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Deepen your permaculture knowlegde in our Hare Krishna community

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The experience

This is home to a Hare Krishna community drawing from the timeless wisdom of bhakti yoga, or devotional love. We are dedicated to offering practical ways to experience spirituality, while living in harmony with nature. Service, compassion and non-violence are some of the values that guide our transformative lifestyle. Ultimately, we aim to become a place where both seekers and adventurers can join in a global spiritual revolution.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

1 day off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 21 and 45 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

European Union Passport

United States visa or citizenship

Travel insurance

Mandatory volunteer introduction video

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

- Learn, deepen or put into practice your knowledge of permaculture/organic farming
- Experience a spiritual community lifestyle in harmony with nature that aims to achieve self-sufficiency in the upcoming years,
- Practice yoga in its various forms and explore its most authentic origins (bhakti yoga)
- Live daily on love and fresh water, service and happiness, music and healthy vegetarian and indian meals.

Our project is called Premaculture, which is a mix of permaculture and bhakti-yoga. It's a new form of ecological agriculture rooted in Vedic principles such as compassion, service, self-awareness, meditation and respect for all living beings.

The project started 5years ago and is part of the Hare Krishna community in the Belgian Ardennes. We live with around 100people (from dozens of different countries) who live according to Vedic principles and is aiming to reach self-sufficiency in the upcoming years. Here we practice a way of life in harmony with nature and in reconnection with our true self.



Activities & Shift

In exchange of:
- Help in the garden 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week in exchange for accommodation and 3 hearty vegetarian meals per day
- 2x p/w Yoga classes donation based

Rules

Simple rules:
- Valid Visa, health insurence and ID-card/passport are required.
- No consumption of meat, eggs, fish or intoxicants of any kind (alcohol, cigarettes).
- No noise after 10pm
- Respect for others and community life
- Respect for the work, the permaculture project and the rules in place