Welcome to Dharmalaya
Dharmalaya Institute is devoted to education and empowerment for compassionate living, with a practical focus on sustainable village development, contemplative service-learning, and immersive ecotourism.
Tradition + Innovation = Sustainability, Health & Joy
Dharmalaya’s mission is to unite the best of traditional wisdom with creative innovation to produce compelling possibilities for compassionate living and sustainable development. › Learn about Dharmalaya
Development & Empowerment Through Learning & Service
Dharmalaya’s programmes for the local and international communities help us empower ourselves to improve our world. Vocational education, volunteer opportunities, meditation, yoga, and more. › Explore our programmes
Join the Dharmalaya Community & Get Involved
Join Dharmalaya on our membership page.
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Current & Upcoming Events & Programmes
Open Volunteer Period: Informal, minimally-structured volunteer opportunities doing various kinds of physical work related to green building, organic gardening and tree planting (8 May to 31 October — participants may arrive and depart anytime during this period). More ›
Sustainable Living in the Himalayas: Semi-structured volunteer and service-learning programme with diverse activities related to green building, natural landscaping, and organic gardening, and an optional meditation programme (1-30 November — participants may arrive and depart anytime during this month). More ›
Open Volunteer Period: Informal, minimally-structured volunteer opportunities doing various kinds of physical work related to green building, organic gardening and tree planting (1 December 2013 to 28 February 2014 — participants may arrive and depart anytime during this period). Details TBA
› See the Dharmalaya Events Calendar
