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Open Volunteer Positions
Landscape Artisan, for Banyan Grove Our property is filled with lots of potential for outdoor activity. To accomplish this, we would like to engage some landscaping expertise. If you have experience and background in outdoor design,... |
Awakin Circle Chef, for Banyan Grove Once a month, we host an Awakin Circle -- where we sit in silence for an hour, engage in a circle of sharing, and then conclude with a shared meal. If you are available to help cook some or all of... |
Event Coordinator, for Banyan Grove We routinely have many in-person circles, events, retreats and residencies at Banyan Grove. This volunteer position is to help coordinate various strands of the events, align it with the vision of... |
Content Scout, for Seeds + Transformation The role is to look for deep articulations about people, organizations, books or media coverage related to sustainability of the soil and soul. |
Awakin Call Biographer, for Awakin Calls Learn the stories of our remarkable speakers’ lives, and help present their stories to the world from the lens of their inner transformation journeys! This volunteer will write a 3-5 paragraph... |
KarmaTube Tweeter, for KarmaTube We are looking for an active Tweeter to help post KarmaTube content on Twitter and keep the community engaged with the portal. |
Transcribe Inspiring Conversations and Journeys, for Awakin Call Help us take our Weekly Awakin Calls, which feature a conversation with a unique guest speaker each week, and edit it into a transcript (with some context about the topic), so it can be shared... |
Translate Awakin Wisdom Readings, for Awakin Wisdom Readings Weekly readings are often translated in other languages like Hindi. If you are proficient in another language, and are able to translate few paragraphs every week, please let us know and we would... |
Good News Scout, for Open Good/Positive History We are looking for a volunteer who can help us build up a database of good news. It will requires researching stories on particular day, writing a couple sentence description summary, and adding... |
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After each call, we post an edited transcript. This blog post has the potential to spread quite far, from ServiceSpace blog to DailyGood.org, so we would like to have them reviewed by a copy... |
Upcoming Events
Awakin Meditation Gatherings
Join for an hour of meditation, followed by a circle of sharing and dinner in silence. They happen in varying frequencies in different cities but always a joy to catch one!
WHERE: Santa Clara NYC Oakland Ahmedabad London, Singapore, More...
Upcoming Forest Calls
Call into our weekly conference call, every Saturday, as a few Service Space coordinators share inspirations from the previous week and interview an inspiring guest speaker!
Karma Kitchen Sundays
Imagine a volunteer-run restaurant where all guests pay forward for people after them. While frequency is different at different locations, you can volunteer any week.
WHERE: Berkeley Washington DC Chicago Hayward Tokyo ...
Volunteer Reflections
Dec 06: OOOM's Top 100 Of 2018 -- Three From ServiceSpace! When Nipun visited Vienna two months ago, among his many meetings was a lunch with Georg and Christina Kindel. I was also delighted to join, and as ripples have it they have just published their...
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Dec 07: Bowing Mantra I have always cherished my encounters with Rev. Heng Sure, and because of his most recent visit to our local Awakin Circle, two weeks back, I was delighted to get connected to this poem by him:
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Dec 03: I Spent An Amazing Sunday Creating ... I spent an amazing Sunday creating dozens of earring and charms with my niece and nephew. We decided to help Santa spread Christmas cheer by giving these out to people who might need a smile.
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Dec 12: Miki Kashtan: Vulnerability, Shedding, And This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Miki Kashtan: Vulnerability, Shedding, And CommunicationReflection questions: Our guest this week believes that knowing our needs can be a source of empowerment and...
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Dec 02: Sailing The Winds Of Grace A book fell out of a bookcase, fell all the way down the stairs -- not just any book, but a book that held a letter Mother Teresa had written to Rosalie Giffoniello six years earlier. Rosalie had...
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Dec 02: The New And Ancient Story Of Interbeing This week's Awakin reading is by Charles Eisenstein titled 'The New And Ancient Story Of Interbeing': Why does the sun shine? A random result of coalescing gases igniting nuclear...
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Dec 05: Phil Cass: Transforming Leaders And Communities This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Phil Cass: Transforming Leaders And CommunitiesReflection questions: Our guest this week is a transformational leader who has helped catalyze an entire community to...
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Dec 05: Got A Problem With Pests? Call The Quack Squad Last week's featured video on KarmaTube received 2053 views and 4 comments. "Most people know that pesticides are not only harmful for the environment, but they are also harmful to human beings....
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Dec 08: Kindful Kids: Acts Of Kindness: Key To Happiness For This week's 'Kindful Kids' newsletter is on Acts of Kindness: Key to Happiness for Children & Teens. Take a look."When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world." --...
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Dec 15: *😊WHEN JUST 1 DAY OLD OPERATED ... *😊WHEN JUST 1 DAY OLD OPERATED BABY WITH DEFECT* ```MEETS AFTER 10 YEARS AS A SHY BOY WITH THAT PERFECT SMILE...!``` _
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