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Commenced:
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01/12/2012 |
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Submitted:
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14/12/2017 |
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Last updated:
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14/12/2017 |
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Location:
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Ban Muang Wan, Khon Kaen, TH |
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Website:
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http://www.mindfulness-project.org |
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Climate zone:
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Wet/Dry Tropical |
The Mindfulness Project is based in Ban Muang a small village outside of Khon Kaen Thailand. It is supported by the Wat Pho Monastery in Khon Kaen and teaches Buddhist principles, meditation, yoga as well as permaculture, natural building and community development. We host anywhere from 20-30 volunteers at a time and hold courses in different subjects throughout the year.
In the last 150 years we have experienced an enormous surge in the development of science, technology, medicine and agriculture. Though these changes have improved our lives in many ways, it is not without terrible consequence. Forest destruction at a net rate of 9.4 million hectares a year, extinction of 52% of animals as of 2014, erosion of topsoil, global warming and loss of biodiversity are just a few of the many serious environmental issues we are facing. Rising rates of obesity, diabetes and depression are just some of the human issues demonstrating that lifestyles of abundance do not lead to happiness. This global imbalance implies that our ethical development requires immediate attention. “Don’t complain about the darkness, light a candle.” The Mindfulness Project is here to light the proverbial “candle” and inspire worldwide change. The core of the Mindfulness Project is to create a sustainable, healthy and ethically conscious community that serves as an attainable and attractive model for the rest of the world. We believe this initiative can spark a flame of change in the minds and hearts of everyone, beyond cultural, religious, social and geographic boundaries, resulting in a new global consciousness. The foundation of our project is to bring people together in a symbiotic community that incorporates science into alternative living. Permaculture is our compass and following it allows us to produce more energy than we consume and to revitalize soil, water and forests. This philosophy also supports a hands-on way of life perfect for personal and community development.We use a combination of proven scientific methods for personal development and sustainable, healthy living, such as yoga, meditation, health awareness, nutritional guidance, psychology and non-violent communication. We intend to create a collaborative system to improve an internal and external standard of living. Using ancient philosophies in conjunction with modern scientific developments in the fields of integrated agriculture, green building, alternative energy and recycling, the Mindfulness Project is a revolutionary system that will improve the possibilities of sustainable living. The Mindfulness Project System has been scientifically researched by the University of Murcia, Spain and has shown amazing results! We are a German Non-profit organization with a spiritual foundation, dedicated to planting 100% of our donations straight into the ground. While the Mindfulness Project is already planting seeds of change in the minds of volunteers and community members alike, we aim to grow this impact exponentially.
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