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How can we live safer, cleaner and more sustainably?

What can we learn about social bias from living in community?

Meet Penny Clark, co-founder of Conscious Coliving, a consultancy agency supporting the design and growth of the global co-living industry.  

It's June 5th 2020 and we record this podcast between Vancouver, Canada and London, England.   

Penny and I address the state of COVID19 and how coliving operators are addressing health and safety issues in addition to the lessons we learn during the social injustice protests happening around the world since the killing of George Floyd.  

Download the Consious Coliving Manifesto Toolkit online at: https://www.consciouscoliving.com/the-manifesto/

How does a co-living community thrive straight through the COVID-19 pandemic?  

Long term community members who became a family before the virus broke out.  

But more then that, Oka coliving looked out for it's tenants.  They look out for each other.  

Ricardo Neves is the CEO of this community offering a mindset of culture, collaboration and sustainability.  

They say Porto Alegre is one of the Brazilian cities with more European influence,  where many traditions descends from Italy and Germany as it does an Argentinian and Uruguayan influence.  But Ricardo prides Oka on it's Native Brazilian culture and beliefs. 

With shared kitchen and living spaces, Oka rents rooms in large townhomes.   With tenancy generally at full-capacity, Oka is on it's path for expansion averaging 1.5 year stays from members who tend to be local.  

Learn more about Oak online at: https://en.okacoliving.com

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A young man from Knoxville, Tennessee has been studying in Malaysia at the Asia School of Business where he was awarded a grant to travel the world studying on the future of shared living.  Connor Moore is now a bright, energized Coliving Expert entering the industry at an interesting time of COVID19.   But there is proof from his research that this growing industry will continue to answer some of our modern living, sustainability, mental health and affordability issues all around the world.  We touch on some of Connor's notable community brands to look out for while he drives home the importance and value community has for all people, as we are told the opposite, to hide and stay at home.  Well we are here to tell you that, home is where you choose it to be, and coliving may be flexible living but it is also longer-stay than any overnight hotel or weekly stay.  Coliving is defined by community.  Most coliving tenants stay on average 6-months after experiencing the benefits of support.

Connect with Connor: linkedin.com/in/connorjmoore

See more of our work on http://colifecreation.com

What are your values?  What types of community do you wish to live in?  

While we are currently faced with living during a global epidemic, we will crave the support and connection of community more than ever, and the options are continuing to change.

Matthew Lesniak is a consultant in the coliving industry to support the design, culture and mandate for communities around the world.  

We speak about what companies to look at and what value and purpose driven concepts are working and why.

https://www.consciouscoliving.com/

How do you deal and face with your health, traumas and spirit?  

DeAndre Joseph Thomas, a health, spiritual and yogi professional, shares his process, practices and vulnerability to teach us how he lives with depression, finding happiness in the process. 

Mindful living while living in community has helped transform both myself and DeAndre.  The conversations we share with you today, we hope, will allow you to be more vulnerable with yourself and your intentions moving forward.

https://www.colifecreation.com/

https://www.instagram.com/meditatingwithdeandre/

Europe is leading the way with the foundation of coliving.  Design, marketing and the functionality all lead into what culture and community is formed within community living spaces and Bart Sasim has been on the frontlines of this industry since being a founding member of The Student Hotel project.  Student housing is a model that has also leant a hand in the development and growth of coliving for various communities around the world.  Bart and I talk about what works and who the major players are in the marketplace today.  

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https://www.colifecreation.com/

Battling with depression is something I have come to realize I will face for the rest of my lifetime.  It's what and how I choose to do with it is really up to me.  Moving into community living, in sunny southern California worked wonders for me.  Specifically in HAVEN co-living.  Branded as a health & wellness community, I found like-minded people to enjoy my day-to-day life with.  People who were happy to wake-up and engage with each other over coffee, work, exercise, beach or activities.  Anything is possible in HAVEN, at least that is the vibe when living amongst 100 housemates across four properties and eight houses!  This is me at my peek happiness.  A good three months of it which in depression, is equal to a lifetime.  Something I won't trade for the world.  I can only share my experience and promote this style of living for anyone who is struggling with their own happiness.  Please share and tell a friend!

Colife Creation is my platform to work with community brands to attract like-minded members, partners and suppliers through digital media and strategy:  http://colifecreation.com

In coliving community we share space, we share amenities, we share dishes and fridge space...but we don't always share our food.  Not Eve!  Apparently eating and drinking alone without sharing is considered rude in Russian culture.  Our darling resident Russian, Evengeli, explains why.  

Five Minutes in HAVEN w Kalen Hayman on the Colife Creation Podcast

Colife Creation: Digital Media & Support for co-living and co-working communities

http://colifecreation.com

Living in community amongst 95 people can be tough but with beautiful souls like Franz and Heidi, they carry the biggest smiles and spirit that brightens up the mood even on the gloomiest of days.  They share their experience of living inside HAVEN coliving, a health and wellness community in Venice Beach, California. 

Five Minutes in HAVEN w Kalen Hayman on the Colife Creation Podcast

Colife Creation: Digital Media & Support for co-living and co-working communities

http://colifecreation.com

World traveller, community resident and my housemate in HAVEN, Louise has much experience and perspective on living in various co-living communities abroad. This is her experience inside our health & wellness community and how House 2 is considered the 'witchy' house!

Colife Creation is a digital media & strategy company for companies in the co-live and co-work industry: http://colifecreation.com