until May. The nature is all green and beautiful! Here are some photos from a rainy day at Jiwa Damai.
Our gardens are offering us the veggies we need for our table and all guests, volunteer as well as interns are benefiting form the wonderful organic choices we can cook in our cuisine. Here is a sample of our varieties of eggplants we are growing.
Renee our intern from Montana, USA, in our kitchen with our volunteer Lucy, from Canada, trying out some new recepes. Peeling lots of garlic to go into the mixed veggies from our gardens
Jiwa Damai.
You can find out more about our internship on our website!
We are happy to introduce you to Rene, our intern at Jiwa Damai - Lagu Damai. Please, find out more about our internship program on our website http://www.jiwadamai.net/internships/
Discover the uniqueness of the Internship Through the Heart Program at Jiwa Damai through this exclusive interview with our intern, Renee!
Find out more about the internship program at Jiwa Damai. --> Internships
We are now building some new simple accommodation in our garden for interns and volunteers. The walls will be made from Bamboo and the outside will be decorated with recycled bottles. Here are two designs with glass bottles for one of the rooms. There will be four rooms made with natural and recycled materials.
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).
