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We are creating a yoga centre/ecohealing retreat in the heart of the Dominican rainforest. The 2017 hurricane season set us back by destroying our newly built yogashala. We have over 3 acres of land surrounded by forest reserve and bordered by a small river. The project is off the grid and we hope to be completely self sufficient by growing our own fruits and vegetables. Primarily we are looking for carpenters/natural builders to rebuild the yogashala and some new accommodation. We have a stock of beautiful hardwoods from the surrounding forest of trees that fell during the hurricane. We also need help in the garden. We focus on living simply and in harmony with the nature.
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Jardinagem
Construção/faça você mesmo
Ajuda em fazenda
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
This is an invitation to immerse yourself in pure and pristine nature. We cook on fire and live simply. Dominica has an abundance of plantlife, tropical flora and fauna. There are 365 rivers, waterfalls, hot springs, sulphur. This is the Nature Isle of the Caribbean. The retreat centre will dedicated to the practice of yoga and natural healing with the many medicinal herbs and bush to explore and experience.
Ajuda
We are primarily looking for carpenter/natural builders. We have many repairs after the passing of hurricane Maria. The main building which is a small roundhouse has a reciprocal roof which needs repairing. We also need to totally rebuild the yogashala and create some "handmade" organic shelters as accomodation.The wood for construction is sourced from the surrounding forest. We hope to limit our use of concrete and build with the abundance of natural materials we have around us.
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Francês: Fluente
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Acomodação
Accomodation will be in a wooden roundhouse. Food will be mostly vegetarian. We grow our vegetables in our garden and have chickens providing us with fresh eggs. Water is pristine and pure from the river. The surrounding area produces mainly dasheen, citrus, banana, plantain, coffee and cacao.
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Not far from the centre is the beautiful Emerald pool, and Spannys waterfall. Dominica is blessed with an abundance of rivers and waterfalls, and has hiking trails all over the island. Dominica is also famous for whale watching and free diving. If you like living close to nature then this is perfect. Not ideal for somebody who likes all their creature comforts and a fridge! This is roots style. We are a married couple with our two young children.
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- Acesso à internet
- Acesso à internet limitado
- Temos mascotes
- Somos fumantes
- Pode hospedar famílias
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
Mais de 2
Horas previstas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 765534634353

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2 out. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Romain & Véronique) para o anfitrião

Nous sommes restés 2 semaines avec Emma, Erickson, Sierra, Ninon et les animaux 😉. Nous avons vécu une très belle expérience d'immersion en leur compagnie 😉. Il s'agit d'un endroit magnifique, magique tout en harmonie avec la nature 😉. Nous avons eu de nombreux échanges avec nos hôtes 😉. De plus nous avons beaucoup appris sur la manière de vivre… read more

(Excelente )

5 dez. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Lien ) para o anfitrião

We had an amazing stay with Emma and her family in their little piece of paradise. They are really sweet and welcoming and it felt like we were part of the family. Living with them thaught us a lot every day, and living in a beautiful place like that was unique... Drinking water from the river, being surrounded by nature, no distractions from… read more

(Excelente )

18 out. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Rebecca) para o anfitrião

We stayed with Sierra, Nickson, Emma and Erickson for several weeks and it has been a beautiful experience. They welcomed us warmly into their home, and it was exactly this kind of experience we needed in this time of our lives. The river is amazing and we spent many hours there playing, getting drinking water, swimming, bathing, washing laundry… read more and the dishes etc. The entire land is lush and green, the temperatures were never too hot or anywhere close to cold (for us at least, coming from Scandinavia) and the ground is soft and gentle - we walked barefoot all the time. It was wet and muddy on most days, but that was no problem at all for us. (Otherwise, you can wear rain boots or sandals that are suitable for wet conditions.) We found that wet bags were helpful to have to protect things from the high humidity die to the many rainfalls. And a headlight to find the way after dark and some environmentally friendly soap bars to wash ourselves and our clothes that can safely go out into the precious river water. (And you can also offer the family to bring anything along from Europe or the US etc. in case you travel from there, since some things are very hard to get in or get shipped to Dominica.) Our biggest challenge for us was that we and our tummies are used to eating much more fruit and vegetables, and it is basically a day trip to the market (or supermarket) in Roseau.

