A living world atlas

Find a center.

A hand-curated map of ecovillages, retreat centers, intentional communities, working farms, and holistic sanctuaries around the world. Every point links directly to the project's own website — wander, visit, apprentice, or bring lessons home.

323 of 323 centers shown · scroll & zoom to explore

Findhorn Ecovillage

Moray, Scotland

Six decades of spiritual community and pioneering ecovillage design.

UKRetreat center

Schumacher College

Devon

Transformative learning for ecological and economic renewal on Dartington estate.

PortugalIntentional community

Tamera

Alentejo

Peace research village with water retention landscapes and solar village.

PortugalRetreat center

Monte Velho Retreat

Alentejo Coast

Small luxury retreat and equestrian estate above the wild Atlantic.

PortugalRetreat center

Awake Portugal

Central Portugal

Wellness and yoga retreat near the Atlantic in central Portugal.

PortugalRetreat center

Vale de Moses

Serra do Açor

Off-grid mountain yoga retreat deep in a wild Portuguese valley.

ItalyIntentional community

Damanhur

Piedmont

Federation of communities famous for the underground Temples of Humankind.

ItalyEco village

Torri Superiore Ecovillage

Ventimiglia

Restored medieval village and ecovillage in the Ligurian mountains.

GermanyIntentional community

ZEGG

Bad Belzig

Center for experimental cultural design — communication, love, ecology.

GermanyEco village

Sieben Linden Ecovillage

Poppau

Straw-bale ecovillage pioneering low-impact community life.

GermanyIntentional community

Schloss Tempelhof

Kressberg

Multi-generational community with farm, school and consensus governance.

NetherlandsIntentional community

De Uilenspiegel

Meppel

Warm Dutch community weaving art, care and shared daily life.

NetherlandsEco village

Ppauw Ecovillage

Wageningen

Long-standing urban ecovillage rooted in permaculture.

DenmarkIntentional community

Cristiania

Copenhagen

Historic autonomous community founded in 1971.

NorwayEco village

Hurdal Ecovillage

Hurdal

Norway's flagship ecovillage — active houses, permaculture and shared spaces.

SwedenEco village

Suderbyn Ecovillage

Gotland

Baltic island ecovillage focused on permaculture and youth exchange.

FinlandEco village

Keuruu Ecovillage

Keuruu

Finland's first ecovillage — off-grid living amidst forests and lakes.

IrelandEco village

Cloughjordan Ecovillage

Tipperary

Ireland's flagship ecovillage — CSA farm, bakery, and eco-hostel.

FranceIntentional community

L'Arche de Saint-Antoine

Isère

Ecumenical spiritual community rooted in Gandhian nonviolence.

FranceIntentional community

Le Hameau des Buis

Ardèche

Intergenerational eco-hamlet and school founded by Pierre Rabhi's circle.

FranceRetreat center

Plum Village

Dordogne

Zen mindfulness monastery founded by Thich Nhat Hanh.

SpainIntentional community

Los Portales

Seville

Long-standing rural community pioneering solar, farming and shared economy.

SpainIntentional community

Cal Cases

Catalonia

Cooperative rural community with ecological housing and shared education.

SpainRetreat center

Suryalila Retreat

Cádiz

Yoga retreat and permaculture farm in Andalusia's mountains.

USARetreat center

Esalen Institute

Big Sur, California

Cliffside hot springs and the birthplace of the human potential movement.

USARetreat center

Kripalu Center

Stockbridge, MA

The largest yoga and holistic retreat center in North America.

USARetreat center

Omega Institute

Rhinebeck, NY

Long-standing holistic learning campus in the Hudson Valley.

USAHolistic sanctuary

Mount Madonna Center

Watsonville, CA

Redwood mountaintop sanctuary rooted in the teachings of Baba Hari Dass.

Lost Valley

Dexter, Oregon

Permaculture education center and long-standing intentional community.

USAIntentional community

The Farm

Summertown, TN

One of America's original 1970s intentional communities — midwifery, ecology, ethics.

USAIntentional community

Twin Oaks

Louisa, VA

Income-sharing egalitarian community founded in 1967.

Dancing Rabbit

Rutledge, MO

Off-grid straw-bale ecovillage in rural Missouri.

Earthaven Ecovillage

Black Mountain, NC

Appalachian ecovillage with off-grid homes and permaculture education.

USAIntentional community

Ananda Village

Nevada City, CA

Kriya Yoga spiritual community founded by Swami Kriyananda.

USARetreat center

Breitenbush Hot Springs

Detroit, OR

Worker-owned hot springs retreat in Oregon's Cascade forest.

USARetreat center

1440 Multiversity

Scotts Valley, CA

Redwood learning campus for personal and professional growth.

