MultiCultural Mansion & Holistic Center in the South of France *Food Community Nature Markets Wellbeing Parties
Location: Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, France
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
We are a French-Persian and German couple, Noujan and Claudia, with 3 cats, we have lived in different places around the world and have decided a while back to set up our home and wholistic center in the South West of France between Toulouse (4th city in France) and the Pyrenees mountains in a cute village named Sainte Croix Volvestre in the nature park of the Ariege region.
We speak English, French and German, we love what we do and to share our passion with our guests and the local community. Our activities and project on the property include :
a Guest House “Ecologia Mundi” (individual rooms, dormitory, outdoor lodging),
a Wellness Center “Centre of Balance” (meditation, massage, therapy, coaching, nutrition, holistic sciences, etc.),
a Concept Store “Boutique des Merveilles” (shop, nature health shop, bakery, tea house, etc.),
a Restaurant “Suspended Gardens” (vegetarian fusion of mediterranean and world cuisine),
a Sports Club “School of the Eternal Sun” (indian and persian yoga, qi gong, martial arts, pilates, gymnastics, olympic weightlifting, etc.),
and an Adventure Park “Park Zendegi” (permaculture, food forest, geobiology, leisure).
We are also present with our Concept store and Restaurant Stall on the most beautiful weekly markets of the region, well known for their richness of cultural mixture and variety of natural & artisanal products.
We are in the development phase although numerous dimensions of our activity are set up.
We welcome people from all corners of the world and we will be happy to share our multi-cultural home. Guests have their dormitory or own room, lounge, kitchen, two bathrooms and access to the house and garden amenities. Help is needed in the house with handy work, in the garden and-or in the kitchen.
Our home is a big historic mansion, with 4 hectares of land and forest leading to the top of the hill, overlooking the village, its lake, river and leisure grounds: tennis courts, football field, volleyball and other activities.
We have a fully equipped yoga studio, martial arts dojo and gym, as well as a music room, and a massage and healing space.
There are numerous hiking, horse riding and biking trails leading into the forests and mountains from here.
We also have a lot of sports equipment to play with: bikes, stand up paddle boards, tennis & badminton racquets, table tennis, climbing gear, ski & snow board equipment, baseball gear, bow and arrow, punching bag, martial arts gear and instruments, aerial yoga, olympic weight lifting equipment, kettlebells, elastics, trx, …etc.
The village has a very nice bar and restaurant, concert hall and night club, grocery store, pharmacy, post office, cash machine, etc. The closest town “Cazeres” with all the big shops is 10km away, with the train station leading in all directions, Toulouse which is 45min away by train. We are close to Spain and Andorra. The first ski station is 40 km away.
We speak English, French and German, we love what we do and to share our passion with our guests and the local community.
We are very much into Wellness : meditation, indian and persian yoga, music, hammam, massage, natural and holistic healing, coaching, nutrition, holistic sciences, etc..
As well as cooking good Food: vegetarian fusion of mediterranean and world cuisine, cakes and pastries of all sorts.
We are also into Sports: qi gong, martial arts, pilates, calisthenics, gymnastics, olympic weightlifting, etc.,
And outdoor Activities: hiking, climbing, swimming in rivers and lakes, permaculture, food forest, geobiology, …
We also love doing the weekly Markets and musical Events of the region, well known for their richness of cultural mixtures and variety of natural & artisanal products.
We are looking for help in and around the house in one or a few of the following areas, we will be doing certain tasks together and sharing skills everywhere we can:
Cleaning, cooking and baking
Woodwork, painting and handiwork
Gardening, permaculture and construction
We would greatly appreciate it if volunteers already possess experience and competence in one or more of the relevant skills
Typically we are looking for 25h of help a week, and a minimum of 2weeks per stay.
We propose a lot of amenities and activities such as: a sports club, a big garden, healthy food, and the courses, wellness and healing sessions we offer.
We like cooking and eating together, listening to and playing music, going to concerts, cultural and artistic events and to the hipster markets.
We also love to go to the rivers, lakes, virgin forests and to the mountains. We love to go skiing and to the spas, especially the spas. All of this is in the vicinity and if/when we go we will gladly go together. Also everything is available with or without us for our guests. We always try to give our best advice.
Noujan, is a researcher, practitioner and teacher of holistic sciences and self realization, therapist and mentor, permaculturist, chef cook, sports and martial arts coach. He is of mixed origins (French and Persian) born in Africa, and has lived in North and South America, South Asia and the Middle East and is very happy to welcome guests from different cultures.
Claudia grew up in Germany, living since 2012 in the South of France, she is an architect, a musician, a chef cook and baker and a mentor for self fulfilment.
The main house is a beautiful historic mansion with 3 floors, a few kitchens, salons, a sport club, massage room, a dormitory, many rooms and bathrooms, gardens, outdoor space for tents, etc.
Volunteers have a dormitory and depending on availability and arrangements rooms can be appointed. They will have their own salon and kitchen as well as bathroom.
Food and meals are mostly shared together in the main kitchen which is vegetarian, the secondary kitchen is available for personal cooking.
The lake and river which are lovely for bathing are right in front of the house, as well as the leisure grounds: tennis courts, football field, volleyball and other activities.
