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Join a regenerative living and learning experience in Costa Rica. Mornings include hands-on permaculture, food production, composting, tree planting, mulching, pruning, and seasonal projects. Learn by doing while experiencing community life, holistic wellbeing, healing practices, and alternative therapies. We welcome curious, open-minded people who enjoy nature and contributing positively. 🌱
25 hours of help per week
Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Amount: US$ 20 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities
Description: This special Worldpackers contribution helps cover accommodation, daily breakfast and communal lunch, one weekly educational workshop, one wellbeing session, learning materials, laundry facilities, Starlink Wi-Fi and community activities. It supports the basic costs of providing our regenerative living and learning experience.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Awaken is a regenerative living and learning community in the heart of Costa Rica.
More than a traditional volunteer exchange, this is an immersive educational experience where practical learning, meaningful contribution, community life, and connection with nature come together.
Participants become part of the daily rhythm of our regenerative farm while learning through direct experience. No previous farming or permaculture experience is required. What matters most is curiosity, openness, respect, and a genuine willingness to learn and contribute.
The program includes:
• Accommodation.
• Daily breakfast.
• Communal lunch.
• Approximately 25 hours of hands-on learning from Monday to Friday.
• One educational workshop per week.
• One community activity per week.
• One weekly wellbeing session, such as yoga, functional training, breathwork, sound healing, or meditation.
• Starlink Wi-Fi.
• Laundry facilities.
Our approach brings together permaculture and sustainability, community living, holistic wellbeing, consciousness, creativity, and natural building.
We aim to create an environment where caring for the Earth, caring for people, and sharing knowledge become part of everyday life. 🌿
From Monday to Friday, mornings are dedicated to approximately 25 hours per week of hands-on learning and regenerative farm activities.
We normally begin around 7:00 a.m. with a short team gathering to introduce the day’s activities, priorities, and the regenerative principles behind the work.
Depending on the season, weather, and current farm projects, activities may include:
• Planting and transplanting.
• Harvesting.
• Composting.
• Mulching.
• Pruning.
• Soil regeneration.
• Preparing natural fertilizers.
• Food production.
• Food forest care.
• Tree planting.
• Nursery and greenhouse work.
• Ecological pest management.
• Other permaculture and regenerative projects.
Breakfast is shared around 9:00 a.m., followed by the second morning learning and work block until approximately 12:30 p.m.
Communal lunch is around 1:00 p.m.
Afternoons are generally free for rest, personal projects, community life, or optional activities.
Each week also includes:
• One educational workshop.
• One community activity.
• One wellbeing session.
Weekends are generally free to rest or explore the Nicoya Peninsula. 🌴
Nature guides our work, so activities may change depending on the weather, season, and current needs of the farm.
Awaken is a shared home and learning community. We ask everyone to treat people, nature, and shared spaces with kindness and respect.
• Communicate openly and respectfully.
• Participate in community life.
• Take responsibility for your assigned tasks.
• Arrive on time and participate actively.
• Maintain a positive and collaborative attitude.
• Help keep personal and communal spaces clean and organized.
• Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• Illegal drugs are not permitted on the property.
• Smoking is only allowed in designated areas.
• We encourage a healthy lifestyle and recommend moderate alcohol consumption, preferably on weekends.
• Respect wildlife.
• Use water and energy consciously.
• Follow all safety instructions.
• Wear appropriate clothing and protective equipment when required.
• Never use tools without proper guidance.
• Communicate questions or concerns early so we can learn, adapt, and find solutions together.
Community life is based on shared responsibility, respectful communication, and care for one another. 🌱
