So yesterday I went to a beautiful garden called 'Project Ecolake'. This couple took a landscape that quite literally looked like the moon as it was totally baron and just 35 years later it's now a lush dry evergreen forest which is indiginous to Southern India. So basically it looks just as Sadhana forest should do in 35 years. It was really inspiring as it was so beautiful. More than anything I was overwhelmed by the couples devotion and hardwork in the cause. They're so much like Aviram and Yorit (the family who started Sadhana forest). They let very few people in to see the forest/garden as they don't want publicity and they don't want to upset the nature there. They ask for no money to see the forest and they were so so welcoming. I ... read more

Since I last wrote to you all I've been on a rollercoaster of emotions, feelings and experiences! I got really sick from drinking some of the local water, which made me feel pretty homesick. The last thing you want when you're feeling awful is 40 degree heat, no family, no real toilet and no comfy bed! But i pulled through and feel pretty amazing, plus everyone looked after me! I really love the community feel here, it seems to get stronger everyday. It's strange to share everything with such a big group of people, I very rarely spend time by myself, which is actually starting to catch up with me as I'm beginning to crave 'me time'. Anyway, this week I was well up for going off travelling around bits of India with Ann and Tommy, ... read more

So here I am, at Sadhana Forest. This is my third day here and I couldn't be happier. In such a short space of time I've met some amazing people who I'm already learning a lot from. To top it off my surroundings are perfect. We each have small huts to live in which are simple but that's all that's needed. I thought I'd have a hard time adjusting to live without my comfortable king size, but I've had the best nights sleep than I've had for a long time here. Everything is so open and shared. You wake up to the sun and sounds of many little creatures, it's a lovely environment to wake up to. There is the main hut, which is HUGE, where we eat, relax, talk, sing, dance, hold eco-film nights, have ... read more