New beginnings
“Yes, there are happy ways near to God’s sun;
But few are they who tread the sunlit path;
Only the pure in soul can walk in light.”
We acknowledge our long silence. We have been finding our bearings in this fast moving and transforming world. Thank you for continuing to stay with us, allowing us space in your life.
Now please go grab your coffee or favourite juice and sit down leisurely as we share with you what has been happening at A Sunlit Path.
A Sunlit Path has moved to Irumbai
Ten minutes from Auroville Visitors Center, within earshot of Irumbai Mahakaleshwarer Temple bells and along a water canal sits the new location for A Sunlit Path. The intention to lovingly hold a space for us to connect more deeply to ourselves and each other through yoga, art and nature remains the same. What this 2.5 acre space allows is the opportunity to deepen in our purpose and in our sense of community as we live, eat, learn and play together.
The Vision
Imagine walking into a large temple courtyard or a village square from 500 years ago where people gather, pray, laugh, chant, eat and create together. It is either a holistic village, a retreat centre or an experimental lab, depending on who’s looking.
The Holistic Village
Imagine the structures are simple yet creatively made from mud, lime, stone and wood. The community is living off-grid and with minimal waste. They have revived the forest ecosystem, increased the water table and the biodiversity. Some stay for a few days or weeks and others have made it their home. There is music, dance and laughter in the air and a stillness under it like the water in the canal nearby.
The Laboratory
We grapple with the challenge of building fully from natural materials within a limited budget and time and to do so keeping in mind the increasing heat, humidity and erratic weather patterns as our world changes.
Imagine we also experiment on designing an outer space that allows us to continuously challenge and transform our inner space — wild/tame, comfort/discomfort, structure/freedom, individuality/belonging, stillness/chaos.
Then there are experiments while working with and caring for the land and ecosystem. And experiments as we strive to unearth and share the yogic core of our Indian classical arts.
Join Us
A Sunlit Path will continue to change and evolve and it will do so through your presence and influence. We wish to design the space for you, our community, so your voice and involvement matters. Please join us in any way that you are able to.
There are 4 ways you can join us:
planting in the coming weeks and documenting it
planning and building the structures
contributing financially towards building the new space
working with us part-time to plan, organise and manage the process
This space is for the community and therefore, A Sunlit Path will be created with you and through you. This process is along The Sunlit Path and we are honoured to have you walk with us.
May we together be a part of the Light bursting forth to create the new world.