by AG Conway | Aug 7, 2023
Unearthing the Benefits of Compressed Earth Blocks: A Sustainable Building Solution In the quest for sustainable and eco-friendly construction, one ancient building material is making a remarkable comeback: Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs). These blocks, made from...
by AG Conway | Oct 18, 2022
Greetings from Vale das Lobas, a valley in the highlands of Portugal, where we are creating a nature and health sanctuary to touch the heart and inspire the soul. It began as a dream in 2006, and lead to a quest. In the dream was a river valley, above 400m, with no...
by AG Conway | Oct 8, 2022
solar dos girões The Solar dos Girões was constructed more than 400 years ago as the family home to the noble Beltrão – Soveral dynasty. In those times, the lands were controlled by feudal lords, and subsistence farmers were in service to the land owners. That era is...
by AG Conway | Jun 14, 2022
Each of us has a story. It begins with the precious gift of life, a limitless, unbounded self, and a sense of wonderment, grace and magic. From this origin at birth, we begin the journey of emergence, which necessitates a separation and forgetting. We must incarnate...
by AG Conway | May 28, 2022
Once Upon a Time….. …there was a valley high in the Beira Alta region, in the foothills of the Serra de Estrela range, the highest mountains in Portugal, and it was known as Vale das Lobas. It is at the eastern edge of the Dão wine region, and the main...
