New Mayapur éco village

Since 1975 a spiritual eco village, temple, asram and small farm, where animals are protected throughout their lives, and a variety of seasonal fruits, vegetables, and grains are cultivated. The place is dedicated to the Bhakti Yoga Vaisnava lifestyle. Simple living, high thinking.
An eco house in strawbale is currently being built.

Volunteer are hosted in our guesthouse in shared room, we provide vegetarian meals in the castle.
We do NOT cook Vegan meals.

We also have a shop offering a selection of rare and unique items, a library filled with exceptional and valuable philosophical works, a yoga room, WiFi a large rose garden, and enchanting forest trails.

We also offer volunteers enriching content, including discussions, guided tours of the castle and estate, yoga sessions Monday and Friday 5pm, lectures, singing, and dancing, all led by our team of certified yoga instructors, Vedic philosophy and experienced agriculture .

Lakes, rivers and french castels at few km...

We accept stays for a minimum of 5 working days (excluding the days of arrival and departure), During the 1st month we ask for 5h service per day with two days off per week as per the website regulation. If you wish to stay living and serving with us long term, we can work out a personalized framework for you in our daily activities.
For the seniors +50, special conditions are applied, please contact us (Individual rooms are mandatory).
For adults accompanied with children, special conditions are applied, please contact us (Individual rooms are mandatory).

We look forward to welcoming you to the estate and sharing an experience rich in learning and exchange. Join us for this exceptional adventure!

Ongoing projects: -Eco house building (strawbale wood limestone) - Organic gardening (fruit, vegetables and flowers), - Renovation project (painting, insulation, plumbing, electricity, tiling, roof); - Cleaning castle and guesthouse; - DIY project : home-made cleaning products and cosmetics ; - Cow and goat protection and care; - Forest maintenance and wood manutention. Upcoming projects : - Realisation of workshops about various topics relative to ecology; In order to maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to spiritual growth we ask everyone to follow the principles of goodness during their stay : - Refrain from eating non-vegetarian food (meat, fish or eggs) nor alliaceae (garlic, onion, shallots, chives, leeks). - Refrain from taking intoxicants such as tobacco, alcohol, drugs, nor tea, and coffee. - Refrain from gambling or make risky investments. - Refrain from flirting or having intimate relationships outside of marriage. We also ask that you bring modest clothing, cover chest, shoulders, legs at least until the knees, and avoid tight cloths. If you are interested or curious in discovering our values and way of life, we hope that you will visit us soon!