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Help out in a converted farmhouse and meditation centre close to Pau, France

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  2025 

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  • Beschreibung

    Beschreibung

    Hi, I'm Jacqueline and I live in a former farm-house (17th century) near the foothills of the Pyrenees ,in the countryside but 10 minutes from the centre of Pau, 45 from Lourdes and an hour and a half from Biarritz.

    Note: availability from last week of November at the moment.

    Our sons and daughter are here now and then, and our labrador, cat, horse and donkey are here full time! There is the house and two barns - one is a Gite (retreat and holiday accommodation) and the other stables downstairs and a beautiful large yoga/meditation space above (see below). My work (not yours) involves teaching English, servicing the gite and its guests, sometimes welcoming a guest in the house to learn English (usually one week's immersion) and also running an association teaching meditation and yoga in the Dharma room. The property has a lot of woodland with lush vegetation. There are a number of fruit trees in the garden areas - figs, apples, kiwis and pears in season - and we favour an organic plant-based/vegan diet here.

  • Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Gartenarbeiten
    Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
    Betreuung von Tieren
    Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
    Hausarbeiten
    Handwerkliche Arbeiten
  • Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Based in a very peaceful and healthy location, you can choose to use your time here to go within and retreat and/or to explore the beauty around you. Close to the town with the university, language or cultural study (mainly English with some French opportunities) is possible. Lots of experience and materials for learning English available. Also the possibility of starting or developing meditation and yoga. The spiritual work which we do through the non-profit part of our activities gives lots of opportunity for personal development. Workawayers can also explore the south-west of France or parts of Spain while based with us. Please note that this is an English-speaking household in France (even the dog, cat, horse and donkey speak English!). Eating vegan is another area which can be shared (although we are happy to provide non-vegan foods as well).

  • Arbeit

    Arbeit

    The property is fairly large (4 hectares, largely wooded) with a garden and terraced lawns around the house and the gite, an orchard, a field for the horse and donkey, and extensive woodland from which logs need to be brought up for our two woodburning stoves (the donkey needs to be trained to carry logs too so any experience with donkeys very welcome!). General gardening, pruning and tidying are ongoing, lots of painting generally needs doing, grooming, haying up and mucking out the stables are daily tasks, collecting fruit and juicing in season, helping in and around the house would be welcome - carpentry, housework and cleaning - depending on what skills you bring. Experience with horses very helpful (although of course I can train and help you if you are willing and time allows).

  • Sprachen

    Gesprochene Sprachen
    Englisch: Fließend
    Französisch: Fließend
    Italienisch: Gute Kenntnisse
    Spanisch: Grundkenntnisse

    Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
    Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
    Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.

  • Unterkunft

    Unterkunft

    One of our sons' bedrooms on the top floor (with a view over the valley and a small bit of mountains) with own shower room on the floor below. Alternatively (depending on other guests we have), the single room next to the Dharma Room which also has its own small bathroom (compost loo) and kitchenette.

  • Was noch ...

    Was noch ...

    Plenty of walking and running among the surrounding Jurancon vineyards, and cycling - though it is hilly round here (that's why the Tour de France comes though Pau most years), good trains to Bordeaux and Toulouse, not far from Lourdes. Pau is only 10 minutes by bus and is a lovely French town with a chateau. Spain is an hour away. There's a piano you're welcome to play; our dog Cosmo would love you to take him for a walk. Mountains and skiing not far. Lourdes is an easy day-trip and the Atlantic coast around Biarritz is within easy reach. Pau has a lot to offer in terms of sports and activities - an excellent indoor and outdoor pool complex, an olympic kayaking stadium, climbing, great golf courses and more.

  • Etwas mehr Information

    Etwas mehr Information

    • Internet Zugang

    • Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

      Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

    • Wir besitzen Tiere

    • Wir sind Raucher

    • Familien möglich

  • Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    Optical fibre internet connection is a recent addition.

  • Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    Smallish vans only

  • Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    zwei

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