USARetreat center

Feathered Pipe Ranch

Helena, MT

Rocky Mountain wellness retreat since 1975.

MexicoEco resort

Rancho La Puerta

Tecate

Legendary wellness ranch — organic farm, mountain trails, and daily practice.

MexicoEco village

Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage

Morelos

Bioregional and arts community in Mexico's central mountains.

MexicoRetreat center

Present Moment Retreat

Troncones

Barefoot beachfront yoga retreat on Mexico's Pacific coast.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Envision

Uvita

Costa Rica festival and community rooted in regenerative culture.

Costa RicaEco village

Punta Mona

Manzanillo

Off-grid Caribbean permaculture center and edible food forest.

Costa RicaRetreat center

The Sanctuary at Two Rivers

Nosara

Yoga and plant medicine sanctuary in Nicoya's blue zone.

ColombiaEco village

Aldeafeliz

San Francisco, Cundinamarca

Colombia's pioneer ecovillage — permaculture, art, and community.

Costa RicaEco resort

Cabo Matapalo Retreat

Osa

Off-grid rainforest lodge on the Osa Peninsula.

BrazilIntentional community

Terra Mirim

Bahia

Spiritual ecovillage in the Bahian rainforest.

ArgentinaEco village

Vrinda Ecovillage

Río Negro

Bhakti yoga community in the Patagonian valleys.

IndiaIntentional community

Auroville

Tamil Nadu

An experiment in human unity — 3,000+ residents from 60 nations.

IndiaEco village

Sadhana Forest

Auroville

Reforestation, veganism and community living — free stays for volunteers.

IndiaEco resort

Ananda in the Himalayas

Rishikesh

Award-winning Himalayan wellness resort above the Ganges.

IndiaRetreat center

Osho International

Pune

Meditation resort of the Osho tradition.

IndiaHolistic sanctuary

Isha Yoga Center

Coimbatore

Sadhguru's ashram at the foot of the Velliangiri mountains.

IndiaRetreat center

Tushita Meditation Centre

Dharamsala

Tibetan Buddhist retreat above McLeod Ganj.

IndonesiaRetreat center

The Barn Ubud

Bali

Ubud yoga barn — a Bali institution for movement and community.

IndonesiaEco resort

Fivelements Retreat

Bali

Wellness retreat on the Ayung River blending Balinese healing.

IndonesiaEco resort

Bambu Indah

Bali

Boutique bamboo eco-lodge in Ubud designed by John Hardy.

ThailandRetreat center

Suan Sati

Chiang Mai

Feminist and community-run yoga & meditation retreat.

ThailandRetreat center

The Sanctuary Thailand

Koh Phangan

Legendary jungle wellness resort on Koh Phangan.

ThailandRetreat center

Wat Suan Mokkh

Chaiya

Silent Buddhist retreats in southern Thailand's forest monastery.

Konohana Family

Fujinomiya

Multi-generational natural farming community at the foot of Mt. Fuji.

AustraliaHolistic sanctuary

Krishna Village

Eungella, NSW

Yoga, karma-yoga and community immersion in a lush rainforest valley.

AustraliaEco village

Crystal Waters Ecovillage

Conondale, QLD

The world's first permaculture village, established 1987.

New ZealandEco village

Awaawaroa Bay Ecovillage

Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island ecovillage with regenerative farm.

KenyaEco village

Sadhana Forest Kenya

Samburu

Reforestation, food security and community with the Samburu people.

HaitiEco village

Sadhana Forest Haiti

Anse-à-Pitres

Reforestation and community in southeastern Haiti.

Otepic

Kitale

Peace and permaculture community with youth from Kenyan tribes.

KenyaIntentional community

Auroville Kenya (Sadhana)

Rift Valley

Regenerative dryland restoration community.

PortugalRetreat center

Green Yoga Retreat

Alentejo

Off-grid solar yoga retreat in the Alentejo hills.

PortugalRetreat center

Quinta do Vale

Serra da Estrela

Mountain quinta retreat in Portugal's highest range.

PortugalRetreat center

Cabeça do Mato

Portalegre

Rewilded farm retreat and holistic sanctuary.

SpainRetreat center

Casa Cuadrau

Pyrenees

Restored mountain hamlet for mindfulness and yoga.

SpainRetreat center

Kaliyoga Spain

Órgiva

Alpujarra farmhouse yoga retreat below the Sierra Nevada.

GreeceRetreat center

Yoga Rocks

Crete

Cliffside eco-retreat overlooking the Libyan Sea.

GreeceRetreat center

Skyros

Skyros Island

Long-running personal-growth holidays on a Greek island.

SpainRetreat center

Molino de Guadalmesí

Tarifa

Restored watermill retreat between two seas and two continents.

