Conscious Community & Center for Sensitivity

Beautiful you!

Welcome to My Dream! And to my journey to manifest this dream...

A few years ago, my dream brought me to and had me traveling through the Amazonian rain forest to find my home. I already knew my dream was to live in the rain forest. But on this journey, I came to realize that my dream is bigger than just finding my home and living in the rain forest. More than simply ‘finding’ a space where I would Feel and Be at Home, I realized I wanted to ‘offer’ this space, this oasis, to myself. And I realized that, deep within myself, I wished to ‘embody’ such an oasis, and from this oasis within myself (this state of feeling home in myself), to create a sacred space, a sanctuary for myself and people like me.

And I have a vision of what this space is to be:

It is a place in the rain forest where I can Be Me, Be Sensitive, and embrace my sensitivity as my power. A place where I am surrounded by sensitive people and those who have a desire and wish to interact with their sensitivity, to explore, embrace, embody and expand their sensitivity. A space where may feel at home. A safe haven where those of us who feel challenged in finding our place in this fast-paced world, can experience a sense of belonging, quietude and peace.

I envision a center for sensitivity, where we explore, embrace, embody, learn about and research sensitivity, through our own experiences and interactions and to bring this into our interactions with each other. Where we communicate and connect consciously and intentionally, with sensitivity and from a place of vulnerability.

And I envision this center for sensitivity to be the center, the core, the foundation of a community where we live together in harmony with ourselves, with each other, and with our natural surroundings: the earth, the plants, trees, bugs, animals and other beings around us.

And this is my dream to build, to create, to co-create such a community in the jungle.

What I envision is a sanctuary for myself and other (highly) sensitive people and/or people who are and/or want to be (more) connected to their sensitivity and wish to find their power and strength that lies in their sensitivity. So a space in which sensitivity can BE. A space in nature where there is a lot of peace and quietude; where there is spaciousness, nature; where we can be and feel ‘together’, without feeling that we ‘have to’ be together; where we each have our own space to withdraw and do one’s own thing; where we feel that the energies of everyone match and we flow together well; where we can function as one organism: for instance if someone has a resource, we all have a resource... meaning that all the resources can be shared and where in practice they are shared without this being an obligation.

I envision that there is a structure in which we can find a ‘together’ together in a mature and conscious way. That the basis of all this is intentional, conscious, and mature communication from sensitivity and vulnerability and that possibilities are created and provided to deepen this: conscious connection, contact and communication in various ways.

I envision multiple communal spaces, including a communal kitchen; an oasis for self-connection and quietude; a communal meeting space; a space for conscious connection; a communal garden and food forest; a moon temple (a feminine space for moon retreating as well as sister gatherings); and a sun temple (a masculine space for brother gatherings or male support).

Basic principles:

*The community is sustainable, not only towards nature, but also socially/ in the social aspect, and financially. That there is an alternative creative possibilities, ways to generate incomes for the community.

* We see our surroundings as a mirror. Meaning that we keep coming back to ourselves and our own (healing and growth) process; that we try to see triggers and difficult situations or interactions as invitations to turn inwards and explore our inner dynamics and patterns; that there is an intrinsic desire to have everything that happens within the community serve your own process (emotional maturity, growth, etc) and to support each other in this process.

To keep coming back to yourself

*We support each other in developing and sharing our talents. We want to encourage each other and learn, grow from, enjoy and receive each other’s talents. So that we really give this to each other in first instance and receive this from each other. And then, together, bring this out into the wider world.

* The core of it is a small group of people who can carry their own process, who are in connection with and hold space for their inner children, have enough experience with inner work, self reflection and inner exploration, conscious communication and connection to be able to create, build and carry this, and to carry their own process most of the time... that overall we are strong enough in our inner growth processes and strong enough within ourselves to create this together with the possible moments that we cannot carry ourselves in that moment and we can support each other in our processes. Once this core group and the space which we create and hold together - the foundation- is solid, it can also be a sanctuary for people who have less experience in this or need to be more supported in this.

* The center for sensitivity is also an example to the outside, and can be a sanctuary also for outsiders, as well as a center for learning and experience and research about sensitivity in co-living and developing sensitivity; using and experiencing the power of sensitivity; and being sensitive in contact.

* The community as a whole and center in particular is an example to the outside of how we live together, how we interact with each other and with our sensitivity, how we treat, interact and get along with ourselves, how we deal with our processes, and how we connect and communicate with ourselves and each other.

* Communal decision-making on how to structure the organism as a whole: time-wise, energy-wise, regarding communal work and improving, expanding, designing, using and maintaining the communal areas, regarding sustainability, financial, and social structures.