There is a limited possibility to receive a discount on the festival cost (on the Normal Price) by participating in a Work Exchange.
It does not include the cost for Rooms, Beds, Camper van or tents camping nor rented Tents. Work exchange is not Karma Yoga or seva.
These jobs often start a day or more before the EYF (see descriptions by area and contact the area Coordinator for more information). When you arrive, please go to the registration team on your first day to get checked in.
Work Exchange jobs are more time-consuming than the normal Karma Yoga of the festival and in most cases, you will miss parts of the programme – but not on the Festival experience! And thanks to your service the EYF has been a success for more than 40 years !
If you are interested in work exchange, follow these steps:
1- Wait until May 1st 2023 and only then register and pay. Please note: if you register before May 1st 2023 you will not be eligible for a work exchange. Keep your registration number to apply within the area you wish to work for. You will then be contacted and offered a position.
2- Scroll down this page and see the Conditions and opportunities fo each Area.
3- Choose the Area where you would like to work and send an email with your registration number to that Area Coordinator as soon as possible (and preferably before may 30th).
4 – At the end of the EYF, the Coordinator of the area you worked with will confirm your presence to the Administration and collect your PayPal information for a refund of the discount agreed. The refund will be done later a week after the Festival.
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REGISTRATION
Languages Needed: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
Desirable Skills: Patience, administration skills, good with numbers, service attitude, welcoming, manage stress well
Description of Work: The work of registration consists of processing participants who have paid in advance and have received a membership-number by which they can be verified and identified. Each Sevadar keeps track of the people that he or she has registered and consolidates the records by the end of the day before handing them in to the Finance Office.
Arrival: before midday 2 days before the Festival starts, as registration starts by 2PM on Saturday. Registration will continue on Sunday and from Monday the work will be divided into shifts.
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
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WELCOME & INFORMATION
Languages Needed: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Desirable Skills: Patience, administration skills, service attitude, welcoming, manage stress well
Description of Work: The Welcome Team will organise the whole process of arrival of the participants. they will guide and help to check all the documents required upon arrival and give information about the new site. They will also manage the Information Booth during the Festival.
Arrival: before midday 2 days before the Festival starts, as registration starts by 2PM on Saturday. Registration will continue on Sunday and from Monday the work will be divided into shifts.
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
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LUGGAGE
Desirable Skills:service attitude, welcoming, manage stress well,strengh,organised.
Description of Work: welcome participants upon their arrival , dispatch their luggage into their area of camping
Arrival: 1 day before the festival starts
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
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ACCOMMODATION
Languages Needed: English and French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian
Desirable Skills: good communication, friendly and polite (but firm if need be), organised, calm under stressful situations
Description of Work: ensure rooms and tents are ready, check in people who have reserved a room or tent, handle any situations that may arise with rooms/tents.
Arrival: 1 day before the festival starts
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: Ardas Kaur accommodation@europeanyogafestival.eu
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KITCHEN
Please apply only if:
- you are able to lift heavy pots,
- you can bear working in high temperatures,
- you can arrive before midday, 2 days before the Festival
- you can assist the inventory in the last day
- you are willing to participate in daily meetings
Description of Work: The work in the kitchen is hard but fun! It requires endurance, flexibility, commitment and openness to cooperate with others.
You can have 25% or 50% percent of discount and you work one or two shifts accordingly. Shifts last approximately 2 hours.
If you work in the kitchen, you can participate in White Tantric Yoga but you have to work in some of the breaks.
Besides your daily shift, we will have meetings every morning that are more about team building, getting to know each other, having fun and also discussing all the practical issues around the work itself.
You need to arrive 2 days before the Festival, and be able to stay for the final inventory on the last day of the Festival to be part of this work exchange group.
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: Pavanjeet Kaur kitchen@europeanyogafestival.eu
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CHILDREN KITCHEN
Languages Needed:english
Desirable Skills: handy, ready, cooking knowledge
Description of Work:You will asssist the cook in preparations
Arrival: 1 day before
To Apply:please fill out the form above.
