Help out at a yoga retreat center & organic almond and olive farm near Lanjaron, Spain

Spain

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Yoga retreat center + Organic Almond and Olive farm in gorgeous setting. Self sufficient using solar power for electricity and hot water. We harvest our almonds in autumn and olives in the winter. On-going tasks including tree pruning, vegetable garden and other farm maintenance work. Sometimes we need help with yoga teaching, house sitting or child care during yoga retreats. Ziza is Reflexologist and Yoga teacher and Yair an Acupuncturist and Yoga teacher. We host our volunteers in a beautiful Yurt with hot shower, compost Loo and swimming pool attached. The nearest village Lanjaron is a typical Spanish pueblo, Orgiva which is 15 min away by car provides colourful life.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We need help in 4 fields:
1. Karma yoga;( Prefer a yoga teacher) . Helping during our yoga retreats with child care
2. Helping with work on our organic farm; Olives, Almonds and vegetable gardens.
3. House sitting.
4. General maintenance work.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Hebrew: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodations could varied between a house with 2 rooms and Yurts with hot shower, heating in the winter, compost toilet and swimming pool.
Helpers may need to share accommodation and some time move from one accommodation to another if needed.
What else ...
In your time off you can hike on the beautiful trails around. Visit the villages around. We located 35 min walk from the Lanjaron. There is very good bus service to local villages and to Granada.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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23/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Paula) for host

i was lucky to spent two weeks in yair's and ziza's beautiful garden, and im so grateful to this very special time. i was helping with planting, fertilizing and other works outside. 5 hours work per day was just perfect, and i found the physical tasks were actually quite meditative ( " it clears your mind" like ziza said) :)
ziza and yair respects… read more

(Excellent )

21/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Oisin)

Great lovely and responsible.
Wish he could stay longer.

(Excellent )

06/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Oisin) for host

My stay with Yair and Ziza was very enjoyable. I liked the work each day and it was always very varied. They have a beautiful relaxing property and some very yummy vegetarian food. Thank you.

(Excellent )

21/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Edwin & Jessy)

Amazing lovely couple. Treasure to work and be with.
We are so happy they came and have been part of our life for 2 weeks.
Highly recommended.

(Excellent )

21/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Edwin & Jessy) for host

Thank you Ziza and Yair for the two wonderfull weeks at your place. We started with olive picking and we also got the chance to go to the mill where we got to see how the olive oil is made. It made us feel being part of the whole proces. Ziza and Yair are very straight forward in how they want things to be done and after work give you healthy food… read more

(Excellent )

06/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Nick & Julie) for host

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(Negative )

21/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (keshet) for host

The place of Ziza and Yair is very beautiful and peaceful with great natural environment. I had warm welcome and I felt at home really quick. The food that Ziza made was very delicious and healthy, and the Yoga lessons of Yair were so nice!
I had a great experience and I will definitely love to come back again!
Thank for your help and for being so… read more

(Excellent )

28/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Rocío)

Very wonderful woman, very considerate of her surroundings, open to receive and do. Very hard working, patient, pleasant to be arround, curious. It was hard for us to part from her, it felt like she was part of our family! waiting for her to come back again :)

(Excellent )

27/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Rocío) for host

I had a very good experience and I am grateful to have met this family. We connected quickly, they made me feel at home and we created a magical atmosphere. I appreciate your welcome and great heart. Thank you.

(Excellent )

16/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Roxane)

We had the pleasure of hosting Roxan and sharing nice time together.
Very responsible and hard working as well as a nice person.
Best regards,
Yair and Ziza

(Excellent )

25/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Heeral) for host

I had a great time with Yair at his place! I was able to join Yoga classes, my work was food preparation for the guests of the yoga retreat, as well as some work on the farm. I learnt so many things, ate delicious food, had lovely place to stay in the Yurt and the little house - beautiful place, would definitely recommend and would love to come… read more

(Excellent )

08/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Hayley & Keith) for host

We spent a great month at Armonia just south of Lanjaron.
Loved our time here. A real variety of work and never nothing to do. Ziza welcomed us with open arms and cooked some fabulous food. Yair shared his Yoga, Qi-gong and Bio-danza. They both shared their passion for living as ecologically and responsibly as possible with the land
We learned… read more

(Excellent )

07/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Hayley & Keith)

