Volunteering

Volunteer at Sadhaka

Join our volunteer team in summer 2026 for a stay of 2 to 2.5 weeks, between 27 June and 5 September 2026.
As a volunteer, you support the Tantra, Dance and Art retreat weeks at the Sadhaka centre by contributing behind the scenes to daily community life. Activities may include cleaning shared spaces, helping prepare meals, baking bread, doing shopping, gardening, DIY projects and other practical tasks — depending on your skills and interests.

You will be part of a team of approximately 14 to 18 volunteers. Each volunteer has a clear schedule of around 5 hours per day.
Alongside your volunteer hours, you are welcome to attend a daily yoga or tantra class, take part in evening activities, and enjoy space for co-creation within the team.

New possibilities in 2026

1. 27 June – 13 July
We welcome around 12 volunteers to help prepare the centre for the start of the summer retreat season. Together, we set up the festival tent, place approximately 15 tents, arrange the terrace furniture, prepare rooms and thoroughly clean the spaces to begin the season fresh and grounded.
There is a daily Tantra yoga class to join, as well as space for co-creation. This will be a cosy, connective and unique experience. You can extend your stay upto the 20th July.

2. Summer Volunteer Team 2026
Be part of our volunteer community in summer 2026 for a stay of 2 to 2.5 weeks, between Friday 10 July and Saturday 29 August.
You support the Yoga and Tantra retreat weeks by contributing to shared daily life. Tasks may include cleaning shared spaces, preparing meals for the community, doing shopping, gardening and other practical support — depending on your skills.

You will be part of a team of approximately 14 to 18 volunteers, each with their own schedule of around 5 hours per day.
In addition, you can attend a daily yoga or tantra class, join evening activities, and engage in co-creation within the team.

3. 29 August – 5 September
This is a special closing week. We welcome 6 volunteers to help bring the centre back into its winter-ready state by taking down tents, doing thorough cleaning, and storing furniture and materials.
There is a daily Tantra yoga class to attend, as well as space for co-creation. It will be a warm, connective and meaningful way to close the summer season.

4. Tantra / Yoga Teacher
We are looking for a Tantra or Yoga teacher for one week during summer 2026, in the periods 10 July – 29 August.
In this role, you offer daily workshops for the volunteer team. We offer a financial volunteer compensation, along with free accommodation and meals.
Preferably, you join the volunteer community for a week beforehand to get to know the place, the team and the group dynamic.

5. Volunteer Coordinator
We are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator for a 2.5-week period.
You enjoy holding overview, supporting people and being a connecting presence within a community. In this role, you support and motivate the volunteer team and help create a clear, supportive and smooth flow within the community.
We offer a financial volunteer compensation.

In all five cases: your stay on the campsite (own tent or campervan preferably, or our pop up tents), all meals and drinks, and participation in daily workshops and classes are included.

Volunteer profile

The volunteers are healthy, enthusiastic and independent people aged 23 to 60 who find it a challenge to receive groups of people in a hospitable way. 7 days a week you assist in taking care of the meals for the course groups and ensure that the place remains neat and clean. In addition, there is the possibility to participate in Yoga classes. The holiday atmosphere, nature, the swimming pond and the beautiful venue of Le Moulin make a working holiday at Sadhaka both inspiring and nourishing.

What do we offer?

An inspiring vibrant surrounding, a transformative space and intens time where people grow, share and be completely themselves. Your stay is intirely free. This means that meals are free and that you stay at the campsite in your own tent or caravan. (we have a few pop up tents to borrow). You do volunteer work 5 hours a day. There is a daily possibility to participate in a 2 hour morning or afternoon yoga class. You can also participate in the evening activities.

It is also possible to rent a Sadhaka tent or caravan ( 175 € bedlinen included). Unfortunately, we cannot offer a travel allowance, but we can mediate in the search for a hitch hike.

Are you interested? Email us and include your (preferably fixed) phone number and Skype name and send a recent c.v. with photo. Or sign up immediately. Then we will contact you as well as we will make a Skype appointment for an intake call.

What will you be doing?

Activities
You work independently or in couples on 1 of the following tasks:
– Preparing, maintaining and clearing the breakfast, preparing lunch **.
– The preparation, maintenance and clearing of lunch **.
– Assist the cook with dinner, kitchen service.
– Handyman, gardening
– Be the baker! learn making daily fresh bread in our wood oven!
– Doing shopping
** supplemented with household tasks like cleaning bathrooms, work in the coffee-thee-dishwashing corner, doing laundry, broom the yoga halls, etc.

The different shifts and the division of tasks are in consultation with the team, whereby each other’s wishes and preferences are taken into account as much as possible. The tasks are redistributed every week, taking into account everybody’s qualities. We ask a little flexibility, personal responsibility and self-motivation.

Responsibility

Working as a volunteer is not without obligations. You are in good mental and physical condition and have no health problems that hinder the performance of the work for Sadhaka. You sign a voluntary agreement and you pay a deposit of 100 euros which you will receive back from us after the agreed working period.

Insurance

Sadhaka is not liable for the consequences of any illness or accidents that have occurred on the spot during the stay. You have health and risk insurance or take out this insurance for that purpose. Travel insurance may be used for this purpose.

Do’s & Don’ts

Here are some things to leave at home or to think about in respect to others:

Do’s
– There are guitars and djembees, but if you have (other) instruments you play, please if you can bring it with you for jamming around the fire and mantra chantings ;-).

– Bring comfortable clothes for yoga and tantra practice, warm clothes because the nights are cold, warm socks or indoor slippers make it comfy, shower slippers, own towels, organic shampoos. Bedding is provided.

– We like exchange! So feel inspired to bring in all your skills, knowledge and experiences, that helps the community to grow in consciousness. The program will be full of joy and play that can only be explained by experience.

– There is (slow) WIFI and no signal at the domain, you will find the best connection in the community with the people around you 😉

Dont’s
– We are a place for personal growth. Therefore we don’t want alcohol or drugs on our terrain/in your body. We aim for a natural high <3

– You need to be in good physical health. You are not or have not been recently under psychological treatment, or on psychiatric medications.
Please find another place if you cannot find yourself in this choice. Please come if you are looking for a clean and healthy place to be.

– No pets aloud on the premises. Our 3 cats, 15 chickens and 7 doves love the peace of their own territory.

How to apply

Please send us your motivation, a short CV and a recent photo, along with your email address, WhatsApp number, and your preferred dates for your stay. info@sadhaka.nl
You will receive further details from Fanny and an introduction video with Chandra.

After that, you schedule an intake video call with Wim via WhatsApp, to connect and see if it feels like a mutual match.

If both sides feel aligned:

You choose and confirm your arrival and departure date together with Fanny. You complete a simple registration form. As part of the association registration, a fully refundable deposit of 75 euro is requested in order to become a full member of the association; this is returned at the end of your stay.