Reforestation Volunteer Program in Southern India

Wenn du das Leben in der Natur und in einer internationalen Community suchst, die vegane sowie eine nachhaltige Lebensweise und Wiederaufforstung unterstützen möchtest, dann ist Sadhana Forest der richtige Ort für dich. Hier wird die vegane Ernährung praktiziert, die Community erlaubt es nicht, verarbeitete Lebensmittel und Dinge wie Alkohol, Koffein etc. während des Aufenthalts zu konsumieren.
Ich nehme viele neue Freundschaften und jede Menge gute Erfahrungen mit, ich komme ganz sicher wieder.

My time here at Sadhana Forest was quite a unique and beautiful experience.

I came here not knowing what to expect, just wanting to learn about reforestation, living sustainable and eco-friendly but I found myself emerged in a much more enriching experience.

Sadhana is a place where you live within a community, working together through selfless service called "seva". Everyone contributes to the community in different ways, such as, helping in the kitchen, cleaning the toilets and accommodation areas, helping with the reforestation project, working in the Goshala - cow sanctuary, and many more jobs.

We come together as a community at meal times where we enjoy fresh, whole, organic food prepared by the volunteers in the kitchen. It gives us the opportunity to get to know one another, sharing and learning about one another's experiences.

There are many other activities that connect the community like core value talks, sharing circles, non-talent shows, nights out and eco-documentaries. Various activities can also be hosted by volunteers where they can share what they know like yoga, meditation, NVC, men/women circles and much more.

Overall in my experience, what has impacted me the most is the connections I have made with the people here. I have never felt more welcomed, included, heard, understood with people I have just met in all my life. It has felt like I have always known the people here and that we are like family.

In a bigger view, Sadhana is a tremendous project that has made a huge impact on the world, not only with the reforestation they have done, but also facilitating a community with its core values of inclusivity, non-competition, selfless work and compassionate living for anyone and everyone to be apart of. Their endless dedication to creating this new world has my utmost respect.

I highly recommend this experience for anyone who this resonates with even in the slightest. It will broaden your perspective on life and you will learn for much about yourself and others.

Sadhana is a place I will never forget

My experience at Sadhana Forest has been wonderful! The community of volunteers is very strong, kind and generous. The most beautiful aspect of Sadhana Forest are the connections that you form with people from all around the world. The community attracts a diverse range of individuals, all who are consciousness and warm. I enjoyed living simply and spending time in the forest with my animal friends. We participated in daily volunteer work, in areas that supported the maintenance of the Sadhana Forest community (sometimes foresting, other times cooking and cleaning). Eating delicious vegan meals together was a favourite part of my day, and rewarding after challenging work. The community is very organised, and so adjusting can be difficult. However, I felt well supported and cared for. I would recommend staying for a minimum of 3 weeks to feel integrated in the community.

Coming to sadhana forest was something that I gifted myself with. This place offered me much more than just an forest experience. I came with a list of things to learn starting from reforestation, water conservation, sustainable lifestyle, living in a community and to name a few. I liked the non-judgemental environment that is offered by the place and people. It made me feel very connected to the nature and for that I'm very grateful. The conversations and people had a huge impact in my pursuit of purpose. This place offered me to channelize my thoughts and give a direction to venture out into the unknown with my recharged self and disconnected beliefs.

Sadhana Forest was the largest volunteering project in which we have participated. We have quite some experience by now in several volunteering projects, and we were even involved in the creation of one, so I understand the challenges of managing such a large scale project, and such a large group of people. I admire the resilience of the project, and the outstanding reforestation and water conservation efforts developed here and in the other locations. I felt much lighter living in a simple and meaningful way, in the middle of the forest, meeting so many interesting and stimulating people who keep offering very interesting free workshops. I feel relieved that the food I eat, the energy I consume and the waste I produce are sustainable, which really frustrates me in my daily life. But the most important thing for me is the environment and care provided for families. It is incredible that such a welcoming place to people from different backgrounds and experiences can provide such a safe and stimulating space for children to freely explore themselves, their relations and surroundings. The families living here are an incredible inspiration. Thus, I warmly recommend it for families!

My experience in Sadhana was great overall, living in the forest for 10 days away from the city and in a vegan friendly environment was amazing. I really loved that.
It is also a great family friendly environment. The long-term volunteers are always available to answer questions and help if needed.
You help around the forest for around 5 hours per day in the morning (+2 afternoons a week) and you get accomodation in private hut for couples and families, or in dormitories for single travelers. You also get three big meals a day: big breakfast with fruits, lunch and dinner.
Beside that, I met incredible people there that I will definitely keep as friends.

Sadhana Forest is a beautiful community. Everyone who comes here seems to be, almost by default, interesting, compassionate people. I'm leaving here with a very full cup, and some heightened aspirations for my own life. Living in community is wonderful, with kids running around and people supporting you on all sides. The focus on sustainability is inspiring, with almost no waste and very little resource consumption. Loved how natural it is here to slip into the habit of being generous and free giving. I would certainly be keen to come back for awhile.

Hi all,
I know Sadhana forest from couple of months back, from one of the traveller and have seen the Chart of food timings were it relates to me in my diet plan.
I had no clue that some day i am going to be in Sadhana forest as a volunteer.before arriving to Sadhana forest its just a glance of direction for me to sadhana forest.
Now I am Sadhana forest and the time schedule is amazing. Here the day starts up with ...
orientation tour about sadhana forest - it's completely with plant based food Vegan, natural way of preparing for compost, chemical free liquids for bathing and clothing.
5:30am morning waking call with melodious song with soothing bell sound.
6:00am all need to be present in common open ground for some morning stretch up exercises.
6:15am 1st seva starts
8:45am to 9:45 Break fast starts with serving to everyone in the community & introduction of the new members. some community announcements.
moment of silence before having breakfast.
9:45 am 2nd seva starts
12:45pm the same procedure happens as mentioned in breakfast.
there will be some 3rd seva for dinner Cooking, cleanup.
Community encourage to feel free and interactive every one.This is place were human gets some sense about other world out of city and completely being with nature and each one is respected.
this place is good to know about Compassion, human values, loving and kind towards animals.
kids are left free to have their way and respected huge
my experience in Sadhana forest is amazing.i really had the good time
feeling to be here as volunteer is a blessed from Forest.
Thank you Sadhana forest.