Yoga, meditation, biking, hiking, climbing and help with the communal permaculture garden in Rhône-Alpes, France

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  Description

  10 years ago with two other couples I bought a 1980s farm building with land and we split it into 3 apartments. We share the land around the building and finished the interior work. We have put in some garden beds, a chicken coop, some fruit trees, and have started construction of a walapini (a greenhouse that is slightly underground) - all with the aim of stewarding the land, growing food, and being a bit more self-sufficient using some permaculture principles. It is under 1 acre, so it's a small-scale project, not a farm.
  
  I live here with my wife Brya. I’ve studied permaculture and have been putting it into practice in the garden, taking it a step further each year. I’ve also found myself getting deeper into yoga, meditation and ecstatic dance in the last 5 years. It was through these interests and traveling that I met Brya who is a Tantra teacher. We have a vision to collaborate with others in the wide world of ‘well-being’ and permaculture to host workshops, retreats and mini-festivals, whether in this area or around the world.
  
  Regeneration of all kinds is also our focus. Regeneration of land, ecosystems, food systems, economies, energy systems, education, health and beyond. We’re also interested in conscious communication, indigenous ways of knowing, creative alchemy and the ongoing global shift towards interbeing and collaboration. In the future we'd love to collaborate in a larger permaculture land project and live in an eco-village, but we don't know yet where that would be.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Ferme

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Montagne

  

  Randonnée

  

  Danse

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Camping

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Dan can teach some basic permaculture & building skills and Brya can teach yoga/meditation/Tantra. On Friday mornings, Brya leads a small community yoga class in our main living area, which you're welcome to join. Every few months she hosts a Yoga and Breathwork workshop here as well.
  
  The house is situated in a beautiful mountainous location with many hiking and biking opportunities as well as climbing and via Ferrata nearby. I have an assortment of basic bikes that can be borrowed.
  
  Morzine is the nearest biggish town (15mins drive), and the much bigger Thonon-Les-Bains on Lac Leman is 30 mins drive away. There is also a bus service to both places and beyond.

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  Aide

  I have a number of tasks in mind including gardening (vegetable area, grass-cutting, possible hay-making for chickens and general maintenance). Chickens are shared with the other household, so there will likely be a little work looking after them. We also have a project building a semi-subterranean greenhouse which we plan to finish by spring 2027. Help preparing meals, mainly evening dinner. Cleaning. Could be a mixture of these depending on one's skills, interests, length of stay and time of stay.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Espagnol: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  3 bedroom newly renovated ground floor apartment. You’d have your own room and would be sharing the apartment mostly with Dan and Brya, or possibly another work-awayer or friends (this would be discussed beforehand). All bedding/towels provided, washing machine, WiFi and all household basics. Food can be discussed based on skills, diet, interest etc. We're flexitarian, eating mostly white meat, fish, dairy, vegetarian and vegan. We're gluten-free.

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  Autres infos...

  Dan works as a gardener so is not at the house all the time. Brya is at home more often. We're mostly social in the home and enjoy sharing meals but we also like balance - like many people, we occasionally prefer to do our own thing, especially if we have a lot going on. Flexibility is welcomed!

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  WiFi is good here (we use Starlink), with use of my neighbour’s network as back-up. 4G is also OK here. I work from home around 2 days a week and am out gardening for 2-3. At the weekend I’m usually in and out of the house/garden or out playing in the mountains.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  It is sloped parking so you’d need ramps. It is also not very wide so only good for smaller vehicles.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Would need to be discussed first.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Chickens

  Possible help required feeding and cleaning. We have only 7 chickens (possibly 4 more this spring), so they don't require much work.

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