Youth Exchange in the Ananda Valley

A space that welcomes you back to nature, the beautiful Ananda Valley is a community centred around spirituality, sustainability, and local development. In the spirit of sustainable and regenerative European cultural traditions for life in the twenty-first century, these short poems or Haiku blogs invite us to reconnect and fall in love with Mother Nature.


Arrive here and now,

seeds of change back to nature,

regeneration.

Gratitude for beauty,

garden culture together,

united we shine.

River running deep

How can we slow, sink and shade,

The flowing water?

Half-moon swales

Asking permission to dig

Feeding Mother Nature.

Sociocracy

Making decisions by consent

Building our culture.

Come back to nature

Reliving Permaculture

Swaying in the wind.

Sattvic abundance

Nourishing our hearts and minds

Ready to learn more.

Beside the wishing tree

Gentle ripples of the river

Falling asleep and dreaming.

Summer hat on the head

On our path, on our journey

The river sets us free. 

Sand between my fingers

Nature day back to Nature

Hands in between my hands.

Picture of Helena Blankenstein

Helena Blankenstein

Artist. GCSE Art student, A-level, and now studying BBAA in Valencia. Creation and innovation will allow us to thrive.