Karma Yoga Programme - Join our community and deepen your practice of yoga and meditation in Mazunte, Mexico

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  Beschreibung

  Our non-profit yoga organization was founded from a deep yearning to share the message of the Heart with ever more people. At our centers, we share non-dual yogic teachings formally—via silent meditation retreats, yoga courses, and workshops—and informally—through daily life in a vibrant community of people dedicated to living with an Open Heart. In this way, we help those searching for meaning discover their inner Self and experience the love, self-confidence, freedom, and joy of a life lived from the Heart.
  
  Mexico’s hilltop center in Mazunte features breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, four yoga halls, a vegan dining room, and sustainably built accommodations. We offer a year-round program of silent meditation retreats, yoga modules, workshops, volunteering, and drop-in meditations and Hatha Yoga classes. Our active community life includes such activities as bhajans (devotional singing), ecstatic dance, and movie nights.
  
  What makes visiting our center special is the opportunity to be among others with the aspiration to bring daily life into spirituality. Our community members radiate openness, kindness, authenticity, an attitude of service, and enthusiasm. We actively live with an Open Heart and welcome everyone who wants to learn to do the same. We warmly invite you to join us!
  
  The Three Month Programme:
  
  If you are longing to deepen your practice of selfless service, we invite you to apply for the Karma Yoga Immersive Retreat at our center in Mazunte, Oaxaca. This residential course offers you a full immersion into our community and teachings while you learn to perform every action from a space of awareness, detachment, and love—the path of Karma Yoga. You’ll participate in daily yoga and meditation sessions, engage in our active community life, and practice serving from the Heart.
  
  Karma Yoga has a special position and significance among all fundamental kinds of yoga. The “Yoga of Action” is a path that links all the other forms of yoga. It creates an essential connection between formal practice and daily life. It is a way of bringing presence, sacredness, and spiritual significance to every moment. All other kinds of yoga rely on Karma Yoga because action is not something that can be avoided in the material world.
  
  The Karma Yoga Immersive Retreat unfolds over a period of 3 course cycles. This allows you the spaciousness for introspection, purification, and transformation through Self-Inquiry.
  
  In certain cases there is also an availability for shorter periods, but longer terms are preferred.
  
  Course Content:
  
  Participation in 1 Hatha Yoga Module
  Participation in 1 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat
  Daily yoga and meditation classes
  Experiential workshops on the meaning of meditation in action
  Hands-on workshops and training in conscious food preparation and serving
  Opportunities to foster spiritual development through community participation (devotional singing evenings, community gatherings, etc.)
  Practicing meditation in action while engaged in a variety of tasks. These may include:
  Food preparation and serving
  Housekeeping and general maintenance activities
  Community service and outreach projects
  Welcoming participants in workshops and retreats
  Monthly sharing circles on yogic living
  Discussions on and techniques for integrating daily life into the practice of Karma Yoga
  
  Important Considerations:
  
  We align with the traditional yogic view that inner transformation blossoms from consistent spiritual practice. Meditation is a form of Self-Inquiry and is our primary tool to reconnect with the infinite depth and intimacy of our being.
  
  While living in our community may in itself appeal to you, we believe that the purification of the subconscious mind, psychological healing, and spiritual freedom arise from regular spiritual practice. Therefore, before applying to the Karma Yoga Immersive Retreat, please contemplate your commitment to participating in all aspects of the program, including formal meditation and Hatha Yoga sessions. When you reconnect with the Heart, such a commitment becomes effortless and natural, bringing stability and trust in your real Self.
  
  Participating in this course is a unique opportunity to learn authentic approaches to meditation and Hatha Yoga in a safe and nurturing environment. If you don’t feel a calling for inner transformation, please don’t apply. It would be a pity to take the place of someone who is genuinely yearning for such an experience.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Karitative Arbeit

  Kunstprojekte

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Unterrichten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Tourismus / Gastgewerbe

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Joining our community is a great way to explore or deepen the practice of yoga and meditation. There are usually around 15 teachers and 40-100 students depending on the season with whom you can connect. We have daily meditation and hatha yoga that you can join. We offer monthly silent meditation retreats and long yoga retreats.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  ~ Participation in 1 Hatha Yoga Module
  ~ Participation in 1 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat
  ~Daily yoga and meditation classes
  ~Experiential workshops on the meaning of meditation in action
  ~Hands-on workshops and training in conscious food preparation and serving
  ~Opportunities to foster spiritual development through community participation (devotional singing evenings, community gatherings, etc.)
  ~Practicing meditation in action while engaged in a variety of tasks. These may include:
  ~Food preparation and serving
  ~Housekeeping and general maintenance activities
  ~Community service and outreach projects
  Welcoming participants in workshops and retreats
  ~Monthly sharing circles on yogic living
  ~Discussions on and techniques for integrating daily life into the practice of Karma Yoga

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  Arbeit

  We need support in a few departments. Reach out if any of these sound appealing to you and match your skills.
  
  General construction and maintenance 🔨👷🏽‍♀️
  We are currently renovating a building to create more dormitories that accommodate students. We need support with plumbing, construction, and carpentry. There are many projects on our list and we are open to any ideas you might have.
  
  Gardening 🧑🏻‍🌾🌵
  Our main center has some space where plants can grow, maybe even herbs for our kitchen. We want to build a greywater recycling system.
  
  Art and beautification 👩🏿‍🎨🎨
  We’d love it if you could contribute to beautifying our spaces with paintings, murals, sculptures, or any other artistic expression that comes to you.
  
  Content Creator 📹 👩🏾‍💼
  We have the aspiration to make more beings aware of our Center. To do this we would love beings to help us document and share what happens at our center. We would love you to be an expert in behind the scenes short form content.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  You will get a bed in a shared dorm. We have a dedicated dorm space a few minutes walk from the main center. and the beach. Two healthy vegan meals per day are served in our communal kitchen.
  We serve 2 meals a day. Breakfast at 10:45 and dinner at 17:00. During silent retreats there are 3 meals a day breakfast 09:00, lunch 13:00 and dinner 18:30. The portions are large and there is the opportunity for second servings.

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  Was noch ...

  Our center is located in Mazunte, a small town on the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca. You'll be within walking distance of the beaches in Mazunte and San Agustinillo. Both towns have a laid-back atmosphere ideal for enjoying the beach and the beautiful view of sunrise and sunset above the ocean from Punta Cometa. There are plenty of vegetarian and vegan options for food and community events like films, singing circles, and ecstatic dance. Ventanilla, a nearly untouched beach and mangrove where you can see crocodiles in the wild; and Zipolite, the largest nudist beach in Mexico are 20 minutes away by public transportation.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  There is a good STARLINK wifi connection onsite.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have a large garden that can host various campervans

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  Yes

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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