My Sadhana

I have been quietly waiting for this place to grow on me........

And in some ways it has. ..... There are some truly special people that come through this place ,that bring with them interesting stories and moving life journeys. Michael,  the organic farmer from Orkney who drives part of his annual income from two windmills.   Otto,  the funky hydrologist from Sweden.  For examples. :-)

There is also a comfortable peace that comes with children so at ease that they dissappear for hours.  Tara has become friends with the director's daughter,  Shalev. They raid the jaggery ( palm sugar) cabinet and hide in the lost property cupboard knawing covertly on their jaggery nuggets like vegan dogs with a bone.

But on other ways I struggle.

There are soo many rules and regulations.

You must wake up at 5:45 and come to morning circle to massage each other and shout MORNING CIRCLE !!!!!  really loudl.

You must not touch the food buckets unless you are a designated server

You may not help yourself to more food until that bucket of say porridge has been offered to everyone else for second helpings

You may not eat until after the chimes.

Community announcements take place before the chimes and personal announcements may  only be made after the chimes

You must place your shoes neatly at the door

No shoes in the hut

No technology may be used outside of the technology area

You may only charge your gadgets between 12 and 4 each day

Wash your hands before cooking and tie up your hair

If you eat or touch your face whilst cooking then you must wash your hands.

You may only use water from the hand pump to wash your clothes and have a shower.

You may only use Sadhana approved soap.

You may only use the washing areas to wash clothes and the  washing area amd hand pump are 50 m from the hand pump

Do not pee in the composting toilet

Only pee in the pee hole.

Carry your crow bar lile this, use your mumpty(hoe) like this, plant a tree like so.

If you go out eat at restaurant that has soap in the bathroom.

No smoking nor alcohol is permitted during the entire stay on or off the premises.

No competitive games.

Non vegan food is not allowed on site.

Park your bicycle s at the gate....with your initiative

As I write I realise the quiet anarchic pleasure I get from breaking the rules through my young children who gaily raid the chimes ? demand seconds, pee in the composting toilet,  talk loudly through the moment of silence and ride a balance bike naked through the main hut.  :-)