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We are Thibaut & Hanna and we are running a permaculture project in a spiritual community situated 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.
>>> 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 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:
I personally 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 (including myself) with a car and happy to share their journey with you. Otherwise there might also be a possibility to rent the community car for a day.
- 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
Language practice
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 5 hours a day, 5 days a week in exchange for fully equiped accommodation and daily hearty vegetarian meals. The accomodation is a fully equiped dormitory. There is a room for men and another one for women. Mattresses and litter are provided. You can access a fully equiped bathroom anytime during the day. Laundry and Wifi are also available.
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. They can access a fully equiped bathroom anytime during the day. Laundry and Wifi are available.
What else ...
I personally 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 (including myself) with a car and happy to share their journey with you. Otherwise there is also a possibility to rent the community car for a day.
> 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...
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
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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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
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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
