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Experience community and holistic retreat in the Canary Islands

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The experience

We offer up to four volunteer positions at our holistic retreat center. Volunteers support our kitchen, housekeeping, permaculture garden, or technical teams. We value flexibility and an openness to learning new skills.

A typical workday at the Finca is around six hours, with a relaxing siesta in between—leaving plenty of time to enjoy meditation, yoga, dance, and the nearby ocean.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days 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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

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

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 23 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Openness to learn and share new talents in a loving and collaborative way while your here.
Work contribution of 30 hours a week with 2 days off. Honor your agreement with honesty and in a self-responsible way. Caring for your room and common areas around it as well as the crew bathrooms. Participation in or community meetings about every 2 weeks and in our weekly organizational meeting every Friday. Lunch helping with dish washing once every 21 days approximately.

Accommodation in a shared bedroom, including bedding and towels. Toiletries can be purchased at our purchase price at reception. Nourishing vegetarian meals every day — breakfast, lunch, dinner — plus hot teas and coffee. Other beverages are available at purchase price. Shared use of all crew facilities: crew spaces, bathrooms, sports area, laundry (including cleaning supplies) and all common areas of the Finca. Access to all meditations, yoga classes, and open community events such as mantra singing, fire under the stars, karaoke, and more. Participation in weekly community meetings exploring new ways of connecting and living together. Basic volunteer accident insurance during working hours.Support and guidance if needed.

Activities & Shift

This will depend in what department you work with and will be arranged in advance with the department leader. Normally we work more during the morning and the again after siesta in the afternoon.

Rules

Smoking is not allowed in any area with a roof.
Violence either physical or verbal will not be tolerated. You would have to leave the place.