Brazil - Vrinda Bhumi farm

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Dear visitor or volunteer
We are located in Minas Gerais and are working with enthusiasm in an eco community named Vrinda Bhumi. There is alot to do which provides great opportunity for learning and hope for your help to improve services to our local community. The climate is very nice and it is possible to live in a tent.



Vrinda Bhumi is a pioneer project of extraordinary beauty. There are more than 10 water falls in our farm with beautiful facilities and a big river for swimming. You can find many other waterfalls at walking distance. Vrinda bhumi is a pioneer project. Swami Puri, who is also a Inbound Yoga instructor, started this community 6 years ago. We are making Eco Paths through the jungles and maintaining beautiful organic cultivations, fruit trees, etc. We are composting and working with lombriculture.




We are in the beautiful Mingerais area of Brasil, next to Baependi in a place called "The water circuit". The surrounding mountains are called "The Crying Mountains" or "Serra de Mantequeira".

In Vrinda Bhumi we have nice camping facilities with nice bathroom. We probably have the first and only termate hill mandir inspiring our Inbound Yoga Meditation. We are deep in the jungles, with much wild life, such as different monkeys, tropical birds, tucans, pumas.



Artistic contributions are welcome

Volunteer program:

We offer you to learn Portuguese and Spanish, and hope that you teach us English :). Learn to play drums, to meditate with nice music, and you will learn discipline, which helps us to control the body and the mind. Live here far away from facebook and electricity, with pure air and nature sounds.


Hatha Yoga:
The practice of this healthy modality of yoga will give flexibility to your body and put your mind in a very relaxed modaliy, allowing you to experiment harmony through a mind and body transformation. The practice of Hatha Yoga is made in the fields what helps your body and soul to reach the proper connection with your inner voice.

Agriculture and vegetarian food:
Agriculture is one of the most important activities in Vrinda Bhumi, so we are preparing the land to offer us the perfect food. Organic vegetables are part of good nutrition and in order for us to get them you will learn about natural plantation what will allow you to evolve orders in this magnific process which includes, through knowledge and practice, to protect and respect the environment.


Sorting out the seeds/beans



Planting the seeds



Planting trees



Beautiful cows in harmony with humans, giving more milk than the calf can take

Life Philosophy:
Vedic philosophy classes are offered on daily basis. The main purpose of these classes is to show that is it possible to perform a really great service to humanity.


Early morning



Construction:
You will learn how to construct different architectural buildings using ecological materials. You will learn about the Truly constructions and temazcals.






Important points to be considerated:
The food is lacto-vegetarian and it consists of three meals per day, based on healthy lacto-vegetarian natural products.

Please note that we request our visitors or volunteers to abstain from intoxicants and extramarital relationship to preserve the sanctity of the project.

The community does not have electricity nor internet.

What you need to bring:
-A tent, a sleeping bag, blankets, a lantern, a camping math (if possible), hat, mosquitos repellent, sun block.
-Confortable clothes and also warm clothes in order to keep you well sheltered up to the night.
-Personal hygienic articles (preferably organic ones) to wash yourself and toilet paper too.

What you cannot bring:
-Any kind of drugs or hallucinogens, tobacco, alcohol, etc.
-Any kind of food that contains any kind o meat (including fish) or eggs.

Cost: 6 US daily or 180 US per month corresponding to three meals per day. This is also equivalent to 4 or 5 hours of work in any of our areas.

The program includes Hatha Yoga and other classes, Meditation, Vedic philosophy study programmes, ecological paddles, accommodation and full vegetarians meals. We follow Mahatma Gandhi's concept of sustentable living we are bulding more huts with clay made by ourselves. Our Truly to Meditate just need some finishing touchs. And if all this appeals to you, we are only 5 hours from Sao Paulo's airport. You can make contact with us and we explain you how we can meet.

Contact: Marissa Fidalgo (speaks english) mohanamurti(at)gmail.com
Tel.: 0055 (11) 5908-1361

Blogg: http://volunteeringvrindabhumi.blogspot.com/



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