SpainRetreat center

Can Serrat

El Bruc

Artist residency and retreat below Montserrat.

UKHolistic sanctuary

Bhaktivedanta Manor

Hertfordshire

Krishna sanctuary and cow-protection farm gifted by George Harrison.

UKRetreat center

Gaia House

Devon

Silent Buddhist insight meditation retreats in the West Country.

UKRetreat center

Sharpham Trust

Devon

Mindfulness retreats on a Georgian estate above the River Dart.

UKRetreat center

The Barn Retreat

Devon

Buddhist community retreat in a converted farmhouse.

WalesRetreat center

Cae Mabon

Snowdonia

Storytelling eco-retreat of hand-built roundhouses.

UKRetreat center

Samye Ling

Eskdalemuir

First Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West.

UKRetreat center

Holy Isle

Isle of Arran

Buddhist island sanctuary in the Firth of Clyde.

PortugalRetreat center

Casa de Santa Isabel

Beira Alta

Rural quinta retreat in the granite hills of Beira.

FranceEco village

Écolonie

Vosges

Bilingual ecovillage in the forested Vosges mountains.

FranceIntentional community

Le Village Émeraude

Ariège

Emerald Pyrenean ecovillage focused on regeneration.

Bergerie de Villarceaux

Val-d'Oise

Model organic estate showcasing agroecology at scale.

ItalyRetreat center

Rocca di Papa Nomad

Lazio

Volcanic-lake yoga retreat near Rome.

ItalyRetreat center

Casa Cares

Tuscany

16th-century Tuscan villa for ecumenical and yoga retreats.

ItalyEco village

Ecovillaggio Basilico

Piedmont

Alpine straw-bale ecovillage in the Cottian foothills.

HungaryEco village

Krishna Valley

Somogyvámos

Self-sufficient Krishna-inspired village and cow sanctuary.

ItalyRetreat center

Damanhur Crea

Vidracco

Cultural and healing hub of the Damanhur federation.

USARetreat center

Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Woodacre, CA

West-coast home of insight meditation in the Marin hills.

USARetreat center

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center

Muir Beach, CA

Zen farm and coastal temple of the San Francisco Zen Center.

USARetreat center

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

Carmel Valley, CA

Remote hot-springs Zen monastery in the Ventana Wilderness.

USARetreat center

Zen Mountain Monastery

Mt. Tremper, NY

Catskills Zen training monastery.

USARetreat center

Insight Meditation Society

Barre, MA

Cornerstone of American vipassana practice.

USARetreat center

Shambhala Mountain Center

Red Feather Lakes, CO

Rocky Mountain contemplative center with the Great Stupa.

USARetreat center

Ghost Ranch

Abiquiú, NM

Georgia O'Keeffe's red-rock education and retreat center.

USARetreat center

Upaya Zen Center

Santa Fe, NM

Engaged-Buddhism training temple in the high desert.

USARetreat center

Ratna Ling Retreat Center

Cazadero, CA

Sonoma coast Tibetan retreat and printing press.

USARetreat center

Harbin Hot Springs

Middletown, CA

Iconic warm-pool sanctuary reborn after the 2015 fire.

USARetreat center

Wonder Valley

Sylvan Dale, CA

Californian conference retreat in the pine hills.

USARetreat center

Menla Mountain Retreat

Phoenicia, NY

Tibetan-medicine wellness retreat in the Catskills.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Blue Spirit

Nosara

Ocean-view yoga sanctuary on Nicoya's Blue Zone coast.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort

Nosara

Boutique jungle yoga resort blocks from Playa Guiones.

CanadaRetreat center

Hollyhock

Cortes Island, BC

Pacific Northwest learning campus on a remote gulf island.

CanadaEco village

OUR Ecovillage

Shawnigan Lake, BC

Cob-and-strawbale demonstration village on Vancouver Island.

CanadaHolistic sanctuary

Yasodhara Ashram

Kootenay Bay, BC

Yoga ashram on the shores of Kootenay Lake.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Rythmia Life Advancement Center

Guanacaste

Plant-medicine and integrative wellness resort in the tropics.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Danyasa Eco-Retreat

Dominical

Bamboo yoga sanctuary on the Pacific south coast.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Anamaya Resort

Montezuma

Ocean-view yoga retreat above the Nicoya jungle.

GuatemalaRetreat center

The Yoga Forest

San Marcos La Laguna

Off-grid yoga sanctuary above Lake Atitlán.

GuatemalaRetreat center

Villa Sumaya

Lake Atitlán

Lakeside wellness retreat on Guatemala's sacred lake.

GuatemalaRetreat center

Bambu Guest House

San Marcos La Laguna

Permaculture guest house on Lake Atitlán.

