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We are Thibaut & Hanna and we are running a permaculture project in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes.
Thibaut is a 35 years old biologist and a secondary school science teacher specialized permaculture & self-sufficient community farming. Hanna is a 30 years old nurse, ayurvedic practitioner and specialized in medicinal and wild plants and craftmanships.
This is home to a Hare Krishna community drawing from the timeless wisdom of bhakti yoga, or devotional love. We are dedicated to offering practical ways to experience spirituality, while living in harmony with nature. Service, compassion and non-violence are some of the values that guide our transformative lifestyle. Ultimately, we aim to become a place where both seekers and adventurers can join in a global spiritual revolution.
>>> If you want to:
- Learn, deepen or put into practice your knowledge of permaculture/organic farming
- Experience a spiritual community lifestyle in harmony with nature that aims to achieve self-sufficiency in the upcoming years,
- Practice yoga in its various forms and explore its most authentic origins (bhakti yoga)
- Live daily on love and fresh water, service and happiness, music and healthy vegetarian and indian meals.
>>> And that you're willing, in exchange, to..:
- Help in the garden 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week in exchange for accommodation and hearty vegetarian meals.
Then you've got to come and try the experience!
This is a mix of permaculture and bhakti-yoga.
It's a new form of ecological agriculture rooted in Vedic principles such as compassion, service, self-awareness, meditation and respect for all living beings. The project started 4 years ago and is part of the spiritual community in the Ardennes. It is a spiritual community of around a hundred people (from dozens of different countries; we speak over 10 different languages) who live according to Vedic principles (as set out above) and is aiming to reach self-sufficiency in the upcoming years (via the project). Here we practice a way of life in harmony with nature and in reconnection with our true self. We are an "asbl" (non-profit-making organization).
>>> Simple rules:
- No consumption of meat, eggs, fish or intoxicants of any kind (alcohol, cigarettes).
- No noise after 10pm
- Respect for others and community life
- Respect for the work, the permaculture project and the rules in place.
>>> Extras:
We can pick you up at Barvaux station when you arrive and leave. For any additional transport, it's often easy to organise it as there are many community members with a car and happy to share their journey with you.
- We are situated in the Belgium Ardennes. It's a region of extensive forests expanding from France to Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. The community is a 48 hectares plot of land and includes a lot of forests, as well as a beautiful 40min promenade "The bhagavad gita walk" among them. Many possibilities for hiking and cycling around!
- The community hosts a lot of different activities including daily Indian traditional music meditation sessions, spiritual program, yoga and spiritual ceremonies. Every saturday, we go to a different city in Belgium and perform some music in the streets. There are more than 20 festivals (Holy festival, Krishna's birthday...) organised in a year. There are also other activities like football, volleyball and so on. There is a bakery, a boutique, a library, a restaurant and a stable with 3 beautiful cows (giving some milk), a calf and 3 amazing oxen.
- Shopping and any city life facilities are possible in one of the nearest city: Marche-en-Famenne, Durbuy, Barvaux...
- Durbuy is a historical and medieval beautiful city situated 10min away from us.
- In summer, we often go in Esch-sur-Sûre to swim and relax. It's a beautiful clearwater lake situated 1h away from us with beaches, cliffs and forests around.
- Other activities around us includes: Durbuy Adventure valley, Les grottes de Han, Le tombeau du Géant, Les ménirs de Wéris...
Send us a message if you're interested in the experience :)
Thibaut & Hanna
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
- Learn, deepen or put into practice your knowledge of permaculture/organic farming
- Experience a spiritual community lifestyle in harmony with nature that aims to achieve self-sufficiency in the upcoming years,
- Practice yoga in its various forms and explore its most authentic origins (bhakti yoga)
- Live daily on love and fresh water, service and happiness, music and healthy vegetarian and indian meals.
Help
- Help in the garden 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week in exchange for fully equiped accommodation and daily hearty vegetarian meals.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
The accomodation is a fully equiped dormitory. There is a room for men and another one for women. Mattresses and litter are provided. Both dormitory's have their own bathroom. Laundry and Wifi are available.
What else ...
We can pick you up at Barvaux station when you arrive and leave. For any additional transport, it's often easy to organise it as there are many other community members with a car and happy to share their journey with you.
> We are situated in the Belgium Ardennes. It's a region of extensive forests expanding from France to Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. It is a 48ha plot of land and therefore includes a lot of forests as well as a beautiful 40min promenade "The bhagavad gita walk" among them. Many possibilities for hiking and cycling around!
> The community hosts a lot of different activities including daily indian traditional music meditation sessions, spiritual program, yoga and spiritual ceremonies. Every saturday, we go to a different city in Belgium and perform some music in the streets. There are more than 20 festivals (Holy festival, Krishna's birthday...) organised a year. There are also other activities like football, vollyball and so on. There is a bakery, a boutique, a library, a restaurant and a stable with 2 beautiful cows (giving some milk) and 3 amazing oxen.
