Dear friends,
An opportunity is opening within the life of our sangha for the year ahead, and we would love to share it with you.
Do you feel the call to deepen your practice?
To spend time living within a spiritual community?
To enter into a meaningful exchange of care, presence, and practice with the Awakened Heart Sangha?
We warmly invite applications for the role of Hermitage Steward.
Sangha members are invited to reside and practise at the Hermitage, helping to care for this sacred place while keeping the rhythm of daily practice alive. As a steward, you become part of the living mandala of the Hermitage — supporting the regular puja offerings that form the heart of our collective practice.
Stewards work alongside the Hermitage Manager, tending the land and the spaces with mindfulness and care, and becoming familiar with the Hermitage so that others arriving for retreat may feel welcomed, supported, and at ease.
The heart of the role
At its essence, this role is about keeping the quiet vigil of practice — so that practice may flourish for all who come.
As a Hermitage Steward you will:
- Help hold and nurture the practice mandala of the Hermitage
- Deepen your own path of practice
- Support the gentle, day-to-day tending of the Hermitage and its grounds
- Offer a welcoming presence to retreatants and visitors finding their way around
What this time may offer
Those who take on this role often find it a deeply nourishing period within the life of their practice. Opportunities include:
- Time and space to go more deeply into your own practice
- Spiritual guidance from Lama Tara
- Regular pastoral care support
- Participation in group retreats taking place at the Hermitage
- The chance to strengthen the bonds of connection within the sangha
- Ritual training
If something in you resonates with this invitation, you can find more information here: Hermitage Steward.
You are very welcome to email [email protected]ku.gro.sha@rabem to arrange an informal conversation if you feel curious about exploring this way of serving and connecting with the sangha.
With warm wishes to you all.
Mebar