The Penjor is a traditional Balinese decoration made for the Galungan festival. Galungan is a traditional Balinese celebration, similar to a Western Christmas, where families get together. The Penjor is usually made by the head of the family, and it takes a whole day for the family to put it together. It is then erected [...]
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Balinese Penjor for Galungan festivities
Posted in From the Founder, tagged bali, Balinese celebration, Balinese festivities, Galungan, jiwa damai, permaculture, permaculture farm, permaculture garden, retreat, retreat center on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Slow down – chill out
Posted in From the Founder, tagged bali, Balinese animal, jiwa damai, organic garden, permaculture, retreat center, snail on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do it like the snail. Wouldn’t it sometimes be nice to operate on a slower speed, leave the hustle and bustle of everyday life behind and live life more consciously and deliberatly? Jiwa Damai is the ideal place for such a time-out. Here on Bali you can relax in a beautiful tropical setting, enjoy nature [...]
First honey harvest in Jiwa Damai
Posted in From the Founder on July 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It has to be midnight and full moon (purnama) and the bees have to be asleep before the honey can be taken out. The beekeeper opens the beehive without any protection. He breathes water onto the outside of the beehives which is full of sleeping bees. The bees disperse and some begin to fly around. [...]
Organic cooking: Fried Tempeh
Posted in From the Founder, Staff, tagged bali, Bali recipe, Balinese tempeh, Fried Tempeh, jiwa damai, organic cooking, organic food, permaculture, retreat, retreat center, Tempeh recipe on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today we show you another traditional Balinese dish made from Tempeh. Tempeh is a traditional soy product originally from Indonesia. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form, similar to a very firm vegetarian burger patty. Like tofu, tempeh is made from soybeans, but tempeh [...]
Dragonflies and Butterflies
Posted in Volunteering, tagged bali, butterfly, dragonfly, jiwa damai, organic garden, permaculture, retreat, retreat center Bali on July 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today we want to introduce you to some of the beautiful animals in our organic garden. This fantastic red dragonfly visited the garden. In fact, there are many dragonflies in many different colors, here at Jiwa Damai. What an amazingly beautiful creature ! We are lucky here to be blessed by beautiful butterfly visitors as [...]
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