Volunteering
- Over 15 years of experience
- Attractive prices
- Beautiful place in the middle of nature
- Sustainable stay
- Good facilities (swimming pond, sauna, water from a natural spring)
Volunteer at Sadhaka
Be part of our volunteer team in summer 2024! Wednesday 10th of July to Friday 6th of September for a stay of 2 to 2,5 weeks to support the Conscious Dance – Yoga and Tantra week retreats* at the Sadhaka center, helping behind the scenes cleaning, making peanut butter, baking bread, doing shopping, gardening, etc. depending your skills.
You are in a team of approximately 15 to 18 volunteers. Every volunteer has its own working schedule of 5 hours. Next to your working hours you can attend a daily yoga class, the evening activities with the participants and there is possibilty for co-creation within the team.
* 30th of August to 6th of September is a special week! It’s the end of the retreatseason, without participants or retreats: we take in 8 volunteers for exactly this week to help us bring the center back in its original state, by braking down tents, cleaning, replacing fourniture etc. There is a daily Tantra yoga class to atttent. It will be a cosy, connective and unique experience.
Dates of arrival to choose from:
10 July, 26 July, 2 August, 9 August, 16 August, 30 August
Dates of departure to choose from:
29 July, 5 August, 12 August, 30 August, 6 September
2. We are looking for 3 Team Coördinators this summer! We want to be a safe and inspiring environment for people to learn and grow. Are you a multi tasker, you love people and happy to be the spider in the web of a retreat center? We offer a financial volunteer compensation plus free stay and meals. You supervise and motivate the volunteers in order to create both a supportive team spirit in the volunteer team within the organisation, and a warm and supportive environment for the retreats and participants. For a smooth stay for both volunteers and participants and for the greater good of all!
3. Are you looking for a place to settle down? Would you like to live in community? Come join us and be part of our first babystepts towards harmonious co-living. In 3 steps you can become a nomad resident and call our place your (1st or 2nd) home. From 15th of April to 24th of June. (Every week 1 free workawayer spot available). More info here: community living
In all 3 cases: Sent us your email address and whatsapp. We sent you more details and also an introduction video with Chandra. Then we make a video call to already meet online in advance.
My two weeks here were some of the best of my life 🙂 that’s the best way to sum up my time there. The house and space around it is a haven, it’s almost like a micro-country, hidden away from the rest of the world and of “normal life”.
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.
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.
Working hours
Being part of the Sadhaka team your assitance is asked 7 days a week 5 hours a day. You have a fixed shift in the volunteer pool for 6 conscutive days. Every week there is the changeover day where the team is in charge of preparing the center for the new course group to arrive, to accommodate the new participants and to welcome them in a clean place ready to start a new retreat week with them!
The working shifts and division of work are in consultation with the team and everyone’s wishes are taken into account as much as possible.
When
During the summer for 2 to 2,5 weeks *
Dates of arrival to choose from:
10 July, 27 July, 3 August, 10 August, 17 August
Dates of departure to choose from:
28 July, 4 August, 11 August, 18 August, 1 September
* If you follow a course prior to your volunteering period, or if you have already done volunteering work at Sadhaka before, it is also possible to only volunteer for 1 week.
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.
What other volunteers think of their stay at Sadhaka
Its hard putting into words just how valuable and profound my two weeks with Wim and Chandra were. It was life changing and dare I say one of the greatest experiences of my life. I learnt many lessons from Wim and Chandra and I’m very grateful to both of them for everything they taught me especially for introducing me to tantra. I never thought i’d feel so close to so many other people, they have all showered me with so much love. thank you guys! Omar, april 2019
What a magical home in the middle of France, filled with even more magical spiritual family!Coming here was quite a lucky coincidence and it turned out to be my best workaway experience so far. There was delicious food, abundant nature, a great sense of community, dancing, music, spirituality and much more. But mostly there was love in everything. Thank you so much <3 Joe 2023
I can’t speak highly enough of the incredible environment that Chandra and Wim offer here – I met people that I got to know better in two weeks than I would have done in two years back at home. I had SO much fun, experienced so much love and non-judgement and feel so lucky to have contributed to the re-creation of a space where others will be able to continue their own journeys. I’m so grateful for the time I spent here and I hope to go back in the future.
If this website has caught your eye and you feel in any way drawn to this place and what Chandra and Wim are offering, stop thinking and just GO! You will not regret it 🙂 Chloe, april 2019
I really enjoyed taking an alternative vacation and making a commitment to the whole. It is well organized at Le Moulin, it runs smoothly and every volunteer has his / her own duties. Chandra and Wim have been giving these courses for more than 10 years and that is reflected in everything. The combination of course and work (5 hours a day) is great. A nice place, nice atmosphere and nice people. I will definitely come back again.
Roelinde, summers 2016, 2017, 2018
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.
Connection is key and possible in the following ways:
E-mail
With any questions that could not be answered by the website, or to apply to take part of the volunteer team in July an August please don’t hesitate to contact us by email: info@sadhaka.nl
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