PeruRetreat center

Casa Galactica

Iquitos

Amazon plant-medicine and dieta retreat center.

PeruRetreat center

Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual

Iquitos

Shipibo curanderos-led Amazonian retreat.

PeruRetreat center

The Sacred Valley Tribe

Sacred Valley

Andean ceremonial retreats near Pisac.

PeruRetreat center

Willka T'ika

Sacred Valley

Andean chakra gardens and yoga retreat.

Iracambi

Rosário da Limeira

Atlantic-forest restoration and research farm.

BrazilEco village

IPEC Ecocentro

Pirenópolis

Cerrado permaculture institute and demonstration site.

IndonesiaRetreat center

Ubud Yoga House

Bali

Community yoga hall in the heart of Ubud.

IndonesiaEco resort

Desa Seni

Canggu, Bali

Antique-village yoga resort in Canggu.

GreeceRetreat center

Kalikalos Holistic Summer School

Pelion

Summer holistic community on the Aegean's Pelion peninsula.

Sri LankaRetreat center

Ulpotha

Embogama

Village-owned yoga and Ayurveda sanctuary.

Sri LankaRetreat center

Talalla Retreat

Southern Province

Beachfront yoga retreat on the Indian Ocean.

NepalRetreat center

Kopan Monastery

Kathmandu

Hilltop Tibetan Buddhist monastery famed for lam-rim courses.

NepalRetreat center

Pharping Retreat Centre

Kathmandu Valley

Vajrayana retreat land at Guru Rinpoche's caves.

IndiaRetreat center

Dhamma Giri Vipassana

Igatpuri

Global HQ of S.N. Goenka's 10-day vipassana courses.

IndiaHolistic sanctuary

Parmarth Niketan

Rishikesh

Ganges-side ashram known for Ganga aarti and yoga.

IndiaRetreat center

Sivananda Ashram

Neyyar Dam

Classical Sivananda yoga TTC in Kerala's hills.

New ZealandRetreat center

Mana Retreat Centre

Coromandel

Peninsula retreat blending Māori, Buddhist and yogic traditions.

AustraliaRetreat center

Byron Yoga Centre

Byron Bay, NSW

Purpose-built yoga retreat minutes from Byron's beaches.

AustraliaEco resort

Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat

Gold Coast, QLD

Hinterland wellness ranch above the Gold Coast.

AustraliaRetreat center

Prana House

Byron Bay, NSW

Rainforest yoga sanctuary in the Byron hinterland.

South AfricaRetreat center

Temenos Retreat

McGregor

Cape wine-country retreat gardens for silence and renewal.

South AfricaRetreat center

Buddhist Retreat Centre

Ixopo

Africa's oldest Buddhist retreat, in the KZN midlands.

South AfricaRetreat center

Emoyeni Retreat Centre

Magaliesberg

Mountain retreat in the ancient Magaliesberg range.

MoroccoRetreat center

Peace House Marrakech

Atlas foothills

Berber-village yoga and meditation retreat.

MoroccoEco resort

Paradis Plage

Agadir

Barefoot Atlantic surf-and-yoga eco resort.

IsraelEco village

Neot Semadar

Negev

Desert artist-and-farmer community with cheese, wine and silence.

TurkeyEco resort

Alsahra Ecolodge

Cappadocia

Volcanic-plateau eco-lodge in Anatolia.

PortugalEco village

Cristalino Ecovillage

Aljezur

Off-grid permaculture ecovillage in the Algarve hills.

Vale da Lama

Odiáxere, Algarve

Permaculture farm, retreat and PDC training center.

Quinta do Vale

Central Portugal

Regenerative homestead and community project.

SpainEco village

Sunseed Desert Technology

Almería

Off-grid living education in the Sierra Cabrera.

SpainIntentional community

Los Portales

Sierra Norte

Long-standing rural spiritual community in Andalusia.

SpainEco village

Matavenero

León

Rainbow-inspired mountain ecovillage in a reoccupied hamlet.

SpainIntentional community

Beneficio

Alpujarras

Open land community in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

SpainRetreat center

Suryalila Retreat Centre

Cádiz

Andalusian yoga retreat and teacher training.

SpainRetreat center

Cortijo Romero

Órgiva

Personal-development retreat centre in the Alpujarras.

SpainRetreat center

Can Serrat

El Bruc

Artist residency at the foot of Montserrat.

SpainEco village

Lakabe

Navarra

Pioneer Basque ecovillage in a reoccupied mountain hamlet.

FranceIntentional community

Longo maï Limans

Provence

European cooperative federation founded in 1973.

FranceEco village

Le Hameau des Buis

Ardèche

Intergenerational ecovillage and Ferme des Enfants school.

