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My name is Branka, guider of this place. After a career of 25 years as a psychologist in the city, I retired to live in a simple way. In 1998, I bought a small house in the Latinovac village, Croatia. Over the years, lot of people from all over the world brought their help to make this place what is it today. A peaceful place, very simple and basic. This is all we really need to be happy in our community.
In 2019, my goals are to work on progress in permaculture gardening and reach sustainablility in a way of having most our own food. Also working on maintaining and rebuilding the house (painting the walls and mowing the grass). Continue on designing the place making more fncional).
Continue with zen meditation and working permaculture garden.
With this project, we´ll continue to cooperate with the Zen sangha from Germany, in Steerberg, and we will contibute in growing the sangha mentoring, by Zen master Christoph.Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Art Projects
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Simple life in nature, meet different people and contribute to a growing spiritual life in a multicultural communitiy.
Help
Volunteers are welcomed to share this space and help with design, build, cooking, cleaning, gardening, permaculture, helping with the website and bring new ideas. They are welcome to be creative and have initiative.
Guests can stay up to two weeks.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Croatian: FluentAccommodation
Two volonteers can be accomodated in one house, and two others in an other house. Travellers will be accomodated in one/two beds rooms using common bathroom with washing mashine.
What else ...
In the village, there is a bus connection with places up to 30 km: Nasice, Osijek, Slavonski Brod, Požega.
It is possible to reach the village from Zagreb by the train
Piano players can play, you can read books, walk, etc.
Our place is non-smoking, alcohol and drug free.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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For us zen meditation was a first time and we discover and understand the beauty of it simply to practise it day by day.
The work was really comfortable and meaningful: We pick-up some fruits, maintain the house and the garden and prepare them for next season.
We also discover the beatiful people of Latinovac… read more
Due to the many new impressions, in short time and activities which make time pass slower than usual, it felt like we stayed for 1 1/2 weeks. We participated three times in Zen-morning rituals, which were totally new for us and which started our days in a silent and nice structured way preventing high performance… read more
For sure it was a bit different experience than normal workaway in… read more
First, easy going and accepting the possibility to experience zazen-sitting meditation, tea ceremony and recitating being fully present. He accepted the process of learning being on the edge of comfort zone. Although with knowledge in some other spirituality field. Is… read more
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For us zen meditation was a first time and we discover and understand the beauty of it simply to practise it day by day.
The work was really comfortable and meaningful: We pick-up some fruits, maintain the house and the garden and prepare them for next season.
We also discover the beatiful people of Latinovac… read more
Due to the many new impressions, in short time and activities which make time pass slower than usual, it felt like we stayed for 1 1/2 weeks. We participated three times in Zen-morning rituals, which were totally new for us and which started our days in a silent and nice structured way preventing high performance… read more
For sure it was a bit different experience than normal workaway in… read more
First, easy going and accepting the possibility to experience zazen-sitting meditation, tea ceremony and recitating being fully present. He accepted the process of learning being on the edge of comfort zone. Although with knowledge in some other spirituality field. Is… read more
Surrounded in amazing nature, enjoying the magic of Zen Rituals and Branka's wonderful energy and positive approach. HVALA BRANKA!! :)
I stayed at this place for 20 days. Branka is a kind host. The house where I stayed, although simple, cover all the basic needs. The village is really small, is set in a rural area and has a few… read more
For interested people: This is not a usual Workaway, Branka wants to share her knowledge about Zen meditation in the first place.
Although I felt like the grandfather of the ‘mob’ , Branka and the others welcomed me with open arms and I learned much about Zen meditation and have continued the methods… read more