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We are looking for a conscious community member with experience in yoga and bodywork to guide our residents, volunteers, and occasionally guests through daily movement and soothing massages.
20 hours of help per week
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.
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.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Intermediate English or Intermediate Dutch
Over 21 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Mandatory volunteer introduction video
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
The Conscious Castle is a living retreat center and community in the making. Many different people move through the space: volunteers, retreat participants, facilitators, chefs, guests and community members.
In this role, you will lead 1 or 2 yoga classes per day and offer massages based on guest demand. Because massage demand fluctuates, your routine will be flexible: on days with fewer sessions, you may support us with a couple of hours of light housekeeping. Beyond facilitating practices, you will take care of preparing, setting up, and maintaining a peaceful atmosphere in our yoga and massage spaces. If you love holding space, sharing movement, and nurturing others through touch and care, we’d love to have you!
Outside your volunteer hours, you can rest, work remotely, explore the countryside, and take part in shared moments such as meals, conversations, movie nights, games, or sauna sessions when they naturally happen.
What You Offer:
20 hours of assistance per week (Flexible schedule around classes and massage bookings). You are responsible for tracking and logging your own hours each week.
Sports, Fitness & Holistic Therapies: Lead daily yoga sessions, offer bodywork/massages, and keep the treatment space set up and ready.
Responsibilities:
Yoga Classes: Facilitate 1 to 2 hours of yoga per day for residents, volunteers, and guests.
Massage & Bodywork: Provide individual massage/bodywork sessions (hours vary based on demand).
Space Preparation: Set up mats, massage tables, and ambient lighting, while keeping the practice and treatment rooms clean, organized, and welcoming.
Space & Community Support: When class attendance or massage demand is low, offer flexible support in general house organization, space maintenance, or community activities
Schedule & Team Rhythm:
We also hold a quick 30-minute morning meeting to stay aligned with the team and coordinate the day’s schedule (not included in the 20 hours).
You Need to Have:
- Experience teaching yoga.
- Hands-on experience offering massage therapies or bodywork.
- It is a plus: Experience with Thai Yoga Massage, Shiatsu, or Lomi Lomi.
- A warm, welcoming, and intuitive presence.
The Conscious Castle is a substance-free home (with zero tolerance, outside specific ceremonial contexts). Smoking in any form, alcohol and recreational or hard drugs are not allowed during everyday community life.
We also ask you to:
• Respect the people, land, shared spaces and personal belongings
• Communicate openly when you need support or something feels unclear
• Complete agreed responsibilities with care and reliability
• Join shared lunches and dinners when you are at home. We value these moments of connection while respecting the occasional need for rest or personal space.
• Participate in small community-care tasks
• Respect the privacy and boundaries of retreat participants
• Ask before inviting visitors or using unfamiliar equipment
Serious breaches of safety, trust or substance-related agreements may result in the stay ending early.
