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We are located at:
14616 NW 140th St
Alachua, FL 32615

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Om Yoga Studio is the light yellow buiding facing the street, and the Ayurveda Health Retreat is accommodated in the private blue building just behind it.
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Volunteer @ Ayurveda Health Retreat

SEVA Intership Program
Expanding Consciousness & Service to the World

Health & Happiness Through Ayurveda
Rediscover Yourself

Ayurvedic Lifestyle
Going WIthin To Serve WIthout
Come spend a months learning, growing, creating and rediscovering yourself.

Ayurveda Health Retreat is now offering a one to three months, all inclusive volunteer internship opportunity for motivated individuals dedicated to being their best, expanding their life, making a difference in the world and learning and living an Ayurvedic lifestyle.

Price (all inclusive 1 month program): $780
Private room, meals, yoga, meditation, education, and one Royal Spa Ayurveda Panchakarma treatment, health consultation & pulse analysis. (Value $300)

*Second month program is $500
Additional time in the Seva Volunteer program is offered as an opportunity for individuals to integrate as part of the Ayurveda Health Retreat as needed..

Our hands on approach to integrating the ancient knowledge of Ayurveda with our present day lives guarantees for a fulfilling, empowering, life changing experience. Our program offers a balance of applied knowledge and experience through working with clients in a Health and Yoga retreat, along with the opportunity to adventure and explore your authentic self.

You will live in an environment that encourages personal growth and supports each individual on their separate, yet interconnected, path. Assist us in creating a positive and transformative experience for all of our guests.

To intern with us at the Ayurveda Health Retreat is a truly holistic experience. It will allow you to explore and understand the beauty of giving whole heartedly with pure intention and presence and
also the opportunity to receive, learn and grow. What we can offer you is the gift of acceptance and a space where you can thrive. A place where you will have the time and opportunity to discover and create the highest version of You. You will be encouraged through your process to take the time to reflect, to look at yourself through your experiences and to use your experience as one of the most profound learning tools that you have in your life.

Please call with any questions.

Many Blessings Namaste,
Richard
Phone : 352-870-7645
E-Mail : AyurvedaHealthRetreat@gmail.com


Spirit of Seva
Your Contributions, Responsibilities & Opportunities

Price (all inclusive 1 month program): $780
Private room, meals, yoga, meditation, education, and one Royal Spa Ayurveda Panchakarma treatment, health consultation & pulse analysis. (Value $300)

Work Commitment
Interns serve 25-30 hours per week with some weekends and evenings. commitment will include 2-3 hours of
retreat feng shui cleaning, laundry and kitchen assistance per day. A volunteer schedule will be provided which will allow you to plan your day and make most of your experience. Incorporated play and conscious connections.

Work Areas

  • Nutrition Kitchen Prepare smoothies, prep veggies, set tables, kitchen clean-up, fresh juicing, shopping and cooking. Learn what it takes to stock a retreat kitchen, order in bulk and manage a daily influx of guest services.
  • Retreat Grounds, Landscaping & Maintenance Green thumb gardeners welcome! Gardening, green cleaning yoga studio and retreat center, laundry, restocking treatment rooms, general labor and repairs for building, grounds and intern ashram.
  • Office Support Assist with management including web site and computer support, errands, telephone and email response.
  • Community Outreach Advertisement, creating pamphlets, distribution, farmer’s market information booth.
  • Event Planning Organizing yoga studio gatherings which may include weekly kirtan, monthly potlucks, community outreach & education, intergenerational programs with youth and the elderly, health workshops, movie nights, art nights, etc.

We invite you to bring your creative ideas to initiate new programs.


Internship Benefits
Personal Development, Education & Housing

Tools For A Spiritual LIfe
By being one of our volunteer interns, you will be immersed in a spiritual live/work environment and experience that will compliment your life in many ways. You will cultivate new tools for a spiritual life.
Meet new people who have travelled from all around the world to attend the Ayurveda Health Retreat, expand your being through unlimited access to yoga and Ayurveda workshops, take healthy
cooking classes for better nutrition, enjoy wholesome-delicious vegetarian meals & feel relaxed in our cozy offsite volunteer ashram.

We are committed to helping you have a fulfilling healing Ayurveda experience and as such are offering all of our interns and volunteer staff an ongoing 25% discount on Ayurveda Health Retreat services. While you will receive one complimentary Royal Spa treatment as an intern, additionally we recommend one Royal treatment each month you are here to facilitate integration of Ayurveda more into your life. You will also receive an Ayurvedic health consultation, pulse analysis and helpful information to support your continuing journey of exceptional health. You will have meaningful personal time during your stay for reflective thinking, relaxing, adventuring.

Yoga Ashram
Our volunteer ashram is located across the street from an outdoor recreation center and park in historic downtown Alachua. You can walk or ride a bike in a few minutes to the yoga studio and health retreat.

Fostering simplicity and green living, only natural products (no synthetic chemical personal care, laundry or cleaning products) are used in the ashram for those guests and staff who are allergic or
chemically sensitive. Please be prepared to live in a fragrance free, smoke, drug, meat, eggs and fish free environment. There are three bedrooms available in the bright, diversely painted house, two shared bathrooms, full kitchen, large tree canopy backyard with room for fire circles and an open, spacious living room for yoga, reading from the wisdom library or watching a movie in the spiritual cinema.


Local Activities & Recreation
Connecting To The Community

During your free time, you will find many local experiences to engage your mind, body and spirit.

Natural Springs
World renowned, beautiful freshwater springs and rivers for swimming, kayaking, scuba diving & snorkeling and relaxing. (20-30 minute distance)
http://www.floridasprings.info/2007/11/poe-springs-park-alachua-county.html

http://www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com

St Augustine Beach
Visit the oldest city in the United States, see historic architecture and picnic next to the waves on the beach. (1.5 hour distance) www.oldcity.com

San Felasco State Park
Miles of nature trails for hiking, biking, bird watching,
nature connections and horse back riding. One of the
few remaining mature forests in Florida, (5 minute
distance)
www.sanfelasco.net

Spiritual Temples
Raise your vibration at two local temples which offer daily meditation, festive musical kirtans, yoga, spiritual talks, nature walks and evening starscapes.

Alachua Hare Krishna Temple - Feel energized at the largest Krishna temple in the country, Sunday Prasad Feast, Music & Chanting Kirtan, Market Vendors. (5 minute distance) www.newramanreti.com

Temple of the Universe - Yoga, spiritual talks,chanting, nature
(10 minute distance) www.tou.org)

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
With this 62 acre garden, home to the world’s largest (size of a car) lily pads, Florida’s largest public display of bamboo and the Southeast’s largest herb garden, you can get lost in this peaceful paradise for an hour or the entire day. (15 minute distance)
www.kanapaha.org


Spirit, Nature, Health


Downloads

Download complete Seva Program document >>

 

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Application


Please download, complete and email the below application, with your responses in a different color or font. It would be helpful if you would label the subject as "SEVA Application".

Please send the completed application to ayurvedahealthretreat@gmail.com

We appreciate your time and interest and are looking so forward to meeting with you!

Download Intern Application [Word doc]

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