What is Conscious Coliving?

A way of living to thrive — the fusion of conscious living and coliving.

Conscious Coliving: A Way of Living to Thrive

There's not really an established term yet for the kind of way of living that we imagine and seek to pioneer. We've come to call it "conscious coliving", reflecting the fusion of two related practices: conscious living and coliving.

We see these two aspects as complementary and synergistic:

  • Coliving, to work (well), benefits from consciousness
  • Consciousness (growth) benefits from coliving

Conscious living supports coliving

Conscious living provides essential psycho-social foundations on which to build thriving coliving, especially in the long term. It helps us deal with the challenges that inevitably arise when we live with others — whilst coliving brings many benefits, it also brings up frictions: who accidentally threw out my leftovers from the fridge, who is playing their music too loud, and so on.

Coliving supports conscious living

On three levels:

  1. Sustained practice. Living in community is often key to sustained engagement with inner development — it's easier to meditate when others meditate.
  2. Connection and support. Coliving within a strong community provides the connection and support that helps us pursue our true wants and dreams.
  3. Lighter living. Coliving lets us live more lightly on the planet, economising our use of resources.

Living together in conscious communities is a concrete, practical action to enable personal, collective and societal flourishing — and one of the most accessible forms of a developmental space.

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