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FOOD COORDINATION
Languages Needed:english,french
Desirable Skills: handy, fast, commited, strong( can carry pots)
Description of Work: assist the coordinator,
Arrival: 1 day before the festival starts
To Apply:please fill out the form above.
Contact: Jap Dharam Kaur food.coordination@europeanyogafestival.eu
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TODDLERS’ CAMP
Languages Needed: German, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Chinese
Desirable Skills: Experience in working with toddlers is preferable, however not essential. Being a parent counts as experience. Main thing is your love for the children and toddlers, your willingness to be with them, play with them and be a reliable and sound carer.
Description of Work:
Playing, serving food, clearing away, changing nappies, tidying up toys and space, being attuned to the children’s needs.We are unable to accept Work Exchange from parents who will have their own toddlers present at the Festival.
We can offer Full Time Work Exchange or Part time Work Exchange
When you commit to Full Time (working daily 8.30am-4.30pm and 8.30am-1.30pm on Peace Prayer Day) you can benefit from:
- 100% discounted entry to the festival
- 1 day of White Tantric Yoga
- late workshop every day (after 4 pm)
- 1 Full workshop on Peace Prayer Day
When you commit to Part Time (working daily 8.30 am-11am apart from Peace Prayer Day, helping Set-up and Take-down) you can benefit from:
- 50% discounted entry to the festival
- 3 days of tantra
- daily workshops
* If you have games/toys/books in various languages you’d like to donate, toddlers camp as well as children camp would be glad to receive it.
Arrival: before midday 2 days before the Festival starts, as registration starts by 2PM on Saturday.
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: toddlers.camp@europeanyogafestival.eu
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CHILDREN’S CAMP
Languages Needed:english, french, italian, spanish, russian, german
Desirable Skills:creative, plaful, patient , experience with children
Description of Work: We, the staff of the Kids’Camp, are responsible for setting up the Camp in such a way that it serves the kids, the parents and the festival as a whole.
Arrival:2 days before the festival starts
To Apply:please fill out the form above.
Contact: Dirk Broenink childrens.camp@europeanyogafestival.eu
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TEENS’ CAMP
Language Needed: fluent English required, additional language helpful.
Desirable Skills: Experience in working with teenagers, caring and service orientated, committed to support, protect and uplift. Must be able to arrive 2 days before the Festival starts.
Work description:
We, the staff of the Teens’ Camp, are responsible for setting up the Camp in such a way that it serves the teens, the parents and the festival as a whole.Our ambition is to make the Teens’ Camp a place where the teenagers can experience themselves, their creativity and their communication from different perspectives supported by the group energy, the natural environment and yogic practice and wisdom.
This requires a strong commitment and reliability to guarantee the smooth running of our programme. We set up the structure and the schedule in the team together before the official beginning of the festival. According to the amount of work exchange chosen, everyone is personally responsible to stick to the agreement made beforehand. In return every member of the staff gets free space to enjoy the festival on his/her own. The participation in White Tantric Yoga is guaranteed for one day, in the last years it has even been possible to participate for two days for those who wished.
Every morning we will meet before 8 A.M for a group meditation and then have breakfast together at the Teens’ Camp.
The Teens’ Camp closes in the evening of Peace Prayer Day (last day of the Festival), all the equipment needs to be taken care of and properly stored for next year’s Festival. It is planned to have a final get together after the All Camp Dinner for reflection and a meditation to close.
Arrival: To work in Teens’ camp, it is necessary to arrive 2 days before the Festival at 5 P.M. for our first meeting (which takes place at the Teens’ Camp).
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact:Aurelie Chauleur, teens.camp@europeanyogafestival.eu
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SET UP
Languages Needed:english
Desirable Skills: organised, committed, handy, artsy, physically strong
Description of Work: organise the set up of the camp
Arrival: 7 days before the festival starts leave 3 days after
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: jeromeshankar@gmail.com
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GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE
Languages Needed: You must be able to communicate in English. Any other language will also be helpful.
Desirable Skills: You do not need to be an engineer, nor even a handyman. You do need to be ready to serve and be happy to help. If you possess an additional technical skill, such as electrician, carpenter or plumber, the maintenance team is definitely the place for you.
