Volunteer for flower, vegetable and permaculture garden.

Brazil

5

Was nice, I learned a lot about religion and other culture

5 months ago

Ukraine

5

I love this place with all my heart! I learned a lot (specially started singing on front of people which was my blockage, thank you, kirtan😅) and spent the wonderful time. Food was amazing, activities beautiful and I even got a task to do an architectural project (my degree)! What I will recommend to the volunteers who are planning to came here - is to read the description of the profile, since not everybody who comes knows that this is an ashram. I had an amazing time with all of you, thanks for everything, the eco village! Hope to come back one day :) 🫶

5 months ago

United States

5

It was interesting to learn about the movement and meet so many devotes so live they're life that way. There was a variety of work often cleaning and gardening, and I enjoyed getting to spend time in nature. Everyone was welcoming and open to teaching about the ways they did things.

5 months ago

Argentina

5

It was a good experience where I met very nice people and I was able to connect with nature (prepare yourself to get your shoes muddy and be happy in the process). Everyone tried their best to be helpful and kind, always with respect. On the work side, sometimes it was hard but you have the chance to talk about it in case it's too much and do another kind of activities. I would like to come back in Summer because there is a different variety of jobs to do. Thank you for making me feel welcome and comfortable!

5 months ago

Chile

5

It is a very good experience as you can learn a little about the Hindu religion and its culture. The place around the castle is very beautiful and meeting new volunteers is the best!

7 months ago

Portugal

5

I spent a month at the temple and it was one of the most intense experiences of my life. I met some really kind devotees and made good friends with other volunteers. Regarding the work, I feel that there is a lack of communication and organization, but nothing really serious. The activities are nice and the Indian food is good. I will probably go back soon 💖

7 months ago

Italy

5

This is the second time I come to New Mayapour in 2 months ;) It's always really nice, especially now that I reconnected with the people from here. The environment is nice, but in winter the weather is not the nicest so I recommend coming in spring/summer. also because there is much more variety of outdoor activities to do.

7 months ago

Ireland

3

The property is beautiful and most people are very welcoming and friendly. There is a daily meeting everyday where you are assigned your job so you always know what you will be doing which is good. Communication could be a lot better. I was waiting an hour to be collected from the bus station when I arrived. I was not given a tour of the property, only shown my room and had to rely on other volunteers to explain and show everything to me. There is an older lady living there who is very rude to volunteers. I had to leave the experience early as there was a death in my family.

9 days ago

United States

4

A peaceful oasis to learn about krishna consciousness, explore the french forest, and paris too if you want. the work was good and fair- definitely hot if you come in the summer. my favorite part was working in the garden with jaladuta. he taught me a lot about plants and people and if you get a chance to sit down on a flower pot and talk while pulling some weeds with him- take it! as someone who came to contribute to food sustainability/to learn, i was a little disappointed to find that my tasks would mainly involve tending to flowers to be used for their spirituality. thank you the eco village

about 1 month ago

United Kingdom

4

Great and beautiful experience. Lots of lovely people in this community. Overall recommend. I would say that this village isn't as eco as I thought. You will get in trouble if you don't eat all your food. I often felt pressured to get involved with the spiritual side of things, eg being told that coming to dinner and not attending the meditation beforehand was “not so good”. I also felt a lot of sexism here with people commenting if I wasn't covered up enough even outside the property! Also I was told that I was a “weak woman” who couldn't do the work properly. The tasks and hours were 👍

about 1 month ago

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