FranceRetreat center

Plum Village Occitanie

Loubès-Bernac

Thich Nhat Hanh's original mindfulness practice village.

Terre & Humanisme

Ardèche

Pierre Rabhi's agroecology school and gardens.

FranceEco village

Eotopia

Cluny

Vegan zero-waste anarchist ecovillage in Burgundy.

FranceEco village

Le Village Émeraude

Bretagne

Regenerative ecovillage project in inner Brittany.

GermanyEco village

Sieben Linden

Sachsen-Anhalt

Straw-bale ecovillage and pioneer of low-impact living.

GermanyEco village

Lebensgarten Steyerberg

Lower Saxony

One of Germany's oldest spiritual ecovillages.

GermanyEco village

Schloss Tempelhof

Baden-Württemberg

Intentional community and free-learning school on 30 hectares.

GermanyEco village

Ökodorf Sieben Quellen

Hessen

Small ecovillage project near Rhön biosphere.

GermanyIntentional community

Kommune Niederkaufungen

Kassel

Income-sharing collective established 1986.

GermanyIntentional community

Cabrum

Brandenburg

Rural collective home in the Uckermark.

Hof Life

Uckermark

Regenerative farm and retreat north of Berlin.

NetherlandsEco village

Ecodorp Boekel

Noord-Brabant

Circular ecovillage of 36 straw-bale homes.

NetherlandsEco village

Aardehuis

Olst

Earthship ecovillage of 23 self-built homes.

NetherlandsIntentional community

Ppauw

Wageningen

Long-standing off-grid living-lab community.

NetherlandsEco village

De Kleine Aarde

Boxtel

Historic Dutch sustainability learning centre.

DenmarkIntentional community

Svanholm

Zealand

Income-sharing organic-farm community founded 1978.

DenmarkEco village

Dyssekilde

Torup

One of Denmark's most established ecovillages.

DenmarkEco village

Munksøgård

Roskilde

Cohousing ecovillage of 100 households.

DenmarkEco village

Friland

Djursland

Debt-free experimental self-built ecovillage.

SwedenEco village

Suderbyn

Gotland

Baltic-island permaculture ecovillage and youth hub.

SwedenRetreat center

Ängsbacka

Molkom

Nordic festival and retreat centre in Värmland forests.

SwedenIntentional community

Stjärnsund

Dalarna

Long-standing spiritual community in a Bruk village.

NorwayEco village

Hurdal Ecovillage

Akershus

Norway's flagship ecovillage north of Oslo.

NorwayRetreat center

Kilden Retreat

Rogaland

Silent fjord-side retreat centre.

FinlandRetreat center

Keuruu Zen Centre

Keuruu

Finland's main Rinzai Zen practice centre.

FinlandEco village

Kurjen Tila

Turku

Biodynamic farm community and Camphill.

IrelandEco village

Cloughjordan Ecovillage

Tipperary

Ireland's flagship ecovillage of 55 low-carbon homes.

IrelandRetreat center

Dzogchen Beara

West Cork

Tibetan Buddhist retreat on the Atlantic cliffs.

IrelandRetreat center

Cill Rialaig

Kerry

Restored pre-famine village artist residency.

UKRetreat center

Holy Isle

Firth of Clyde

Buddhist island retreat run by Samye Ling.

UKRetreat center

Samye Ling

Dumfriesshire

First Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West.

UKRetreat center

Gaia House

Devon

Insight-meditation silent retreat centre.

UKRetreat center

Sharpham House

Devon

Mindfulness and nature retreats on the River Dart.

UKIntentional community

Tinker's Bubble

Somerset

Fossil-fuel-free low-impact woodland community.

UKIntentional community

Landmatters

Devon

Permaculture off-grid cooperative in south Devon.

UKIntentional community

Steward Community Woodland

Dartmoor

Low-impact forest-community project on Dartmoor.

UKIntentional community

LILAC Cohousing

Leeds

Low Impact Living Affordable Community in Bramley.

Lammas Ecovillage

Pembrokeshire

Welsh low-impact ecovillage under One Planet policy.

UKRetreat center

Trigonos

Snowdonia

Retreat centre in the mountains of North Wales.

UKRetreat center

Cae Mabon

Snowdonia

Storytelling roundhouse retreat by Llyn Padarn.

UKRetreat center

Emerson College

Sussex

Anthroposophical adult-learning centre.

ItalyIntentional community

Nomadelfia

Grosseto

Catholic cooperative community founded 1948.

ItalyEco village

Basilico

Emilia-Romagna

Apennine ecovillage and permaculture school.

ItalyIntentional community

Bagnaia

Siena

Tuscany's oldest income-sharing community.

ItalyIntentional community

Popolo degli Elfi

Pistoia Apennines

Federation of reoccupied Apennine villages since 1980.

