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Come help and enjoy yoga, meditation, deep wisdom & nature in NZ!

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The experience

Sacred Earth is a community of like-minded individuals, living life more connected to self, nature and others. We offer classes of yoga/meditation and events that encourage people to return and connect more deeply to themselves. Our volunteers play a crucial role in maintaining our spaces. Karma Yoga, or the yoga of action, focuses on performing tasks with awareness, care, and love, aiming for the greater good rather than personal gain.

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

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

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

4 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga 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

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

- Work:
Volunteers are required to work on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Tasks range from gardening and trail maintenance to cleaning, supporting events and building projects.

- Accommodation and Facilities:
Sacred Earth is spread across several properties and volunteers are allocated to one of the two facilities: Satyavan House or The Annex, both are within 10 minute walking distance. The spaces are shared between volunteers, guests, and residents. Both facilities offer private rooms, shared bathrooms and kitchen access.

- Food and Dining:
We provide fruit and snacks during volunteer shifts and we arrange a weekly volunteer dinner (Fridays) with food supplied by Sacred Earth for us all to cook together.
Volunteers are responsible for all their other meals and we recommend
bringing supplies due to our rural location. Please note that no meat is allowed, so please don't bring any.
Weekly food runs (Tuesdays) are available for free and details can be confirmed upon arrival.

Other important information:
- Pickup is only available on Tuesdays from Henderson. For arrival on other days, volunteers are required to arrange their own transportation. An Uber from Henderson train station costs approximately 50$. Please arrive at 122 Lone Kauri Rd. (this house is called "Satyavan"). Turn off from Lone Kauri Rd. at Karekare Fire Station.
- Internet is only provided at The Annex volunteer kitchen and access is limited. Note that you only have service on the property on the Spark network (providers: Spark, Skinny).
- Laundry machines are available for free. We encourage drying clothes outside, but there are dryers available for a 5$ fee.

Activities & Shift

Volunteer Hours:
- Wednesday
9am - 12pm (3hrs)
1pm - 4pm (3hrs)

- Thursday
9am - 12pm (3hrs)
1pm - 4pm (3hrs)

- Friday
9am - 12pm (3hrs)
1pm - 3.30pm (2.5hrs)

Total: 17.5hrs per week.

Volunteers have the rest of the week off to explore our beautiful land, take classes, or participate in retreats at the temple.

There are plenty of places to visit, to explore, to relax, and events to be a part of. We have a waterfall on the land, we are a short trek away from the beach and are surrounded by magnificent nature.

Rules

- Sacred Earth is a smoke, alcohol, and drug-free environment.
- Vegetarian cooking only.
- We encourage our volunteers to participate in at least one class and community event per week.
- Please be mindful of the common shared spaces, our residents, and guests.
- Roads around the property have a maximum speed limit of 20 km/h.
- Be respectful to our neighbors.