Hawaiian Sanctuary Retreat Center

This internship includes daily instruction and hands in the earth permaculture education to tend to gardens, nurseries, food guilds and permaculture design. It's led by a variety of qualified permaculture instructors and may cover the areas of permaculture design, animal husbandry, composting, beekeeping, vermiculture, compost teas, soil development, food production and more!

This list is neither inclusive or comprehensive, it merely highlights some of the areas of focus during your Internship. This is for permies that love bio-communication, getting dirty and waking early!

Included in Tuition:
- Two months accommodations.
- Organic vegetarian meals and access to our kitchen (breakfast & lunch meals, Monday-Friday. Some dinners provided during events).
- Access to over 30 classes a week (yoga, permaculture, hula, compassionate communication, men's/women's groups
- Access to the jacuzzi, sauna and gym.
- Access to acres of nature trails, and walking paths through our edible food forests.
- Opportunities to teach classes.
- WiFi internet access.
- Certificate of Completion (Number of hours included).
- Academic credit (Planned with your educational institution in advance).

Responsibilities:
Interns are required to log at least 30 hours of participation per week in service, team meetings, classes, events and apprenticeship.
~ 30% permaculture education
~ 30% gardens, orchards care (planting, harvesting, processing, weeding, etc)
~ 30% self-development/team-building
~ 10% event support

For more detailed information, visit http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/

Tuition Two months $1,650 ($825/month - $27/day)

* Note: Approval requires a completed application. Please complete the following form after checkout: http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/internship-application/

This internship is experiential education with a qualified Gourmet Chef Mentor for operating Farm to Table food from the land. Includes some gardening, harvesting, processing, kitchen hygiene, elixir craft making, knife skills, recipe development and basic catering. High focus on gourmet vegetarian cuisine, farm-to-table living.

This list is neither inclusive or comprehensive, it merely highlights some of the areas of focus during your Internship. This track is for foodies that have strong work ethic and are willing to stretch themselves for success!

Included in Tuition:
- Two months accommodations.
- Organic vegetarian meals and access to our kitchen (breakfast & lunch meals, Monday-Friday. Some dinners provided during events).
- Access to over 30 classes a week (yoga, permaculture, hula, compassionate communication, men's/women's groups
- Access to the hot tub, sauna and gym.
- Access to acres of nature trails, and walking paths through our edible food forests.
- Opportunities to teach classes.
- WiFi internet access.
- Certificate of Completion (Number of hours included).
- Academic credit (Planned with your educational institution in advance).

Responsibilities:
Interns are required to log at least 30 hours of participation per week in service, team meetings, classes, events and apprenticeship.
~ 60% kitchen
~ 30% self-development/team building
~ 10% event support

For more detailed information, visit http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/

Tuition $1,650 ($825/month - $27/day)

* Note: Approval requires a completed application. Please complete the following form after checkout: http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/internship-application/

This internship is for yogis, aspiring yogis and yoga teachers who want to immerse themselves in a communal & yogic lifestyle. This internship tracks puts a priority on yoga, thus creating a schedule that allows Yoga interns to participate in all of our yoga classes with talented instructors.

Included in Tuition:

- A minimum of 1 1/2 hours of active group yoga practice available to you daily (except Sunday's)
- Two, 1 hour weekly workshops where you will do intensive study of asanas and/or pranayama, meditation, chants, mantras, mudras, chakras, sutras, the 8 limbs of yoga and other topics.
- Study with multiple teachers from different lineages and unique teaching styles.
- Weekly journaling and self study.
- Becoming part of our local yoga community.
- Teaching opportunities for interns who are certified yoga instructors.
- Experience managing the quality, attendance and cleanliness of a studio.
- Hours are eligible towards the Hawaiian Sanctuary yoga teacher training mentorship hours requirement.
- A certificate of completion at the end of your internship.

- Two months accommodations.
- Organic vegetarian meals and access to our kitchen (breakfast & lunch meals, Monday-Friday. Some dinners provided during events).
- Access to over 30 classes a week (yoga, permaculture, hula, compassionate communication, men's/women's groups
- Access to the hot tub, sauna and gym.
- Access to acres of nature trails, and walking paths through our edible food forests.
- Opportunities to teach classes.
- WiFi internet access.
- Certificate of Completion (Number of hours included).
- Academic credit (Planned with your educational institution in advance).

