NowHere Awareness Centre

We're growing a spiritual community at our home in a registered conservation area in the forests of the Mid-North Coast, NSW, where Helpers can learn about meditation and spiritual practices while assisting us with work on the land. The main house — where we live as a family of four and share communal meals — was built by a master craftsman, featuring stone walls and intricate wooden carvings.
We manage 236 acres of conservation land covered in wet sclerophyll forest, including 8km of walking trails, forest dams for swimming on hot days, a freshwater spring, and a few seasonal creeks. Nature lovers will appreciate our proximity to Kumbatine National Park and Kippara State Forest, both home to excellent spots for a swim in the wild.

Who are we? Nicola and Roger have spent the last fifteen years living in spiritual communities, both in Australia and Vanuatu, and came to this land with the dream of building a sanctuary of peace in the heart of nature. We are a homeschooling family, raising our daughters Rosie (7) and Lila (1) to live mindfully and joyfully in wild places.

We enshrine meditation and mindful, sustainable living as part of our family life. As our aim is to grow a spiritual community encompassing a yurt, glamping tents, a large meditation hall and flourishing food gardens, we are seeking to share the practice of conscious living and relating with anyone who comes to help us along the way.

We ask all volunteers to stay a minimum of three weeks.