ItalyEco village

Ecovillaggio Granara

Parma

Ecovillage in a reoccupied medieval village.

ItalyRetreat center

Casa Cares

Reggello

Tuscan Waldensian retreat and cultural centre.

GreeceEco village

Free & Real Telaithrion

Evia

Self-sustained education project on Evia island.

GreeceRetreat center

Skyros Holistic Holidays

Skyros

Pioneering personal-growth holiday community since 1979.

GreeceRetreat center

Kalikalos

Pelion

Holistic-summer school in Pelion mountain villages.

GreeceRetreat center

Living Learning Katsika

Ioannina

Regenerative-living learning centre in Epirus.

HungaryEco village

Krishna Valley

Somogyvámos

Krishna-conscious sustainable farming village.

HungaryEco village

Gyürüfü Ecovillage

Baranya

Hungary's first ecovillage in a reoccupied hamlet.

SlovakiaIntentional community

Zaježová

Central Slovakia

Reoccupied hamlet with alternative-living education.

CzechiaEco village

Kaltental Ecovillage

Moravia

Small ecovillage in the White Carpathians.

USAIntentional community

The Farm

Summertown, TN

Stephen Gaskin's landmark 1971 spiritual community.

USAIntentional community

Twin Oaks

Louisa, VA

Income-sharing egalitarian community since 1967.

USAIntentional community

Acorn Community

Mineral, VA

Seed-saving egalitarian community, sister to Twin Oaks.

USAIntentional community

East Wind

Tecumseh, MO

Income-sharing Ozarks community with nut-butter factory.

Dancing Rabbit

Rutledge, MO

Prairie ecovillage focused on radical sustainability.

Sandhill Farm

Rutledge, MO

Small income-sharing organic farm since 1974.

Earthaven Ecovillage

Black Mountain, NC

Appalachian ecovillage of 60+ members.

Ecovillage at Ithaca

Ithaca, NY

Three cohousing neighborhoods on 175 acres.

Los Angeles Eco-Village

Los Angeles, CA

Urban ecovillage in Koreatown since 1993.

CanadaEco village

OUR Ecovillage

Shawnigan Lake, BC

25-acre demonstration permaculture ecovillage.

USAIntentional community

Sirius Community

Shutesbury, MA

Sister community of Findhorn founded 1978.

USAIntentional community

Ganas Community

Staten Island, NY

Urban income-sharing community of ~80 members.

USAIntentional community

Alpha Farm

Deadwood, OR

Consensus-based rural community since 1972.

Cerro Gordo

Cottage Grove, OR

One of the earliest planned ecovillages in the US.

Lost Valley Education Center

Dexter, OR

Permaculture education ecovillage since 1989.

USARetreat center

Breitenbush Hot Springs

Detroit, OR

Worker-owned Cascade hot-springs retreat.

USARetreat center

Wilbur Hot Springs

Williams, CA

Off-grid geothermal sanctuary in Colusa County.

USARetreat center

Harbin Hot Springs

Middletown, CA

Historic clothing-optional healing retreat.

USARetreat center

Green Gulch Zen Center

Muir Beach, CA

Zen practice farm on the Marin coast.

USARetreat center

Ratna Ling

Cazadero, CA

Tibetan Nyingma retreat and text-preservation project.

USARetreat center

Vajrapani Institute

Boulder Creek, CA

Tibetan Buddhist retreat in the redwoods.

USARetreat center

Land of Medicine Buddha

Soquel, CA

108-acre Tibetan retreat centre in redwoods.

USARetreat center

Shambhala Mountain Center

Red Feather Lakes, CO

Rocky Mountain retreat home of the Great Stupa.

USARetreat center

Karmê Chöling

Barnet, VT

Shambhala meditation centre in Vermont hills.

USARetreat center

Blue Cliff Monastery

Pine Bush, NY

Plum Village monastery in the Shawangunks.

USARetreat center

Deer Park Monastery

Escondido, CA

Plum Village monastery on Escondido hillsides.

USARetreat center

Magnolia Grove Monastery

Batesville, MS

Plum Village community in the Mississippi Delta.

USARetreat center

Southern Dharma

Hot Springs, NC

Insight and contemplative retreat in Blue Ridge.

USARetreat center

Insight Meditation Society

Barre, MA

Vipassana retreat centre founded by Kornfield/Salzberg/Goldstein.

USARetreat center

Won Dharma Center

Claverack, NY

Won-Buddhist retreat in the Hudson Valley.

USARetreat center

Menla Retreat

Phoenicia, NY

Tibet House retreat in the Catskills.

USARetreat center

Omega Institute

Rhinebeck, NY

Iconic holistic education retreat in the Hudson Valley.

