Participate in the day to day of an eco-friendly place in Morbihan, Brittany, France

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    English version:

    The name of my house means “the house of the heart” and when I arrived here I had no desire to change it! I have been living here for 5 years now, with my two greyhounds and my two little cats…, passing friends, and also with each of the workawayers who have come to help… almost from the start!

    A large house on 8,000 m2 of land with a beautiful pond, in Morbihan. From the house and part of the land, the view of the Vilaine allows you to see the boats coming from and going to the small port of Folleux which is nearby. My feeling is that this place radiates peace... and I really like to share it, hoping that anyone staying here can enjoy it!

    I am a little over 60 years old and am a psychotherapist, I mainly work with groups that I receive once a month for a few days. My tools are gestalt, psycho-corporeal and a “kind of” shamanism from Brazil which puts Nature at the center of my work.

    I transformed what was just a garage into a group accommodation, I use it for my own groups and rent it to other professionals who wish to organize residential seminars there. Recently I have also begun to organize, once a month, a show and an exhibition, just to share this place with artists and spectators.

    But even if I choose to work in the place where I leave, what I am asking to workawayers is not linked either to my groups nor to the renting of the group place. It is mainly help in the garden, in my garden... where there is something to do all year round, but what they do depends too on their tastes and also their skills!

    My ambition is to give back to this land the richness it previously had, and, as I come from the city, I am still learning and any help is welcome.

    Béatrice

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    Version française :

    La traduction du nom de ma maison est : « la maison du cœur » et quand j’y suis arrivée je n’ai eu aucune envie de changer son nom ! J’y vis depuis 5 ans maintenant, avec mes deux lévriers et mes deux petites chattes…, les amis de passage, et aussi avec chacun des workawayeurs qui se succèdent ici… presque depuis le début !

    Une grande maison sur un terrain de 8 000 m2 avec un bel étang, dans le Morbihan. Depuis la maison et une partie du terrain la vue sur la Vilaine permet de voir les bateaux qui vont et viennent vers le petit port de Folleux qui est tout près. Ma sensation est que ce lieu diffuse de la paix... et j’aime beaucoup le partager en espérant que toute personne faisant un séjour ici puisse en profiter !

    J’ai un peu plus de 60 ans et suis psychothérapeute, je travaille essentiellement avec des groupes que je reçois une fois par mois pour quelques jours. Mes outils sont la gestalt, le psychocorporel et une "sorte de" chamanisme issu du Brésil qui fait que la Nature est au centre de mon travail.

    J'ai transformé ce qui n’était qu’un garage en un gite de groupe, je l'utilise pour mes propres groupes et le loue à d'autres thérapeutes qui souhaitent y organiser des séminaires résidentiels. Depuis peu j’y organise aussi, une fois par mois, un spectacle « au chapeau » et une exposition, histoire de partager ce lieu avec artistes et spectateurs.

    Mais, même si je travaille à l'endroit où je vis, ce que je demande aux workawayers n'est lié en rien ni à mes groupes ni à la location du gite. Il s'agit essentiellement de travailler au jardin, dans mon jardin… où il y a quelque chose à y faire toute l’année, mais en réalité, ce qu'ils font reste fonction de leurs goûts et aussi de leurs compétences !

    Mon ambition est de redonner à cette terre la richesse qu'elle avait auparavant. Comme je viens de la ville, je suis encore en plein apprentissage et toute aide y est bienvenue.

    Béatrice

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Self development
    Pets
    Cooking & food
    Art & design
    Gardening
    Animals
    Nature
    Yoga / Wellness
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I speak english and portugese (Brasil), which could help at the begining, learning and practising french could be a possibility for anybody willing to. As my project is still new, participating means learning with its evolution and maybe influence it with once's skills and creativity.

  • Help

    Help

    The process of transformation and maintenance of the different spaces of the garden (pond, small wood, vegetables, etc) needs different skills (especialy gardening, craftmanship, etc.), but the more important for me is common sense and wish to participate! As I am working part of my time, I favor autonomy in the way the tasks are done.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Portuguese: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The house is comfortable and quite big, 2 spare bedroms will allow any workawayer to have his/her own space, we will be sharing all the rest of the space. Sharing food and its preparation is important to me too and allows all the exchanges which can occur on these specific times of the day.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Morbihan is a marvellous part of Bretagne with a lot of natural and historical spaces to discover. The sea is not so far from my place and the proximity of the Folleux harbor allows any water sport to be practised. Hiking trails along the river Vilaine and in the woods, nearby cities with historical, artisanal and artistical interests (La Roche Bernard, Vannes, Redon, Nantes...).

    My place is not isolated but a car (or a bike, which I can lend) is needed to go anywhere.

    My elder dog, Hazul, growls when he smells fear, so if you are not confortable with big dogs it could create a problem at least at the begining, if you like dogs he will crave your peting, as well as Rais who loves to run and play (he is 4 years old). My 2 cats are girls, named Grisette and Domino... They will love to play with anything and purr whenever you look at them...

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Good internet connexion and accomodation

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    There is room to park a van

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Dogs, but only if they are cat friendly... and friendly with other male dogs. All my animals (2 huge dogs and 2 cats) are quite friendly with others.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

Host ref number: 328435943314

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