Read what happens when you find your people
by Anna
It’s hard to put into words how much this experience means to me.
It is a place where I met one of the most incredible people I have ever known, shared the most beautiful and genuine human moments, and discovered so much about myself. One month turned into two, and it still feels like such a short time. This is so much more than a co-living, it is a place that encourages you to be present, share your every part, be vulnerable, challenge your limitations, and just dive so deep within yourself that you will need months to truly process everything. I feel genuinely lucky to have found this place.
If you feel ready to become part of a community, to open your heart to strangers who will feel like family in a blink of an eye, to be true to yourself, and accept every single person as they are, I encourage you to come. There are only a few places like this in the world, and if you ever get a chance to see it, don’t hesitate. Thanks to the incredible humans who pour their heart in this project many beautiful souls found a home. May more communities like this spread across the world, and then, perhaps, we would have a chance to thrive as a humanity.
There hasn’t been a single day when I haven’t thought about this place. I will be forever grateful for every minute I spent there. This experience became such a crucial turning point in my life, and I will always carry it within me wherever I go.
It is a place where I met one of the most incredible people I have ever known, shared the most beautiful and genuine human moments, and discovered so much about myself. One month turned into two, and it still feels like such a short time. This is so much more than a co-living, it is a place that encourages you to be present, share your every part, be vulnerable, challenge your limitations, and just dive so deep within yourself that you will need months to truly process everything. I feel genuinely lucky to have found this place.
If you feel ready to become part of a community, to open your heart to strangers who will feel like family in a blink of an eye, to be true to yourself, and accept every single person as they are, I encourage you to come. There are only a few places like this in the world, and if you ever get a chance to see it, don’t hesitate. Thanks to the incredible humans who pour their heart in this project many beautiful souls found a home. May more communities like this spread across the world, and then, perhaps, we would have a chance to thrive as a humanity.
There hasn’t been a single day when I haven’t thought about this place. I will be forever grateful for every minute I spent there. This experience became such a crucial turning point in my life, and I will always carry it within me wherever I go.
by Günay
It's such an amazing place! One month's experience in this community was one of my favorite experience of my life. This place is made by love and it spreads love. I felt at home and it felt like a family. All the people I met were such kind and interesting people. I loved having meaningful connections and deep conversations there while simply sharing life.
When it comes to food, it wasn't just delicious vegan food but also lovely, creative cooking time, preparing meals all together.
No need to mention that the Island is amazing itself and I had so much time to explore different natural pools and enjoy swimming with crabs. I liked every part of the project: doing yoga while watching the ocean in the morning; eating pancakes with tea, sharing our emotions; collecting papayas in the garden and more...
This place is where you feel respected, accepted, and cared for. I saw how much our lives are ruined in city life which is full of traffic jams and grey buildings again and how much we are disconnected from nature and people. This place also gives hope to me that somewhere people can create such a wonderful community.
I really would like to go there again in the future. I am sending tons of hugs.
When it comes to food, it wasn't just delicious vegan food but also lovely, creative cooking time, preparing meals all together.
No need to mention that the Island is amazing itself and I had so much time to explore different natural pools and enjoy swimming with crabs. I liked every part of the project: doing yoga while watching the ocean in the morning; eating pancakes with tea, sharing our emotions; collecting papayas in the garden and more...
This place is where you feel respected, accepted, and cared for. I saw how much our lives are ruined in city life which is full of traffic jams and grey buildings again and how much we are disconnected from nature and people. This place also gives hope to me that somewhere people can create such a wonderful community.
I really would like to go there again in the future. I am sending tons of hugs.
by Caterina
This is a place of magic.
The kind of magic that is created when every soul gets showered by beauty, love and kindness and can light up in the best version of themselves. The kind of magic that originates from a way of life so meaningfully simple that it has the power to nurture and nourish bodies and hearts deeply to their roots, leaving in them just love and gratefulness.
The kind of magic that every human can bring in an environment of total trust and radical acceptance, where freedom really exists and every action and thought can come from a place of passion and consciousness. Staying here I had the feeling my life was in harmony.
I experienced living with amazing human beings with care and respect for each other, with no judgment and unconditional support and love.
I spent the days in the garden, cultivating a land in complete synergy with its life, barefoot, observing and learning from the plants (amazing tropical fruits, a variety of different vegetables and beautiful edible flowers), their wisdom and beauty and getting excited seeing new life coming to existence every time we planted a seed. I ate incredible food, through fantastic, diverse, colorful meals prepared all together with passion and love not just for cooking, but for our bodies and for the planet. I lived in a house astonishing for its beauty: on the inside with the search for harmony to the last detail, and on the outside with its green surroundings and its incredible view of the ocean.
I didn’t immagine I could experience such a complete well being, and this powerful fullness marked forever the way I see life and I choose to live it. Because the impact that the place has on people, and because of that, on the entire earth is Revolutionary.
In this place I met a family and I met myself and I don't think I will ever find the words to say how forever grateful I'll be. Just thank you from the bottom of my heart.
The kind of magic that is created when every soul gets showered by beauty, love and kindness and can light up in the best version of themselves. The kind of magic that originates from a way of life so meaningfully simple that it has the power to nurture and nourish bodies and hearts deeply to their roots, leaving in them just love and gratefulness.
The kind of magic that every human can bring in an environment of total trust and radical acceptance, where freedom really exists and every action and thought can come from a place of passion and consciousness. Staying here I had the feeling my life was in harmony.
