… Lafayette Morehouse, established in 1968, is one of America's oldest intentional communities. Want to have a Mark Group at your house? Email us and we'll get in touch.

We held the first annual West Coast Community Leadership Summit (CLS West) on January 9th, 2010, at DeVry University in Daly City. Experienced community leaders and organizers met that day to discuss, debate and explore the many avenues of building strong community in an open unconference setting. This group is used to announce future CLS West events. For example, we organize CLS West First Fridays occasionally. These are informal gatherings usually on the first Friday of the month for dinner an …

We're taking charge of the last third of our lives by learning together about how to design our own retirement/senior cohousing/ecovillages, with privacy plus community. We're building on our shared wisdom, going beyond 'aging in place' to build connections for Aging In Community, alternatives to loneliness or institutionalization, bringing in the experts so we don't waste our time. Join us in this quest for Audacious Aging, and help us help you design the last home you'll need, one that fits li …

… To attain the broadest applicability of our findings, we have sought to include people from all walks of life within our community. Communication, essential to group living, is the basis of all human relationship and erases loneliness. Through observation and experimentation, we have identified the elements of successful and unsuccessful communication. In the early 1960's, Vic and Suzie began researching how to improve their sex life. Their approach was unique in that they found it perfect, rath …

What would it be like to own your home in a thriving community, close to work and school? Cohousing is housing created with the design input of the residents, according to common goals such as sustainability, community, and simply living well by sharing more. It includes individual homes supplemented by shared facilities and common areas. Management is consensus-driven and done by the residents. There are over two dozen cohousing communities in the Bay Area to date, and it’s about time …

Join others organizing to create CoHousing opportunities in Silicon Valley, for raising kids, being more social, or for retirement. The Bay Area has a rich cohousing history, with a number of communities in the East Bay, Davis, etc. Sadly, the peninsula area has not attracted as much interest, but there are a number of communal homes and interested people who may be able to serve as the seed to get more communities started! There are a lot of possibilities for retrofit cohousing here, where …

Electric Connection is a new monthly gathering fostering meaningful relationships for queer men. We have a unique energy and connection that can get obscured by the circuit scene, sexuality and dominant culture’s influence. Get engaged again in our community through this exploratory and entertaining group. Electric Connection is an intentional community where queer men can connect, heal the wounds of oppression, and find their own peace and joy through a relationship to self and other gay men. W …

This is a new forming community. We are committed to Conscious Co-Creativity. What is Conscious Co-Creativity? It is group of authentic supportive, and creative individuals coming together to * Collaborate * Express our creative being-ness * Explore being co-creative with others. * Build meaningful connections * Play & laugh * Find awareness of our creative process * Mutual learning & conscious communication skill building Bay Area Conscious Co-Creative community is more interested in the proces …

Purpose We are a community of individuals who strive to live the principles of yoga in daily life and in our relationships. We gather with the intention to connect from-the-heart and remember who we are at the levels of essence, truth and purpose. Although there is a core of Kripalu connected folks who started this Meet-up it is open to everyone who is on a heart-centered, yogic path. We are a group that embraces and spotlights the wisdom and talents of our group members. We are open minded and …

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You’re here because – * You’re not only trying to make money – you feel that you’re here to change people’s lives, be in community, and even help better the world. * When you go to a standard networking event, it seems superficial and that most people don’t share your values. * You want to make deep and lasting connections. * You want to be part of a movement that does business in a way that consciously honors your personal or spiritual growth, and allows it to be an acceptable part of your expr …

This group is about reading, discussing and living Walden Two, the novel about a fictional utopia by B.F. Skinner of the same name. This novel is an extension of the ideas presented by Henry Thoreau in his book Walden.

… We see value in synergizing our intentions and synchronizing our efforts across the network, coming together for at least one night every month - usually in the form of alternating panel dialogs & community potlucks, in addition to film screenings, talks, trainings & book tours. We look forward to you joining us on this page or at a future Bay Area Spore event!

… The bioregional approach is intended to simultaneously include many aspects of the natural and human life in a community. It will have a different emphasis depending on the conditions and location of the place. Creating a sustainable bioregional city requires active participation by both government agencies and private citizens. Involvement of everyone is necessary for the ecological survival and success of future human communities.

Welcome to ALIVEIN San Francisco Bay Area! Our community is a strong, resourceful group, designed to support each other in living lives that are whole and on purpose. The intention of this meet-up is to create a community that is deeply connected where we can empower and witness each other to claim our space in the world. The intention of our Meet-up is to create a safe forum for people to come alive and come in contact with a life that is on purpose.  We believe that connection, collaboration a …

A Fun Way to Meet Up - Come to a BenchMark! Are you interested in having more fun in life? All different types of people come to BenchMarks and have the common interest of having fun - which is what makes Meeting Up at a BenchMark a unique experience every time. At a BenchMark group, you will participate in structured communication games where the goal is to get to know each other - and you’ll probably learn more about yourself in the process too. There is a wide variety of topics discussed at a …