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Help us in our serene retreat center in the Swiss Alps

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The experience

Kailash IRC is a meditation retreat center in Törbel Switzerland and welcomes people from all over the world. As a volunteer you will be part of the team whose function is to provide the conditions for people to come and relax, enjoy inner peace and learn how to make themselves and others truly happy. It involves preparing rooms for guests, cleaning, and helping with cooking vegan meals for the community.

What you offer

6 hours of help per day

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

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

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

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 or Fluent French

Over 25 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The Spiritual Programme
As a volunteer you are welcome to take part in the daily chanted prayers and the teachings with meditations for free at Kailash IRC. If you are here during a retreat or course, you can also participate in the sessions outside of helping hours for free.

Activities & Shift

Typically you will volunteer 5 days a week from 9 am until 1 pm and 2 hours in the afternoon (5.5 hours per day) with a 30 min break in the morning. You will have 2 days free each week when you can explore the mountains or just relax in the friendly atmosphere of the centre.

Rules

To maintain a peaceful environnement for everyone, we ask that all our volunteers follow some basic principles of living within a Buddhist community.
As part of your stay please refrain from:
- Smoking cigarettes and electronic cigarettes
- Taking intoxicants
- Drinking alcohol
- Consuming, cooking or reheating meat and fish
- Playing musical instruments our loud music / movies (use headset)
- Burning candles or incense