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Affective Kitchen in Serra da Mantiqueira (MG) 🌱

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The experience

Do you love food, cooking, and spirituality? 💫
We are looking for a kitchen assistant who is passionate about well-being and human development to transform our philosophy into captivating visual narratives.

If you breathe trends, love expressing ideas through images, and have the sensitivity to translate emotions into art — this is your place.


What you offer

32 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.


What you get

1 day off per week

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.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely


Requirements

Beginner Portuguese or Beginner English

Between 25 and 55 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

Here you go:
🍴 Assist in the preparation of conscious and nutritious meals
🥗 Create dishes with affection, valuing fresh and local ingredients
🧼 Keep the kitchen organized, clean and functional
🌿 Live in an international community focused on consciousness

We are the largest Neo-Tantric Vision center in the world, immersed in the lush nature of Serra da Mantiqueira (MG), just 2 hours from São Paulo. Since 2012, we promote emotional healing, expansion of consciousness, and authentic connection.

✨ What you will experience here:
Vibrant community with seekers, therapists and digital nomads
Pure nature with trails and 60,000 m² of native forest
Recurring practices of meditation, conscious breathing, dance and rebirth
Discussion circles, sharing, therapies and restorative silence
Contact with rescued dogs, cats and horses that love receiving affection

🚀 What we expect from you:
Assistance in the general preparation of meals and some dishes for people with restrictions
Assistance in executing healthy and creative menus
Maintenance of hygiene and organization of the restaurant, kitchen and utensils
Support in receiving and storing supplies
Tracking purchases and shopping list
Teamwork to ensure a harmonious gastronomic experience
Proactivity and attention to detail in the preparation of foods

🎯 6h/day with 1 day off — combining purpose, immersion and evolution.


Activities & Shift

🍴 Assist in the preparation of conscious and nutritious meals
🥗 Create dishes with affection, valuing fresh and local ingredients
🧼 Keep the kitchen organized, clean and functional
✨ Organization of the food stock
🌿 Harmonization of the eating area


Rules

Our proposal is a deep, immersive experience, with mindful attention, respect and presence. To that end, we follow codes of coexistence that promote harmony, such as:

- Silence after 10 PM
- Shared meals and cleaning with mindfulness
- Participation in collective alignments
- Respect for practices and schedules

- Not allowed:
- Pets
- External visits
- Use of alcohol, tobacco or any psychoactive substance

We value empathetic listening, the collaborative spirit, and care for the beings (humans and animals) that inhabit the Comunna.