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Kallipoli

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2013

What we do

Kallipoli is a conscious/yogic community modelled around Plato’s ideal community described in the Republic.
What is Consciousness to us?
Consciousness to us is synonymous with mindfulness. Is synonymous with a calm mind, which doesn’t have to go to the future or the past if you don’t ask it to. Its synonymous with being aware of the different thoughts that are passing through your mind, the feelings that might generate and having control of these processes. There is a certain freedom in this way of being. One is no longer a victim or a slave to their thoughts, their feelings, their patterns, their trauma. And one can also protect others around, him or her, from these thoughts and feeling patterns etc. Consciousness for us invariably happens when energy flows freely in our energy channels, in Yoga called Nadis. It is often expressed as kindness, truthfulness, non-violence and can often be improved through yoga practices, meditation, mindfulness, breathing exercises etc.
Conscious people are often sensitive about energy and conscious people will more and more start to look for harmonious places to live. This is what a Conscious community is.
What is a conscious Community?
A conscious community is a gathering of conscious people. Where everyone contributes to harmony and the high vibrations of the community. We are building one because this is part of our service, because we too want to live in such an environment. Conscious Community is also an opportunity for amazing projects to be conceived and manifested. It is also an opportunity for people to share their skills and to come together in growth.

Our Mission

We came to conscious community through our intention to love in a more expanded and active way. We wanted to be of positive and meaningful contribution to others and over time we found that contribution is about full-filling needs of others and that conscious communities have the potential to fulfil all the human being’s needs in the most harmonious and timeless way. A conscious community doesn’t only take care of the more material needs such as nutrition and shelter but also subtler needs such as belonging, contribution and self-realisation. Our intention is to show that there is a much more harmonious way for human beings to live.
Our focus is sustainability, freedom and high, uplifting, joyful and inspiring vibrations. These vibrations we co-create as members of the community and are all responsible to sustain, maintain and protect.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Experiences
  • Services Business

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2013
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2021
  • Started living together
  • 2 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
22

How to join

We don’t have long term members/guests of the community yet but we are open to establish partnerships that can help all parties grow and identify more community leaders.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Write to us at in***********@***il.com

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Decision-making process

  • Leadership Decides

A single person, couple, or small group makes most major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Founder/Leader-led

Primary authority rests with the community’s founder(s) or designated leader(s).

Conflict resolution approach

We operate through meritocracy. We are open to all feedback and depending on level of expertise/accuracy and level of involvement one opinion might weigh more than another. We believe in the synthesis of all opinions and seeing the merits in all.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Labor: Encouraged or suggested

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Outdoor Kitchen, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Recreational vehicles, Waterfront access, Gym or sports area, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • Ethical Business, Investment Group, or Alternative Currency
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies
  • Substance use is prohibited in the community

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • Other

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Community type

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Over 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Land area size
    1 hectares

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Location

  • Dodecanese, Greece

Needs and Offers

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Rooms in Beautiful Location in downtown East Austin

Mountain Laurel House has upcoming room openings on August 1 and September 1 to share our house in central East Austin close to downtown. Rent is $925 per month with $75 to cover your share of the utilities and maintenance. You provide your own food. We enjoy sharing a meal at the dining table at least once a month for fun, to check in on our lives, and talk about housekeeping together. To apply, email do*************@***il.com with subject line Room at Mountain Laurel House. Request the brief application questions and we’ll provide more info and answer your questions. Mountain Laurel House is in a great location! It’s on a green cul de sac, with a wooded lot to the southwest and a green open space to the west. It’s close to the East 11th & Rosewood dining and entertainment district and right across from the Carver Library and a bus stop. We’re in walking distance to downtown Austin, the State Capitol, Huston-Tillotson University and a short bike or bus ride to the University of Texas; and, south or east of here, Lady Bird Lake and Boggy Creek hike and bike trails, park lands, swimming pools, pickleball and basketball courts. I kayak on Town Lake aka Lady Bird Lake or swim just across downtown at Deep Eddy or Barton Springs fresh-water, spring-fed swimming pools. We enjoy sharing a meal at the dining table at least once a month for fun, to check in on our lives, and plan housekeeping together. HEB is a short 5 minute drive east on 7th St. and Whole Foods is about a ten minute walk from here on 5th St. Amenities in the house include a dishwasher, utility room with a clothes washer-dryer and an optional clothesline, high-speed internet, a big dining room table for meals or activities, and a large screen TV for movie nights. The yard has beautiful native wildlife habitat gardens, veggie and herb pots, a large Cedar Elm, two Live Oaks, a fruit-bearing Fig, a Champenelle grape vine, and a Chili pequin. The cul de sac is a large park-like

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