The Sanctuary — Vegan Community

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The Sanctuary — Vegan Community

Located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico

Mission Statement
The Sanctuary, in alliance with The Myracles Foundation, is a non profit School of Universal Love. Set in a luxurious seven-bedroom home by the beach in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, we have created a conscious intentional community and retreat center with a focus on learning how to expand consciousness through holistic living, health, spirituality, and a plant-based diet. We offer a variety of programs to support this, some of which are available online.

We are a multi-cultural, multi-dimensional community living naturally, supporting souls in experiencing unity with Source, co-creating a shift into a dimension of Love and Light.

Our mission is to provide community living spaces for spiritual practice, healthy lifestyle, enlightening education programs, compassionate communication, unconditional and self love.  We offer a peaceful, loving environment to support the needs of guests from all over the world who come to The Sanctuary to integrate spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Our integrative modalities help to align soul, mind and heart, to realign with our purpose, to fulfill our unique mission and develop a deep joyous connection with life.

We also operate at another location, The Pharm, set in the countryside 6 kms away from The Sanctuary. At The Pharm we are learning & teaching how to connect more directly with nature, growing organic food full of life force energy. We are open to collaborative opportunities to transform The Pharm into a Permaculture, a Holistic Education Centre offering courses for adults and children to learn ways of living harmoniously in nature.

As a non profit organisation, we provide the following for free: Seasonal retreats for local nurses, English lessons for local children, experiences in nature for local children, support for local animals in need.

We also have a variety of Scholarship Programs available.

Community Description
The Sanctuary is a place where people from all over the world come to heal themselves of whatever ails them physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

The Sanctuary is a colonial 5-bedroom home with an RV in the front and a garden and a casita in the back. We can fit up to 18 people. We are located in a neighborhood called Brisas de Zicatela in Puerto Escondido in Southern Mexico.

We are a vegan community and we have meals together 3 times per day, everyday except Sunday, when people are on their own to fast, coconut water fast, or eat fruit or leftovers.

The Sanctuary is for both health and spiritual growth and healing. We have many healing modalities in the home that are open for our guests and volunteers to use.

We have meditation and yoga every morning except Sunday.

Housing
Status: We have land we have developed on
Area: 1 acres
Current Residence Types: Room(s) in a house or building, Mobile homes, RV’s, converted buses, casita
Current Number of Residences: 18
Planned number of residences: 20
Planned Residence Types: Room(s) in a house or building, Mobile homes, RV’s, converted buses, casita
Housing Provided: Rental, Work-exchange
Land owned by: Individual community member(s)
Additional Comments:
We rent a beautiful home in Southern Mexico.

Membership
Adult Members: 12
Non-member Residents: 1
Percent Women: 71-80%
Percent Men: 21-30%
Percent Transgender: 0%
Visitors accepted: Yes
Visitor Process:
Please visit puertoretreats.com for all updated information
Open to new Members: Yes
Membership Process:
Work-exchange at first.
Additional Comments:
Free vegan food

Economics
Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: Yes
Regular Fee per Month: $500
Shared Income: None
Required Labor Contribution per Week: 0
Open to members with existing debt: Yes
Additional Comments:
Different types of work-exchange agreements are possible.
Please visit puertoretreats.com for more information.

Sustainability Practices
Energy Infrastructure: We are connected to the grid.
Current renewable energy generation: 0%, or close to 0%
Planned renewable energy generation: Up to 25%
Current food produced: 0%, or close to 0%
Planned food produced: Between 26-49%
Food produced locally: Between 26-49%

Lifestyle
Common Facilities: Common House, Garden(s), Internet, kitchen, living room, dining room
Internet Available: Yes, community provides it
Internet Fast?: No, it is slow.
Cell Phone Service: Good for some people.
Shared meals: Approximately all meals
Dietary Practice: Local (food sourced within 150 miles), GMO Free (only non-genetically modified organisms), Vegan Only (plants only, no animal products) – Please check this only if you are 100% Vegan., Raw or Mostly Raw, Dairy-Free
Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Yes – we all share a common diet.
Special Diets OK: Sometimes
Alcohol Use: No, this community does not permit alcohol use.
Tobacco Use: No, this community does not permit tobacco use.
Additional Diet Comments:
We are all vegan.
We have a morning smoothie, a lunch @ 1, dinner @ 6:30. Fruits available for snacking.
Common Spiritual Practice(s): Ecumenical (accepts all religions or spiritual practices), Eclectic (integrates multiple religious or spiritual beliefs), Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Sufi, Mixed Eastern Philosophy or Practice, Hare Krishna, Humanist
Spiritual Practice Expected?: No
Education Style(s): Home Schooling
Expected Healthcare Practices:
Usually we use natural remedies first, and in a pinch we use Western medicine.
Healthcare Options: Up to each family or individual

Source: https://www.ic.org/directory/the ... -retreat-community/
            http://puertoretreats.com