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Self-discovery, eco buiding, gardening,and more in Órgiva, Spain

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DISPONIBILIDAD

  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos 3 semanas

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    INTRODUCTION

    Living from the Heart in the present moment and following that silent voice inside that is joyfull and bold is much easier when we are in company with like minded souls.

    That is our purpose in welcoming volunteers, so beautiful living spaces and gardens can be created and maintained with fun, for them and for all of us, to empower each other on the way towards simplicity.

    Coming together we feel a deep joy in supporting volunteers and friends eager to know themselves behind their apparent personality, so they can attain a deeper and lasting sense of peace and happiness.
    Sharing life in devotion to Self-discovery is only possible when there is a sincere longing in the heart, a readiness to follow a little discipline and a mature awareness of self-responsibility of one's own emotions and experience.

    PRESENTATION

    We are a on a beautiful 1ha land of fruit trees (Olive, Orange, Lemon, Nispero, Avocado, Almond, fig...) in the outskirts of Orgiva in Las Alpujarras. We are a mix of German, French and Danish and we speak together mostly english and spanish.
    Our finca is within walking distance from the lively town of Orgiva, where there are many markets, events and communities of spiritual, holistic and alternative nature, and still our land has the precious quality of quiet nature with birds singing and beautiful views of the mountains.
    We aim to live a simple life with universal spiritual values like gratitude, respect of Mother Earth, kindness, care, charity etc...


    TYPE OF WORKS

    In the comming months we will be focusing on our natural building projects, finishing clay floor and plastering of our Temple, & starting new timber frame house building with COB and with a green roof, for which we are looking to welcome a few mature, motivated and very fit people to join us. The work will entail gathering building material, like digging and carrying clay, preparing sticks for the structure, putting the COB in the mixer (with clay, sand, straw and water) and filling it in the walls of the house. There will be possibility in taking part in the whole proces of gathering material up until the finished walls and house are standing, so it will also be a great possibility to learn this method of natural building for later applying it elsewhere or sharing the skill with others. We welcome you to join us in this joy and reconnection with all the elements of our Mother Nature, and the wonderful experience of relearning this most natural and nourishing human deed to be able to build a house out of her body. It will sometimes be physically demanding work, so please only consider joining at this time, when you feel your body fit for this beautiful work.

    At the moment there is mostly work in the garden with the trees and with the continuation of establishing a vegetable and flower garden using homa therapy and permaculture principles, watering, grass strimming and more. As we have only been on the land for a short time focussing on buildging shelters, the work of establshing a food forrest is still in its very begining, even though many trees were already here. There can also be jobs like marmelade making, haversting fruits and herbs and sowing seeds using the biodynamic seed calendar.


    RHYTHM AND EXCHANGE

    We follow a daily rythm with 5 hours of work a day/ 5 days a week. Breaks, meals prep, dishes and cleaning of commun areas are extra, those tasks are shared between everyone, We mostly work 5 hours before lunch (which in spain is around 14/15h) and afternoon & evening is free. When the work and instructions are known, there can also be a flexibility with the placing of the work hours.
    We ask for a minimum stay of 3-4 weeks so you have time to settle, know the place and people and become effective with the tasks.

    We love playing devotional music together and celebrate with regularity Bhajan & Kirtan (mantra singing) on the land and around in the neighbouring commuity.

    The coming of new guests is for us an occasion to empower and encourage each other to purify our minds and become more in service to the life surrounding us, improve our caracters, respect and honour the Earth and Nature to share and learn as well as to receive help to be able to dedicate more time for meditation, devotional singing and practices and charity.

    We are simply learning from each other and supporting each other by doing our best to stay centered in the heart. We are so happy to share from various teachers, for example by sitting in satsang together. As well as we enjoy other helpful tools like aarti, bhajans, kirtan, silent meditation, japa, and charity or seva.

    The program we have to support our volunteers in their Self-discovery is the following:

    Monday to Friday 7.00 to 7.30 and 19.30 to 20.30 satsang on zoom with sri Mooji baba sangha
    Saturday and Sunday 8.00 to 8.45 and 19.30 to 20.30 satsang on zoom with sri Mooji baba sangha

    Bhajans with our local Sacred Song Circle on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19 to 21h

    Friday 18 to 20h Purna Maa satsang with possibility of interactions.  (if you comply with requirements)

    Third weekend of the month immersion weekend with Purna Maa fr sat sun 18 to 21h (if you comply with requirements)

    First and thirds fridays of the month satsang on Light and Sound meditation (if you comply with requirements)
    ***

    We enjoy a relaxed atmosphere within a certain discipline, to live in a clean & loving space. We eat vegetarian (plant based nutrition and sometimes dairy), no alcohol, drugs and tobacco. We are not able to receive smokers nor people trying to stop smoking or stop drinking alcohol because the dependency can drag people's attention in a different space than the one we wish to keep, and it becomes a strain for us to support people who are not really ready to keep themselves free of intoxicants.

    We cultivate cleanliness and a healthy hygiene with body washed daily and clean and respectful clothing; we have a dress guideline as a reminder that this place is dedicated to Self-realisation and also to facilitate the bridge between different cultural backgrounds, as we recieve people from all over the world.

    Apart from a sense of being useful, effective, punctual and easy going, some sensitivity is a much appreciated quality.

