Our volunteers come as part of local groups like churches, civil organizations, schools, families — or as individual visitors. Groups should book at least a week in advance (801.919.9933/ 787.1510) due to the number of requests we receive, which allows us to have jobs, supervision and tools ready for everyone. Of course, we’re grateful for all the help we receive from so many willing hearts and capable hands. As it is said “Many hands make light work.”
That’s no more true than at the festivals — we could not put on these big festivals without all our volunteers! Each requires the work of an additional 15-100 people depending on its scale.
Volunteers allow us to keep our events free or low cost for all.
Take a look at what kids and teens can learn and how they benefit by coming to the Temple as volunteers, on our Community Service page. Full-time alert supervision is provided where necessary for younger volunteer groups.
The time kids and teens spend with us rates a consistent “good” to “awesome” from them.
NOTE : For one special person interested in dedicated service to a spiritual organization, we are looking for you. We have created a Volunteer Coordinator position, a part-time but important role that is crucial to our growth. The position requires no direct experience. Please inquire with us for details.
Other sevas (services) we are currently looking for are……
Contact Caru or Vai at 801 919-9933 or 801.787.1510
Since December of 2010 the Krishna Yoga Community has been listed as a host farm for World Wide Opportunities for Organic Farming Association (WWOOFA). Volunteers come from all over the world to receive room and board in exchange for 4 hours of work 6 days a week. Here are some of the comments about their experiences they have posted on the wwoofa web site:
Comments
Definitely a UNIQUE & different experience from the usual wwoof host. My girlfriend and I were a bit worried about finding hosts during the Christmas / New Years holiday but Caru and the Krishna Community welcomed us with open arms. We have been here for three weeks and counting.
This is a community of Hare Krishna devotees living and serving at the temple.
Everyone we met has warmly received us like family. The living accomodation is luxurious and the building & surroundings beautiful.
They were glad to share with us their religion, but never forced it upon us. Although we do not share the same beliefs, we were never put into any uncomfortable situations.
Although it was the winter season, we still spent time outdoors helping mainly with the llamas. Also, we spent lots of time in the kitchen helping with their daily vegetarian buffet. Indeed, you will NEVER go hungry here as the buffet is always open. The work is very flexible & reasonable with the opportunity to work on the jobs that most interest you.
We are really enjoying our time here and had our all expectations met. They are upstanding and genuinely caring wwoof hosts. You are bound to have a positive experience if you decide to visit.
Wwoofing during the growing season must be very interesting. With the opportunity to grow & cook food from the gardens + the hiking trails, mountains, and hot springs around.Unique Opportunities:
– Daily Meditation, Chanting, Hare Krishna philosophy classes, yoga.
– Learning about Indian culture, dress, and cooking!
Anonymous
I stayed at the Krishna temple for a week in January 2022. I found the community so embracing and inspiring it immediately felt like I’d joined a new family. The temple offers a wonderful opportunity to experience another culture and I highly recommend immersing yourself in the lifestyle–learn to cook Indian entrées and join evening yoga, meditation and chanting groups. The mountain scenery is fantastic and I hope to visit again in the summer time when the garden is growing and the llamas are heading out with hikers.
I would nearly go as far as saying that my life would never have been complete without a stop here. My accommodations were top-notch (especially the food), but that’s secondary. A stay at this Hare Krishna temple is almost like a retreat to perfect soul body and mind. If you choose, you can learn yoga, cooking, meditation, and about the vedic texts and spirituality in general. What keeps the pulse here beating so strongly is the familial community of interesting, caring, spiritual devotees, which you will quickly find yourself a part of if you are respectful and helpful.
I’ve been staying at Krishna temple for 2 weeks and few days. I had a wonderful experience there. I had been many kind of farm before(Canada,UK,the US),and I wanted to do something diferrent,and I chose this place. They have many kind of event. The most interesting event was Yoga Retreat for me. We went to hiking with Llamas. And the landscape is so wondeful! It likes that someone drew the picture. I had a nice company there. Everyone is kind and taught correct english for me. Oh, I forgot to say the most important thing. The food is amazing!!!!! I already miss that food. Thank you everyone!
