Please aim for being here from the  beginning when the project starts, because we want to kickstart the project with our “3-day family retreat” to set the tone for the rest of our stay. It is important that we get to know each other before we start living together, therefore it is essential that you arrive in time. 
If it is just couple days later or a week, we may be able to make an exception. So don't hesitate and apply anyway, and then we can plan the details. 

Absolutely. You can go through the same application process and reserve your spot for the next round.

Not if you are coming for the first time. One thing we learned is that when we start living together, it takes some time to come into resonance. It is not therefore energetically ideal to “disturb the field” with new people coming all the time. The only exception to this are our community members who have already lived here for at least 3 months before. They are welcome anytime to join some of our activities, as long as the space allows, and one day you will have the same opportunity.

For breakfast and lunch, you will need to get your own groceries. You can cook yourself or with others, it will be your choice. Monday till Friday we will be doing community dinners. A team of 2 or 3 people cooks for everyone and we switch every day. And we can do that during the weekend of course as well, if we want to.

No. We prefer eating vegetarian or vegan most of the time, but occasionally (in a very conscious way) some of us like to have meat or fish too.

Yes. We are all responsible for cleaning our personal rooms, and together we regularly clean all the common areas we share. We take out our own garbage, clean the swimming pool in the summer, etc. It is our HOME, and we want to keep it clean.

If you have your own work that you can do online, bring it with you. 

There might be an opportunity to help in the retreat center with cleaning, painting, or as a food attendant (once the retreats can start again), but it would be only for a smaller amount of hours per month, as for the majority of that work New Eden already has its own employees.

Christian will be leading the first 3-day retreat, as that is what we invited him for. Afterwards, if he is onsite and depending on his availability, he will be part of the circles too, so he might offer to lead them. However it is equally possible that he will be traveling at the time of your stay, therefore do not plan living here dependent on your desire to participate in a circle with him. Our circles often have participants who have been in the circle before, so they can help facilitate and keep it on track. Btw this is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to develop their leadership and facilitation skills, so if you are interested in learning how to facilitate the circle, this is a great opportunity for you.

Absolutely, we already had a wonderful time with children being here, and this is for sure a great environment for them to grow up. We don't have any school system in place for them yet, but if you can take care of them when you are here, you can definitely take them with you.

As one big family, we still have to be very careful that we don't put any of our family members at risk. We have some elderly and health sensitive people living in the community right now (going into the next phase with you), so no matter what our personal beliefs about covid are, we need to be very thoughtful about how we behave “outside” of the walls of New Eden.

Each room is equipped with a bed, night table, lamp, desk and chair, also pillows and duvets. Sheets, bedding and towels can be provided too, or you can bring your own.