An invitation to those who knows "it takes a village" and are on an embodied mission to live their life in community
We know that many people share the dream to live in community, and we also understand how complex it is to actually make this happen.
Did you know that more than 90% of communities fail? This is mainly due to the inability to embody emotional & relational intelligence, and hold a clearly defined vision document that serves as the foundation for the community.
In this 1 month laboratory, Maanee, Lexmy & David welcome you to co-create a live in community experience where together we will research core questions around community living and sit, feel, sense, listen and inspire one another in our vision for living in community.
This Is For You If You Are...
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On a passionate and pro-active exploration to live in community
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Desire to live with other people who are as passionate as you about living in community and want to hang out for one month together envisioning the way we truly want to live
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Have experience in community living and know how to apply tools and practices of community living into this laboratory
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Actively in a leadership role and can take initiative in leading groups and can collaborate with others
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Committed to deep-dive into this 4-week experience with presence, curiosity, commitment and an open heart
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Excited to bring in your unique gifts and inspire each other with our community research & experience
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An embodied and integrated being, who has done inner work (eg. shadow work, trauma work, sexuality work) and has emotional maturity.
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Interested in living in a community experience that focuses on truth based relating.
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In touch with the wisdom of your body and able to communicate based upon what's alive in your body (instead of creating stories)
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Consent-aware and confident about your ability to express your needs, boundaries & desires
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Comfortable with nudity and heart-centered intimacy, sensuality & sexuality in open spaces ( weather single, in an open or monogamous relationship)
The Laboratory
In this community residency we aim to have two purposes :
1) The embody the culture we wish to live in
2) Research core topics on community living such as power dynamics, governance structures, money systems, business models for community, etc. to eventually leave with our own curated community manifesto & vision document on community.
This is a co-creation, where all of us will be contributing by sharing our experiences and practices that we will weave into our daily life and laboratory sessions.
A Living Culture Of Truth
Within this 4 week residency we will create a culture together that thrives on the principles and values of
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Truth-Based Relating
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Shadow work
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Embodied Somatic Safety & nervous system regulation
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Openness & Honesty
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Transpersonal Love & Sexuality
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Collaboration
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Body, Sex & Eros Positivity
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Silence & Being
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Nature connection
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Land Stewardship
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Gratitude & Celebration
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Abundance & Magic
We aim to create daily circles, practices & rituals that keep this culture alive- personally and collectively, as we research core themes of community living.
Core Themes of Research
In the application form you will be asked a series of questions to gain an understanding of what your own research questions are around community. We will compile a list of the most popular themes and together create a structure of study and research through the 4 weeks (our intention is - quality over quantity so we will not be able to cover everything but rather choose 3-4 core themes we can go deep into).
Our intention is to gather information and cross pollinate our genius together so we have an end result of each of us walking away with a skeleton or a solid foundational vision document that can be used for your own community project.
Topics we can potentially research
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What does it mean to live in a regenerative community
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land based sovereignty & autonomy
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Eco-Somatic living
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Circles of transparency
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Money
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Power
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Governence structures
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Technology & community
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Relating
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Raising free children
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Land Stewardship
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Busines models for community
The Structure & Schedule
DATES
MARCH 2-30 2025
Week 1
Focused on co-creating safety & trust, and establishing the living culture as the foundation for this 4-week experience.
Week 2-4
Research of core topics around community living, daily work on the land, community processes & free time.
SCHEDULE
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Monday-Friday:
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730am-12 pm Mornings are together (morning practice, working on the land, and a sharing circle / forum)
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Afternoons are free time (e.g. for work, chill time, exploring the island)
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Some evenings are together (3x theme-related evening program on Mon/Wed/Fri, incl. a presentation evening and documentary evening)
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Lunch will be prepared for us and 4 nights a week 2 people will have a dinner shift to make us all a community dinner.
Saturday is fully free
Sunday:
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Morning + early afternoon is free, with optional ecstatic dance at Pyramid together
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Late afternoon: deep-diving into our new theme for the week (and closing the previous theme)
We will likely also build in some (part of) days in full silence, a medicine walk in nature, a party day at Way Nam, and who knows what more!
The Venue
The residency is hosted on a beautiful piece of 1 acre land newly stewarded by one of the organizers, Maanee.
The land is directly under the highest mountain of the Island, Koh Rah- There is a waterfall 5 minutes walk away, as well as a rainforest reserve and hikes up to the mountain.
Local resturants and cafes are within 5 minutes drive and the closest beach in an 8 minute drive away
ACCOMODATION
Everyone will be in a shared room with one other person.
One room has 3 people in a room, this will be at a lower cost than the double shared room
There will be a total of 9 participants all together.
Investment
1300 euros double room
1270 euros triple room
Your investment covers shared accommodation, lunch & dinner & house utilities.
This is a NON PROFIT residency - The organizers of the event have only asked for their food & accommodation to be covered in the expenses of the participants joining as an energy exchange for the time & energy that has going into creating this event
APPLICATIONS CLOSE NOVEMBER 19th
LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE