📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Nestled in a valley in Hunsrück (Germany) lies Goloka Dhama, a community and retreat center. Drawing on the ancient
Indian wisdom, Goloka Dhama provides everyone with an uplifting and aesthetically-pleasing experience of sustainable
living and transformative education.
This community was established in 1998 and is 5 hectares big. It is situated in the beautiful forest of a national park. An
average of 30 members are living there, dedicating their life to serve the society in providing seminars, retreat and
education course meant for an uplifting life experiences. These self-development course are meant to help individuals to
develop positive value, like respect, integrity, social contribution, authentic self-expression etc... We are enthusiastic to
offer non-formal education to all our visitors and guests. Besides serving every Sunday vegan/vegetarian meals and being open to the general public, Goloka Dhama is organising public festivals and retreats connected to the philosophy of Bhakti Yoga and achieving a peaceful life and non-violent social interaction in general.
We are connected to the world wide ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), who is a non-profit organization which views dialogue
between its members and people of other faiths as an opportunity to listen to others, to develop mutual understanding
and mutual trust, and to share our commitment and faith with others, while respecting their commitment to their own faith.
Other communities and organizations advocating humanitarian, ethical and moral standards are also valued as being
beneficial to society.
We look forward for more exchange with other organizations having similar vision of education and goals.
Although we are living in the middle of the national park, remote from passions of the world, we have great enthusiasm to
share skills and knowledge to help the world toward peace.
deutscher Text:
Eingebettet in einem Tal im Hunsrück (Deutschland) liegt Goloka Dhama, ein Gemeinde- und Retreatzentrum. In Anlehnung an das alte indische Wissen bietet Goloka Dhama jedem eine erhebende und ästhetisch ansprechende Erfahrung nachhaltiger, lebendiger und transformativer Bildung. Die Gemeinde wurde 1998 gegründet, ist fünf Hektar groß und liegt inmitten der schönen Wäldern eines Nationalparks. Im Durchschnitt leben dort 30 Mitglieder, die ihr Leben dem Dienst an der Gesellschaft widmen, indem sie Seminare, Retreats und Ausbildungskurse anbieten, die eine erhebende Lebenserfahrung ermöglichen. Diese Persönlichkeitsentwicklungskurse sollen dem Einzelnen helfen, positive Werte wie Respekt, Integrität, sozialen Beitrag, authentischen Selbstausdruck usw. zu entwickeln. Wir sind begeistert allen unseren Besuchern und Gästen nicht-formale Bildung anzubieten.
Neben dem sonntäglichen Angebot vegan/vegetarischer Mahlzeiten und der Zugänglichkeit für die breite Öffentlichkeit, organisiert Goloka Dhama öffentliche Feste und Retreats über die Philosophie des Bhakti Yoga, das Führen eines friedlichen Lebens und gewaltfreier sozialer Interaktion im Allgemeinen.
Wir sind mit der weltweiten gemeinnützigen Organisation ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) verbunden, die den Dialog zwischen seinen Mitgliedern und Menschen anderer Glaubensrichtungen als eine Gelegenheit sieht, anderen zuzuhören, gegenseitiges Verständnis zu entwickeln, gegenseitiges Vertrauen zu schaffen und unser Engagement und unseren Glauben mit anderen zu teilen, alles immer in der Verpflichtung ihren eigenen Glauben zu respektieren.
Andere Gemeinschaften und Organisationen, die sich für humanitäre, ethische und moralische Standards einsetzen, werden ebenfalls als Nutzen für die Gesellschaft geschätzt.
Wir freuen uns auf den weiteren Austausch mit anderen Organisationen, die eine ähnliche Vision von Bildung und Zielen haben.
Obwohl wir mitten im Nationalpark leben, fernab von den Aktivitäten der Welt, haben wir großen Enthusiasmus unsere Fähigkeiten und Wissen zu teilen, um der Welt zu Frieden zu verhelfen.
💼 What the programme involves
Find deeper meaning in life through acknowledging cultural diversity, environmental and social consciousness, healthy lifestyle, cooperation and self-expression. become the best version of themselves through non-formal education, mental health and fitness, art projects and a regulated natural lifestyle with a vegetarian/vegan diet. In our community live monks, nuns, students and also
families of the Bhakti Yoga tradition from different countries. Common language is mainly English, but also we
speak German, Danish, French, Croatian, Italian, Russian, Slovenian, Ukrainian. We live by the spiritual values
of purity, compassion, integrity and dedicated service. The heart of our spiritual practice is mantra meditation.
Our guests have the opportunity to participate in our daily kirtans, services and lectures, but they can also use
the days with us for personal retreats and hikes in the national park. Tasks: gardening, cooking, construction, arts, crafts, guest care, digital media.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Single or double room sleeping arrangements with shared shower/toilet facilities. There are guest rooms and sleeping places in the inspiring peaceful
atmosphere to take the necessary time out, to process the new impressions and to recharge the inner batteries. We serve our guests made with love freshly prepared vegetarian and vegan food daily. All necessary local travels can be done by bike or by car with our drivers. On arrival and departure we drive them to the train station or airport and we also arrange their tickets.
🎒 Leisure activities
Throughout the year various seminars are held by community members or many renowned experts and experienced international teachers. Topics range from yoga to mantra chanting, from astrology to coaching and mediation and practical courses such as Ayurvedic cooking classes, sustainable gardening and beekeeping. Daily/weekly: food processing, waste management, guest-care, guiding local tours, mentoring WorkAway volunteers, organising youth gatherings, painting, sewing, embroidery, recycling of old clothes, drama, singing and playing musical instruments, flower decorations, hatha-yoga, bhakti-yoga
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: The only interest we have, in this part of the process, is to make sure as much as possible to accept participants that we think will enjoy their solidarity with us, according to their interests, enthusiasm, and motivation. The main basis of the selection criteria is the background interest and/or experience in particular topics and activities.
Deadline: 30/09/2024 23:01
ℹ️ Additional information
The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
- Training before and after the project
- Health insurance during your project
- round-trip travel reimbursement
- accommodation and food
- pocket money
- language course
- Return Week-end
- Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport
Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (
https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.