Enjoy simple living and high thinking in Italy 🇮🇹

The experience

We are a spiritual center that offers a place to live a simple life by cultivating high thinking. We are dedicated to the practice of Bhakti-yoga following the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, the founding spiritual master of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Very close to the best touristic places of Liguria, in Pontinvrea, the community offers pure water and air that regenerates the mind. Far from the confused and artificial c

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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

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

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.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

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

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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Italian

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

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

At our centre, one has the opportunity to experience the practice of bhakti-yoga and to learn about the philosophy of the Vedas, the ancient Sanskrit literature. Every day in the temple hall there is an early morning "japa" meditation through the sound of the Hare Krishna mantra, and two sessions, in the morning and in the evening, of philosophy study, lessons on daily practice or mantra. yoga. The meditation and study programs are freely open to anyone willing to participate. Depending on the path, background, creed or religion of each one, everyone can feel welcomed in a serene environment, where they can develop self-knowledge as spiritual souls, integral parts of the same God. Furthermore, they can benefit from a multicultural context, there are many people who come from different parts of the world, so it will be possible to learn both Italian and English.

Activities & Shift

Depending on the needs of the moment, the volunteers will be able to help in agriculture, gardening, forest management, renovation or cleaning of internal and external environments. Help in the kitchen is usually not needed as there are specific rules the cooks need to follow in order to help in that regard.

The centre offers various activities to the local community such as meditation meetings, mantra yoga and even distribution of vegetarian meals for people in need. In a spirit of cooperation, all volunteers will be welcome to offer their service according to their abilities and propensities.

Rules

As practitioners of the ancient wisdom of Yoga, the members of the community follow certain rules such as:

- only vegetarian food is allowed (no meat, fish or eggs);
- no intoxicants such as drugs, cigarettes and alcohol;
- no illicit sex.

Everyone who would to stay here is also expected to follow these rules.

We also kindly ask everyone to wear an appropriate outfit for a spiritual community in which also monks are resident, and where we follow certain cultural standards. We ask everyone to attend our daily practices in the meditation room.

Please do not use tank tops, see-through clothes, short skirts, backless and strapless dresses