Responsibilities:
Interns are required to log at least 30 hours of participation per week in service, team meetings, classes, events and apprenticeship.
~ 40% yoga studies
~ 30% communal chores, Guest Services & kitchen support
~ 20% team building
~ 10% event support

For more detailed information, visit http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/

Tuition $2,390 ($1,195/month - $40/day)

* Note: Approval requires a completed application. Please complete the following form after checkout: http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/internship-application/

Guest Services/Housekeeping interns receive training of what it takes to create a clean and spiffy experience at Hawaiian Sanctuary accommodations for our guests and visitors. This person will help to improve/modify our excellent jungle standards, plus will help to train newcomers and is a team leader.

An Aloha Guest Services intern is responsible for maintaining clean and comfortable facilities for our beloved guests and visitors including:

- Cleaning common areas
- Preparing guest rooms
- Providing daily room services to guests (bed making, fresh towels, etc.)
- Using eco-friendly products as much as possible
- Washing and folding laundry generated by guests and other departments
- Handling any other tasks to maintain a fresh and inviting atmosphere
- A typical day for an Intern in Housekeeping starts at 7:00 am (or earlier if you like). We begin the day with cleaning, followed by guest room care as needed. All Guest Services Angels will be asked to make beds, vacuum and mop floors, clean bathrooms, deep clean common areas, tidy up after others, and a variety of other tasks. This will take up roughly 50% of a week’s time.
- Approximately 15% of a week’s time may be spent in welcoming guests, giving site tours and class liaison support.
- This certainly can be at times in the evening or on the weekends.
- The remaining time will be utilized in required community classes such as Ohana circle, Compassionate Communication, team meetings as well as other areas of interests such as garden and land team synergies and/or kitchen time to experience farm-to-table care.
- This is for people that appreciate SEVA (self-less service), no task is too great and want the most affordable way to play and grow in our community.

Included in Tuition:
- Two months accommodations.
- Organic vegetarian meals and access to our kitchen (breakfast & lunch meals, Monday-Friday. Some dinners provided during events).
- Access to over 30 classes a week (yoga, permaculture, hula, compassionate communication, men's/women's groups
- Access to the hot tub, sauna and gym.
- Access to acres of nature trails, and walking paths through our edible food forests.
- Opportunities to teach classes.
- WiFi internet access.
- Certificate of Completion (Number of hours included).
- Academic credit (Planned with your educational institution in advance).

Responsibilities:
Interns are required to log at least 30 hours of participation per week in service, team meetings, classes, events and apprenticeship.
~50% intensive housekeeping
~20% self-development / team-building
~10% various tasks (permaculture, kitchen support)
~10% hospitality (on-call)
~10% event support

For more detailed information, visit http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/

Tuition $900 ($450/month)

* Note: Approval requires a completed application. Please complete the following form after checkout: http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/internship-application/

Our standard Empowerment Internship program consists approximately of 1/3 of the week’s hours in community related tasks like upkeep of community and guest spaces: cleaning bathrooms, cleaning shared spaces, doing community meal dishes, guest rooms and classroom care.

Roughly another third of each week’s time is utilized for self development and meetings for collaboration and team building. The remaining 1/3 of time spent weekly can be utilized with your passions for Farm to table Foods, permaculture, Aloha hospitality and/or management.

Special events and weekend workshops are shared by everyone.

Included in Tuition:
- Two months accommodations.
- Organic vegetarian meals and access to our kitchen (breakfast & lunch meals, Monday-Friday. Some dinners provided during events).
- Access to over 30 classes a week (yoga, permaculture, hula, compassionate communication, men's/women's groups
- Access to the hot tub, sauna and gym.
- Access to acres of nature trails, and walking paths through our edible food forests.
- Opportunities to teach classes.
- WiFi internet access.
- Certificate of Completion (Number of hours included).
- Academic credit (Planned with your educational institution in advance).

Responsibilities:
Interns are required to log at least 30 hours of participation per week in service, team meetings, classes, events and apprenticeship.
~30% self-development and team building
~30% permaculture/kitchen/management
~30% hospitality/housekeeping
~10% event support

For more detailed information, visit http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/

Tuition $ ($1350/month - $22/day)

* Note: Approval requires a completed application. Please complete the following form after checkout: http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/internship-program/internship-application/