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A sanctuary of transformation and connection with nature

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The experience

Located in the heart of the Algarve, Go Dhyan Garden is a sustainable ecotourism project, perfect for those seeking balance, health, and renewal. Focused on meditation, alternative healing, and ecological sustainability, GDG offers a unique space for people who want to live in harmony with nature.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

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.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Portuguese

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

At the moment, I’m specifically looking for someone who:

Enjoys transforming underused, messy, or abandoned spaces into pleasant, functional, beautiful areas full of positive energy.

Has a good sense of time and space when it comes to planning and executing tasks.

Dedicates themselves to the project as if it were their own life mission during the time they’re here.

Understands that the faster and more efficiently we complete the common spaces — both indoors and outdoors — the sooner everyone can benefit from and enjoy them.

Has a creative spirit and a passion for organization and decoration.

Appreciates minimalism, recycling, low-cost and sustainable solutions, and values spaces that are unique, safe, healthy, ecological, and well-ordered.

If this sounds like you, I’d love to welcome you and co-create something beautiful together!

Activities & Shift

Go Dhyan Garden – Volunteering in Ecotourism and Meditation

Welcome to Go Dhyan Garden, a space in the Algarve dedicated to medicinal plant research, meditation, and personal development. Here, we offer the opportunity to live and work in close contact with nature while contributing to the creation of a sustainable project.

What we offer:
🌿 Shared accommodation (2 or 4 beds) or camping area
🥗 Vegetarian or vegan meals
🧘‍♂️ Daily meditation practices (Vipassana and Osho active meditations)
💧 A peaceful environment surrounded by nature, with lakes and access to potable water

What we need:
We are looking for responsible, proactive, and autonomous volunteers to help with:
✔ Inventory and material organization
✔ Cleaning and tidying of common areas
✔ Outdoor maintenance and planting
✔ Minimum 2 weeks

During their free time or days off, volunteers are welcome to improve and take care of the details of their own space and comfort — such as cleaning, decorating, small repairs, rearranging, painting, and more.

It’s also important that volunteers not only contribute creatively, but also feel a deep willingness to explore meditation, healthy eating, and the transformation of old, less healthy habits.

This is a space for those who are open to both creating and evolving — inside and out.

Rules

🚫 Alcohol- and drug-free environment
⏳ Minimum availability: 5 days before the first rest day
🛠️ Flexible yet committed volunteer work
🐾 Animals are present on-site but have designated areas

If this project resonates with you and you truly want to be part of the experience, get in touch! After the first response, we will send you a short questionnaire to better understand your motivations.

We are looking for people who understand that this is not a hotel, but rather a space for transformation and collective creation. 🌱✨