Help us at our YogaFarm/International Community and be in peace!

Brasil

4

É um lugar onde se respira ar puro com um bom espaço para práticas de yoga, relaxamento físico e mental, contato total com a natureza, com animais, convívio com pessoas de várias culturas e estilos. Ótimo para voluntariado para falar e treinar suas habilidades linguísticas. Os anfitriões são educados e receptivos, te fazem sentir em casa e compartilham o seu modo de vida cotidiano .

hace casi 2 años

Canadá

3

Overall, I had a good experience, largely because of the other volunteers I met and the nature setting. The yoga classes were good and I enjoyed the hikes that we went on. It is hard work, the construction work is intense, but overall I enjoyed working with other international travellers. I was surprised that there was so much emphasis on catering to the paying guests, and I felt more like an employee than a volunteer. It is primarily a hotel, not a farm. I didn't love the vibe, sometimes the attitude towards volunteers was disappointing, and I think management could be improved.

hace casi 2 años

Antonello respondido

Dear Ava,
thank you very much for your help and support.
we are glad you enjoyed many aspects of your stay such as meeting amazing people from all over the world, the yoga, the hikes.
Yes, there is also help with the farmstay and we are not excusively a farm but there are many other aspects as well. We emphasize that in the discription.
Thank you for your feedback that helps us to improve the farmstay.

Vanuatu

3

I enjoyed my stay at the yoga farm, overall experience was nice, from the volunteers I met to the work in itself. Pros - Lunches and diners have really good and abundant food (yes that is the first thing that comes to my mind do not judge me x) ) - The volunteer team, Antonello and his partner were all super nice, and I made some good friends along the way Cons - Giuseppe and Elizabeth, two members of the staff during my stay, were not very welcoming towards me, they were not rude by any means, but definitely not friendly either. Not something dramatic, but I did not like the vibes^^

hace casi 2 años

Antonello respondido

Thank you Louis for your contribution and good vibe. We hope to welcome you again in the future.

España

4

It should not be advertised as 4h work; it is not. Finely crossing the line between a fair trade..

hace casi 2 años

Francia

4

I really enjoyed my stay here. The hosts and the volunteers were very friendly.

hace 2 años

Costa Rica

3

The real souls of this beautiful place are the volunteers, Giuseppe (the "host's" father) and Viki (the dog) :) You will spend lots of hours with them at work, preparing meals, trying talking Italian and lauhging! From the ones you'll receive kidness, gratitude, fun & love! Regarding the system and operation of the place, urgently needs to hire a professional host & manager to improve in many aspects, since it has lots potencial.

hace 2 años

Noruega

4

Absolutely loved to spend time with the other volunteers, and Giuseppe - working , hiking and making food. You will get to practice Italian, and learn how to prepare good Italian food everyday. As the other volunteers above me mentions, the hours are long, but that also contains the socialising, language-practice and food preparations. So if you don't mind “working”, it won't be a problem. I got to join yoga classes on my days off, even a Thai-massage workshop. I would not want to be without my stay at the farm.

hace 2 años

Antonello respondido

Dear Tea,
thank you very much for taking the time to write your honest and useful review. I am glad you mentioned about the help with the meals and in the morning. That is one of the main aspects of our volunteer program. I hope that will help potential volunteers to make a better informed decision.

México

4

I absolutely loved the friendship with the other volunteers. I liked the food and the cooking vibe with Giuseppe. Beautiful place. Dorms are ok. Things should be improved: Is specified that the work hours are from 8 to 12:30, and help with meals, but he never mention clearly the time required for the last. Preparing lunch and dinner aprox. 1.5 h each, then 1 h cleaning. Real working h. per day aprox. 9.5, no 5. If you want breakfast you'll have to buy it and prepare it by yourself. Personality of the host could be peculiar, with me all ok, but not for everyone else. Volunteers are essential.

hace 2 años

Antonello respondido

Thank you Ian for your help and support. You are always welcome back to our farm.

Reino Unido

3

The good: The place is beautiful, and overall I had the best few weeks, mostly due to the other amazing volunteers, such beautiful people. I also fell in love with Julia and Guiseppe, the kindest souls ever <3 Now, I understand Antonello has a dry humor but he doesn't make an effort to put people around him at ease, he makes jokes and says things that are uncomfortable & inappropriate. We didn't feel supported by him, he wasn't very present and when we went to him with problems he told us to figure it out ourselves. Some teachers also share outdated views that are uncomfortable to listen to

hace 2 años

Antonello respondido

Thank you India for taking the time to add your review. It seems you enjoyed our place a lot. When you were here, there was a coalition against one specific volunteer that was not very active. I was diplomatic and talked to him several times. It seems that you expected me to be strict with him but that is not my style, sorry. Thank you for mentioning about the humour part. We want to create an environment where we can laugh at each other and with each other. I personally would not recommend our farm to people who tend to get easily offended.

Chile

3

My stay at the farm had it all. Met amazing friends and Giulia and Giuseppe made me feel like family. However, the work hours are more than 30: we start at 8 and continue until 14 when we finish cleaning lunch. Then we prepare dinner at 18.30 and finish cleaning up around 21. Antonello doesn't communicate well with volunteers, he's not attentive and he's not very present. It's curious, as the place seems to be maintained by the work of volunteers. I was worried by the fact that the only employee on the farm had only one day off during my stay (4 weeks) and looked exhausted.

hace más de 2 años

Antonello respondido

Thank you for your review. I am glad you had a lovely time at our farm and talk highly about your experience. Thank you for specifying that the volunteers help with the meals as well. Just to specify the staff member can attend free yoga classes and other activities and she does that regularly, we also take her often to closeby hot springs and she is very happy to be here.

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