The Manna House (Holistic Housing)

'Housing with a Heart'

The Manna House is an ethical service offering rental accommodation

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AIMS

~ To provide quality AND affordable housing i.e. environments conducive to healing; affordable so people have time for voluntary, creative, healing or spiritual pursuits

~ To support, encourage, advise on and promote awareness of sustainable, natural, healthy & compassionate lifestyles & diet

~ To establish conscious community and spiritual/healing retreat centres to create supportive environments aiding personal growth & change

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PROPERTY DETAILS

There is  range of accommodation from rooms in shared dwellings to self-contained studios, flats & houses - all are period properties.

Accommodation is offered primarily to non-smokers, meditators, vegetarians, vegans & raw/live-foodists. All accommodation is strictly non-smoking with shared kitchens being exclusively vegetarian.

Property is located primarily in London, Somerset & Devon; in leafy, peaceful areas allowing the practice of meditation; and close to stations, buses, shops, restaurants, parks/woodland and music/arts venues. 

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PROPERTY PORTFOLIO (See above for current vacancies)

ROOMS IN SHARED HOUSE

Muswell Hill/Highgate, Zone 3, North London (doubles)

Chilton Polden, Bridgwater, Avalon, Somerset (doubles)

Glastonbury, Somerset (doubles & single)

FLATS

Glastonbury, Somerset (1-bed)

Camberwell/Denmark Hill, Zone 2, SE London (Studio,1,2 & 4-bed)

HOUSES

Dartmouth Park/Kentish Town, Zone 2, NW London (5-bed)

Bath, Somerset (5-bed)

Blackawton, Totnes, Devon (2-bed)

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PROPERTY FEATURES

~ Fully-furnished with lovely antique or solid wood furniture
~ Non-smoking (smoking permitted outside only)
~ Wood-flooring or tiles (reducing allergens, especially good for asthmatics)
~ Spacious room sizes (with solid wood beds/bases & healthy futon mattresses)
~ Neutral decor (usually white plaster-finish walls/ceilings)
~ Central-heating, fitted kitchens, baths & showers
~ Organic gardens (with fruit trees & wildlife areas)
~ Fireplaces, high ceilings, large windows, period features
~ Pleasant views, character loft rooms

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BASIC TERMS & CONDITIONS

~ The minimum term is usually 6 months 

~ One month's notice is required to leave

~ Moving in/out is usually at the start/end of the month
(Rent is paid calendar monthly in advance on the 1st of each month)

~ No deposit is taken but one month's rent is paid upfront instead

~ A guarantor may be required

~ There is a written contract (Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement)

To view any current vacancies call 07989 598889 or e-mail via the contact page

[The Manna House operates an equal respect policy regarding sexuality,race/colour, religion/belief,class/caste,(trans)gender,(dis)ability.Unfortunately,due to stairs and style of most places,accommodation is unsuitable for wheelchair users.]

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AREAS OF INTEREST

~ Compassionate & co-operative living / peace movement & non-violence
~ Self-healing & natural therapies
~ Vegetarian, vegan, raw & live-food nutrition
~ Ecology, environmentalism, permaculture, sustainability & fair trade
~ Ageless/arcane wisdom, Hermeticism, Essenism, theosophy, gnosis/knowledge, metaphysics, spiritual science, exopolitics
~ Spirituality, mysticism, holism, transformation, yoga, Self-realisation, Earth ascension
~ Love, happiness, respect & human-animal-Earth rights
~ Creativity, Life culture, the Arts, music, literature & joyous expression
~ Liberation (from limitation, indoctrination, conditioning, mind control, economic slavery)
~ Freedom (from addiction, dependency, abuse, negativity)
~ Meditation (aiding health, intuition, balance, calm, equanimity)
~ (Comm-)Unity

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LINKS 

Vegetarian housing

www.vegcom.org

London & U.K. Vegan Info

www.veganlondon.co.uk www.vegansociety.com

Vegan Village (veganvillage.co.uk/notices.htm#accommodation)

Spare Room (spareroom.co.uk)

MoveFlat (www.moveflat.co.uk)

Backpackers (www.piccadillyhotel.net)

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Online Shops
www.funkyraw.com 
www.fresh-network.com
www.rawliving.co.uk 
www.detoxyourworld.com 
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Raw/Vegan Restaurants & Caterers
www.vitao.co.uk
www.inspiralled.net
http://s208303316.websitehome.co.uk/index.html (Bonnington's cafe)
http://rawfairies.com
www.wildfoodcafe.com
www.rainforestcreations.co.uk
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Forums
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfooduk
www.meetup.com or www.facebook.com for events and potlucks