Seva (Service) Application
Seva position within the Tree of Life Vegan Spiritual Community is a deeply intense spiritual journey of commitment, intimacy and transformation. It is for those with spiritual perseverance (netzakh), dedication, devotion and intensity. If you are called here and fit the position (ie. you have the skills), then the community is ready to welcome you with open arms.
Please click below to read about the position in each department. If you have reached this page, you have been through our prescreening process form. If you have reached this page another way please go back to the prescreen form and fill it in now before proceeding to apply.
Please Read Before Applying
The Vision of the Tree of Life Foundation
To create a living experience of the meaning of sustainable healthy living for the individual and for the planet. This means providing people with a direct experience of what it means to live a quality of life that is healing both to themselves and to the planet of every single level from agricultural interests of our society to personal health, emotional health, and spiritual health. We offer this so that people can know that such an existence is real and can experience the joy of living that way. In essence, each person has a deep yearning to live a quality of life or what we may call an “awakened normality”. In that way the Tree of Life is an oasis for awakening.
The Tree of Life Foundation is deeply committed to providing experiences and empowering people to apply that experience of “awakened normality” back into the world of their lives. We are a human preserve for the experience of embracing this quality of life. The Tree of Life Foundation mission is to be an oasis of awakening on every level and provide a direct experience of a quality of life that is healing to oneself and to the planet, through pure reliable agriculture, personal health, emotional well-being and spiritual vitality.
The Tree of Life is actively involved in establishing and operating a number of humanitarian and health projects in the United States and around the world. All of our projects are designed for the healing of the planet…from the personal to the ecological and spiritual level. Presently there are a number of projects in which we are actively engaged. They include:
- Transforming the health and humanitarian awareness both on the personal and global levels through leading-edge work on the art and science of rejuvenating health and well-being. We are acting as an inspirational training center for people around the world by helping them directly experience the joy of health, harmony, and rejuvenation, helping them takes it back to their own countries.
- In his book, There is a Cure for Diabetes, Gabriel Cousens, M.D. M.D.(H), establishes that diabetes can be reversed naturally and he is doing formal research to prove this. Presently we have started our 21 day Healing Diabetes Naturally program in the U.S. in which more than 50 people have healed their Type II diabetes, or about 95% of those who attended, and six(6) people have healed from documented Type I. people and in Mexico and Central American in community-based formats.
- The Tree of Life Foundation has developed an sustainable vegan gardening that is designed to be totally solar as we expand our large-scale infrastructure. It offers an ecology experience to its world visitors as a working model for what can be done in their countries to maintain and protect the ecology.
- We have a highly recognized program in nutrition and food preparation also attended by students from around the world. Most students go on to teach health and lifestyle and start plant-source-only restaurants round the globe.
- Training, self-empowerment courses, family life, psycho-spiritual healing, food preparation, and detox and spiritual healing are offered for increasing the quality of life and healthy functioning of families and couples. We emphasize a family-centered approach to health.
- One of the major problems in the world today is addiction. The Tree of Life is actively developing solutions for helping people overcome their addictions so that they can lead happy, productive drug free lives.
- Since 1985 we have sponsored quarterly peace meditations throughout the U.S. and Europe, called Peace 21. Dr. Cousens also started the Peace Everyday Initiative to create peace, which is now practiced by over 192 organizations around the world.
- We have laid the groundwork to begin programs in helping and teach Native Americans in every tribe throughout the U.S. how to heal diabetes naturally and to eliminate it as a predatory disease in their society. Once this is started, we have the background to begin to heal the alcoholism problem in Native American societies. The diabetes and alcohol problems exist in many indigenous people around the world. Once the Native American program has proven successful in the U.S. we hope to begin similar work with the Mayori tribes in New Zealand and the Aborigines in Australia where these problems are epidemic.
- Many children on the planet have been forsaken by the adult societies through neglect of parenting responsibilities or neglect caused by overworked, absent or deceased parents. Our approach to this problem is to sponsor and create holistic eco-centers, Casa Nuevo, that will provide homes, schools, organic garden and peace-centered education, and moderate health care for both children and adults.
If you have a resonance with our mission and have a strong desire to offer your service and support, please continue…
Who should apply for consideration in the seva program:
- Those who are already healthy and happy.
- Those capable of year-round outdoor physical work.
- Those who have been at least 70% raw vegan for one month prior to arrival. The raw vegan diet that is the way of life here is very purifying. If you have not detoxed prior to arrival you most likely will feel the effects of detox very quickly. This will likely result in lost time and require attention that we are not prepared to offer as part of this program.
- Those who are free of all drugs for at least six(6) months.
- Those who have handled all their personal business so that one is free to focus upon, and fully participate in the Tree of Life culture without interruption.
- Those with a positive outlook and who can work enthusiastically and harmoniously in a team setting or independently.
- Those who have a good work ethic…can arrive on time, work their full schedule, and follow directions.
- Those who have financial reserves to support themselves for the tenure of their commitment.
What To Bring
- Time commitment of three months minimum.
- Commitment to a 40 hour work week under the direction of the Seva Program.
- Strong work ethic. Show up on time and work a full shift five days per week.
- Financial ability to provide for you own housing and transportation arrangements, including travel to and from airport, and spending money while you are here. Please prepare a budget.
- Commitment to a 100% vegan and 80% live food diet.
- Commitment to a zero-tolerance, drug-free environment.
- Come healthy and happy. This is not a program for a person who is trying to heal. Not a time for fasting or intensive healing programs.
- Health and stamina for menial and oft times physically labor intensive jobs.
- Prepared to participate by bringing your highest energy and service.
What We Bring
- Three sumptuous live vegan meals lovingly prepared each day at our café, except Sat. and Sun., when the café serves two dessert laden meals—brunch and dinner.
- All facilities normally available to staff free of charge during off time and when not in use by TOL guests. Spa and workshops are at your own expense.
- Evening programs including meditation and satsang with Gabriel when he is here.
- Chanting
- Inipi (if offered during your stay)
- Hot tubs
- Far Infa-red sauna
- Yoga during your off hours.
- Good Company.
- All programs on our campus available to our regular staff. Some at no cost.
- An opportunity to fully immerse yourself in a very open-hearted and loving community dedicated to the uplifting of the consciousness of the planet.
How To Apply
If after carefully reviewing the program offering you feel moved and qualified to respond please follow the instructions below:
- Email the completed application along with your resume & recent photograph to email on the application.
- Please read the employee handbook. The contents of which will apply to anyone accepted into the Work/Trade(SEVA) Program.
- Read about the Tree of Life Foundation Mission before applying.
- State the period of your commitment and preferred dates.
Your application will be reviewed and you will be contacted by the administrator of the Work/Trade(SEVA) Program. Incomplete applications will not be considered!
Seva Positions
We are welcoming individuals with skills in the following areas to apply:
- Graphic & Web Design
- Construction
- Culinary
- Video Editing
- Gardening
Seva Applications
Word Application
PDF Application