Transformational Communities
5 min readJan 7, 2022
An ever-evolving map of communities around the globe!
Over the past few years, I’ve had the blessing of going on a soul-guided journey around the world visiting, living and participating in various intentional communities and healing centers ranging from electricity-free ecovillages, to modern day monasteries, to tantric sexuality temples.
Along the way, I’ve met hundreds of people who have been to dozens of other communities. One day I started compiling a list…
This project is ever-evolving, and I’d love your help! Please reach out via tuckerlighthouse@gmail.com if you have feedback or recommendations.
Communities with an *asterisk* are places that I have personally visited. That said, I am not endorsing these organizations, nor do I take responsibility for anyone’s experiences :)
Next Generation Regenerative Villages (a shortlist of the projects that I’m most excited about)
- Traditional Dream Factory, Portugal (video)
- Future Thinkers Smart Village, Canada (video)
- *Nuanu, Bali* (videos)
- Next Gen Village, Switzerland
- Brave Earth, Costa Rica (video)
- Feÿtopia, France (video)
- *Project Ka, Costa Rica* (video)
- *Sky Meadow Retreat, Vermont* (video)
Spirituality & Healing Communities
- *PachaMama, Costa Rica* (video & article)
- Tamera Peace Research & Education Center, Portugal (video)
- Findhorn Foundation, Scotland
- Damanhur, Italy (video)
- Ängsbacka, Sweden
- Krishna Village Eco Yoga Community, Australia (video)
- Mindfulness Project, Thailand (video)
- Auroville, India (video)
- *Inanitah, Nicaragua* (video)
- *Project Ká, Central America* (video)
- Tribal Village, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
- Source Temple Sanctuary, Brazil
- *Tierramor, Costa Rica*
- Teal Swan’s Philia Center, Costa Rica
- Yoga Farm, Costa Rica
- *Awakeland, Portugal* (video)
- *Temple of the Earth, Portugal* (video)
- Ashram Ram Dass Guru, Portugal
- Nikkilä Temple, Finland
Meditation Communities
- Vipassana Goenka Meditation Centers, Worldwide (video)
- *Monastic Academy, Vermont* (video)
- *Hridaya Yoga, Mexico and France* (video)
- Hridaya Family, San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico (video)
- The Hermitage, Guatemala (video)
- Mooji’s Monte Sahaja Ashram, Portugal (video)
- Osho Meditation Resort, India (video)
- Amma’s Amritapuri Ashram, Southern India
- Sadhguru’s Isha Yoga Center, India
- Sadhguru’s Isha Institute of Inner-Sciences, Tennessee (video)
- Plum Village, France (video)
- Blue Cliff Monastery, New York
- *Deer Park Monastery, California*
- *Spirit Rock, California* (video)
- Osho Risk, Denmark
- Karme-Choling, Vermont (video)
- Ananda Village, California (video)
- *Bhakti Center, New York City* (video)
- The Abode of the Message, New York
- Zen Mountain Monastery, New York
- Yogaville, Virginia (video)
- *Lama Foundation, New Mexico* (video)
- *Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, Maine* (video)
- Gampo Abbey, Canada (video)
- Anuttara Ashram, Canada
- Sivananda Ashram, Bahamas (video)
- Gaia House, UK
- Osho Afroz, Greece (video)
- Shunyamurti’s Sat Yoga Ashram, Costa Rica
- Zen Community of Oregon, USA
- The Korinji Rinzai Zen Community, Wisconsin
- San Francisco Zen Center, California
- Tassajara, California (video)
- Abhayagiri Monastery, California
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma, Colorado
- *Two Arrows Zen, Utah*
- *Integral Zen, Iowa*
- Transcendental Meditation Center, Iowa
- Roots & Water, Puerto Rico
Plant Medicine Communities
- Temple Of The Way Of The Light, Peru (video)
- Blue Morpho, Peru (video)
- Lotus Vine Journeys, Peru (video)
- Novalis, Peru
- Awaken Your Soul, Costa Rica
- *Iboga Wellness Center, Costa Rica*
- Brave Earth, Costa Rica (video)
- Soltara, Costa Rica (video)
- Munto Gente Medicina, Costa Rica
- Florestral, Costa Rica (video)
- Rythmia Life Advancement Center, Costa Rica (video)
- Flor da Montanha, Brazil
- Carioca’s Ciranda, Brazil
- Ambiwasi Ceremonial Center, Colombia (video)
- Portal Xibalba, Mexico (video)
- The Psychedelic Society, UK (video)
- Amoraleza, Spain
- Alquimia Centre of Healing Arts, Portugal
- Soul Quest Ayahuasca Church of Mother Earth, Florida
- Iboga Church of America, Florida
- Pachamama Sanctuary, New Hampshire
- Sacred Garden Community, California
- Temple Mother Earth, Washington, D.C.
