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What is Vernacular Eco-Architecture?
In India and around the globe, we are witnessing a renaissance of vernacular eco-architecture. A rising tide of people of all ages and backgrounds are awakening to both the urgent socio-ecological crises of our time and the potential for us to find solutions in our own rural traditions.
Tales of Human-Scale Education
In this article, visionary educator Arnie Langberg shares three stories from his days as Principal in two alternative schools in Denver, Colorado. These tales illustrate the critical roles that human connections play in creating effective learning communities.
Putting Meditation into Action with SanghaSeva
In 2011, Dharmalaya held its first-ever international programme: a work retreat in collaboration with SanghaSeva. That experience was so inspiring that we’ve been coming together again every year..
Making Space & The Art of Subtraction
One of the first things we learn in math class is the art of addition. Fast-forward and we’ve all graduated with a Masters degree in Addition. We buy, we collect, we consume, we swap, we take, we build, and we produce. Let's take it a notch up - how much can you subtract?
Organic Food: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Organic food is completely natural, without any harmful chemicals. Growing food organically is much better than chemical-based agriculture for many reasons, including health, taste, cost, ecology, and more.
How to Thatch
A snippet on just what the title suggests. The focus here is on grass thatch..
Defining Yoga, Defining Ourselves
Definitions give us context. Putting an identity to what we do is an essential piece of our parcel. It helps us to formulate and understand concepts on a gross level and from where we currently stand. On the flip side, an overkill of identity leads to rigidity, impedes a vast spectrum of possibilities and puts a restriction on an otherwise seamless stream of energy…
Dharmalaya Inaugurates Green HQ with Service and Meditation
After a marathon rush of construction activity through the winter, the Dharmalaya Institute held the first programmes in the new (and still-unfinished) main building of its Himalayan eco-campus for sustainable and compassionate living.
Growing Skyward: Raising the Roof of the Institute
When we left you with the season finale cliffhanger last June, we had just bundled up our baby building with prayers that she’d survive the monsoon rains without a roof. That was asking a lot from a big mud sandcastle! We put her fate in the hands of a few well-fastened tarps, some slate shingles, and a whole lotta flax husk mud plaster. Well, the monsoon was merciless!
Monsoon Update - Zen and the Jazz of Green Building in India
The biggest news on the construction of the Main Building is in regard to our race against time to get the roof on our baby building before the onslaught of the monsoon rains this month…Well, we couldn’t win, so we’ve done our best to change the game!
Planting a Vertical Orchard
This week, during our first service retreat program we had a precious opportunity: our friends at SanghaSeva brought sixteen wonderful, hard-working volunteers from all over the globe to work with us, so we figured this was the time to take on a couple of major projects that could only be done with that kind of person power.
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