Clana Foundation

The CLANA Foundation (Path of Nature) is a demonstration and retreat center located in Laguna Verde, Valparaíso, Chile. Its purpose is to research, experiment with, and share regenerative living alternatives for communities and individuals, focusing on environmental education, holistic health, self-knowledge, and well-being through the dialogue of knowledge, agroecology, ecopsychology, and permaculture. ​
In 2022, the CLANA Foundation was recognized as a Sanctuary of Life and Peace by Casa Latina (Council of Human Settlements of the Americas), the International Alliance for the Rights of Mother Earth, and the Global Ecovillage Network.

Lines of Work

  • Environmental Education.
  • Ecopsychology.
  • Collective Natural Preventive Health.
  • Strengthening Community Bonds.
  • Permaculture.
  • Food Sovereignty.
  • Protection and Systematic Restoration of the Planet’s Ecosystems.
  • Innovation in Clean Technologies.
  • Harmonious Coexistence Circles in Balanced Public Policies.

Objectives

  • Impulsar actividades que generen consciencia ambiental del ser, a partir de procesos ecopsicológicos.
  • To complement the holistic education of children, youth, and adults, enabling them to develop their potential through educational, recreational, and training activities in sustainable and comprehensive life plans.
  • To create viable and/or alternative proposals that address aspects of holistic social development for children, adolescents, and adults in urban and rural areas where vulnerable families reside.
  • Promover actividades de desarrollo integral y educativo, con el fin de fortalecer el potencial, en las destrezas y habilidades de niñas, niños, adolescentes y adultos, por medio de la creación de la escuela de desarrollo sostenible y sustentable, para fomentar el equilibrio de vida con el entorno natural.