Join us in a retreat center and live a healthy lifestyle on the coastal area of Zeeland, the Netherlands

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  Beschreibung

  *Please, react only if you are OK to communicate in Dutch.
  Right now we still need volunteers for April.
  
  Welcome to our retreat center in Zeeland, the Netherlands. We offer a place to slow down, connect, grow and transform. Thanks to the connection with yourself, others and the environment, you get new inspiration for life.
  
  We are a non-profit Foundation promoting a warm, resilient and healthy society. We do this by organizing retreats where people can 'land', rewind, reorient and enjoy nature together. Our mission is purpose driven. We also invite vulnerable groups and individuals or people who have done something special for others or the planet to come and stay with us without cost for a couple of days. We learn from them, or offer them our support and share with them a healthy and balanced lifestyle. In respect of all sentient beings we eat mainly plant based food (no animals) and we don't allow nor serve alcohol.
  
  We are close to the coast, with vast beaches, dunes and a beautiful forest. It is a very quite place and you really feel away from everything. As a volunteer, you will join us in daily rhythm of a retreat life. We start the day with a silent meditation and yoga or Qi Gong. We also offer silent walks, guided meditations, dance moments, sharing circles or we have a dip together in the sea at just 1 km from our center.
  
  Together with the staf and our guests you contribute to the retreat and community life, taking good care of yourself, the others and the place. We believe that taking care of others is taking care of yourself, and taking good care of yourself is at the same time caring about others.
  Practicing a good and healthy balance between the two is what we need to improve in today's world.
  
  We are looking for allround people but especially people who care about others and the planet and who are looking for a (more) balanced, healthy and conscious life style. This is our mission. We also appreciate continuous and honest feedback so that we can enhance and honor our collaboration every day.
  
  We have a strong preference for Dutch speaking people. But we also welcome those who have already a basic or intermediate level of Dutch and want to practice the language. Very happy to help you with that! If you want to develop skills or show your talents in any particular field, please mention this in your application.
  If we feel it can be a match, we will have a video call to see whether it will fit. If you come you agree with the community guidelines of the center, what is on our website we will send to you after the call.
  
  Who are the other residents that you will meet?
  
  - Liselotte (61) is the founder of the retreat center. Together with Michiel (60), she is the driving force behind the project. Together they make a dream come true and they want to create a beautiful place where people come together with the intention of restoring balance in their personal lives, in wider society and in their relationship with nature. She is a great connector between people, loves the community life, and she is always enthusiastic about new ideas and projects!
  
  - Karen (54) loves to bring order in the chaos. She stays calm and friendly even in the most hectic moments. She loves good conversations and real contact with staf and guests and always adds a motherly and caring touch in her way of dealing with people. Karen lightens up when there are many guests in the center and she has an eye for the details and is quick to help you out with all your needs. Karen is also a trainer and gives massage and coaching sessions if requested.
  
  - Joyce (62) has a great reputation as our mindfulness, yoga and dance teacher. Her voice brings people in a safe and quiet state. Joyce is the perfect person here to make people feel welcome and wind down from the hectic world. As she has been a 'workaway' herself during her travels, she loves introducing and helping out workaways
  When she is not giving sessions in the morning and evening, she helps us all out to keep our homy retreat center clean and cozy!
  
  - Suus (63) is our retreat chef. She can enchant everyone with the most creative and flavorful dishes. She also likes to keep an overview in the planning and strives to keep a good balance between rest and working time, for we all tend to work hard because we love our jobs! It can be a trap... Suus and John (her husband) have a lot of experience in the retreat world and followed a lot of mindfulness and vipassana retreats themselves. Suus takes turns with a second visiting chef in the kitchen. She really creates a homy atmosphere for our team and our guests.
  
  - John (65), is as multi talented as most of our staff. He is handy, caring and is happy when our beautiful center and all its technical installations are kept tidy and in order. John is always ready to help and brightens up the center with his pleasant and cheerful presence. But you will also see him in our morning and/or evening sessions, as a mindfulness, yoga and Qi gong trainer, he will help us to connect to our inner landscape with powerful body scans, meditations and sound baths.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Karitative Arbeit

  Kunstprojekte

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  You participate in the daily life of the retreat center and the daily activities nourishing the body and mind. This is an excellent time to take a time out from your daily routines and think about the next steps in your life.
  During the retreats there will be 3 delicious vegetarian/ vegan meals served a day. You will learn to appreciate and enjoy plant based food.
  There is no alcohol in the center and we also like it if people (and our volunteers) detox digitally.
  You will have the opportunity to meet interesting people (trainers, coaches, artists, musicians, mindfulness teachers, therapists...).
  You will have the opportunity to practice a healthy lifestyle, meditate, reflect and share with the staf and the other guests the life areas that your are working on to improve.
  If you want to learn Dutch, practice yoga, develop your artistic skills, or develop the art of meditation and yoga, you are at the right address.
  You will be full member of the community.
  
  You can also use all the facilities in the center. We have a big library, a massage room, a creative space, a natural swimming pool, a sauna (you can use on fixed moments), ... and much more.

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  Arbeit

  You help minimum 5 hours a day and 5 days a week. We organise the tasks in a way that you will have plenty of time to enjoy the facilities of the center, the workshops that are offered by our staff and the beautiful environment of Schouwen Duiveland;
  
  The help we need varies depending on the activities planned. You can contribute in many ways. Primarily we care about health and healthy food. If this is your interest, we can teach you how to prepare plant-based food and you can help in preparing the meals for the team and the other volunteers. You can also play an active role by sharing and further developing your talents and skills in any activity that we organise.
  
  In return we offer the support of a warm and fun community that will welcome you as one of them! If there is no tasks to help with, you are free to enjoy yourself or to work on your own project. Sometimes we all need some time by ourselves, so if there are no retreats, you will consult with the administrators on what to do. Our staff is willing to support and coach you with your personal goals or if you feel stuck in any area of your life.
  
  An attitude of respect and integrity is very important to us. As a volunteer, you will act ethically, positively and with respect for other guests.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend
  Niederländisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  Unterkunft

  You will live in the center with possibly other volunteers. You will either share a two bedroom appartment (a double and a single) with a fully equipped kitchen, a living room, a bathroom with bad, or you will stay in one of our cosy bedrooms in the center. Smoking in and around the house is not allowed. You are very welcome to enjoy all the meals that are prepared in our kitchen!

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  Was noch ...

  In your time off, it is really nice to go to the beach or the forest. You can use a bicycle.
  
  The neighboring villages have cute stores and restaurants.
  
  If you have your own car, there is a famous surf (kite, wind and wave) surf spot nearby.

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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

  We have wifi in the center but we ask the guests to detox digitally. You can work in the staff room or in your own room. You have a studio with own desk and table

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

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