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From All staff of The Sharavathi Nature Trails..

Why a earthen home is perfect living space

Negative Ions and Earthen homes or Eco homes

Many things in nature hold a negative charge, and humans living close to nature are accustomed to being surrounded by a negative charge in the air, or Negative Ions. Inside today's modern homes and offices there are computers, electrical appliances, electric cords, LEDs and synthetic plastic products (which includes most modern wall coverings like latex paint), all of which produce and maintain a positive charge in the air. Normal ion count in fresh country air is 2,000 to 4,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter. At Yosemite Falls, you'll experience over 100,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter. On the other hand, the level is far below 600 per cubic centimeter in an average home, and in a windowless office with computers it can be zero.

Natural clay maintains an incredibly dense molecular structure and shape, giving it the capacity to produce a self-generated negative charge upon hydration. Even the simple evaporation of water from clay has the capacity to produce negatively charged particles in the air. This means that when your walls breathe, or hydrate slightly with changes in humidity and slowly dry out, your interior space is being steeped in negative ions.

Negative ions are proven to produce positive biochemical reactions in humans. A negative charge in a space acts on our capacity to absorb and utilize oxygen, causing us to have more energy and feel invigorated. Negative ions also have been proven to increase levels of the mood chemical serotonin, helping to alleviate depression, relieve stress, and boost our feelings of well being.

Surrounding your interior environment with unsealed clay plasters, or clay paints, that produce Negative Ions will not only help neutralize the electromagnetic effect created by computers, appliances and synthetic plastics, but also will help eliminate static charge on walls. Your walls stay clean and will not attract dust! Also, by having clay plaster on a wall, you are helping to filter air of pollen and dander. The negative charge emitted by clay causes particulates in the air to clump together and literally fall to the floor where they can be vacuumed up.

The capacity of clay plaster to "breathe" and release negative ions is unique and not found in any other wall covering on the market today. Concrete, Gypsum, Marble, Lime, and decorative acrylic plasters do not release negative ions, breathe with changes in humidity, or resist dust. American Clay is unique in its ability to literally alter a space for the benefit of those inhabiting it!

TREKATHON discussion program on SUVARNA NEWS 24X7

TREKATHON has been conceptualized to create awareness on ethical trekking and safe trekking. As part of this, we have organized a discussion on SUVARNA NEWS 24X7. SUVARNA news is a kannada news channel. Discussion program will start at 5:15PM and end at 6PM on 25th  October 2012. I will be one of the panelist and also a APCCF cadre officer will be there from forest department side. Please watch the program. 

Please circulate this mail among your group.

Changes to the TREKATHON Program

After many inputs and feedback from trekkers on TREKATHON program, we wish to inform you the fallowing changes.Event is for 2 days now and  postponed to November 3rd and 4th. Added attraction is, there will be a water sports activities like jet skiing, speed boat etc in Murudeshwar beech at the end of the trek. All other info remains same except these changes.

Here are the changes to the program.

Trek dates:- November 3rd and 4th.

Number of Days : 2 Days and 1 night camp at Haduvalli.

Changed Itinerary:-

Date:-2-11-2012

• Departure from Bangalore in a hired bus by 9 PM.

Date:-3-11-2012

• Reach Jogfalls, fresh up and Have breakfast.
• Flag off ceremony at jog falls. 
• Travel to KOGAR, which is going to be trek starting point and start the trek
• Trek to basavana baayi and have lunch.
• Continue the trek and reach Haduvalli night camp.
• Have camp fire time and dinner.Retire for the day

Date:-4-11-2012

• Wake up,freshen up, have breakfast and start off the trek.
• Reach the end point and have lunch.
• Relax for a while and travel by bus to murudeshwar beech
• Play various water sports activities like jet skiing, banana boat ride etc 
• Play till evening and have tea
• Start back to bangalore. 
• In the mid way have dinner. 

Date:-5-11-2012

• Reach Bangalore by 6AM

Please register ASAP. or get back for more info

Regards

Sampath

Mob: 9483694091 / 9845397386

TREKATHON 2012

Trek, Camp, Learn, Socialize and network with other passionate Trekkers from all over India

Dear All,

We have been trekking for many reasons. Some of us wanted to escape from daily routines, some wanted adore the natures beauty, some wanted to learn about flora and fauna etc etc.,

We trekkers normally don't get an occasion to come together, socialize, network and get to know each other. In our experience Camp fire session has been a major learning session in many ways. So we couple of NGO's who are in to conservation and conduct ethical trekking / camping have come together and organized a event called TREKATHON.  

Trekking is a wonderful sport, hobby and a passion for many nature lovers. While most trekkers are inveterate nature lovers, for some it is a group activity and for others it may be a spiritual trip to nature’s adobe…many others have passionate trekkers in them that they are yet to discover. Today the word TREKKING is most abused one as some armatures have brought a bad name to it. TREKATHON India has been formed to create awareness to trek in a safe way, following the rules of the concerned forest authorities and to care for nature. Children need exposure to nature and adults in cities often want to get away from the concrete jungle – what better way to tune in to Mother Earth and rejuvenate ourselves than go on a trek?

With the above mentioned objectives, the team TREKATHON is also going to create fallowing awareness activities for trekker’s and general public.

1. Creating awareness about trekking in the forest, Safety, how to behave responsibly in the forest etc

2. Supporting Forest Watchers and Guards by providing Gum boots and Rain gear, if possible torches.

3. Plastic Collection in the forest areas.

4. Creating awareness in the villages around forest areas.

5. Creating awareness in the schools.

6. Creating awareness to save the Western Ghats which is the source for many rivers.

7. Creating awareness to protect the endangered species of Western Ghats.

Trekathon 2012 has been organized by 3 organizations namely “The sharavathi Nature Trails, Vanamitra and GAIA”. These organizations are working on conservation and also organize nature activities like trekking and camping.

The event will be flagged off on oct 20^th by well known sports persons including well known cricketers. Trekathon program is organized for 3 days on 20-21-22^nd October 2012.  The event will see passionate trekkers from all over country participating. 


Trekathon Trail:-
The trek will be flagged off at Jog falls and end in Bhatkal. Trail will pass through picturistic sharavathi valley and end in Bhatkal cost. Trail will include a water falls called BASAVANA BAAYI water falls. Trekkers will also have time to play in the sea shore. Night halts will be in tents in a designated place.

Registration:- 

You can farm your own group of like minded trekkers of 3 and register by paying registration fee or we can help you to form a group with other solo trekkers.
Registration Process:-

• Login to the http://trekathonindia.bravesites.com.
• Go to Contacts and fill up the inquiry form on the right hand side. 
• Submit the farm and someone will Contact get in touch with you to complete the registration formalities.

This weekend monsoon trek Mejestic Meghane peak (28/29 July)

We are going for monsoon trek to Meghane peak in sharavathi valley ghat this weekend(28/29-07-2012). If anybody wishes to join, please get back to me asap.

For more info and photos, check the fallowing link.

http://sharavathi.blogspot.in/2011/06/another-awesome-monsoon-experience.html