Introduction to The Art of Living Permaculture

What is Permaculture

The term Permaculture, coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970s, is a blend of "permanent agriculture" and has evolved to also encompass "permanent culture," highlighting its broader application to sustainable living.

At its heart, permaculture is about working with nature, rather than against it. It involves thoughtful observation of natural systems to design self-sustaining environments that are productive, resilient, and minimize waste. It extends beyond just gardening or farming to include sustainable architecture, land management, community planning, and even personal lifestyle choices.

Permaculture is guided by three central ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share.

We introduce this with three pillars SHE

What is SHE?

Soil health: A journey from Pot to Plot with a realisation that carbon in soil is the solution but carbon in air is pollution. In other words this is what is called carbon sequestration in today’s term.
Human health- Understanding the need of “Home Grown and Home Cooked” food so that the “reel” nutrition becomes “real” nutrition
Ecological health: Helps you bring back the fertility of Earth, purity of Water & freshness of Air in real sense. AWE (Air, Water, Earth) factor becomes AWEsome.

Why is this program called is called Permaculture and “Beyond”

Along with teaching Permaculture design, we also focus on other aspects of traditional Indian agriculture which helps in nourishing air water and earth.

Permaculture and Beyond program highlights are:

1. Yoga & Meditation

2. Gaushala Immersion

3. Learning Agnihotra Homa

4. Sessions with field Experts- Experts’ sessions on AWE (Air, Water & Earth) factor

5. Field Visits to successful practitioners- Permaculture and Beyond Alumni Farm connect

6. Sustainable Living practices- Rain water harvesting, Bio-enzymes preparation and utility

Binay Kumar Ji

Permaculturist & TEDx speaker

Popularly known as “Man in the bus”, Binay Kumar was an IT professional who is now tirelessly working as an eminent Permaculturist of India since 2012.

He spearheads Permaculture Department of Art of Living at Bengaluru Ashram and has been successful in converting arid, rocky land of 6 acres into a flourishing, self sustainable Farm.

Under the Guidance of Poojya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar he has educated and inspired thousands of people to work and care for Mother Earth through his Permaculture workshops, talks at important forums including TEDx, videos and live programs.

In one of his most watched YouTube video “Man in the Bus”, he brilliantly summarizes his passion to rejuvenate Mother earth, conserve water, about Cows(Bos Indicus), about ancient wisdom which has always linked ecology and economy together.

Few of his other contributions include a significant role in the river rejuvenation project of Art of living in which 48 rivers has been revived across 25 districts in 5 states of india till date.

”The beyond factor in this Permaculture & Beyond course is the real USP here. It enables you to sustain this natural venture. The instructor Binay Bhaiya is very humble, knowledgeable and an amazing mentor.”

- Mr Dev (IT Professional from Jaipur)

”The course at the Ashram is beautiful. It is much needed not only for us but also our next generation. Yoga, gaushala seva and Agnihotra are life changing and truly beyond. Binay sir is the best instructor and I am blessed to be part of this course.”

- Mrs Shilpa Kota (Techie turned permaculture practitioner from Pune, Maharashtra)

”The Permaculture farms at Art of living international center are perfect example of circular bioeconomy and valorisation. We prepared fertile beds, bioenzymes and more  entirely from the biomass waste generated in the farm. Also the no-tillage model of farming practiced here is one-of-its-kind. I am glad to be part of their amazing workshop”

- Ms Swati Pandey (Phd Research Scholar, Ludhiana)

From our students heart!

”My highlight from the Permaculture and beyond course was how the nature inside of us can be transformed with an observation and interaction of the nature outside. This course provide me a hands-on experiential training on the soil, plants and animal kingdom for us to be grateful of.   ”

-  Mr Karthik 

Interested to participate in the Permaculture Programs?