Tag: Intentional-community


WebChat #35 Sky and Avi

Submitted by CohoUS Staff on
Last month Sky Blue, Executive Director of the Foundation for Intentional Community, and Avi Kruley, Community Wellbeing Facilitator at the Mount Madonna Center, joined us for a WebChat looking at what makes an intentional community an intentional community. They explored the 5 R’s: Residence, Rationale, Responsibilities, Resources and Respect. From there they guided us through... Read More

Cohousing Across the Country – Part 7

Submitted by Karen Gimnig on
Sharing the journey from Atlanta, GA to Anacortes, WA, engaging with community along the way.   Part 7 of 7 Arrival Arriving in my new home, surrounded by beauty, but not living in cohousing, I have much to ponder. The big question is this: Is it possible to live a community life without (for now) living... Read More

Cohousing Across the Country – Part 5

Submitted by Karen Gimnig on
Sharing the journey from Atlanta, GA to Anacortes, WA, engaging with community along the way.   Part 5 of 7 Solidarity Collective in Laramie WY Cohousing isn’t the only form of intentional community alive and well in the US. We have much in common with other groups that choose to live together, share resources, and support... Read More

TIME Magazine on Intentional Communities

Submitted by Jenny, Coho/US Outreach Associate on
We evolved to thrive as social-able creatures, back when tribal cultures thrived or failed based on collective action. The experience of loneliness is plaguing greater populations than ever today, from millennials out on their own for the first time to high-rise big-city dwellers to empty-nesters and those aging alone or isolated. “Cohousing really builds into... Read More

South Africa’s Memel Global community: A challenging place to walk your talk

Submitted by Alan O'Hashi, Silver Sage Village (Boulder, CO) on
When I cleared customs in Chicago, the Homeland Security guy was more interested in how my visit to South Africa went than the packaged beef Biltong – potential contraband – I had in my bag. Biltong is sliced spiced meat, similar to jerky. Click on the image and check out my pilot episode about my... Read More