USARetreat center

Kripalu Yoga Ashram at Sumneytown

Bucks County, PA

Amrit-lineage retreat in Pennsylvania woods.

USARetreat center

Yogaville

Buckingham, VA

Integral Yoga ashram of Swami Satchidananda.

USAIntentional community

Ananda Village

Nevada City, CA

Kriya-yoga community founded 1968.

USARetreat center

Mount Madonna Center

Watsonville, CA

Community and school inspired by Baba Hari Dass.

USARetreat center

1440 Multiversity

Scotts Valley, CA

Contemporary learning and wellness campus in redwoods.

USARetreat center

Feathered Pipe Ranch

Helena, MT

One of the oldest yoga retreats in the US.

MexicoRetreat center

Rancho La Puerta

Tecate

Pioneering wellness retreat straddling the border.

MexicoRetreat center

Present Moment Retreat

Troncones

Beachfront yoga retreat on Pacific Guerrero.

MexicoRetreat center

Haramara Retreat

Sayulita

Off-grid Pacific cliff yoga retreat.

MexicoRetreat center

Xinalani Retreat

Puerto Vallarta

Boat-access-only eco-chic yoga retreat.

MexicoEco village

Huehuecoyotl

Tepoztlán

Long-standing artist-and-ecovillage in Morelos.

Costa RicaEco resort

Rancho Margot

La Fortuna

Self-sufficient eco-lodge below Arenal volcano.

Costa RicaEco village

Punta Mona

Manzanillo

Caribbean permaculture retreat and educational farm.

Costa RicaIntentional community

Envision Festival Land

Uvita

Regenerative land project on the Pacific south coast.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Rythmia Life Advancement

Guanacaste

Licensed plant-medicine wellness resort.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Nosara Retreat

Nosara

Bohemia Del Rio and Bodhi Tree yoga hub.

Costa RicaEco village

Finca Bellavista

Piedras Blancas

Rainforest treehouse community.

PanamaRetreat center

Bambu Guest House

Bocas del Toro

Sustainable island guesthouse and yoga.

GuatemalaRetreat center

The Yoga Forest

San Marcos La Laguna

Ridge-top permaculture yoga retreat over Lake Atitlán.

GuatemalaRetreat center

Villa Sumaya

Santa Cruz La Laguna

Boat-access holistic sanctuary on Lake Atitlán.

GuatemalaRetreat center

Bambu Guest House Atitlán

Santiago Atitlán

Lakeside boutique eco-retreat.

ArgentinaEco village

Ecovilla Gaia

Navarro, Buenos Aires

Argentina's flagship ecovillage since 1998.

ArgentinaEco village

Aldea Velatropa

Buenos Aires

Urban ecovillage in Ciudad Universitaria.

ArgentinaEco village

Nawa Ecovillage

Chubut

Patagonian mountain ecovillage project.

ArgentinaEco village

Ecoaldea Comunidad de la Tierra

Concepción del Uruguay

Argentinian ecovillage federation project.

BrazilEco village

Piracanga

Bahia

Renowned coastal ecovillage in Maraú peninsula.

BrazilEco village

Ecovila Clareando

Minas Gerais

Mountain ecovillage focused on conscious living.

BrazilIntentional community

Fundação Terra Mirim

Bahia

Environmental-education community in Atlantic Forest.

BrazilEco village

IPEC / Ecocentro

Pirenópolis

Permaculture institute and cerrado ecovillage.

BrazilIntentional community

Comunidade Anandas

Rio Grande do Sul

Southern-Brazil rural spiritual community.

PeruIntentional community

Sacred Valley Tribe

Sacred Valley

Nomadic-and-resident Andean regeneration hub.

PeruRetreat center

Willka T'ika

Urubamba

Andean garden retreat centre in Sacred Valley.

PeruRetreat center

The Sanctuary Pucallpa

Ucayali

Traditional Shipibo plant-medicine sanctuary.

PeruRetreat center

Casa Galactica

Iquitos

Amazon plant-medicine retreat centre.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Anamaya Resort

Montezuma

Clifftop yoga retreat above Pacific coast.

Costa RicaRetreat center

Selva Armonia

Uvita

Jungle yoga retreat above Whale's Tail beach.

ColombiaEco village

Aldea Feliz

Cundinamarca

One of Colombia's original ecovillages.

ColombiaEco village

Atlantida Ecovillage

Boyacá

Andean ecovillage and permaculture school.

ColombiaEco village

Nashira Ecovillage

Palmira, Valle del Cauca

Women-led ecovillage of 88 families.

IndiaIntentional community

Auroville

Tamil Nadu

International township inspired by The Mother, founded 1968.

