#HEADER# Kadalora Mother Kali, who meditates on the seashore, Shakti Amma May you become the boat that carries us across the ocean You grant boons that uplift whoever takes refuge in you and Bhajan Supplement 2010 (Tamil) “Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it.” - Amma Green Friends Newsletter The PNW Green Friends newsletter coordinator, Karuna Poole, is currently taking an extended break from collecting material, arranging and publishing. The Green Friends team is actively recruiting for Two Newsletter Seva Positions, with a goal of publishing an August 2021 newsletter,
For more information or to volunteer, please reach out to Iswari at ammaredmondprogram@gmail.com. Thank you for considering this short term seva. In Amma, “It is one of our foremost duties to lovingly care for Nature and all living things.” - Amma Protecting Mother Nature Amma asks each of us to take more responsibility for serving nature. Within the parameters of Amma’s green initiatives, amma.org/global-charities/green-initiatives, what are you doing to make positive changes in your own life?
Garden Beds & Tree Planting With Amma’s Grace, a nearly 5-acre piece of land on Lost Lake Road in Maltby is transforming into the Namaste Herb Farm. The farm has many established gardens, one of which is a large vegetable garden called “The Friends Garden”, created by and tended together with Tirtha. The goal is for this garden is to furnish produce for friends and neighbors. Our other gardens are dedicated to herbs, flowers and berries. A few gardens are a combination of many different plants. We have planted dozens of trees around the property, including apple, pear, peach, plum, Juju, Medlar apricot, almond, walnut, Paw paw, mulberry, Gingko, Madrone, Linden, Japanese Maples, oak trees, as well as pines, firs, redwoods, cedars and more. Composting for Soil Enrichment Soil on the property was very degraded when we first started farming. Tirtha, who has a permaculture business and has taken compost building classes in San Ramon from Dr. Elaine Ingram, was kind enough to mentor us in Dr. Ingram’s composting method. Each compost pile is created with a special formula consisting of brown and green vegetation, and nitrogen. Please contact us if you are interested in learning how to make compost this way as we have classes to teach the method as soon as the pandemic is over. Another way we are improving the soil is by hosting some adorable chickens named: Sawyer, Penelope, Sun, and Hurley. These beautiful hens are doing their best to help out around the herb farm, keeping the soil happy. Interpretive Herb Garden The two large herb gardens are designed not only to grow herbs to be utilized in teas, tinctures, salves, soaps, ointments, fire cider, etc.; but also to educate people interested in herbs. There are informative signs about each herb, including their medicinal qualities where applicable, throughout the gardens. Anyone who wants to tour the gardens to learn more is welcome. Always Open Farm Stand We have a small building near the entrance to the property which serves as a farm stand. We have many different products for sale, created from the plants in the gardens. Products include: teas, soap, ciders, balms, sachets, tinctures; as well as plants, vegetables, and fruit. The stand is always open and all proceeds are donated to Amma's Embracing the World initiatives. If anyone would like to help make products for the farm stand, you are more than welcome to get involved -- this is a community effort! For questions, visits or to help out; please contact Visala at vhohlbein@msn.com or Tirtha at mechasmc@gmail.com. "A flower has such a short life span,
NEW IAM Courses – July 2021 Saturday, July 17 To find more IAM Course dates and Guided practice sessions visit: Laughter Medicine
I went to the zoo yesterday and I saw a piece of toast in a cage. Corduroy pillows are making headlines. A thief broke into the local police station and stole all the lavatory equipment. No sense being pessimistic. Amma loves for her children to be happy and laugh!
Classic Amma Videos
Amma Vintage Videos continue on Tuesdays at 1:00 PST. The website was just updated for the schedule and description of videos to the end of July. https://amma.org/groups/north-america/vancouver-bc-satsang Please no copying of videos
PNW Regional Newsletter
Is Going On Hiatus We are blessed to have many ways to connect with our beloved Amma here in the Pacific Northwest. Through Amma’s official Facebook page, the MA Center North America newsletter, various local Facebook groups, online IAM meditation classes, local satsang newsletters and weekly online spiritual gatherings; as well as watching Amma’s occasional live satsang events from Amritapuri! Check out these offerings at the Pacific Northwest Events Portal. You can keep up on regional happening through the PNW Regional Events Calendar and through Amma's Pacific Northwest Facebook Page. In addition, you can sign up with the Amrita Virtual Academy for a wide variety of spiritual classes offered around the world, all following Amma’s teachings. courses.amritavirtualacademy.com Communication within Amma’s global community is at an all-time high! As such, the regular bi-weekly sending of this PNW Regional Newsletter is taking a break. You will still receive emails from ammapnwregion@ammagroups.org for specific regional and cross-satsang events. Once we are fully back to local in-person satsangs, fundraisers and regional community events, we will revisit the role of this newsletter at that time. Thanks to all who have contributed to this newsletter and supported keeping Amma's PNW region fully engaged and connected! If you have questions or concerns regarding this decision, please reach out to ammapnwregion@ammagroups.org. Thank you. Om Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
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