We helped with different sorts of work, such as weeding, clearing and deepening drains, carrying rocks and sand, building/fixing walking paths, talking care of the girl etc. We enjoyed it much, and I feel extremely thankful for the great flexibility so that it was also really good for the kids.

It was wonderful to live with hardly any machines and electronics, to live so much outdoors, to experience the rainforest and live aligned with the rhythm of the place and to be in connection with the elements so much.

Thank you, beautiful family, for all your generosity and hospitality!

Thank you, sweet Sierra, for soooooo much playing, trust, fun and togetherness - you are missed sooooo much!!! Thank you, dear Nickson, for your help, laughter and for sharing a bit about your life! Thank you, dear Emma, for inviting us into your space, for all your courage and dedication to create this place, for your creativity, for all your help and flexibility with us! Thank you, dear Erickson, for wonderful meals, your thoughtfulness, your help and for sharing knowledge about plants, planting and Dominican life! And thanks to all plants and animals around, but especially the little white kitten - someone is longing for you so, so much every day...!

Sending much love and gratitude to all of you!

(Excelente )

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2 out. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Romain & Véronique) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

5 dez. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Lien ) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

18 out. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Rebecca) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

7 out. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Zoé) para o anfitrião

Emma Erickson, Sierra and Nickson are adorable and welcoming people, we spend 2 weeks in an eden garden, à bubble cut from time and civilisation, if you love to be in a relaxing place where nature is surounding the area. We had learn from the local products and the dominican dishes of Erickson and the yoga practice of Emma ! Our jobs where… read more

(Excelente )

25 abr. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Marion) para o anfitrião

Je suis restée plus de 3 semaines chez Emma et sa merveilleuse famille. Un séjour enrichissant, ressourçant, apaisant et qui fait du bien tant au corps qu'au mental. Des journées rythmées par le yoga et la méditation qu'Emma aime et sait transmettre. Le travail se fait dans la bonne humeur, mais il est important de s'adapter pour profiter au… read more

(Excelente )

3 mar. 2019

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Florent & Anaïs) para o anfitrião

Emma and her family hosted us for 1 week. It's a fantastic place, deepely rooted in the Dominican rain forest. Their home is located 40 minutes by walking from the closest bus stop.
We enjoyed cooking the very fresh vegetables from the garden on an open flamme, sleeping in a tent and bathing in the river which is running along their garden.
We… read more

(Excelente )

10 fev. 2019

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Esther & Vincent) para o anfitrião

Emma and Erickson introduced us into WorkAway and we are definitely hooked! Their hospitality and generosity are enormous. Vincent built a garden path and Esther designed a new yoga shala. They are very easy going people and happy to teach everything they know. We did yoga every morning and sometimes cooked as well, but mostly Erickson made us… read more

(Excelente )

14 jan. 2019

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Marlene) para o anfitrião

My stay at Emma's place was short but very impressive!
Emma and her family are really nice and made me feel comfortable. I enjoyed sleeping in the tent, the healthy food and the life in pure nature!

(Excelente )

6 jan. 2019

Deixado pelo Workawayer (AnnaGaspar) para o anfitrião

Immersed deeply in beautiful jungle, we have spent 3 amazing weeks with Emma and her family.
Isolated, 40 minutes walk from the main road, you will have the chance to experience pure nature life- living in tent, shower in cristal clear river, cooking on wood fire & eating local garden food.
However, we were not very lucky with the weather, we… read more

(Excelente )

3 dez. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (CALIXTO) para o anfitrião

I stayed for a few days with Emma and her family and it was a great experience that I highly recommend!
Lovely family

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