{"id":164069,"date":"2025-06-06T16:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accounts.consciouskenya.com\/?page_id=164069"},"modified":"2025-09-01T07:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T04:22:00","slug":"volunteermembership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/volunteermembership\/","title":{"rendered":"Conscious Kenya Volunteer Landing Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;grad&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689792172193{margin-top: -60px !important;}&#8221; bg_grad=&#8221;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #EBFAFA), color-stop(95%, #FCE8FC));background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#EBFAFA 0%,#FCE8FC 95%);background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#EBFAFA 0%,#FCE8FC 95%);background: -o-linear-gradient(top,#EBFAFA 0%,#FCE8FC 95%);background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,#EBFAFA 0%,#FCE8FC 95%);background: linear-gradient(top,#EBFAFA 0%,#FCE8FC 95%);&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-530069f2907bef39a\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-530069f2907bef39a uvc-5761 accent-title-color color-title\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-530069f2907bef39a .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:24px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:30px;\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Raleway&#039;;font-weight:normal;color:#515151;\">Thank you so much for your input towards building a vibrant conscious community.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a conscious living enthusiast, wellness practitioner or business, you are welcome to learn more about the community platform by clicking on the button below.<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Get your Conscious Kenya Membership&#8221; color=&#8221;purple&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-spa&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Faccounts.consciouskenya.com%2Fjoin-the-family%2F|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749219374717{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><center>\r\n    <div class=\"mec-fluent-bg-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"mec-wrap mec-fluent-wrap mec-skin-cover-container colorskin-custom \">\r\n            <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n        {\r\n            \"@context\" \t\t: \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n            \"@type\" \t\t: \"Event\",\r\n            \"startDate\" \t: \"2025-11-14\",\r\n            \"endDate\" \t\t: \"2025-11-17\",\r\n            \"location\" \t\t:\r\n            {\r\n                \"@type\" \t\t: \"Place\",\r\n                \"name\" \t\t\t: \"\",\r\n                \"image\"\t\t\t: \"\",\r\n                \"address\"\t\t: \"\"\r\n            },\r\n            \"offers\": {\r\n                \"url\": \"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/event\/yin-yang-art-mindfulness-retreat\/\",\r\n                \"price\": \"\",\r\n                \"priceCurrency\" : \"KES\"\r\n            },\r\n            \"performer\": \"\",\r\n            \"description\" \t: \"This retreat is an opportunity to bring more &lt;b&gt;balance and harmony &lt;\/b&gt;into your life. Nestled in the beautiful &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.kayakwetu.com\/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kaya Kwetu&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; in nature right by the Indian Ocean, this  will be an excellent opportunity to relax, breathe, express and play.    Learn how to balance stillness with action, integrate reflection with creation, and find wholeness in the interplay between awareness and expression of your feelings, thoughts and life experience,&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  &lt;\/span&gt;    &nbsp;    &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Eirik Jarl will guide the Yang aspects of the retreat, - the active, expressive, outward, creative an collaborative elements.  He has over 10 years of Affirmative Art workshop facilitation experience with thousands of participants.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; He knows we all have a gift, and our role is to identify, clarify and live that role. 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Leave renewed, grounded, and inspired.&lt;\/span&gt;    &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;\/span&gt;    &lt;strong&gt;Programme&lt;\/strong&gt;    &lt;strong&gt;\ud83c\udf00&lt;\/strong&gt; Day 1 \u2013 Friday, 14 November    Theme: Ground &amp; Arrive \u2013 Welcoming Presence  &lt;table&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Time&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Activity&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;12:00 \u2013 5:00 PM&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Arrival &amp; Check-in&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;6:00 \u2013 7:00 PM&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Dinner&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;7:00 \u2013 8:00 PM&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Opening Circle &amp; Orientation &lt;i&gt;(intentions, introductions)&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;8:00 PM onward&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Personal time \/ rest   Quiet Time \/ Journaling \/ Tea&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;\/tbody&gt;  &lt;\/table&gt;  \ud83c\udf1e Day 2 \u2013 Saturday, 15 November    Theme: Explore &amp; 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 &lt;td&gt;Creative Journaling &lt;i&gt;(guided reflection