People practicing yoga outdoors on a wooden deck at Nymboida Yoga Retreat.

Nymboida Yoga Retreat (UOCA)

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Spiritual
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2007

What we do

Hi there and welcome,
I am a vegan yogi, who has been on a long path including rawfoods. My initiated spiritual name is Dhyan given to me by devotees of my guru, his name is Osho. He died in 1990 before I ever met him. I took Sanyassi with them.
I was a corporate tax lawyer in London till aged 27. I worked in the top firms in the world. I quit and began to question the capitalistic mindset. Ending up in India and finding the wisdom of yoga.
I live in a very remote part of the world, surrounded by eucalyptus forest, hundreds of km of it, and it is a long way to get here. It took me 3 years to find this place and buy it. It has a very spiritual Aboriginal connection called Nymboida – meaning Spirit Being. Nym-Boida in the Gumbayingarr language. I’ve spent 9 years developing this forest retreat.
I live alone in the wilderness doing yoga and growing fruit and vegetables. And I would like some friends to come live here with me to help grow this place into a loving, kind, small, eco-conscious spiritual community. The plan is to turn it into an interfaith yoga ashram.
This is a beautiful simple back to nature boutique yoga health retreat based on the spiritual teachings of the Unification Organisation of Collective Ascension. People are welcome to volunteer here for a minimum of 4 weeks.
There is a large two-storey eco-sustainable solar-powered off-grid house on 4 acres of mowed grounds, orchard, vegetable garden, organicish with 200 acres of secluded forest in Nymboida, Australia.
Two more huts need renovating and can be developed – there is a shed for volunteers that is very back to nature and nice.
There is camping for about ten more. More yurts, huts and a temple are planned, and timber from the property has been logged, so carpenters, etc., are welcome to build with this. Those suitable will be assisted to build their own accommodation if they wish to live here.
Members must go through a visitor-resident period of at least 12 months. They must follow the vegan diet, practice yoga and meditation here and work 4-6 hours per day. All food and accommodation provided for you. I can also assist with visas through my NFP organisation. And possibly Australian citizenship.
Preferably, you are vegan or a raw fooder, don’t smoke, drink or do drugs and don’t have tattoos/piercings or attitude. And have a meditation and yoga practice.
Perfect for yoga and meditation.

Our Mission

The mission is to create this community as a prototype for the Utopian world of peace, environmental sustainability, love and equality that we wish this world to become through vegan and then rawfoods combined with yoga. See ww.wna.org.au website for more.

  • Purpose
  • Spiritual
  • Community type
  • Spiritual Retreat Centers
  • Sustainability practices
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Experiences
  • Networking

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2007
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2017
  • Started living together
  • 1 Total member
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
1

How to join

You need to volunteer for 12 months then you become a probation member for 12 months before you can apply for full membership. And attain land and house.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

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Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Decision-making process

  • Leadership Decides

A single person, couple, or small group makes most major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Founder/Leader-led

Primary authority rests with the community’s founder(s) or designated leader(s).

Conflict resolution approach

At the moment the community owner leads with a committee, however the community will be turned into a spiritual trust with a board of trustees (elders) operating by a form of consensus and majority decision with a veto power by the president. There will be meetings for all members to vote on important issues that will be confirmed by the trustees or association.

Economic model

  • Complete Income-Sharing

All member income goes into common pool for community use.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a labor obligation

Additional economic information

Labor: Yes (30 hrs/week)

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Dietary type

  • Vegetarian Only

Dietary restriction

  • These restrictions are throughout the community

Community activities and engagement

  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • Organization, Resource, or Network
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

  • Substance use is prohibited in the community
  • Religions
  • Christian
  • Buddhist
  • Hindu
  • Sufi
  • Hare Krishna
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions
  • Unitarian Universalist

Gender composition

  • Majority cis (over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Sustainability approach

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • Over 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar
  • Biomass (from wood or other organic materials)

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Up to 33%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Land area size
    100 hectares

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Location

  • NSW, Australia

Needs and Offers

Offer
  • Communities with Openings
7 months ago

Worktrade Opportunities on Big Island Hawaii

We are continuing our work-trade program at Bridge Hawaii for the right people on this beautiful 86-acre land located along the Hāmākua Coast. Ideally, we want to host those individuals who can help with the garden and who can support with build projects for up to a 3 month stay. This work-trade would include lodging, food staples, community kitchen, running hot water showers, off-grid electricity, and laundry. There is access to high speed wi-fi. We often have a car that can be reserved. We also have full bar signal strength with Verizon cellphone service. We have about 2 acres of permaculture garden that needs to be cared for including; weeding, planting, picking up mulch, some tree trimming, ect. We are currently in a building stage on the land. We have a few current grant projects we are working on and some build projects that are underway. We are an intentional community with about 8 permanent residents. There are rescue dairy cows, mini cows, mini donkeys, horses, a donkey, cats, dogs, and active bee hives. We are a drug and alcohol “free” space. A glass of wine or beer with dinner is fine, but absolutely no day drinking or parties. We have a meditation temple and many waterfall pools that are wonderful for swimming. Close to some of the nicest beaches on island. We have snorkeling gear and a kayak. Since this is an animal sanctuary, we limit the consumption of meat on the land. Fish, eggs, honey, and dairy are fine. Let me know if you’re interested by sending an email or text for our application. Maomi (801) 623-0738 ma***@*****************ii.com

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