el Valle de Sensaciones

livin creativity
in a sensual contact
with nature



an experimental and educative project
about artistic sostainability

offers inspiration and knowledge
about a creativing living in harmony with nature

and much more...
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Taller GAIA

Weaving dreams with Water, Earth, Air and Fire

Water, air, earth and fire are the 4 elements around which our life is based. Understanding their character and potential is basic for a conscious life with nature. Whether it be designing and creating the place, a garden or biotopes; building houses and toilets or generating and making use of energy; be it through artistic expression or in the continuous interaction with the environment.
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The children of the end of the world

Impressions of Valle de Sensaciones

Llegamos a un paraje escondido entre pequeñas montañas donde una vertiente de agua oxigena el valle y propicia que muchos árboles lo cobijen. Sigue siendo verano y el calor es todavía agobiante. Achim nos recoge, nos lleva a pasear el lugar y nos invita a sentirlo – “Nos encontramos en un rato para comer” nos dice y se va dejándonos en nuestra pequeña casa octagonal hecha de arcilla. Pero ésta no es la única de su estilo, el lugar está lleno de construcciones ovaladas, octagonales, amorfas; unas sobre los árboles y otras sobre las lomas, unas que se mecen y otras que cobijan.
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Panoramic view of the Octagono

A 3 dimensional Sensacion

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Community-Mandala

Daily Life as a game

The community Mandala coordinates daily and common life in an amusing way, and allows a fair and flexible distribution of daily tasks. It also gives an understanding of the different aspects of community life, supports a dynamic and creative being together and encourages to take responsability and to value de role of our flatmates.

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Film:    

Panoramic view of the Octagono

A 3 dimensional Sensacion

Article:    

how a house makes us feel

Studying the low cost buildings in Valle de Sensaciones

Hidden in a steep-sided valley just south of Yátor in the Alpujarras, Spain, el valle de sensaciones is a marvel of art, invention and gorgeous eco-buildings. It’s original intension was to to be a cultural centre and to create an ‘artistic sustainable paradise’. This is no eco-village nor eco-community and there are... read more about 'how a house makes us feel'
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Medicine wheel of the senses

An artistic, sensual, spiritual park

In the medicine wheel of the senses, a lot of spaces are awaiting to be discovered. They invite to: Open your senses for this journey. Open to the quality and power of each of these spaces. Experiment the thousand and one possibilities of the objects, with the curiosity and playfulness of a child, but also with respect and care. Feel what they offer for you to see, hear, smell, feel, and discover their secrets with open senses.
Event:

Taller GAIA

Weaving dreams with Water, Earth, Air and Fire

Water, air, earth and fire are the 4 elements around which our life is based. Understanding their character and potential is basic for a conscious life with nature. Whether it be designing and creating the place, a garden or biotopes; building houses and toilets or generating and making use of energy; be it through artistic expression or in the continuous interaction with the environment.

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Full Moon Celebration

A weekend to celebrate the magic of the moon and get in touch with the elements through the Arts

A weekend to celebrate the magic of the moon and get in touch with the elements through the Arts You can arrive on Friday afternoon; We will be getting to know each other with a tasty meal and preparing our next fullmoon day together. On saturday, we will start a land art action in communication with the earth and the water: with the gifts of the river we will make our sculptures. Working on the riverside, connected to the energy of the flowing water, will open new channels for our creativity. And when the night arrives ...
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Handiwork

working together, to realize extraordinary creations

We are going to work together in this artistic project and its objects. Experienced creators are welcome to bring in and develop their capacities. Other interested people have a change to learn a lot, while colaborating fittingly to their abilities.
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Cob Oven

Costa Rica 2005

This was my first Cob project, which I learned from books, web, talking with others and from just doing it! The clay is from the surrounding area and is generally pure enough without needing to be filtered. The sand is from a local river bed. Normally I would use sharp sand, but there was enough 'bite' to make it usable. The fibre is Vettiver. This was added to the mix as short-chopped pieces (5 to 10 cm) and also as full-length fibres (up to 1 metre long) added during the building process. 'Dry' mix proportions for the cob: Sand 80% Clay 10% Fibre 10%
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Modern hobbit house

a tiny cob home

Margaret Krome-Lukens shows us the cob home being built by interns at North Carolina's Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute. Since iher new home is less than 150 square feet, she talks about the joy of giving up stuff to move in.
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Next events

02.12 - 15.02

Handiwork

working together, to realize extraordinary creations

We are going to work together in this artistic project and its objects. Experienced creators are welcome to bring in and develop their capacities. Other interested people have a change to learn a lot, while colaborating fittingly to their abilities.