> Shopping and any city life facilities are possible in one of the nearest city: Marche-en-Famenne, Durbuy, Barvaux...
> Durbuy is a historical and medieval beautiful city situated 10min away from us.
> In summer, we often go in Esch-sur-Sûre to swim and relax. It's a beautiful clearwater lake situated 1h away from us with beaches, cliffs and forests around.
> Other activities around us includes: Durbuy Adventure valley, Les grottes de Han, Le tombeau du Géant, Les ménirs de Wéris...
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Limited internet access
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We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
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Hanna en Tibo laten je ongelofelijk op je gemak voelen, twee bijzondere én bijzonder lieve mensen. Tibo vindt het belangrijk dat het werken in… read more
With Mana you will have a hardworking, funny, enthousiastic volunteer who loves to learn new things and is very open to discover life in a community!
Thank you Mana for all your hard work and warm associations and we really look forward seeing you again!
Hanna and Tibo are sweet and available. They are always ready to listen and ask if there is any problem. Since they came to pick me up at the station they have been kind, with them nothing remains without explanation.… read more
First of all, Tibo and Hanna are two wonderful souls who welcome you warmly and make you feel at home from day one. They give you space to settle in, but they’re also there to invite you to different plans and activities,… read more
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Hanna en Tibo laten je ongelofelijk op je gemak voelen, twee bijzondere én bijzonder lieve mensen. Tibo vindt het belangrijk dat het werken in… read more
With Mana you will have a hardworking, funny, enthousiastic volunteer who loves to learn new things and is very open to discover life in a community!
Thank you Mana for all your hard work and warm associations and we really look forward seeing you again!
Hanna and Tibo are sweet and available. They are always ready to listen and ask if there is any problem. Since they came to pick me up at the station they have been kind, with them nothing remains without explanation.… read more
First of all, Tibo and Hanna are two wonderful souls who welcome you warmly and make you feel at home from day one. They give you space to settle in, but they’re also there to invite you to different plans and activities,… read more
I learned so much about the garden and nature. The community is wonderful, peaceful and kind. I'm looking forward to… read more
The garden is beautiful and it was a privilege to work there each day; learning new and exciting things about permaculture. Both Thibaut and Hanna are… read more
All the best and hopefully see you another time!
I enjoyed working in the garden a lot, such… read more
I've stayed for two weeks and would have loved to stay longer, but the dorm was getting busy.
- the garden is very peaceful and beautiful place and starting your day there is trually amazing and leaves you… read more
She is really friendly, funny and a very hardworking girl!
Thank you so much Michaela and we would love to see you again
Thank you for all your work and nice associations Istvan, and see you another time!
He has a clear understanding about farming, learns super fast, and is also bringing great social dynamics into the group we had.
You can tell he has a lot of experience in travelling, farming, and life in general, but also in… read more
She is hardworking, easy-going, flexible, and always willing to help. She is a quick learner with a lot of knowledge about spirituality and is open to alternative ways of living. She loved being in the kirtans and we shared some very nice moments together as well in the garden as outside the… read more
I arrived the day after they had 2 festivals so we started off pretty slow and… read more
He joined also for some community festivals and we have had some really great conversations together.
With Joey you will have a volunteer who… read more
Thank… read more
Are you thinking about tackling this project? Do it.
First things first, Hannah and Thibaut are the most open and warm people you can meet. Thibaut has such great stories to tell and has a super great sense of humor. The atmosphere in the garden is therefore always relaxed and funny.
It's really nice how many people come… read more
With Anika you will have a volunteer who can: work really hard and precisely, has clear communication of what she wants and… read more
Hanna & Thibaut in particular make this place a unique, wonderful experience for me. They are a unique team, two fabulous individuals.
They are caring, connecting, helpful, open, flexible, loving, solution-oriented, respectful, always have an ear for needs or concerns, and are happy to share their wealth of knowledge, often with a… read more
This was my third experience with workaway but by far my favorite one.
I stayed for 2 weeks and volunteered in the garden. It's very inspiring to see this project unfold from closeby. Tibo was always happy to answer any questions you had about Permaculture. The work in the garden varied from… read more
About the work as a volunteer: the project is super interesting and you can learn about natural and sustainable… read more
I remember when I first contacted Hanna and Thibaut on Workaway, expressing that, in my opinion, their project was the most beautiful and meaningful among all I had seen on the site, not just limited to profiles in Belgium.
Well, I was right – it was simply incredible! I feel immensely fortunate to have had the… read more
Thibaut & Hanna are so careful and made eveything to make us feel good, and enjoy our stay. You will learn soooo much… read more
The permaculture project of Hanna and Thibeau is a place where nature, history, and sustainable and spiritual living are… read more
I got an awesome tour of the place when I arrived. You will never get bored of learning new things there. :))
I stayed in the mens dorm, which first I was a bit hesitant about because of not so nice previous experiences in dorms, but… read more
The Hare Krishna Community is very interesting but also very intense. I was not able to… read more
