Karma Yoga program at Akasha Retreat Centre in Belgium

• Exchange hours per day
  5
• Accomodation Provided
  Yes
• Meals Included
  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Minimum Commitment (In Days)
  60
• Types of Help & Learning Opportunities
  Gardening & Planting, Event Help & Guest Entertainment, House Help, Kitchen & Bar Help, Spiritual Growth, Yoga Teaching or Learning

About Akasha Retreat:

At Akasha retreat, guests are presented with an invaluable chance to reside in a picturesque old monastery, nestled amidst the splendor of nature. Each day, they can partake in meditation, yoga, sound healing, and various other holistic practices, led by skilled and passionate instructors.

Beyond the structured daily program, visitors are encouraged to embrace the pleasure of being fully immersed in themselves and their environment. The surrounding area is renowned for its natural beauty, offering opportunities for leisurely bike rides, scenic walks, and visits to nearby historical landmarks. Alternatively, guests may simply revel in the tranquility and serenity found within the confines of the retreat center itself.

About Volunteer Opportunity in Belgium at Akasha Retreat:

We offer 2 ways of practicing karma yoga with us: as a resident (minimum 2 months) or as a non-resident in our center. From September 2023 on we will mostly work with non-residential karma yogis and will have the resident-option only sporadically.

​What does non-resident karma yoga involve?

As a non-resident volunteer (karma yogi) you join our team for specific retreats, always from the beginning until the end of a retreat. This is usually for about 4 days. During these days you can stay over in our center and afterwards you return home. Volunteers work an average of 5 hours a day.

​What does the work include?

Depending on both your interests and talents and our necessities, you can work in specific fields, though we ask for a flexible attitude, serving where needed. These jobs include:

• Vegan cooking (which is the main volunteer task)
• Cleaning and housekeeping
• Gardening
• Picking up/dropping off guests from nearby train station
• Teaching yoga or other related workshops (if you have the skill and education)
• Creative input

​What do we expect?

• Minimum age of 25 years old
• Clear and honest communication
• Flexible attitude
• Spiritual aspiration

​What do we offer?

• A peaceful and natural environment to reconnect with yourself.
• A sangha (= spiritual community to inspire one another and lift each other up)
• All meals and accommodation. Food will mainly be organic, is high in quality and mostly vegan.
• Daily meditation, yoga, sound healing sessions and/or evening workshops. Some specific workshops may be closed to students only.
• Opportunity to deepen your yoga/meditation/sound healing practice.
• If you have the skills and education to offer professional massage, healing sessions, coachings, etc. there could be the possibility to offer this to the guests.
• As a non-resident volunteer you can choose to stay for 1 or 2 extra nights and enjoy the calm of the monastery and nature around.
• After having served in 2 retreats you can join the upcoming 4 gatherings for free
• After having served in 3 retreats you can join 1 Akasha retreat for free (in shared room) within the following year.

​Guidelines

• No drugs or alcohol
• No smoking on the property
• Willingness to serve from a pure intention and with transparency
• Being punctual when your shift starts
• Being committed to the agreed period of volunteering

Explore what is Karma Yoga and further by visiting the website link below.

Contact Details

Exchange Type

• Home for Time

Regions

• Belgium

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