It was such a pleasure to share lovely time with Hayley and Kieth.
The most responsible, to the point, charming, funny and any thing good you can say would suit them.
Any job from the most simple to the most complicated they did with ease, responsibility and a smile.
It was pleasure to share their company and lough together.
On top of many… read more

(Excellent )

08/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Agneta & Jenny) for host

For us it was a great adventure to be in Armonia...We just loved it and the beautiful place full with love!!:kissing_heart:We keep it in our heart..We were housesitters for almost a month..took care of the yurts and the plants..cleaned the swimmingpool..and once in a while we welcomed tourists who came..We only met Yair the last day and he was so… read more

(Excellent )

05/12/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Ida Karin)

Ida is a wonderfull person. Big haert. Lots of energy . Open mind to learn new thing. To try new things. Very responsable. Felexebel. We miss her very much.
Yair and Ziza.

(Excellent )

30/11/2017

Left by Workawayer (Ida Karin) for host

Wonderful!!!
I’m really happy and thankful for the time I stayed in Ziza and Yairs paradise. I was so lucky to arrive in the middle of the olive harvesting, and I already miss climbing the trees with the beautiful views and picking olives in the sun, it was just great. The place they have built up is really impressing, and for me it had a magic… read more

(Excellent )

03/07/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Louise)

It was so much pleasure to spend time together with Louise.
She is responsible, mature, clean and fun to be with.
We highly recommend her.
Wishing her all the best and hope she will come again.
Yair and Ziza

(Excellent )

02/07/2017

Left by Workawayer (Louise) for host

I spent a beautiful 4 weeks here and from day one I was treated as part of the family. During my time here I helped in the gardens, the yurts, the kitchen and with general maintenance, with the occasional yoga and biodanza class as well. The positive and peaceful energy in this place and the happiness radiating from Cesa and Yair is unique and I… read more

(Excellent )

18/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Charlotta)

EXELLENT, EXELLENT, lovely responsible, hard working, fun to be with... It was great joy to have Charlotta here with us, she helped us so much in pruning our olive trees and added beautiful lovely spark to our life.
We highly recommend Charlotta.
Love, Yair and Ziza

(Excellent )

16/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Charlotta) for host

Yair and Ziza have really created their own little paradise. The location next to lanjaron is in a beautiful landscape and when working with the olive trees you have an amazing view in front of you. It is a peaceful place and the hosts are lovely and welcoming. I loved pruning the olive trees, climbing around in the sun. I lived with other… read more

(Excellent )

10/08/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Hannah)

Hannah is amazing!!
Responsible, clean, interesting, inteligente and fun to be with.
We enjoyed so much being with her and she helped us allot on the farm. We where very sad when she left and hope she will come again.
Yair and Ziza

(Excellent )

07/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (Hannah) for host

I spent one week with Ziza and Yair helping with the retreat and light gardening work then i house sat for them for a week. And I had a wonderful 2 weeks! :) Ziza and Yair are both wonderful people, made me feel so welcome and very grateful for any work. Lovely food, company and location! I will hopefully be back soon! Thankyou for everything!… read more

(Excellent )

15/02/2016

Left by Workawayer (Yasmine) for host

I helped pruning some of the many olive trees for about two weeks in January. I liked having a clear daily routine and the company and guidance of Ziza and Yair who helped along. They are very lovely people! I felt at home right from the beginning, because of their warm, open and hospitable attitude. I really enjoyed our meals together; not only… read more

(Excellent )

31/01/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Laureline)

HI LOVELY LORELINE, THANKS FOR THE REVIEW. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO HAVE YTOU AROUND. YOU ARE DEDICATED, RESPONSIBLE AND SENSITIVE. WE HAD WONDERFUL TIME WITH YOU AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. LOVE
ZIZA AND YAIR

(Excellent )

31/01/2016

Left by Workawayer (Laureline) for host

There is real work to be done here (in January mostly pruning trees and cracking almonds) but Ziza and Yair do it with us and it is a good occasion to learn about how to take care of olive trees or a vegetable garden.

The nature surrounding is beautiful, going to visit the villages and the mountain during the weekend was great. It is a very… read more

(Excellent )

12/11/2015

Left by Workawayer (Miranda) for host

What can I say… I have nothing but good words about my stay here.

Ziza and Yair have created a little heaven in and around their olive farm, a place filled with so much love, energy and care and a reminder to us all that life is truly beautiful… Yoga under the stars, beautiful walks, fantastic food, interesting conversation… Ziza and Yair… read more

(Excellent )

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