    We cannot afford the cost of the stay for volunteers who get temporarily sick or need extra rest, so it would be nessecary for us to ask for a very reasonable economical contribution if volunteers are not able do the 25h per week and their part of the household tasks. If such a situation arises we need to be informed as soon as possible, so we can organise the team.
    We are as well not able to receive volunteers who are mentally unstable, working with mental illness or deep struggle, or do not have a health insurance covering them in spain.

    Who are we?
    Our project is just in the starting up phase and we are excited to be in the trust of where it might take us. We have been on the land for almost 1 year now.
    Michael & Guta live part of the time in Germany and part time in the finca.
    Bruno has his daughter Alma with him half the time and Ana has her daughter Aluna with her half of the time. There is also our old placid dog Roco and the very cudly cat Maou and her wilder friends.

    We are in the phase of building up and renovating living spaces, so we can stay more grounded on the land and also receive volunteers in more proper spaces. Until then we are receiving volunteers in tents (with matrasses) and a caravan for long term volunteers. We have one big room, Tila, which serves as kitchen, eating space & common room for both practical and devotional purposes.
    We have two bathrooms and a really beautiful compost toilet with mountain view. There is lots of outside spaces with trees, and several structures in the making.

    If your Inner Guidance or intuition tells you that it may be a good place for you, then you are most welcome to get in touch!
    We look forward to hearing from you and we hope you'll find support for your Inner discovery with us.

    If you are interested to visit us, PLEASE CHECK WITH US THE AVAILABILITY, and WHEN WE WRITE BACK TO YOU please **COPY-PASTE** AND answer to the following questionnaire - although it might seem a little long, experience has proven that its really useful for both you and for us :

    Questionnaire for volunteers:
    1. When would you like to come ?
    How long do you wish to stay? ( min 3 weeks)
    2. Do you have a longing for Self discovery? What have you done so far in that direction? Would you enjoy to follow the spiritual program (not mandatory)?
    3. How did you get on our profile? Which keywords?
    4. With over 10 years in workaway, we are aware that we adress to a very large public and we need to be clear, although it might be very basic for most of you, that the following behaviours will result in the immediate leave of the volunteer at his own expenses, after leaving his/her accommodation tidy and clean:

    - Any addiction to intoxicants or a mental, emotional or physical health issue not communicated at the interview.
    - Any violent, abusive or reactive behavior.
    - Introduction of intoxicants or non-veg on the land. 
    - Dressing up or acting in a way that is provocative to the local culture and taboos. 
    - Any use of mental or psychic powers. 
    - Willingly interfering with the decisions and organisation of the management team.
    - Creating division amongst the team through backbiting.
    - Unjustified abscence to the work or the meetings.
    - Coming with an economical situation that would make you rely on the hosts in case of emergency. 
    - using or taking material without permission

    Do you understand all these points well ? Are you compliant with all of them?

    5. Are you vegetarian, if not would you be able to eat vegetarian only?

    6. Do you have shower and change clothes daily? Are you willing to follow the dress guidelines? (As we wish to keep the attention on self-realisation, we ask for people to not dress up in a way that attracts attention on their bodies, which can become a source of distraction and possibly stir physical desires in others. However the dress guidelines varies with weather and situations.)

    7. Can you work easily alone and are you punctual with schedules and meatings? Are you able to do physically demanding work?


    Do you agree :
    8. That you are fully responsible for your health during your stay and for any injury you may incur to yourself?
    9. That you are personally responsible for your belongings and their safety; The other volunteers and the owners of the place can not be responsible for your belongings nor of any robbery ?
    10. That you are personally responsible for any damage you may incur to the material that is borrowed to you like car, tools & machines, cooking tools, and so on, so it is your responsibility to insure you know how to use them well?
    11. To use only ecological soap, shampoo and toothpaste as all used water goes directly into nature?
    12. Any information you might think useful to communicate?

    13. Do you also have questions about us?

    14. Please send us after agreement for stay : What are your complete name, home adress and telephone and a person to contact in case of emergency and the relation to you (we are just family and friends, not a business - we don't use nor sell your personal datas, it is just relevant to us in case of a rare emergency situation)
    Please provide us with a picture of the document of your health insurance and a copy of a identity document?


    We thank you so much for your answers. You will soon receive an answer from us.

    We wish you all the best!

    #meditation
    #yoga
    #aarti
    #bhajans
    #devotion
    #mantras
    #spirituality
    #budha
    #enlightment
    #children

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Trabajo de caridad
    Proyectos artísticos
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de animales
    Ayuda en una granja
    Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento general
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    For volunteers there is opportunity to participate in :
    Puja aarti
    kirtan/bhajans
    charity work
    Devotional practices

  • Proyectos con niños

    Proyectos con niños

    En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Help with natural building projects
    Housework ( Cleaning bathroom & toilets, dish washing, cooking...)
    Gardening
    Small repairs
    Renovations
    Help with children. We have two very lovely children of 13 and 7

  • Idiomas hablados

    Danish: Fluido
    Inglés: Fluido
    Francés: Fluido
    Alemán: Intermedio

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Tent with matress in nature
    Caravan

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    Bus available to Órgiva.
    One hour drive from Granda airport
    1,5 hrs drive from Málaga aiport

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

  • ...

    Horas esperadas

    5hrs / 5days or 3h / 5 days without food provided

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 419899728887

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