Café & Yoga Studio Barista Volunteer

FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE COFFE & MEDITATION. Experienced baristas preferred, but we can also provide comprehensive training!

WHAT YOU DO:

• one 5-hour shift per week for at least 6 months
• serve coffee, tea and pastries in the café
• keep the space beautiful
• check students in for class

WHY YOU DO IT:

• comprehensive barista training with Counter Culture Coffee
• learn service as a spiritual practice
• develop excellent customer service skills
• serve with kind and tight-knit community

WHO WE ARE:

Hi. We are a 501c3 nonprofit that was started in 1996 by the main students of the first American Geshe, Geshe Michael Roach, in the Gelugpa lineage of the Buddhist tradition. We began as a simple bookstore where people would gather to hear Buddhist dharma and drink tea. What started as a bookstore has grown into a large community space with a comprehensive meditation and yoga program rooted in authentic Tibetan Buddhism. We also offer a free course curriculum training in the major texts of Buddhism by The Asian Classics Institute.

We are not just a yoga studio, we are a space where people gather and train and support one another on the quest to achieve Enlightenment. And yes, we really believe in that stuff. You’ll notice that many of our staff are volunteer staff. They contribute their time in the practice of karma yoga, which is a spiritual practice to develop unconditional love.