Seasonal Staff
Join the Thai Yoga Center's Staff
Now is the time to apply for a position at The Thai Yoga Center if you wish to make a commitment to development and you have a desire to focus your energy on worthwhile and meaningful work. Join us if you are interested in the joy's and challenges of living and working in a unique and vibrant community organization dedicated to expanding consciousness.
What is The Thai Yoga Center?
We are a holistic learning and retreat center founded in Summer of 2007. Our founders have been at the forefront of personal and professional development. We believe that each individual creates his or her own development path. Our mission is to present a wide exposure to many traditions and perspectives, offering support toward the goal of health and well being. We follow the precepts of holism emphasizing equality of mind, body and spirit and the four precepts of ...Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. The Thai Yoga Center is an all volunteer project. There are no paid employees! Thats right , the teachers, directors and helpers are all volunteers. Everything we have done, built and created for TYC is based on volunteers assistance.
Our Seasonal Staff come here each year to take workshops and professional development programs in such diverse areas as arts and crafts, herbalism, spiritual studies and stewardship.
Our facility is located in the beautiful Fox River area. Equidistant from Columbus and Macon areas, near Manchester, Warm Springs GA.
Who Should Apply?
The Thai Yoga Center is committed to Staff diversity. We encourage people of any age (18 and over), gender, national origin, race, sexual orientation and spiritual belief to apply. A season with us is an excellent way for college students to gain work and life skills while on summer break. Many staff in mid-life find that a season here could be a great way to productively spend time between job or life changes. It is an ideal for vital and active retirees who would desire to participate in community living offering experience and support to the younger staff.
The Staff Experience
Our Developmental Philosophy
People desire to join TYC staff to work and grow alongside individuals with shares goals and beliefs. We believe that personal development occurs most deeply when the issues of work, the needs of the individual, and the boundaries of the community are fully integrated.
A season at TYC offers a unique opportunity for hard work, personal growth, spiritual exploration, and community building. The Seasonal Staff experience falls into the following three overlapping areas:
The Work
Although our mission is about spirit and pursuit of consciousness, TYC is also a business. We contribute to the world and our community by providing opportunities for the uplifting and education of individuals. In support of our mission, everyone on staff works hard. Each contribution is necessary for the success of TYC. Signing on for a job with us means making a full commitment to a 30-40 hour work week . The work you do will consume much of your time and energy while here. Although your job assignment may not fit into your notion of a developmental experience, we suggest that you view your work life as your tailor made workshop. There is much to be learned about communication, self-respect and responsibility as well as service in all work opportunities. If you bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn, you will get valuable life experience.
The Individual
Inner work is the journey of self examination and introspection. It challenges us to take responsibility for our own lives, to look deeply into our strengths and weaknesses, and to learn how to live in community with creativity, harmony, and humor. Joining the TYC staff is an excellent opportunity to pursue this kind of spiritual work in an active and practical way.
The Community
There is an impressive depth of feeling that occurs when hundreds of people gather together to live, work, and grow. But there are also many challenges. Living and working with others in close quarters over a period of several months an magnify personal issues and bring up questions about individual freedom.
As in any community, there are standards and rules. They are based on mutual respect, honoring agreements and maintaining safety. Individual needs are often weighed against the needs of the whole community. Our boundaries though broad enough to allow a large amount of personal expression, are firm.
Please release any pre-conceived ideas about what community is or should be. Everyone who joins TYC contributes to what the group experiences as "community" . TYC staff changes from year to year, and is comprised of real people with real human strengths and frailties.
Staff Information
Education and development
We welcome seekers of all levels. The more experienced will find an environment that enhances their development; those just beginning their personal exploration will find encouragement and direction on their journey.
Though our staff education program we are committed to providing a curriculum that is meaningful, diverse, and stimulating. The curriculum is designed to support your process of self-discovery. During the season, several courses taught by respected faculty are available for you to select from. Topics include the intense gardening and landscaping programs.
Staff Life
Picture yourself in a lovely rural setting in the beautiful West Georgia countryside.: rolling hills and forrest, near Atlanta, Columbus and Macon areas and the nearby Fox river. You may find yourself engaged in fascinating conversations or debates with extraordinary persons. There are many diverse and practical opportunities for learning new skills and personal growth. Being at TYC can be an intense and demanding. The key is to seek and find harmony and balance in all of the experiences possible here.
The Health Resources Center and Bookstore are rich informational and experiential resources, as are your fellow staff members. All staff members bring something valuable to share which results in a vital and diverse offering and exchange of talents and resources, talents, skills and information.
The staff community is many different things to different people. Everyone who comes here needs to take responsibility for his or her own experience and for helping to create the TYC community at large. Our staff are our day to day representatives of those principles which we most want to convey to our honored guests.
Work Life
Jobs and Requirements
Each day there are many tasks to be done to keep TYC running smoothly. The work itself is sometimes very basic and often strenuous, such as the jobs in maintenance, housekeeping, food service and luggage handling. There are also a number of jobs in administration. For these, we need staff with office, customer service, and / or retail experience. These positions require good communication skills and patience; some require computer literacy. In addition, we need first aid staff, as well as qualified people in a limited number of supervisory positions.
While many of our jobs are rudimentary, they provide valuable life skills for both the inexperienced and veteran worker. The team building, problem solving, and group dynamic processes learned will translate productively in many other situations.
The Service ethic:
If we can approach whatever task is assigned with the view that we're making an offering of service to our guests and to each other, our work becomes more meaningful.
Your Commitment to US:
Work Schedule
1. Full-Time: 40 hours per week (usually five to 6 days) plus attendance at weekly department meetings.
2. Part-Time: 30 hours per week (usually 4 or 5 days) plus attendance at weekly department meetings.
Length of Stay
1. Full Time: Full Season
2. Part Time: One , two or three work periods (5 to 7 weeks each).
See application for exact dates.
Our commitment to You
Stipend
1. Full Time: $50.00 per week (Supervisors and returning Staff are paid more). (Does not apply to Diploma program and personal contract apprenticeships.)
2. Part Time: None.
Housing
1. Full time: Shared dorm rooms and or Yurts and/or Domes, simply furnished, with shared bath. Single rooms are limited to returning staff and managerial staff.
2. Part Time: Camping (staff must bring their own tents and necessary camping gear).
Meals
Three wholesome mostly vegetarian meals per day.
Land and Facilities
1. Full use of the Sauna, Library, walking trails, etc.
2. Discounts at the Bookstore, Cafe (When Open!), and/ or Health Resources Center
Staff Curriculum
1. Participate in the specially designed staff classes in esoteric studies, the arts, alternative health, body work and massage, gardening, landscaping, building and design, etc.
2. Optional daily classes in yoga, martial arts, meditation and movement.
3. One two-day or five-day available catalog workshop ( for a full time, full season commitment only).
4. Access to TYC concerts, drummings, dances, catalog sampler classes, sweats, gatherings and other events as announced during the season.
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How to Apply
Click this link for a work-study application
You can apply on-line or you can also contact us to request an application by mail, phone or fax (see below). Please read RPG's, Rules, Procedures and Guidelines (Click Here) before filing out the application.
How to reach us:
By E-Mail: itta@core.com
By Mail: PO Box 367, Talbotton, GA 31827
By Phone: (706) 358-8646
By Fax: (706) 665-9435
Check This schedule frequently for regular additions and updates. We try our best to do this at least once a month or more. If there is a specific location near you which is not represented let us know. We are always looking for new sites and sponsors to host various trainings. Copyright. 2008, This schedule was last updated on 03/09/2008
