Volunteer On One Of Our Yoga Retreats
We are currently running a volunteer programme here at the retreat centre.
We are making spaces available for committed, motivated, enthusiastic people with an interest in Yoga & the natural environment to take part in a Karma Yoga work exchange. What we have learnt over the years is the people most suited to this role is those who have an attitude of "how can of service as apposed to "what can I get out of this" That means we are looking for satwic people not tamasic or rajastic as our primary focus is the whole as apposed to the selfishness of tamas or the ego of rajas. Satwa brings peace and compassion. You would be asked to work 20 hours a week over 5 days, which would work out at approximately four hours work per day.
The post is a brilliant opportunity to learn about healthy vegan cooking & the day to day running of a community yoga retreat centre or rural estate.
Duties would mainly include working alongside our Chef in our beautifully situated dedicated retreat kitchen prepping Veg & assisting in the creating of many delicious meals. If volunteering outside retreats then the hours are the same but the work will be different and communicated to you by the property owners Sue & Peter
Other duties would include” Feeding Time at the Zoo” helping look after our menagerie of Loving Animal Companions. Hanging out the Laundry & Watering the Flowers. strimming, chopping firewood. Cooking meals is not part of volunteer duties as this is a shared responsibility and part of daily living.
In exchange you would receive Food, Accommodation, the Opportunity to take part in all of the Yoga Evolution Yoga Classes & Meet lots of wonderful likeminded people from all over the world. Or have the blissful experience of living in our haven.
Please note it can be demanding both Physically & Emotionally to both participate in & simultaneously be part of the work team on retreat, we will do our very best to support you should the need arise but we kindly ask that you do a little soul searching before applying to consider whether it is something that is appropriate for you at this time as we need the team to be strong to be able to hold the space in a way that meets our guests expectations.
If you are interested please email sue@yogaevolutionretreats.com & let us know a little bit about yourself, why you are interested in the programme & when you are available & we will get back to you as soon as possible. We would recommend your participation for at least 2 weeks to really immerse yourself in the experience & to plan to arrive Sunday and leave Saturday so that you stay in the same retreat rhythm as our Guests. This can be extended to a longer period and will be down to the discretion of Peter & Sue.
Please note: we do not want people who want a free ride or retreat as this will be outside our personal work ethics and not in alignment with our retreat rhythm. This is a well sought after position and if you are accepted then we will fulfil all our obligations to you to ensure that when you leave, you will have gained great insight into the workings of a functional and established retreat brand, with over 20 years of experience in the industry.
Working For Us
As a retreat center for over 19 years we have given many people the opportunity to work for us (please note we do not accept collaborations or brands that try to put Yoga Evolution in the shadows for your own endeavour) We do accept people. mainly Chefs who want to expand and develop there own repertoire through cooking the from the Yoga Evolution Retreats cook book which is many years of established recipes. If you are a Chef and this resonates then we would like to hear from you. Please let us know how you can benefit our retreats and the level of experience you have.