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Dear friends,
We are a small Yoga Ashram near the beach and have two meditation huts in the garden available for someone to stay in, who would like to experience living in this ashram environment. An ashram is a place for working on self-development and social harmony, through practising various kinds of yoga, including the exercises, relaxation & breathing techniques, meditation, selfless service (Karma Yoga), chanting and prayers.
Our ashram is a part of the international chain of system . Although we only teach this yoga system here, we welcome help of all sorts from individuals and couples who are interested in developing or strengthening a spiritual practice and their own personal growth. We aim to find work for people that they enjoy doing. We have a variety of tasks needing workers, from maintaining and enhancing the vegetable gardens, hothouse, general gardens, as well as painting and maintaining the building, cleaning, cooking, preparing for yoga classes, workshops and resetting the space after them. In general, we ask volunteers to work 3 hours work per day (5 days a week). The day generally follows this routine:
7.30am : Morning Prayer (Arati) - optional
7.45-9am : Individual yoga/meditation practice
9.30am : Breakfast
10am-1pm : Work
1pm-3pm : Quiet free time
4.30-5.30pm: Dinner
7:30-8.45pm Yoga class
9pm: Evening Prayer - optional
9.30pm: Silence till morning
We are looking for 1-2 people ideally for minimum 2 weeks up to 1 month of staying here. Longer term would have to be discussed individually. The helping time as indicated on our ashram schedule is about 3 hours a day, 5 days a week. Weekends free.
The meals are not offered as a part of our exchange, you would need to get your own. There are plenty shops around where you can get the groceries.
We are 5 min from the beach, which extends up the coast for 42km, so lot of walking can be done if you would like to. Also on the other side we are surrounded by hills, not very high but enough to have a good steep walk exercise. Generally it is very nice location here, only 1 hour driving from Wellington and yet with the feel of being outside the town in clean and quite environment.
Please be aware that the ashram is a monastic environment and we follow certain rules that may not be part of your usual daily life, such as:
- periods of silence
- no music or TVs etc..
- modest clothes
- high level of cleanliness
- daily prayers
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Events & social
Vegetarian or vegan
Self development
Charity work
Carpentry
Gardening
Plant care
Beach
Yoga / Wellness
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will meet lot of people here as we have about 70-100 students of Yoga and Meditation coming here every week. Our ashram manager is originally from Slovakia in case you are from Slovakia or Czech republic, we will understand your language here :)
Help
We will need a help with day to day cleaning, gardening in our small back and front garden and if you have skills with computers you would be also useful in our ashram office should you wish. Any building skills are also appreciated to do some maintenance tasks on our buildings. A seance for details is most appreciated.
Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
Slovak: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodation is in our small but wonderful garden hut and/or one room in our main building. The huts are equipped with simple cooking facilities to heat up the meals if you need to, but cooking is done in our kitchen in the ashram. There is a shower in the garden with hot water, outdoor full functional toilet as well as drinking water.
What else ...
We are only 1 hour from wellington, so if you would like to go and see the city of course you can, the train connection is very good. Otherwise lot of nice walks are here, long beach, public library, few shops to get the necessary things and much more.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
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
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Soon as I arrived at the Ashram, I fell in love with it. The quiet environment, the serene and peaceful feeling just calmed and soothed my heart, what I needed at that point of time.… read more
It is a place that has inspired me a lot, it has helped me connect with myself, to enjoy being relaxed.
Swami is very attentive and also gives you your space. He is very respectful.
The room is super nice.
I was also able to participate in yoga classes, satsang, etc. It is a gift.
I feel very… read more
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Soon as I arrived at the Ashram, I fell in love with it. The quiet environment, the serene and peaceful feeling just calmed and soothed my heart, what I needed at that point of time.… read more
It is a place that has inspired me a lot, it has helped me connect with myself, to enjoy being relaxed.
Swami is very attentive and also gives you your space. He is very respectful.
The room is super nice.
I was also able to participate in yoga classes, satsang, etc. It is a gift.
I feel very… read more
He's been very kind, friendly and helpful throughout my stay. We had some really interesting and profound spiritual conversations. He's one of those wise human beings you find in your travels making them so special.
I was invited every day to join the yoga… read more
The daily tasks are very diverse and depend on what is to do from day to day. Which it makes for me never boring. I did everything from gardening, cleaning to carwashing :)… read more
I learned a lot at Madhuram place. He did all to make me feel like home. Thank you very much Swami, I hope I'll come back and I visit you again.
The place is very quiet and relaxing and extremely close to the beach so you can always get there in less than 5 minutes!
I had many interesting conversations with Swami and did a lot of yoga and meditation which really helped my body and my mind.
The work is very easy and you… read more
Om shanti
Om Shanti
Swami Madhuram
