Help us care for our woodland and vegetable garden in Domodossola
The experience
Help us care for the woodland and vegetable garden, harvest and dry herbs, prepare the garden for winter, and help with cooking 🥗 and housework. I teach Traditional Yoga and Advaita Vedanta, and my home is a space for yoga and meditation 🧘. I welcome respectful people who enjoy nature, simple living and peaceful surroundings.
What you offer
5 hours of help per day
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
What you get
2 days off per week
Private Room:
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast:
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Dinner:
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Yoga classes:
Take free yoga classes at our place.
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
Requirements
Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish
Between 18 and 60 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
I expect my Worldpackers to be respectful, responsible and happy to help with daily tasks such as housework, gardening, harvesting vegetables, drying herbs and preparing meals. I appreciate people who enjoy nature, simplicity and peaceful surroundings.
In return, I offer food and accommodation in my home in the Italian Alps, a welcoming environment and the opportunity to learn about Traditional Yoga, Vedic philosophy including Advaita Vedanta. I hope to share a genuine cultural exchange and a simple way of living close to nature.
The house is an approximately 160-year-old mountain house, and I am choosing to preserve its original character and simplicity rather than turning it into a modern, highly comfortable home. For this reason, this place is not suitable for people who are looking for all the comforts and conveniences of a modern house.
The house is heated only with wood, and the bathroom is located outside, on the terrace of the kitchen. Life here is simple and closely connected to nature.
This is a very peaceful and secluded place. It is therefore important that you enjoy silence, nature and a simple lifestyle. If you are looking for a busy social environment, lots of entertainment or the comforts of a conventional home, this probably won’t be the right place for you.
Activities & Shift
Volunteers will help for 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, with 2 days off.
Daily tasks may include:
- Cleaning and tidying the house
- Vegetable garden care and winter preparation
- Harvesting and drying herbs
- Light pruning and woodland maintenance
- Helping with cooking and meal preparation
We will agree together each day on how to organise the activities, depending on the weather, the season and our daily needs. I appreciate flexibility and a relaxed, cooperative attitude.