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About Dharma Shala

Mission

Our mission is to offer a space where the community can come together, learn, and share knowledge through yoga, holistic therapies, ancestral medicines, and connection with nature. We envision a place where sustainable tourism, integral education, and spiritual growth unite in harmony — creating experiences that transform both those who visit us and the local community.

Vision

We believe in a Cabarete where spirituality, ecological awareness, and holistic well-being can be part of everyday life. We seek to contribute through training opportunities, scholarships, exchanges, and support networks that allow more people — both locals and travelers — to engage in holistic disciplines, expand their being, and live in harmony with nature.

Meet its founder

Gabriela Vera

Director, Head Teacher

Dharma Shala is a retreat and conscious living center in Encuentro, Cabarete, created to support the expansion of the self through practice, community, and connection with nature. Our purpose is simple yet profound: to remember who we truly are and to open a space where everyone can be authentically themselves.

At Dharma Shala, we believe in an ethical, sustainable, and meaningful way of life. Even the simple act of staying here becomes a practice of conscious living — sharing spaces with respect and harmony, living in community, and inhabiting a place where sustainability is not a theory, but an experience lived day by day.
se vive día a día.

Would you like to be part of our community as a volunteer?

General conditions:

Suggested minimum commitment: 4 weeks (adjustable based on availability).
Daily collaboration: 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
Participate with awareness, respect, and a genuine willingness to serve.
Maintain an attitude of gratitude, responsibility and presence.
Respect the rules of coexistence and take care of the energy of the space as if it were your own home.
A community that supports and sustains you.

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