My boyfriend and I stayed one week at the Temple and had a great time! Everyone was very personable and welcoming. No one was to preachy or pushy about their beliefs. The buffet was available from lunch to dinner, yoga throughout the week, what else could you ask for? We’d recommend trying morning or evening Aarti and definitely the Sunday feast. Vai and Charu are wonderful people. Would absolutely make the trek back for Holic/the Festival of Colors.
I stayed almost 10 days in this temple and it was a great experience. I met nice people, ate good indian food and did good activities (yoga for example). The place is very nice with the big valley and the beautiful mountains. Thanks for all.
Antowild
wwoofed about 3 weeks at the temple and had a wonderful experience. the workload was reasonable, the food was great and the people were very kind and generous. very interesting to learn more about the krishna beliefs, especially without anyone pushing those beliefs. yoga most days and vita classes, meditation and chanting daily. utah valley is beautiful, surrounded by mountains, rivers and lakes. hope to come back for the holi festival of colors next march.
I stayed here for about three weeks and had a good time. Work was pretty hard (mulching) but only for four hours a day and in good company it went quickly. Yoga on a nightly basis was lovely and lots of interesting people passing through. Thanks for having me guys.
I stayed at the temple for three weeks in July; helping prepare for the llama fest and working out in the gardens. My traveling companion and I had a wonderful time. The work is enjoyable, and generally not more than four hours a day. Animals of all sorts abound here, ad there are ample opportunities to observe and take note of the life at the temple. What made our stay so memorable though, was the kindness and wisdom of the people here. It was nothing short of amazing. I came much closer to my personal spirituality during my stay, largely though listening to those around me and reflecting on their thoughts. There is a balance of energies at the Krishna temple which I have not found anywhere else, and I know that I’ll be back for an extended stay in due time.
My boyfriend an d I stayed at the community for 11 days. We just had a great time! It was fantastic. We got to know lots of new experiences with a completly different religion and it was amazing! The work we had to do was a lot of fun and we got to know a lot of great people. When you join the farm to work there… it is like become a member of a new family! We really thank all the people there for the great days we spent at the farm! We hope that we can come back soon!
My experience visiting the Krishna temple was life changing! I can say with confidence this is a special, lovely community. Not only was I able to work in a beautiful outdoor environment but I was given the opportunity to dive into my spirituality. The community provides their visitors with plenty of vegetarian food, comfortable housing, enjoyable activities/festivals, and friendship! Also there are friendly animals like llamas and cows to love on!! It was wonderful being among people who live a pure life, people who understand how to live in the spirit! I gained much knowledge through my participation. I am so thankful to the devotees for making me feel like part of the family. Love you all!!!
I had only intended on staying here for two or three weeks, but ended up staying close to six months. That should tell you as much as any of my further ramblings about the value of this place.
This is a place full of opportunities to learn. Whether you want to work with the animals, in the garden, the kitchen, or become involved in the variety of religious activities and festivals that go on. You are only required to work four hours a day normally, and are provided with extremely comfortable quarters and a buffet that is open most of the day and available whenever you are hungry. But most importantly you will meet some wonderful people here. Caru and Vai are one of a kind people, and the many other people that work and visit are all unique.
Overall this is a very special place. The more time and work you put in, the more unique jobs and experiences you are rewarded with. To put it simply, there is no reason not to visit the Temple.
Really a great experience! Awesome! I came in december when when one wouldn’t expect there to be a lot of learning and work to be done outside but there was. Activities went form building a cold frame, to mulching carrots to helping pull a fountain out of ice with a person scooting in a boat.
The hospitality and community were also about as good as you can expect. Immediately I was treated like a family member. They were so receptive to teach my about their faith but were not preachy or intrusive about it in the slightest. It was also very relaxing, probably due partly to the yoga and meditation. I can just imagine what it would be like in the growing season, with the one-two punch of agriculture and mountains all around, and then religious practices and yoga. Truly a unique experience.