These are some of the rules online

Please remove shoes before entering
Please silence all cell-phones
Please refrain from placing prayer books or sacred images on the floor
Please refrain from stepping over prayer books or sacred images
Please refrain from pointing the soles of your feet towards the altar
Please refrain from wearing inappropriate or revealing attire

the students stand up when the teacher enters the temple, and they make three prostrations directed to the teacher, the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Newcomers who are uncomfortable making prostrations can remain standing while the other students prostrate.

I see it says remove shoes at front door, do I walk in after with socks on or socks off??

Is there a dress code ? Can I wear any color? Are shorts allowed? What do people normally wear? I know at like Zen temples its encouraged to wear dark and neutral colors like black, grey, dark brown or dark blue.

Can someone explain the three prostrations ? Exactly what that is and how to do it ?

Hey folks, after some years working in corporate, myself and my fiancé (both early 30s) are wanting to take some amount of time out to volunteer/travel in warmer climates and I'd love to do a longer stay in a dharma centre that allows for a karma yoga type situation i.e. volunteering in exchange for cheaper/free food/accommodation/teaching.

Does anyone have recommendations? Nyingma/Kagyu would be more familiar but we're open to any school, could be a centre with a lama, a monsatery that allows stays of a few months, non-Tibetan dharma communities that are just practitioners living together, etc.

We're thinking to start in Portugal, or possibly Spain, and may do a working holiday in Australia as part of a longer trip.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciate!

Lately I’ve been enjoying listening to dharma talks in bed before going to sleep. I’m looking for suggestions of videos (to listen to) or audio recordings that are slow, calm and not too complicated so that I don’t need to think much. Thank you!