Sit house & cats. Cultivate inner stillness in meditation center
L'esperienza
We are a small modern monastery and a meditation & retreat center located near Hamburg, Germany. The center provides an environment to meditate, go inwards, calm down, and reconnect with oneself. It is a place of stillness and peace, and perfectly suited for experienced meditators who might enjoy the natural surrounding.
We will be on vacation from Februar 19th to March 6th and need someone to sit the center and our 3 cats.
Cosa offri
25 ore di aiuto per settimana
Pet Sitting:
Prendersi cura degli animali domestici.
Pulizia:
Aiuta a pulire la cucina, le camere da letto, i bagni e le aree comuni.
Pulizia camere:
Aiuta con il cambio della biancheria da letto e le pulizie generali.
Cosa ottieni
1 giorno libero a settimana
Camera privata:
Avrai un letto in una camera privata. In altre parole, una stanza solo per te.
Colazione:
Hai diritto a una colazione gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.
Pranzo:
Hai diritto a un pranzo gratuito, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.
Cena:
Hai diritto a una cena gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.
Lavanderia Gratuita:
Puoi utilizzare liberamente la nostra lavanderia.
Ottieni bevande gratuite.:
Bevi! Ottieni bevande gratuite e gustose per te.
Terapie olistiche:
Puoi partecipare gratuitamente a qualsiasi delle nostre attività terapeutiche.
Usa la nostra cucina attrezzata:
Sentiti libero di utilizzare la nostra cucina e preparare il tuo delizioso cibo.
Accesso Internet Veloce:
Internet ad alta velocità per lavorare da remoto
Requisiti
Intermedio Inglese o Intermedio Tedesco
Più di 21 anni
Accoglie solo volontari singoli (non accetta coppie o partner)
Cosa non è incluso
Voli, assicurazione di viaggio, trasporti interni e visto
Dettagli del programma
This center is dedicated to spiritual practice and retreat.
If you volunteer with us, this should be your longing and you main purpose for visiting (apart from the volunteer work).
We are two permanent residents and offer three private guestrooms in our meditation center.
People visiting the house have reported the following learnings from the stay with us:
- establishing a daily meditation routine,
- experiencing inner peace & stillness,
- deepening of spiritual understanding,
- inner transformations on many levels,
- visions/ideas and energy to proceed with own new projects.
We will support you in this respect.
You need to have your own practices and topics that you want to work or focus on during you stay with us. Otherwise you will be bored quickly. Beginners on the spiritual path were oftentimes not happy here, as we just "live" a deep spiritual focus that has elements of monastic life.
Attività e turni
About the work required:
The following tasks will be part of your work:
- housekeeping and cleaning,
- feeding the cats (and the birds outside in the garden),
- watering some plants,
- opening the mail and forwarding it via email,
- some light garden work like raking/sweeping.
Expected help hours:
25 hours/week for free accommodation and organic vegetarian food (self-catering from the kitchen storage).
Regole
We only plan ahead for the respective next two months. Please, do not contact us earlier than two months prior to your proposed arrival date.
You are welcome as a volunteer if you ...
1. are longing for a retreat period to focus on your spiritual practices - for example meditation, contemplation, praying, deep bodywork, relaxation techniques, long walks in nature, dream work, certain kinds of reading, etc. These retreat activities should be pursued for a minimum of 30-40 hours per week in your free time.
If you do not long for such activities or if you have other main purposes in your free time - like digital work, sightseeing, etc. - we are not the right place for you.
(Some people depend on music, singing, dancing or intense bodywork as their way of reconnecting. Our place is not suited for these needs, as our center is having a different focus.)
2. like to meditate with us, twice daily,
3. like to pay attention to detail and precision in your work and beyond,
4. would like to reduce your digital media intake to what is necessary, during your stay with us,
5. are 'experienced' on the spiritual path: You have your own spiritual practice and MUST have been on a spiritual retreat at some other place before,
6. don't use intoxicants while you stay with us. We also do not take volunteer who are on pharmaceutical drugs or have an active mental condition, as either can impede your spiritual retreat or lead to unforeseen effects during a spiritual retreat with us.
We do not provide insurance. We recommend you have your own travel health insurance that covers volunteer work (e.g. www.worldnomads.com).