prompt) &amp; &lt;\/i&gt; Fireside Sharing&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;\/tbody&gt;  &lt;\/table&gt;  \ud83c\udfe1 Day 4 \u2013 Monday, 17 November    Theme: Depart with Presence  &lt;table&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Time&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Activity&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;7:30 \u2013 8:15 AM&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Walking Meditation (mindful nature immersion)&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;8:15 \u2013 9:00 AM&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Breakfast&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;9:00 \u2013 10:30 AM&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/accounts.consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/edgar-kimathi.jpeg&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-80921&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;Integration &amp; Practice in Daily life&lt;\/td&gt;  &lt;\/tr&gt;  &lt;\/tbody&gt;  &lt;\/table&gt;  &nbsp;    &lt;b&gt;About the facilitators &lt;\/b&gt;    &nbsp;    &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Affirmtive-Art-Eirik-Jarl-Trondsen.jpeg&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-164463 alignleft&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Affirmtive-Art-Eirik-Jarl-Trondsen-300x225.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/accounts.consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/edgar-kimathi.jpeg&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-80921&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;Eirik Jarl is the Founder of Affirmative Art and Art for change Foundation, and have held Affirmative art workshops for 000s on 4 continents. &lt;\/span&gt;    &nbsp;    &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;He has also crossed USA and large part of Africa doing art workshops. In Romania Affirmative Art has been included in the Schools and 000s have changed their outlook on life after participation.&lt;\/span&gt;    &nbsp;    &nbsp;    &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/accounts.consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/edgar-kimathi.jpeg&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-80921&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;Eddy has been practicing the Vipassana meditation technique for the last 14 years. Vipassana is an insight meditation practice that allows one to develop an understanding of the nature of mind and body through personal experience. He has done extensive meditation retreats &amp; training in Thailand and India, has attended and organized several mindfulness retreats and continues to do so with Conscious Kenya \u2013 an organization he co-founded to help others live more awake and caringly.&lt;\/span&gt;    &nbsp;\",\r\n            \"image\" \t\t: \"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yin-Yang-retreat-poster-1.png\",\r\n            \"name\" \t\t\t: \"Yin Yang Art &#038; Mindfulness Retreat\",\r\n            \"url\"\t\t\t: \"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/event\/yin-yang-art-mindfulness-retreat\/\"\r\n        }\r\n        <\/script>\r\n                <article class=\"mec-past-event mec-event-cover-clean mec-event-cover-fluent-type4 \">\r\n            <div class=\"mec-event-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ab_resized\/Yin-Yang-retreat-poster-1-mec-thumb-1026-550.png\" width=\"1026\" height=\"550\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"mec-date-wrap\">\r\n                <i class=\"mec-sl-calendar\"><\/i>\r\n                <div class=\"mec-date-wrap-inner\">\r\n                    <div class=\"mec-event-date mec-clear\">\r\n                        <span class=\"mec-event-day-num\">14<\/span>\r\n                        <span>November, 2025<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"mec-event-day\">\r\n                        <span>Friday<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"mec-event-content\" style=\"border-left-color: #;\">\r\n                <div class=\"mec-event-col\">\r\n                                                            <h4 class=\"mec-event-title\">\r\n                        <a class=\"mec-color-hover\" data-event-id=\"164461\" href=\"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/event\/yin-yang-art-mindfulness-retreat\/\">Yin Yang Art &#038; Mindfulness Retreat<\/a>\r\n                                                                    <\/h4>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"mec-event-col\">\r\n                                        <a class=\"mec-booking-button\" data-event-id=\"164461\" href=\"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/event\/yin-yang-art-mindfulness-retreat\/\" target=\"_self\">Join Event<\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/center>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;grad&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689792172193{margin-top: -60px !important;}&#8221; bg_grad=&#8221;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #EBFAFA), color-stop(95%, #FCE8FC));background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#EBFAFA 0%,#FCE8FC 95%);background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#EBFAFA 0%,#FCE8FC 95%);background:&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[808],"class_list":["post-164069","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164069"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164508,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164069\/revisions\/164508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=164069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}