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Wonderfull Workawayers of the World: Welcome! :)
I'm Blai, and I work for the conscious (r)evolution of human life. I'm currently developing a Center, a Method, some Crafts and a series of Retreats, and doing my best to live by, and contribute to, a new holistic Paradigm.
Let's dive in:
CENTER. Based on permaculture design principles and techniques, I'm developing a forest healing biotop. Stunning views, beautiful paths, some huts, compost toilets, meeting places, raised garden beds, a big Bell tent, some fruit trees, an old stone cottage… a work-in-progress piece of paradise which serves as a gathering spot and a small retreat center.
METHOD. Since 2016 I'm conceiving the Vitalintegral Method: an holistic framework and integrative system, a toolbox for personal conscious transformation, a panoramic and profound process to cultivate inner peace, exercise mental power and build positive character traits.
CRAFTS. With the help of volunteers and collaborators, using natural and up-cycled materials, I'm producing the Papers for Progress, a special kind of stationary (not for sale for now) which is used in the retreats as the material base, the physical support, of the Vitalintegral Method.
RETREATS. The retreats I organize and facilitate are based on the Vitalintegral Method and are a series of seven weekends in a one-year process. The participants learn and experience some of the most important notions and useful tools for self-knowledge, self-creation, self-organization, self-care and self-improvement.
PARADIGM. An integral (r)evolution towards a New Earth based on Love, Truth and Freedom is what is urgently and absolutely needed. To reach such a wide and deep transformation, we first need to conceive a new holistic paradigm -which is already emerging- and put it progressively into practice -which is quite an adventure. I've studied philosophy and been involved in cultural, ecological, political and social movements and initiatives for the last 20 years. I've given dozens of workshops and public lectures on strategy, vision and organization for holistic social change and written many articles on those matters.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
My place may be a very appropriate context to learn, experience and practice various methods, techniques and frameworks to develop the potential of the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of our human experience: Positive Psychology, Integral Theory, Yoga, Mindfulness, Meditation, Perennial Philosophy, Sedona Method, Lifebook, Productivity Systems and Hacks, Journaling, Working Out,… and, of course, the Vitalintegral Method.
Help
Depending on your interests and skills, on one hand, and on the current needs of my projects, on the other, you may work in crafting, creating, cultivating, caring and/or cooking.
More details:
CRAFT. Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you have some experience in handcrafting? Folding and cutting papers, gluing, painting, sewing, washing,... Relaxing tasks which you can do while listening to music and/or podcasts.
CREATE. If you are painter, a graphic designer, an illustrator, a videographer, a photographer and/or a web master and would like to help me in some of these fields, we might find a way to put your creative skills and passions at work.
CULTIVATE. I'm cultivating raised gardening beds and developing a permacultural forest, so sometimes there's the need to cut down some pine trees and plant some other species, move some soil, dig, water, build, repair...
COOK. If you have some experience as a vegetarian-vegan cook, you might be able to help me with that in some moments.
CARE of the house: painting, cleaning, decorating...
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
The usual accommodation is a beautiful rustic apartment in the tranquil square of a tiny rural village: it has WiFi and all the other basic comforts of modern life.
Occasionally, some workawayers are also accommodated in the Bell Tent in the forest center, which has stunning views of the hills and the fields nearby, the Pyrenees mountains and the Mediterranean sea, but does not have electricity, hot water or Wifi.
What else ...
AREA. L'Alt Empordà is one of the most beautiful areas of Catalonia, where the Pyrenees meet the Mediterranean. I'm not far from the beaches of Sant Martí d'Empúries -with its Greek ruins and old villages-, Sant Pere Pescador -with it's natural park and huge bay-, or Cap de Creus, with impressive landscapes. The train station is 3 km away from the village apartment and 10km away from the forest center, and with the train you can easily go to Girona, Figueres or Barcelona. I can lend you a good bike to explore the local area by yourself.
EXCHANGE. There’s two options of exchange. The Option A is the all-included which involves working 5 hours per day, 5 days a week, and you get the accommodation and all the food. The Option B involves 3 hours of work per day, 5 days a week, and doesn't include the food. We will decide which of this two exchange modalities suits us better; and it’s possible to do a combination of both -one week for each, for example.
FOOD. I consume mostly organic and locally produced food. In case we exchange with Option B, you will be able to buy your own groceries from local stores and/or supermarkets. In both option A and B you will have full access to a kitchen to prepare your own meals, and we will cook and eat together somtimes: we will go with the flow.
Keep well! :)
Blai
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
3 or 5 hours per day, 5 days a week
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With lots of intelligence and a good dose of humor, compassion and kindness, she is a wonderful workawayer. Trustworthy, responsible, adaptable, independent, straight-forward, willing to learn and contribute. Always smiling and always ready for a new challenge, a shared silence or an… read more
Blai naturally embodies his passion for personal growth in the way he guides you in the given tasks. He explains them clearly, does regular check-ins, gives empowering feedback, and ensures a variety… read more
I’ve written articles for twenty years and I can surely tell you that Lauren has a talent -and a passion- for the written communication. If… read more
Grateful for your visit here, dear Amanda, and looking forward to receive news from you… read more
Jesse is a really awesome guy and, for me, a PERFECT workawayer: very smart, responsible, independent and adaptable; super positive, empathic and considerate; cheerful but also serious; hard-working and strong; very skilled with both manual labor and intellectual and creative endeavors; with and endless will to understand and learn more… read more
I am deeply grateful that I had the opportunity to be part of his great projects!
Blai is an absolutely wonderfull host and human. He is full of knowledge that he loves to share, absolutely creative and inspiring, warm and helpful. I felt at home from the first minute!
We had a beautiful change between forest… read more
She is a young lady exploring the planet, learning many skills and ideas, and searching for her most genuine purpose, her life task, her mission in our world.
Since a very young age Brigitte has felt an intense connection to Gaia, to the Earth as a living… read more
She was always willing to do her best to help me and to learn and share skills and ideas.
She is very intelligent and creative, independent and emphatic, funny and charming, open-minded and easy-going, and peaceful as the countryside landscapes in Ireland,… read more
From the beginning I enjoyed all of his meals, that's why I soon started cooking the same way and still do.
I also discovered my love… read more
