Description:
Jobs ranging from gardening, animal caretaking, egg collecting, water and feeding animals & plants, landscaping, permaculture creations, painting, light carpentry, housework, occasional child minding, creative offerings for the land, cooking.
We want people to enjoy the creations and the transformation that it all brings to our inner and outer landscape. We work throughout the day and do not have set hours. We work as the need arises and take time to go to the river during the day and go with the flow of the day.
We do want people who are eager to work and love to play. We are building a permaculture retreat centre, so it will be a beautiful growing process.
Highlights:
We offer camping and soon a small, comfortable, rustic,cabin to stay in with wonderful, fresh, organic meals.
Our place is beautiful and simple, joyful and full of life. Glorious river swimming in the Cowichan River is a 5 min walk or 2 min. bike ride. We river swim every day when it's warm.
Our offerings include:
* Infrared sauna
* Beautiful hiking in minutes
* Beautiful, high vibration meals
* Peaceful and healthy environment
* 15 min drive from Duncan
* 1 hr bike to Duncan (gorgeous ride)
* Creating connections to a holistic and compassionate community in the Cowichan Valley
* Sweat lodge
* Powerful plants and the medicines they offer our bodies, minds, hearts and souls
* Opportunities to learn about organic gardening & permaculture
* Appointments available to book and purchase world-class transformational massage & shamanic/holistic bodywork including, sound therapy, Reiki, Hot LaStone Therapy, Lomi Lomi, yoga classes, Kundalini Dance classes (Christy has been practicing for over a decade)
Our animals include:
* Four amazing cats (Luna, Treasure, Kunda and Shaman),
* One incredible husky/shepard cross dog (Inca),
* Two cuddly & precious white goats(AKA: The Mamas, Isis & Shakti),
* 24 beautiful chickens, (AKA: The Girls )their eggs are divine!)
* One rockin' rooster (Blackie)
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
- able to compassionately communicate, have fun, work efficiently
- naturally loving of plants, children, (1 awesome eight yr old boy here) animals, life
- physically fit and motivated to perform domestic and outdoor tasks
- self motivated, inspired, love nature
- enjoy playing music around the fire
- enjoy quiet and the music of nature
- compassionate, heart centered, friendly,
- bring your gifts to share and we will share ours
Travel Types:
4th World Studies,
BackPacking Abroad,
Birdwatching,
Camping,
Cooking,
Dancing,
Eco Tours,
Ecology,
Environmental Studies,
Hiking,
Homestay,
Photography,
Rafting,
Volunteering
and Yoga
Language:
English
Cost in US$: volunteer
Cost Includes:
Excursions,
Food
and Housing
* 3 meals a day
* Camping & learning about permaculture and holistic healing
* Learning about herbs, connecting to plants and your deeper self
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
arts,
building maintenance,
childcare/children,
consciousness-raising,
conservation,
cooking,
cutting wood,
digging,
driving,
eco-tourism,
education,
environment,
fixing fences,
food,
gardening,
global warming,
grassroots organization,
health,
income-generation,
infrastructure planning,
marketing,
media work,
medicine,
Music,
nutrition,
organic farming,
painting,
peace,
planting,
playgrounds,
public education,
recreation,
reforestation,
repairs,
restoration,
self help,
seniors,
small business development,
solar & hydro projects,
trail building,
tree planting,
volunteering,
water,
women
and youth
Typical Volunteer: Open minded, self motivated to work and learn, heart centered, fun loving, present and conscious. :)
Age Range: 18 and up
This Program is open to
American,
Asian,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Other
Participants Travel to Canada
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- Phone Interview
- Resume
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is couple days
Post Services Include:
Job and Internship Network
Reflections Holistic Retreat at Peace of Paradise Farm's Mission Statement: To create and provide a nurturing sanctuary for transformation, joy, love and wellness with a permaculture and healing focus. We are creating a place to connect deeply with ourselves and all our relations on Mother Earth.
We also offer Kundalini Dance, yoga, transformational massage and bodywork,
sound therapy, music, river swimming, laughter, fun, sweat lodges and compassionate communication. Retreats to come.
You are invited to enjoy creating this glorious vision with us.
Namaste and Aloha to you.
With love,
Christy, Jason, Mayan and the animals and plants of Peace of Paradise.
Our motto of each morning, "Let's have the best day of our lives."
Year Founded: 2003