IndiaEco village

Sadhana Forest

Auroville, Tamil Nadu

Vegan reforestation volunteer community.

IndiaRetreat center

Osho International Meditation Resort

Pune

Meditation resort in Koregaon Park.

IndiaRetreat center

Isha Yoga Center

Coimbatore

Sadhguru's ashram at the foot of Velliangiri.

IndiaRetreat center

Sivananda Ashram Neyyar Dam

Kerala

Yoga teacher-training ashram in the Western Ghats.

IndiaIntentional community

Amritapuri Ashram

Kerala

Amma's international ashram on the backwaters.

IndiaRetreat center

Tushita Meditation Centre

Dharamsala

FPMT Tibetan Buddhist retreat above McLeod Ganj.

IndiaRetreat center

Vipassana Dhamma Giri

Igatpuri

Global headquarters of Goenka Vipassana.

IndiaRetreat center

Root Institute

Bodh Gaya

FPMT centre next to the Mahabodhi Temple.

IndiaRetreat center

Parmarth Niketan

Rishikesh

Ganga-side ashram famed for Ganga Aarti.

IndiaRetreat center

Purple Valley

Goa

Ashtanga yoga retreat in Assagao.

Sri LankaRetreat center

Ulpotha

Galgiriyawa

Yoga retreat in a restored medicinal village.

Sri LankaRetreat center

Talalla Retreat

Southern Province

Beachfront yoga retreat between Matara and Tangalle.

ThailandRetreat center

Plum Village Thailand

Pak Chong

Thai Plum Village monastic community.

ThailandRetreat center

Wat Suan Mokkh

Chaiya

Forest monastery famed for 10-day silent retreats.

ThailandEco village

Panya Project

Chiang Mai

Permaculture education community.

Pun Pun Center

Chiang Mai

Jon Jandai's seed-saving learning farm.

ThailandRetreat center

Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary

Koh Samui

Award-winning holistic wellness resort.

ThailandRetreat center

The Sanctuary Thailand

Koh Phangan

Beach-hidden holistic retreat and detox centre.

ThailandRetreat center

Orion Healing

Koh Phangan

Detox and yoga retreat on Srithanu beach.

IndonesiaHolistic sanctuary

Bumi Sehat

Ubud, Bali

Robin Lim's birthing and community-health sanctuary.

IndonesiaEco village

Green School Bali

Sibang Kaja, Bali

Renowned bamboo school and learning campus.

IndonesiaRetreat center

Fivelements Retreat

Ubud, Bali

Balinese wellness eco-resort on Ayung River.

IndonesiaEco resort

Bali Eco Stay

Tabanan

Off-grid eco-lodge in the rice-terrace hills.

IndonesiaRetreat center

Sukhavati Ayurvedic Retreat

Canggu, Bali

Traditional Ayurveda panchakarma retreat.

AustraliaEco village

Crystal Waters Ecovillage

Sunshine Coast

World's first permaculture village, founded 1987.

AustraliaEco village

Currumbin Ecovillage

Gold Coast

Award-winning suburban ecovillage of 144 homes.

AustraliaEco village

Aldinga Arts Ecovillage

South Australia

Arts-focused coastal ecovillage.

AustraliaIntentional community

Moora Moora

Yarra Ranges, VIC

One of Australia's earliest cooperative communities.

AustraliaIntentional community

Commonground

Seymour, VIC

Cooperative community and facilitator training centre.

New ZealandIntentional community

Tui Community

Golden Bay

Long-standing cooperative on the Wainui Inlet.

New ZealandRetreat center

Awhitu Environmental Camp

Auckland region

Peninsula-based education and retreat site.

New ZealandRetreat center

Anahata Yoga Retreat

Golden Bay

Off-grid yoga sanctuary in Takaka hills.

New ZealandRetreat center

Mana Retreat Centre

Coromandel

Coromandel Peninsula spiritual retreat centre.

New ZealandIntentional community

Riverside Community

Motueka

New Zealand's oldest intentional community, since 1941.

KenyaEco village

Auroville-inspired Sadhana Kenya

Nakuru

Kenyan sister-project focused on reforestation.

ZimbabweEco village

Kufunda Learning Village

Ruwa

African learning village exploring wellbeing.

Otepic

Kitale

Permaculture-farm and peace-education project.

Sekem

Belbeis

Biodynamic Nile-delta initiative founded 1977.

EgyptEco resort

Basata

Nuweiba, Sinai

Egypt's original bamboo-hut eco camp on the Red Sea.

TurkeyRetreat center

Damanhur Awakening Turkey

Muğla

Aegean forest retreat and permaculture farm.

IsraelEco village

Kibbutz Lotan

Arava Valley

Reform-Jewish ecovillage and Green Apprenticeship.

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