Category: Rituals-and-celebrations


PDX Commons creatively celebrates new members and a full house

Submitted by Ann Lehman and Trudy Hussmann on
In the past year, PDX Commons went through a major turnover of homes — five homes sold to seven new members (including two couples). In some cases, the pandemic was a factor, but there were other reasons as well. This was our first experience with selling homes and selling during the pandemic — and in... Read More

Blessing the Land At River Song

Submitted by Sandi Goldie, River Song Cohousing on
Even though we have roots in Oregon, Jim and I were in Vancouver, British Columbia waiting out the pandemic with the US/Canada border closed, so we were not able to come to the land blessing.   But there was such a strong desire to include everyone who was unable to be there, they had set up... Read Mor
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Holiday Sharing

Submitted by Maraiah Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind on
At RoseWind, even as we continue with physical distancing and masking, we are bolstering our social connections, beyond emails and zoom meetings. This past week has seen deliveries of candles, home-made cookies, biscotti, jam, and yogurt; promise of delivery of a gourmet Christmas dinner to our single members; darning and mending favors; help getting a... Read More

Gathering the Harvest at Rocky Corner

Submitted by Janis Stahlhut, Rocky Corner Associate Member on
It is the first week of autumn here in Southern New England – a few dabs of color creeping into the brush and trees.  There is promise in the air, promise of the brilliant foliage that blesses our land each year after the harvest. Our gardens are now nearly empty of their summer bounty, and... Read More

Creating Rituals – Welcoming New Members

Submitted by Terri Huggett, Daybreak Cohousing on
In a recent post I talked about the aprons we use as part of our welcoming ceremony for new members. And I haven’t put it into the context of our overall welcoming ceremony. As with our community, our welcoming ceremony is informal and homey. And it still has a little structure. The idea was to... Read More

Establishing Community Rituals

Submitted by by Terri Huggett, Daybreak Cohousing on
by Terri Huggett Part of the joy and struggle of creating a new community is creating the threads that hold us together. In our society and in our workplace, we often take for granted the structures and rituals that help us identify with each other. Many entrepreneurs have experienced the process of building a business... Read More