Apprenticeship

Finca de Yoga Mistica is open to those who have a calling to live in a yoga and spiritual community in the most beautiful and mystical lake in the world. We welcome people from all walks of life to join us for as little as a week or many months to come. By joining our apprentice program you are making a commitment to the yogic and spiritual lifestyle we practice every day on the farm.

The Mystical Yoga Farm is one year old, and we are learning how to run our apprenticeship program in conjunction with the other programs we offer at the farm and to also maintain the spiritual community as the foundation of it all. We hope that each apprentice (that means you) will whole heartedly join our community for a month or more and seek ways to contribute to the operation of the farm, the smooth running of the programs, and the growth of our community.

As of yet, we do not have clearly outlined roles for everyone at the farm, so you will need to take initiative to define your role and to determine how you can contribute to the farm.

Possible ways to contribute: teaching yoga classes, cooking, cleaning, building, gardening, welcoming guests, marketing, networking, emailing, and beyond. It is expected that each person contributes about 6 hours each day to the farm. It is also encouraged to take one day off a week to explore the area around the lake or for any other personal journey.

Please contact us if you are interested in starting an apprenticeship or fill out this form:

Fill Out Our Online Application Form.

Time Commitment

Apprenticeships can range from 10-days to 6 months or more. The Mystical Yoga Farm is a working spiritual community. For this reason we require 10-day commitment minimum for all those interested to visit and live in the farm as an apprentice. The applicants with the intention of staying for a month or more are encouraged as this facilitates more in-depth immersion of yoga and spiritual practice and involvement in the community. We ask each apprentice to contribute 5-6 hours Karma Yoga service each day to the community as a part of selfless service.

Everyone has a job to contribute to the health and growth of the community. Karma Yoga projects include but are not limited to: organic gardening, planting, cleaning living space, eco-building, cooking community meals, teaching yoga and healing art classes, assisting events and workshop, homeschooling children in the community, harvesting fruits and vegetables, assisting in the design of appropriate technologies, runs to town and market and much much more. We do our best to place people in jobs that suit their interest, experience, and expertise, but also encourage community members to expand their horizons by exploring new activities during their stay on the farm.

Participating in Workshops

The farm will be hosting workshops, events, courses, and teacher trainings. Our long term apprentices staying for one month or more will have the opportunity to participate in lectures and classes at a discounted rate when space is available and with permission from Farm Director and the workshop leader. Those who have short stays can participate in the workshops at the regular tuition rate.

• 1-month:                    10% discount on workshop tuition
• 2-months:                  20% discount on workshop tuition
• 3-months:                  30% discount on workshop tuition
• 4-months:                  40% discount on workshop tuition
• 5-months or more:   50% discount on workshop tuition

Many workshops will have special events that will be open to the community at the farm. Apprentices are encouraged to make time to join when appropriate.

Daily Life on the Farm

The following table is the tentative schedule of residential Program. We ask each apprentice to follow the schedule as closely as possible so the experience at the farm is enriched and alive. Some exceptions will be observed. For example, garden crew may have to skip morning Meditation and Asana sessions to work in the early morning hours during harvesting days or skip afternoon asana session to work in the longer afternoon hours for planting days. Our farm will be operated by the rhythm of the cosmos not by the minds of people. We encourage all of you to become aware of the cycles of change in you and around you.

• 6:30 AM Morning Meditation (sunrise around 6:15am so get up a bit early to see the beauty)
• 7:00 AM Morning Asana Class
• 9:00 AM Community Breakfast
• 10:00 AM Apprentice Program (our daily work for the community and on the land)
• 4:00 PM Community Dinner
• 7:00 PM Satsang or Ceremony (evening gathering, community reflection, singing/chanting)
• 9:00 PM Dream Time (absolute quiet time)

Schedule Subject to change.

Financial Contribution for Apprentices

Food and housing cost us US$20/day for each person who is at the farm.

Please think about how much you are able to contribute. Please know that we are willing to contribute up to 40% towards your expenses if you have a financial need. At minimum, we require $350 per person per month to stay at the farm. If someone stays at the farm for more than three months, we may be able to make special arrangements.

Community Meals and Accommodations: All meals on the farm are fresh vegetarian meals prepared with intention by the loving hands and hearts of our community members. Accommodations will be in our dorm (shared bungalow is $5 more per day). There are communal bathroom and shower facilities located nearby all sleeping quarters.

Fill Out Our Online Application Form.

Then make your $350 non-refundable deposit to hold your space:

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(Payments must be made in advance for your scheduled dates and are non-refundable & non-transferable) See terms.