Description of Work: The Maintenance team works in the background of the Festival and helps keep everything running smoothly. We assist the different camps with technical issues, we provide support and manpower, we solve problems, we build and repair stuff. We are available and ready, and we make sure no disruptions endanger the seamless experience of the participants.
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: Kirpal Amrit Singh maintenance@europeanyogafestival.eu
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ECO-SUSTAINABILITY
Languages Needed:english
Desirable Skills: help. the recycling process of the EYF
Description of Work: to be determined by the coordinator
Arrival: 1 day before the festival starts
To Apply:please fill out the form above.
Contact: ssk.3ho.eu@gmail.com
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SAFEGUARDS
Languages needed: required English, optional French and German
Desirable skills: No previous security experience is necessary, training will be provided. We ask that you are enthusiastic, positive, reliable, punctual, flexible, considerate, courteous and work harmoniously with others.
Description of work: The primary duties of the Safeguard Team are to staff the camp entrance, co-ordinate the flow of traffic (both pedestrians and vehicles) in and out of the camp, patrol the entire camp, maintain order in the parking areas, support the safeguarding of electronic devices and provide rapid assistance in the event of an emergency. As member of the Safeguard team your contribution is key to holding the space for a peaceful and joyous camp experience for all.
Safeguard team members will be expected to rotate among the different posts. This is the only team that operates 24 hours, which gives you a great opportunity to complete your exchange hours while no camp activities are taking place. You may be positioned at the Front Gate, car park entrance or walking around the camp patrolling the Bazaar and camping areas. We are the first people who participants see as they arrive on-site and are highly visible in camp while on shift; the priority is to be welcoming, knowledgeable, and competent. You must be able to give clear instructions and hold boundaries regarding parking, badge display, mobile phone storage and other security concerns. Members who are accepted and register for the team must be willing to wear the security vests and operate a radio during their shifts.Submission of this application indicates that you agree to your allocated work hours at the festival, attend necessary training and briefing, adhere to safety and safeguarding policies, comply with ALL camp rules and regulations and are willing and able to uphold them.
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: ssk.3ho.eu@gmail.com
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HEALTH AWARENESS & FIRST AID
Languages Needed:english, german, french,
Desirable Skills: knowledge of medical first aid or medical assistance
Description of Work: tobe determined by the coordinator
Arrival: 1 day before the fetsival starts
To Apply:please fill out the form above.
Contact: Kirti Kaur health.awareness@3ho-europe.org
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MISSEL LEADERS
Languages Needed: All languages of the misl groups plus English (Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, English for the International groups).
Desirable Skills: This job is for yoga teachers who have attended the Yoga Festival at least once and have participated in a misl group and in the karma yoga activity. Misl leaders should be friendly, positive and have an inspiring attitude towards karma yoga. They should be flexible and have some organizations skills.
Description of work: Every Morning from 10:00 -11.15 am you will lead your misl (organised by language group and karma yoga). You will create a family atmosphere within the misl, share important information from the Festival coordination, and coordinate the karma yoga activity of your group.
The misl leader will be given a seva description which contains all the required information about their karma yoga task.
During dinner there is a misl leader meeting for misl group feedback and for sharing the experience of being a misl leader. It is also a time for passing on important festival information, i.e. change of timetable, activities, etc…Arrival: Misl leaders need to arrive at the festival 2 days earlier for a general orientation and meeting (4 pm) with all the misl leaders.
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: Misl.Groups@europeanyogafestival.eu
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GURDWARA
Languages Needed:english
Desirable Skills:
Description of Work:
Arrival:
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: Sukhdev Kaur Gurdwara@europeanyogafestival.eu
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ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainement team consists of Sound, Light and Cameras Teams
Languages Needed: English
Desirable Skills: Professionals only, Sound engineers, Camera persons, Directors, Video technicians, Designers, Events producers, Light professionals
Description of Work: You will be in charge, by teams of all that happens on the Sadhana Field Stage and the Big Top Stage.
Arrival: 3 days before the festival
To Apply: please fill out the form above.
Contact: ssk.3ho.eu@gmail.com
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