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We are currently working toward having an off grid yoga and meditation space in the mountains.
We are located just outside of one of the most picturesque mountain towns in Canada. Nestled in the mountains of a region known as the Kootenays, we call the town of Nelson home.
Our land is a part of a larger land co-op. This means, all of the members of our co-op share the ownership, responsibilities and work that is needed for our land. We are all stewards of this piece of property and strive to keep it wild, off-grid and peaceful. This makes it the perfect place to develop our retreat center.
Why a retreat center? Well, we already own 2 yoga studios in nearby towns, that provide our income. Now we want to be able to give back to our communities with a healing/retreat center. We know how important healing spaces can be and our goal is to create space where community can gather, where we can share wisdom, knowledge, yoga and meditation. We can't wait to welcome people from all over to our little piece of heaven.
This summer, we have been working at building a large regenerative swim pond. We brought in a lot of helping hands and heavy equipment and it is almost done. By the middle of June we hope to have it all finished!
In 2025 we are going to be working on our passive solar greenhouse that will increase our food production, allowing us to be even more self-sufficient. The gardens and greenhouse will be some of the main food sources for our retreat guests.
We will also be building a large platform that will house a 10M geodesic dome where we will gather to meditate and practice yoga.
We have a few other things on the drawing board too, but they depend on how much we get completed this spring.
More often than not, plans change, so send us a message if you are interested in being on our wait list, otherwise maybe we can meet in 2025!
We are looking for good natured, positive and friendly people to live, work and share with us as we make our dream a reality. In exchange for your time, we offer a beautiful off-grid mountain community with lots of hiking trails, natural spring, and creek. Proximity to rivers, lakes, and the artistic community of Nelson BC. There are many other little quaint towns and villages to explore. Our area has a rich mining heritage and if youre interested, we can go explore some old mines and ghost towns!
When you stay with us, we work hard, but we also value play time. We love to explore and enjoy the incredible area where we live, and we love to share it with our guests! So come join us and be a part of something special.
We provide meals and accommodation for our guests. We have 2 spare rooms in the house, and also we have ample areas to set up a tent! Our large deck is also great for hammocks, or a thermarest and sleeping bag.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
As you can see from our previous helpers, we are pretty relaxed and wish to make connections with our guests/workawayers. We love to show how we live in community, off grid, and how we have developed ways to lower our footprint on the planet.
Help
Generally speaking we will need you to help with:
-Any projects we have during your stay; Our Regenerative swim pond, yoga dome, wood fired hot tub and sauna, passive solar greenhouse, cabins...
-Household chores; dishes, cleaning, preparing food, and gardening
-Clearing forest for wildfire protection. Cutting dead trees and moving the dead branches to a pile to burn (spring clean up)
If the weather is hot we work as much as we can before it gets too hot to work. If it's too hot we will take a siesta or hit the river or lake to cool off. Our days aren't totally scheduled and plans change at the last minute all the time. Schedules don't really work around here, but we try and steadily work at our projects while taking time to rest, play, connect and share.
We are open to learning from you and your skills just as we hope you would be open to seeing the benefits of our way of life and learning from us! Be willing to teach us something if you see where we can improve! Many helpers have taught us better ways to do things. Don't be shy! But be willing to listen to us too!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have 2 bedrooms available in our home but there is also plenty of space to go camping on the land. We are off-grid, and although we are close to neighbouring towns, we ARE in a remote location.
What else ...
Because of our remote location we do not have septic or sewer. We use an outhouse. Trust me, it's not that scary. If I can do it, you can too!
Proper footwear is going to be important. If you show up with running shoes/skate shoes/sneakers/sandals - expect to get wet, muddy feet.
We will often take our volunteers hiking, floating down the river, to hotsprings and sightseeing. Even though we do these things occasionally, they are weather and time dependant. We usually work hard on projects when we have the time off, but we spend a lot of time relaxing and enjoying the incredible home we have as well.
We are open to people who are trying to learn better English. However, if you don't understand something - tell us you don't understand. You can't help us if you don't understand our instructions - and we can't help you learn English if you won't tell us when you don't understand.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have wifi available in the house and close by, for a digital nomad we could provide wifi but as we are remote, the speeds can sometimes be slow.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a few flat spots where you could park your campervan. depending on size, we have a few options as to where you can park
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours x 5 days
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Thank you guys. I appreciate the fantastic food, the chats, and the time.
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Thank you guys. I appreciate the fantastic food, the chats, and the time.
It's just a chicken… read more
We learned a lot about… read more
It's been a while but you 2 definitly deserve a nice feedback.
Even thought the snow came and changed the original plans of work a little bit I can still say I had a good time staying on the co-op. Experiencing the off-grid life is something I would recommend to anyone who wants to experience something diverse and new in… read more
Both of them were very busy at the time I showed up and the weather was kind of crappy, but there was still plenty of spring work to be done. The immersion in such a way of life, so far from what I've ever known as a city guy, was extremely inspiring. Jason and Troy were much more… read more
They are kind, generous, safe, fun, intelligent, open-minded, and willing to learn from you as much as they are willing to teach you what they know. They are different, but so complementary :) They are exceptional human beings and my… read more
