"You cannot explain to a caterpillar what a butterfly is, but you can awaken a longing for it" ( Osho )
in these 40 years of research, the founder, through personal studies and activities presented to the cultural association "Attimo", has researched and promoted things such as "awareness, care and creativity", using activities such as yoga (the leitmotif of the research), and practices of natural health, dance and art which are all means of expression for transformation and inner growth.
Over time, this research has led to the need for a constant and daily contact with nature, where meditation and work ,creativity and transmission, "in the garden", coexist, and become "experience", and the expression of a more and more autonomous lifestyle, even in relation to neighboring realities.
Project
work in progress
OMGARDEN is a PROJECT of inner growth and life, based on listening to oneself, in search of a harmonious personal development, of the psychophysical / energetic balance, of a conscious and sustainable lifestyle, in harmony with nature, and connected with the spiritual dimension of existence.
Initially it was a place of research, where "by cultivating the garden, we cultivated ourselves" and by living a daily lifestyle which is strongly linked to nature, we can live the experience of uprooting ourselves from the comfortable habits of city living, and let nature mark the rhythm.
After a few years of preparation, we opened up as a yoga center, to welcome groups for retreats.
The idea of welcoming people and creating a community of residents was born from the ideal of community life which took its roots from living and experiencing life within Ashrams , and Holiday Villages, and is in line with the ideal of EcoVillages and their development . At the base of it is living according to a certain lifestyle, and it offers the opportunity to experience different lifestyles, values, and rhythms, to those who are looking for a "PAUSE" from their habitual lifestyle which in the end is hopefully a stimulus to change ones lifestyle.
"BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD"
f rase attributed to Gandhi, used and abused, for us it is a symbol of a real experience, of a shared experience with the sisters and brothers of the Brahma Vidya Mandir ( Paunar India)
see the video " Shanti Sena"
We are currently looking for people interested in this type of project , and who are willing to share their ideals and lifestyle, and who want to participate in a community project, by buying land nearby so we can develop a true ecovillage , a place of permanent growth, where people can cooperate and integrate into a more widespread project. We are open to all proposals which vary according to one's personal motivation.
Attendance and support may vary according to personal needs, and it should be clear that personal attitude, harmony, type of support and requests will make the difference in the evaluation process and eventually lead to a permanent and lasting solution.
You can attend courses and follow activities proposed by the association, informative and recreational evenings, natural treatments,
and withdrawals for short or long periods.
It is assumed that those who come for a retreat , want to share this lifestyle, and participate / contribute to the development of the project, with a growth, unbiased to any particular parameter, which will depend on ones needs, economic possibilities, human expectations and personal knowledge .
Anyone wishing to participate more actively , can arrive with a caravan / camper / tent, and / or offer their services as a woofer (see woofer italy association ) or propose any economical solution to the group including exchange of one's skills / abilities, knowledge and craftsmanship to develop a real group economy that allows life within the project and an eventual development of an ecovillage .
Extras such as work, travel, family support, etc ... must be considered as external and therefore not compliant with life within the project. ( time and energy dedicated to something that is external to the project is possible only if it also has a return of investment or sense in the project. (for example if you go and work abroad , you can advertise the place, the courses .... and / or make an economical contribution to the garden.
These matters are agreed by the steering committee or "group leader" who may decide to decline further hospitality, if it is interpreted as an activity incompatible with the soul or philosophy of the project.
After 3-6 months of collaboration, one can ask the committee or "group leader ", to become a permanent member, and if financially possible look for a small plot of adjacent land to buy in order to become autonomous, whilst still collaborating with the community, as in the case of a couple / family.
Anyone who wishes can build at their own expense or in collaboration with the garden, a house , studio or mobile construction such as a tent which islimited to a maximum of 15 sq m.
Anyone wishing to contribute by donating is welcome and is certainly entitled to hospitality, if compatible with the lifestyle and regulations of the project as outlined by the following statute.
Initial requirements:
1) A written or verbal request (interview with the group leader or committee) indicating the reasons, intentions, skills, and period of stay, and the way in which they intend to participate in the Omgarden garden project .
2) Sign a release form for voluntary work or register as a woofer which will guarantee accommodation in exchange for 4- 5 hours of work per day and participation in activities, etc. ... (see wwoof italia website )
3) Subscribe to the "association of the moment" declaring to abide by the statute regulations.
4) If not a woofer, one will need to indicate how one wishes to contribute to the project and partecipate in it's activities such as becoming a voluntary trainee if motivated in that way or exchanging some kind of work activity
5) who habitually uses substances that alter the state of consciousness such as drugs, alcohol or psychotropic medicines or intoxicating substances such as tobacco or coffee must declare it in the application, so that the committee can decide whether it will be in conflict with the projects statute.
6) decisions taken by the group leader or committee are unquestionable, but if a written suggestion modifying the original request is presented the decision could be changed.
7) friends / relatives can be invited to the garden with prior notice and in agreement with the committee.
8) whoever is invited must abide by the regulations and behave in a respectful way.
Those who invite guests are ultimately responsible and must ensure that they abide by the regulations.