Our Balinese team and our international volunteers from France, Spain, Japan, Austria and Germany decorated our Christmas tree.
We are hanging some lovely ornaments on the Frangipani tree at the entrance of the dining area. We hope the strong rains will leave our beautiful decorations hanging :) Merry Christmas!
We are all searching. We travel around the world, we talk to people, we experience new situations, we learn and we do all these things in order to make peace with ourselves, with our heart, in order to align with our potential.
AtJiwa Damaiwe received a different gift this Christmas: knowledge. Dr. Margret Rueffler invited the interns, volunteers, staff and friends for a one-day seminar on Heart-Self Intelligence.
Hearth Self Intelligence Seminar 1
We could describe it in carefully crafted words on a blog post but it is something one can only experience it if one allows its heart to do so. Come visit us, you’ll understand why! Or find out more about our internship programthat individually guides our participants on their path to self-development while completing their project.
Hearth Self Intelligence Seminar 2
More photos on Jiwa Damai Facebook Page.
Hearth Self Intelligence Seminar 3
No matter how far, how hot or how different it may be from where you usually celebrate it, as soon as the last week of the year approaches you start longing for Christmas. So even if you are in the tropical parts of the planet, as we are here, at Jiwa Damai, in sunny Bali, there are still things you can do to calm that wish of a white Christmas.
But since we’re pretty short on snow and Christmas trees, we’ve got our decorations on another beautiful tree, just close to the place we’ll have our Christmas dinner, almost as, or even better than in a colder climate.
Tropical Chrstiams - Jiwa Damai
Christmas it’s great in itself, who said you have to be freezing to enjoy it!
Tropical Chrstimas at Jiwa Damai
But we are in Bali and each year we also celebrate the Galungan - Kuningan. Therefore, our interns, volunteers and staff have prepared also a Balinese Penjor. Here are some pictures.
Volunteers and interns at Jiwa Damai
Find out more about the Balinese celebration here.
Volunteers and interns at Jiwa Damai 2
See more photos on our Facebook Page!
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).
