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 Our
Volunteer in Rishkesh program gives its participants a unique opportunity to
volunteer at one of the most holy cities of the world. Know as the "World Yoga
capital". A typical week includes 5 days of volunteering combined with cultural
and spiritual lessons.
Rishikesh
is a holy city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern
India
It is traditionally known as the spiritual capital of the globe. From the music
legends like "The Beatles" to
new age celebrities like actor Kate Winslet - everyone wants to come down to
this city of Yogi's and Temples. Rishikesh, sometimes nicknamed "the
world-capital of Yoga", has numerous yoga and meditation centres that also
attract tourists. It is believed that meditation in Rishikesh brings one closer
to attainment of moksha, as does a dip in the holy river that flows through it.
It is also becoming a popular spot for white water rafting enthusiasts, both
from India and abroad, as it offers medium to rough rapids in the course of
river Ganges.
Program Itinerary
( 4 weeks) * :
| Day
1: |
Arrival at New Delhi
International airport, transfer to a local hotel. |
| Day
2: |
Early morning transfer to the
Haridwar via Train. Its a 4.30 hours journey. Further transfer to Rishikesh. On arrival transfer to Home
stay family or Hostel/ Ashram. |
| Day
3: |
Group Lecture and Discussion:
Introduction to Rishikesh Street Life Lecture providing a general overview
of the diverse populations living and working together in Rishikesh.
Orientation to Volunteer program, Schedule and tasks. |
| Day 4
- Day 27 : |
6.00
AM : Morning Yoga/Meditation Lessons, these are optional but we
recommend all your volunteers to take these.
8.00 AM :Breakfast with home stay
family/at meditation center/Hostel. We also ask volunteer to help the family in their
daily work not restricted to cooking, as it helps them to understand the
culture better
9 AM - 3.30 PM (Includes 1 hour Lunch
Break) : Perform
volunteer work in Hospitals, orphanages, old age homes, Schools in villages
which are deprived of quality resources. You can help them to learn English ,
Mathematics, administrative work or any other skills you are good in, may it
be arts, music or sports. Most of our volunteers participate in a number of
activities ranging from teaching, sports, helping the elderly to computer
education. You can choose the activities you want to do and which are of your
most interest. You can teach English in the school during school timings and
then in the afternoon till evening can teach sports or painting in the
orphanage or work in the old age home and help the elderly.
4.30 PM - 8.00 PM : This is the leisure time and the volunteers are
free to do whatever they feel like. Volunteers do a range of activities during
this time as per their preferences. You can go shopping, visit the local
markets, learn local sports/dances, cultural lectures/workshops, yoga lessons,
massage session, visit temples and shrines, chat with locals,
cooking classes and do many other things.
Weekend (
Saturday - Sunday)
Weekends consists of activists which are longer and require more time.
Some of the activities that volunteers can do are:
- Treks
- Weekend meditation
retreats.
- White Water rafting
- Weekend trip to hardwire
- Visit the nearby temples
and shrines
- Ayurvedic Cooking /Massage
classes
- Intuitive painting
classes or Healing classes
- Classical dance Classes
- Yoga and Meditation
classes
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| Day
28: |
Early Morning
Train to New Delhi and further transfer to the International Airport |
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Program Costs>> |
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* this is a sample itinerary, the actual
program may differ a bit depending upon arrival dates, program placement,
availability and personal preferences. Changes would be advised to
participants before arrival. |
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