20.02 - 26.02

Gaia-Initiation

Gaia-initiation is a powerful healing process and self-discovering. The shamanic teacher Sunwalker has developed it from Americans and Africans shamanic teachings for people of western culture. His ceremonies and shamanic techniques will help you to experiment the union with yourself and GAIA, the spirit of the Earth. The person can experiment a new orientation, more clarity and more vitality. The life is enriched with important and deep experiences. With: inipis (Sweat lodges) Trance dance Working with the medicine wheel Shamanic journeys with the drum

02.04 - 08.04

Creating paradises

With music, massage and knowledge towards a different reality

What a wunderfull dream.... living in paradise. ...in a place with amazing beauty, where all beings are living together in harmony where one can find magic places and spaces, which are aporting wellbeing by there selfclimatisation, where healthy food is growing in abundance, where the sun and the water generate our energy.... and where even objects can be found inviting to get involved with all fecetes of culture, artworks, musical instruments,... where there are workshops to be creative, where the people live in comunity; giving joy and support to each other,
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We communicate

Summer of creativity

In our last newsletter we searched for colaborators during the summer. Because of the interesting mails, the idea turned up, to build a core comunity, dedicated to a variety of creative projects, and together integrating, inspiring and guiding the short term participants. Like that we can offer the participation in an animated and flexible way, adapting to each persons notion and disponibility. During the summe you con experiment and learn communal living, clay construction, landart, living construction, mosaics, music, drumming and much more.
Please help to bandy about inspiration and knowledge.

Our circle:

New in the virtual community

almadanzarina9

from: Munich
Soy Yaneth Rivera Colombiana y estoy interesada en participar en el evento de Gaia

Politopo E8

from: Cullera
Soy un artista plástico interesado en la autosuficiencia energética, y creo que es posible aprovechando la energía solar en acuerdo a las energías libres. Me gustaría conocer vuestra forma de vida y la creativida que ha debido necesitar todo eso. Esa zona de la alpujarra es un privilegio, me enamoré de las alpujarras hace muchos años. Un saludo

toabm@yahoo.es

from: Mundo
Holaaaa.... buscando eco aldemas donde aprender todo lo necesario para una vida serena y en paz.

Iltir

from: Mi hogar
Saludos!Soy una persona interesada en aprender todo lo posible sobre ecoaldeas y re-estructuración social a través de viejos sistemas de creencias sin ánimos de lucro y de cáracter animista.

LMSmart

from: Tarifa, Spain
28 years old and studying to be a healer starting with herbal medicine. passionate about art, music, dancing and connecting. love to cuddle, sing and laugh. x

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Amazing experience!!

Wow, what a place to be in and what a healing workshop (GAIA-Initiation) that we took part in. There were 16 courageous souls working together to let go of what we don't need anymore and bring deep and creative healing to ourselves and the planet. Everything shone ... the weather, the food, the company, the surroundings, the peace, the magic and the constant connection with the heart of nature. I look forward to coming back soon. Much love to the family of Sensaciones and all that are lucky enough to visit her xx
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Films

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Building a Roundhouse with woodhenge and cobwood

A very good documentation of the buildingprozess

Building a cobwood roundhouse over a six week course in six weeks, Spring2008 at Denmark Farm, near Lampeter, West Wales.
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A new we

Documenting 10 ecovillages and ecological communities in 8 European countries

Experience 10 ecovillages and ecological communities in 8 European countries. Presented communities: Sieben Linden, Damanhur, Tamera, Valle de Sensaciones, Matavenero, Schloss Glarisegg, Schloss Tonndorf, Krishna Valley, La Borie Noble, Finca Tierra.
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The life in the ecovillage Valle de Sensaciones

A german documentary, broadcasted on 'Arte'

The chanel wanted to present an ecovillage. As we aren't realy an ecovillage, they simply modified some of the facts, so it is fitting for there needs. But it still gives a good idea of the atmosphere in Valle de Sensaciones.
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Gaia experience

The Iniciation to Gaia at Valle de Sensaciones

A documentaion filmed in 2009
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Die Tempel von Damanhur

Ein unterirdisches magische künstlerische atemberaubendes Bauwerk

Every year thousands of people from all over the world visit this large contemporary cathedral. Many use it as a tool for personal research, and to open within themselves new paths to inspiration and creativity. The Temples can be visited every day. They are available for individual or group meditation, to celebrate life’s milestones such as a wedding or the welcoming of a newborn child. Ceremonies and initiations of all spiritual schools of the world are welcome. Go to the webpage
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Findhorn

spiritual community, education centre, ecovillage

VisionCommunity Our community is an experiment in conscious living, an education centre and an ecovillage. Based mainly at The Park, Findhorn and at Cluny Hill College, Forres, the community extends to many individuals and organisations within the local area and to the islands of Iona and Erraid on the west coast of Scotland. Ecovillage Go to the webpage
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