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FIC currently offers three self paced courses on our website. These foundational courses are excellent for beginners on the community journey and are designed to fit your schedule! These courses range in price from $49-$149. All FIC On Demand Courses include: 10 modules with instructional videos, learning materials, and exercises Lifetime access to private course group in our forum for asking questions and networking Free access to monthly webinars to deepen your learning and connect with others 90 days to complete the online course at your own pace A certificate of completion If you are just starting out, we recommend Intentional Community Basics as a first course! If you are dreaming of building community check our other course Starting a Community. You can find more information and an FAQ at our Online Courses page here!

Old structures are crumbling. New ways of living are calling. We are answering that call. Wild Grace is an eco-spiritual community located in the Sierra foothills 30 minutes from Grass Valley, California. We recently completed new homes for those who feel called to our vision. Currently there are four of us living on this sacred 80 acres of land although we are a hub for an expanded neighborhood community. Many join us weekly for potlucks, expressive dance, Qi Gong, monthly musical gatherings, and seasonal celebrations in our temple, as well as tending to our orchard. We are excited to welcome others to join us on the land who are dedicating their lives to spiritual growth and ready to live in a more focused and intimate heart-centered lifestyle. Might that be you or someone you know? The fundamentals are simple. Spirit. We listen personally and collectively together most mornings, usually starting with a musical offering, a prayer, or a short reading, followed by about 40 minutes of what we call “sacred silence.” Heart Circles. About once a week we gather to share and listen. We are informed by authentic and compassionate communication practices. Nature. The land itself—an 80-acre oasis of field and forest perched above the wild and scenic South Yuba River—calls for our stewardship in the gardens, orchard, greenhouses, and general care. In turn, nature feeds us abundantly, both literally and spiritually. Interbeing. We join with others to share inspiration and connection as we host monthly gatherings of song, story and prayer that draws from the larger community in addition to other events we share with our closer neighbors. As we attend to these fundamentals, Grace flows to and through us—often in “Wild” or unexpected ways. Grace catalyzes through us, but is not something we possess. Because we all are connected, we feel that Grace actively transforms n

Learn more about the Cohousing Research Network! Are you a researcher or academic contributing in the areas of the communities movement who would have interest in getting to know us and possibly joining forces with us? Have you a particular interest in the Cohousing model? Would you like to learn more about the results from the recent Cohousing Research Network’s (CRN) survey? CRN is also setting up a series of virtual events for the academics and researchers to share results from their recent communities survey! Please let us know what interests you and how you’d like to contribute. We’d love to hear from you. You can contact us via our website here https://www.cohousingresearchnetwork.org/ or you can use the yellow Send Message button on this page. The Cohousing Research Network is the research arm of the Cohousing Association of the US. Our work and projects are supported by donations. Please consider supporting us by contributing here https://www.cohousingresearchnetwork.org/make-a-donation/

Would you like to join an intentional community but don’t know how? Feel overwhelmed by the number of communities out there? Not sure if there is one that’s a fit for you? CommunityFinders is here to support you on your path to community living. You can find your community by: Taking the free Community Types Quiz to learn which of the most common types of community is a fit for you. Booking a 1:1 consultation with a Community Matchmaker to receive recommendations for communities that are a fit for you. Joining the Money and Community Mini-Course to find out which communities are within your budget. Our goal is to help community seekers become community finders — people with confidence that their community match is out there and they will find it. Looking forward to working with you to find your community! Please be in touch, Cynthia Tina Founder of CommunityFinders Website: communityfinders.com Email: cynthia@communityfinders.com What communitarians are saying: “Cynthia helped me clarify the intentional communities that fit me, better get to know them, and finally choose one that I’m now a member of. I have no doubt anyone on a community journey will find great value in her guidance.” – Alan Stillman “Cynthia is personable, easy to