We have a fully equipped yoga studio, martial arts dojo and gym, as well as a music room, and a massage and healing space. There is a big library with english, french and german books.
There are numerous hiking, horse riding and biking trails leading into the forests and mountains from here.
We speak English, French and German, we love what we do and to share our passion with our guests and the local community. Our activities and project on the property include :
a Guest House “Ecologia Mundi” (individual rooms, dormitory, outdoor lodging),
a Wellness Center “Centre of Balance” (meditation, massage, therapy, coaching, nutrition, holistic sciences, etc.),
a Concept Store “Boutique des Merveilles” (shop, nature health shop, bakery, tea house, etc.),
a Restaurant “Suspended Gardens” (vegetarian fusion of mediterranean and world cuisine),
a Sports Club “School of the Eternal Sun” (indian and persian yoga, qi gong, martial arts, pilates, gymnastics, olympic weightlifting, etc.),
and an Adventure Park “Park Zendegi” (permaculture, food forest, geobiology, leisure).
We are also present with our Concept store and Restaurant Stall on the most beautiful weekly markets of the region, well known for their richness of cultural mixture and variety of natural & artisanal products.
We are in the development phase although numerous dimensions of our activity are set up.
We welcome people from all corners of the world and we will be happy to share our multi-cultural home. Guests have their dormitory or own room, lounge, kitchen, two bathrooms and access to the house and garden amenities. Help is needed in the house with handy work, in the garden and-or in the kitchen.
Our home is a big historic mansion, with 4 hectares of land and forest leading to the top of the hill, overlooking the village, its lake, river and leisure grounds: tennis courts, football field, volleyball and other activities.
We have a fully equipped yoga studio, martial arts dojo and gym, as well as a music room, and a massage and healing space.
There are numerous hiking, horse riding and biking trails leading into the forests and mountains from here.
We also have a lot of sports equipment to play with: bikes, stand up paddle boards, tennis & badminton racquets, table tennis, climbing gear, ski & snow board equipment, baseball gear, bow and arrow, punching bag, martial arts gear and instruments, aerial yoga, olympic weight lifting equipment, kettlebells, elastics, trx, …etc.
The village has a very nice bar and restaurant, concert hall and night club, grocery store, pharmacy, post office, cash machine, etc. The closest town “Cazeres” with all the big shops is 10km away, with the train station leading in all directions, Toulouse which is 45min away by train. We are close to Spain and Andorra. The first ski station is 40 km away.
We speak English, French and German, we love what we do and to share our passion with our guests and the local community.
We are very much into Wellness : meditation, indian and persian yoga, music, hammam, massage, natural and holistic healing, coaching, nutrition, holistic sciences, etc..
As well as cooking good Food: vegetarian fusion of mediterranean and world cuisine, cakes and pastries of all sorts.
We are also into Sports: qi gong, martial arts, pilates, calisthenics, gymnastics, olympic weightlifting, etc.,
And outdoor Activities: hiking, climbing, swimming in rivers and lakes, permaculture, food forest, geobiology, …
We also love doing the weekly Markets and musical Events of the region, well known for their richness of cultural mixtures and variety of natural & artisanal products.
We are looking for help in and around the house in one or a few of the following areas, we will be doing certain tasks together and sharing skills everywhere we can:
Cleaning, cooking and baking
Woodwork, painting and handiwork
Gardening, permaculture and construction
We would greatly appreciate it if volunteers already possess experience and competence in one or more of the relevant skills
Typically we are looking for 25h of help a week, and a minimum of 2weeks per stay.
We propose a lot of amenities and activities such as: a sports club, a big garden, healthy food, and the courses, wellness and healing sessions we offer.
We like cooking and eating together, listening to and playing music, going to concerts, cultural and artistic events and to the hipster markets.
We also love to go to the rivers, lakes, virgin forests and to the mountains. We love to go skiing and to the spas, especially the spas. All of this is in the vicinity and if/when we go we will gladly go together. Also everything is available with or without us for our guests. We always try to give our best advice.
Noujan, is a researcher, practitioner and teacher of holistic sciences and self realization, therapist and mentor, permaculturist, chef cook, sports and martial arts coach. He is of mixed origins (French and Persian) born in Africa, and has lived in North and South America, South Asia and the Middle East and is very happy to welcome guests from different cultures.
Claudia grew up in Germany, living since 2012 in the South of France, she is an architect, a musician, a chef cook and baker and a mentor for self fulfilment.
The main house is a beautiful historic mansion with 3 floors, a few kitchens, salons, a sport club, massage room, a dormitory, many rooms and bathrooms, gardens, outdoor space for tents, etc.
Volunteers have a dormitory and depending on availability and arrangements rooms can be appointed. They will have their own salon and kitchen as well as bathroom.
Food and meals are mostly shared together in the main kitchen which is vegetarian, the secondary kitchen is available for personal cooking.
The lake and river which are lovely for bathing are right in front of the house, as well as the leisure grounds: tennis courts, football field, volleyball and other activities.
We have a fully equipped yoga studio, martial arts dojo and gym, as well as a music room, and a massage and healing space. There is a big library with english, french and german books.
There are numerous hiking, horse riding and biking trails leading into the forests and mountains from here.
