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Wonderful example of applying Spiritual and Contemplative Practice

3/2/2016

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 A friend of mine recently sent me information about a wonderful initiative in Africa.  I think it provides a great example of applying the values that can arise from contemplative practice.  Swami Padma who joined the Sivananda Yoga Community in 1974 has brought a piece of land in the Massai Mara district of Kenya .where he is now teaching people from the slums of Kenya to grow their own food, he says:

"In 2008 I met Angela Pashayan, director of Yoga of Devotion. We formed a non-profit organization From Hand to Hand (FHH), whose purpose is to empower poor people to feed themselves through farming.

At the end of January 2013, I dropped everything and flew to Kenya to begin a life of service to the poor. I've volunteered at orphanages, spent weekends at slums, visited numerous people within them, including many women who are HIV+, orphans, and people who live in the streets.
In October 2013 FHH purchased 3 acres in Shartuka, and few months later 4 acres near Kilgoris. Both locations are in Massai Mara district, about 7 hours away from Nairobi. We have built a 6-roomed house to accommodate three families at the Kilgoris farm.
FHH follows the principles of permaculture and is funded entirely through donations from well wishers. Contact me [email protected]

See: https://fromhandtohand.wordpress.com/ 


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    Author: Dr Patricia Morgan

    I am a teacher, contemplative practitioner, researcher, community developer and artist, currently working in the area of Contemplative Education, which I believe is one of the most important movements in education today.

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