By Diana Leafe Christian
Creating a existence jointly is the one source to be had that offers step by step sensible info distilled from a variety of firsthand assets on how one can identify an intentional group. It offers extensive with structural, interpersonal and management matters, decision-making tools, imaginative and prescient statements, and the improvement of a felony constitution, in addition to profiling well-established version groups. This exhaustive consultant comprises first-class pattern records between its wealth of resources.
Diana Leafe Christian is the editor of Communities magazine and has contributed to Body & Soul, Yoga Journal, and Shaman’s Drum, between others. She is a well-liked public speaker and workshop chief on forming intentional groups, and has been interviewed in regards to the topic on NPR. She is a member of an intentional neighborhood in North Carolina.
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