Come and help out at our ecological retreat centre near Gouloux, Morvan, France

Detalles

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  Descripción

  We, Erik and myself, live in France (Morvan, protected area in the Bourgogne), since three years. We started a small ecological non profit retreat centre for (trans)personal growth (I am a psychotherapist, Erik a coach / trainer).
  We have a place of nearly two hectares, with a flower garden, a beginning foodforest, a greenhouse, an outdoor kitchen/living room, a beautiful field with trees to camp.
  We created cosy rooms and a guest-kitchen indoors, in the granite farmhouse built in 1842. Soon we will also have a modern Tiny House.
  We have come here to step out of the enormous pace of western society. And because we wanted to create a safe space for what is really essential in life, in our view. Instead of fighting against the flood of things, that we see as damaging life.
  The silence here is profound en gentle. As well as the darkness and heaven of stars during the night.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda informática
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We come from The Netherlands, are living in France nowadays. We both did a lot of things during our lives. We like to tune in to the stories and the wishes of those that come here. We love to share our knowledge on sustainable materials and sustainable gardening and sustainable living. And, if wanted, on psychology and meditation. Wich does not mean at all that we have therapeutical intentions whatsoever.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  We would like you to be willing to learn and able to help independently on tasks, when they have been properly explained. For instance, if we ask you to weed the garden, we cannot stay with you all the time.
  We do appreciate your own ideas, knowledge, creativity and inspirations. We will only offer tasks that does not need a qualification. But for sure, if you have some more specialised skills to deploy: you are very welcome.
  Since we live remote and do projects on a small scale, being on your own sometimes should not be a problem. But usually there are some other guests here. We will provide three meals a day, which do not all three have to be eaten in a group. That depends to what extend each of us wants to have a private live. Daily coffee and tea breaks we also join.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Holandés: Fluido
  Alemán: Intermedio
  Francés: Intermedio

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  Alojamiento

  Depending on the time of year you come, we offer you a big tent, in which you can stand upright, with a bed, chair and table. You can use the wel equipped outdoor-kitchen, which is also a kind of a living room. In colder periodes you can stay in a truly lovely guestchambre, combined with an livingroom, with kitchen and woodstove. We have at least one meal a day together, which we prepare together or in shifts. Since we have three kitchens alltogether (inclusing the one in our private house), you will have all opportunity to also run your own little houshold, the way you like.

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  Algo más...

  Wifi is provided. We have a car, but that one is not be used to go out, unless we go together. We are willing to bring you to the nearest place of public transport. You can lend our (electric bike). Walking trails and mountainbike trails are all over the place. 4 km away from us you can find a big lake to swim in. Cities and places that are interesting in this area: Veselay (famous basilic for pergrims), Avalon, Autun, Bibracte (remains of a Celtic village). In saulieu we go to the market and do our shoppings
  
  We do not go out a lot ourselves, because we had so much building to do up to now. And also we like just to be in our own paradise. Erik plays the guitar and the piano. I sing. I also make art. I give lessons Embodiment Stretching, wich can be seen as an eclectic non-dogmatic form of yoga. You can join Erik in a short meditation at the end of the day, if you feel like. He will be happy to give instructions.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Only small campervans

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  This depends on how your pest behaves and how you take care of them. let's speak about it.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week