- Psychedelic Therapy Training, Worldwide
Ecological Communities
- La Ecovilla, Costa Rica (videos)
- Punta Mona, Costa Rica (video)
- *Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Missouri* (video)
- *Possibility Alliance, Maine* (podcast)
- *Sirius Ecovillage, Massachusetts* (video)
- Earthaven Ecovillage, North Carolina
- Ecovillage Ithaca, New York
- Rooted Northwest, Washington State
- Kailash Ecovillage, Oregon
- Aloha Salt Spring, Canada
- Acorn Community, Virginia
- Twin Oaks, Virginia (video)
- East Wind, Missouri
- Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, California
- Sacred Nectar Sanctuary, New Hampshire
- The Garden, Tennessee
- Unadilla Community Farm, New York
- 42 Acres, UK
- Refugio Terraza de la Tierra, Mexico (video)
- Crystal Waters Community Cooperative, Australia (video)
- Fruit Haven Ecovillage, Ecuador (video)
- Kalu Yala, Panama (video)
- Eco Truly Park, Peru
- Finca Sagrada, Ecuador (video)
- Finca Morpho, Costa Rica (video)
- Alegría Village, Costa Rica
- Catfarm, France
- Purposeflow, Portugal (video)
- La’akea, Hawaii
- Sunny Hill, Slovenia
- Earthsong Eco Neighborhood, New Zealand
CoLiving Communities
- Feÿtopia, France (video)
- Canticle Farm, California (video)
- Los Angeles Ecovillage, California
- K9 CoLiving, Sweden (video)
- Liminal Village, Italy (video)
- Coconat, Germany (video)
- Lightning Society, New York
- &Soul, UK
- *Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage, Maine*
- Zunya, Costa Rica
- Desa Alam Indah, Bali
- Rizoma Field School, Uruguay
- Mars College, California
- Tribe Coliving, California
- Embassy Network, Worldwide
- Moos Community Residency, Germany
- Kibbutz Neot Semadar, Israel
Communities In-Development
- Future Thinkers Smart Village, Canada (video)
- La Tierra, Costa Rica
- *Nuanu, Bali*
- Ripple Project, Nevada
- Mother Tree, Mexico
- Pioneers Of Our Time, Spain
- Next Gen Village, Switzerland
- Traditional Dream Factory, Portugal
- Coalesce Ecovillage
- Mothership, California
- Jordan Hall’s Civium (video)
- Oceanix (video)
- The Venus Project (video)
- ReGen Villages
- The Auravana Project
- Montanoso Crypto Co-Operative, Texas
- Cohere Co-Living, Worldwide
- Orchid City, Nederlands
- Alma do Solo, Portugal
- The ARK, Costa Rica
- Kuyabeh, Mexico
Retreat Centers
- *Esalen Institute, California* (video)
- Garrison Institute, New York
- Omega Institute, New York
- Shambala Gatherings, Sweden (video)
- New Life, Portugal & Thailand (video)
- Holos, Costa Rica
- *Blue Spirit, Costa Rica* (video)
- Finca Mia, Costa Rica
- The Ekskaret Foundation, Sweden
- *Shanti Space, Portugal* (video)
- Osheanic Retreat Center, Brazil
- Orphan Wisdom School, Canada (video)
- Lost Valley Education Center, Oregon
- *Sky Meadow Retreat, Vermont* (video)
- Sunrise Ranch, Colorado
- Wellness Retreat Blue Mountains, Australia
- Res Artis Arts Residencies, Worldwide
Workshops & Trainings (In-Person)
- *International School of Temple Arts (ISTA), Worldwide* (podcast)
- Path of Love, Worldwide (video)
- Experience House, Worldwide (video)
- Highden Temple Mystery School, New Zealand (video)
- *Animas Valley Vision Quests, Worldwide* (podcast)
- *Awaken As Love, Worldwide* (video)
- Power Path One Year Shamanic Studies Program, USA
- Jamie Wheal’s Flow Canyons Leadership Course, USA (video)
- Luminous Awareness Institute, USA
- Richard Rohr’s Living School for Action & Contemplation, New Mexico
- *Pacific Integral’s Generating Transformative Change, Worldwide*
- The Human Awareness Institute (HAI), Worldwide
- Tao Tantric Arts, Costa Rica
- Baravara, Sweden
- Aum Tantra Yoga, Worldwide (video)
Festivals & Gatherings
- *Burning Man, Nevada* (video)
- Lightning In A Bottle, California (video)
- *Emerge Gathering, Worldwide* (video)
- Summit, USA (video)
- *Science & Nonduality (SAND), California*
- Tribal Gathering, Panama (video)
- Envision, Costa Rica (video)
- Garbicz, Poland
- Boom Festival, Portugal (video)
- Fusion Fest, Germany
- VOOV Festival, Germany
- Pura Vida Festival, Germany & Costa Rica
- Primavera Sound, Portugal
- Waking Life, Portugal (video)
- Waha Festival, Romania (video)
- Medicine Festival, UK (video)
- Yes& Conscious Living Festival, Australia
- Rainbow Serpent Festival, Australia (video)
- Earth Frequency, Australia (video)
- The Town, Australia (video)
- Wonderfruit, Thailand (video)
- Bali Bloom, Indonesia (video)
- Lucidity Festival, California (video)
- Totality Festival, California (video)
- Soul Play Festival, California (video)
- Shambhala Music Festival, Canada (video)
- Ecstatic Dance Festival, Greece (video)
- Colibri Spirit Fest, Greece
- Rainbow Gathering, Worldwide (video)
- Bhakti & Shakti Fest, California (video)
- Firefly Gathering, North Carolina
- SoulPlay Festival, California (video)
- Arise Festival, Colorado
- Duck Duck Roar, California
- Cosmic Convergence Festival, Guatemala
- Healing Turtle Island, Maine
- *Daybreaker, Worldwide*
Resources & Inspiration
- Gaianet Regen Ecosystem Map
- A Collective Blooming by Joe Lightfoot
- Microsolidarity
- Enspiral
- Karl Steyaert: community catalyst
- Recapture the Rapture by Jamie Wheal
- Belong by Radha Agrawal
- Tribe by Sebastian Junger
- Lost Connections by Johann Hari
- Belonging by Toko-pa Turner
- The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace by M. Scott Peck
- Designing Regenerative Cultures by Daniel Christian Wahl
- The Turquoise Brick Road by Rhys Marc Photis
- Transition Network
- Possibility Now! Podcast
- Terrenity “A Dreamer’s Guide to Ecovillages”
- NuMundo
- Foundation for Intentional Community
- Global Ecovillage Network
- Ecoversities
