A Healing Forest & Wholeness Center
Bodhi Vanam (Awakening Forest) is a non-profit wholeness centre and a healing forest. Here one can rest, reconnect, tune, learn, realign, rejuvenate, experience and evolve the inner & outer nature !
We are creating :
- Center for transformation, evolution, wellness of body, mind, emotions, energy, spirit with love & awareness.
- Space to practice and grow with trainings, retreats of Yoga, Meditation, Healing, Creativity, Conscious relating, Health food, Mindfulness, Compassion, Natural living, Natural farming, Permaculture,…
- Eco friendly living spaces amidst wild nature
- Regenerating ecosystems including herbal, food forest,…
- Community for conscious, blissful beings to grow together
- Protect, plant & lovingly nourish mother nature for long term
Where are we ?
This special land is bound by fresh water streams in the lush mountains of Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India.
The land is at 1250 mtr. elevation with lovely weather (avg.18-25°c) with rich flora and wild fauna.
This mountain has been the abode of siddhas like Bogar who built an herbal alchemy temple at Palani.
Currently it is home to many organic farms, international communities and Zen meditation centre.
We have put all our savings, skills and efforts to buy this magical land and building basic infrastructure.
We have renovated an old hut into cosy livable space by adding bathroom, kitchen-dining & filler slab roof & hall.
We have started rejuvenating the land with swales, gabions, bunds, ponds, mulching, companion plant guilds, herbal gardens,…
We need funding to develop this project further.
You can help us with :
- Heartful donation of finances & resources
- Prepaying for facilities & services
- Helping us with fundraising
- Volunteering with us
- Buying nearby land towards forming an Eco-village
Projects
| Description | Details | Cost Estimation | Status |
| Renovated Rooms, Bathroom, Kitchen-Dining, Courtyard | ( 900 Sq.Ft ) Brick Wall, Filler slab Roof, Terracotta, Stone Floor, Antique doors & windows | ₹15,00,000 ($18,000) | Completed |
| Wholeness Hall (Rooftop) | ( 900 Sq.Ft ) Terracotta Brick Wall, Terracotta Roof, Wooden Floor, Antique doors & windows | ₹25,00,000 ($30,000) | Under Development– Need Funding |
| Furnishing | Furnitures, Water tank, Kitchenette, Library, Beds, Solar Power, Inverter Backup, Solar Fencing, … | ₹ 5,00,000 ($6,500) | Under Development– Need Funding |
| Land Preparation, Natural Farming | Swales, trenches, Grey-water soak pits, Kitchen Garden, Compost bin, Companion crops plantation, pathways, ponds, …. | ₹ 3,00,000 ($3,100) | Under Development– Need Funding |
| Accommodation | ( 250 Sq.Ft x 3 units ) Stone Wall, Terracotta Roof and Floor, Antique doors & windows | ₹20,00,000 ($25,000) | Waiting – Need Funding |
Donations
Every drop counts ! It’s not how much we give, the intention & impact matters !
Unconditional Donations & Funding Exchange Options
| Any Donation 🖤 | ||
| Each Contribution enables us to build community, wholeness center, healing forest and bring people close to inner & outer nature. Let’s manifest this vision together ! | ||
| ₹ 5,000 | ||
| Experience 3 days of wholeness living with cosy home stay, wild nature connection, serenity, healthy organic food, yoga, meditation and healing practices. | ||
| ₹ 10,000 | ||
| Experience 7 days of wholeness living with cosy home stay, wild nature connection, serenity, healthy organic food, yoga, meditation and healing practices. | ||
| ₹ 50,000 | ||
| Deepen with 5 weeks of wholeness living with cosy home stay, wild nature connection, serenity, healthy organic food, yoga, meditation and healing practices. | ||
| ₹ 1,00,000 | ||
| Deepen with 12 weeks of wholeness living with cosy home stay, wild nature connection, serenity, healthy organic food, yoga, meditation and healing practices. | ||
| ₹ 5,00,000 | ||
| Co-living : Long term stay in private space upto 15 months spread over 5 years with healthy organic food, yoga, meditation & healing practices ! Free to attend any programs to 15 days. | ||
| ₹ 25,00,000 | ||
| Co-Creating : If our vision & values align, we can buy nearby available land co-creating Eco Village together to share and grow as a conscious community. Let’s discuss for more details. |
Bank transfer
| Name | Ananda Kumar |
| Bank | ICICI Bank, Koda |
| Account | 000501052821 |
| IFSC | ICIC0000803 |
| SWIFT | ICICINBBNRI |
Online Transfer
Paypal :
hi.ananda@gmail.com
CrowdFunding Campaign
https://gocrowdera.com/aham
About – Ananda, Founder
Ananda is the founder and primary caretaker of Bodhi Vanam. He feels gifted to find this special land after long search. He has put all his heart, soul, savings and skills into buying, designing and developing the land & infrastructure.
Ananda is an inner gardener, yogi, meditator, healer and inner guide sharing life, wisdom, experiential retreats, training, and individual sessions across Asia & Europe. He feels awareness & love are the master keys to living wholesome.
His sharing is based on 30 years of deep experiences with Yoga, Tantra, Psychology, Inner Science, Nature, Acient and Modern healing tools
Ananda has Masters degree in Computers and worked as a Software Architect for 12 years in multinational companies. He left that profession 12 years back for simple living and heartful sharing.
Ananda feels grateful to all the inspiring-guiding-nourishing teachers, masters, angels, siddhas, buddhas, energy fields & to the mystery of life itself !