I experienced living with amazing human beings with care and respect for each other, with no judgment and unconditional support and love.
I spent the days in the garden, cultivating a land in complete synergy with its life, barefoot, observing and learning from the plants (amazing tropical fruits, a variety of different vegetables and beautiful edible flowers), their wisdom and beauty and getting excited seeing new life coming to existence every time we planted a seed. I ate incredible food, through fantastic, diverse, colorful meals prepared all together with passion and love not just for cooking, but for our bodies and for the planet. I lived in a house astonishing for its beauty: on the inside with the search for harmony to the last detail, and on the outside with its green surroundings and its incredible view of the ocean.
I didn’t immagine I could experience such a complete well being, and this powerful fullness marked forever the way I see life and I choose to live it. Because the impact that the place has on people, and because of that, on the entire earth is Revolutionary.
In this place I met a family and I met myself and I don't think I will ever find the words to say how forever grateful I'll be. Just thank you from the bottom of my heart.
by Lison
What a place. I spent two months there, I thought it was two days. I still wonder what just happened.
I have learned so much thanks to this place in so many extent. From gardening to cooking, from yoga to sharing circles. The full routine was so harmonious. Every single activities was meaningful because it was shared with the community.
And the food! A variety of different meals inspired from different cultures: so tasty, so colorful, so diverse, so original! The uses of spices, of legumes and herbs from the garden, and a big dosis of love make every single meal delicious. Eating in this community is a culture! We just learn how to cook healthy, nourishig and plant-based. So much discovery and learning by sharing tasty recipes. Showing love through food, love for the people, but also for the earth and the animals.
This place has touched my heart deeply. People here are so special. Each person I met was unique and beautiful. Everyone brings a glimpse of creativity, everyone brings something amazing. The conversations I had with everyone, at every moment of the day were so meaningful. I have never felt so listened and understood in my life. The amount of love and acceptance you get in this place is incomparable to anything else. The spread of love here is unconditional. It is a place where you feel free, a place where you feel understood and accepted, a place that allows you to slow down from the hustle and bustle of the daily life. It is so resourceful.
I have realized what I was capable of doing and create there. The place has expanded my vision of life. This place allowed me to be fully myself without fear of judgments. A seed has been planted inside of me. I have grown so much thanks to the community here.
So for this, muchas gracias to everyone who has participated to create this magical place. Ya encontré mi otra casa.
I have learned so much thanks to this place in so many extent. From gardening to cooking, from yoga to sharing circles. The full routine was so harmonious. Every single activities was meaningful because it was shared with the community.
And the food! A variety of different meals inspired from different cultures: so tasty, so colorful, so diverse, so original! The uses of spices, of legumes and herbs from the garden, and a big dosis of love make every single meal delicious. Eating in this community is a culture! We just learn how to cook healthy, nourishig and plant-based. So much discovery and learning by sharing tasty recipes. Showing love through food, love for the people, but also for the earth and the animals.
This place has touched my heart deeply. People here are so special. Each person I met was unique and beautiful. Everyone brings a glimpse of creativity, everyone brings something amazing. The conversations I had with everyone, at every moment of the day were so meaningful. I have never felt so listened and understood in my life. The amount of love and acceptance you get in this place is incomparable to anything else. The spread of love here is unconditional. It is a place where you feel free, a place where you feel understood and accepted, a place that allows you to slow down from the hustle and bustle of the daily life. It is so resourceful.
I have realized what I was capable of doing and create there. The place has expanded my vision of life. This place allowed me to be fully myself without fear of judgments. A seed has been planted inside of me. I have grown so much thanks to the community here.
So for this, muchas gracias to everyone who has participated to create this magical place. Ya encontré mi otra casa.
by Ivan
There are places that we think could only exist in novels, places where you can meet people whose biographies are so dense that make you think they may be reminiscences from previous lives. Places where you feel free to be yourself, where you can get rid of those superfluous structures we spend so much time building and maintaining in our everyday lives. This is one of them.
I spent nearly two months in this family, two months that passed so quickly and yet so meaningfully. While I was there, a day passed in the blink of an eye still leaving more sensations and thoughts than whole weeks in my “usual environment”. There are so many things to say that I don’t really know where to begin.
This was my first community experience, and when I left Italy for Tenerife I didn’t really know what to expect from myself. I had never travelled on my own before and I had always been the “typical tourist”: hotels, restaurants, museums etc. Here, I discovered a new world, I found out that I could feel free and at peace with myself… something new for me.
People who want to listen to you without any other interest than making you feel loved and understood are really hard to find. Here, every single sister and brother made me feel like that.
Family expresses gratitude for being ourselves, for showing our inner self, our fear, our desires, our weaknesses. This is something that’s nearly counterintuitive for someone with a westerner background: in our everyday lives, we suffocate our feelings, we are afraid of the way other people may react.
Here, you can’t help but being yourself. Not because it’s compulsory, (how could it be so?), but because being ourselves feels like the most natural of things, and so it should be! Morning yoga on the rooftop, working in the garden and receiving help without even the need to ask for it, cooking and eating delicious meals together, going to natural pools and visiting villages, that’s community life. That’s family life.
A catalyst for change which allows you to deconstruct your personality while feeling embraced and safe. Changing is hard, but it can be “light” if you surround yourself with true and disinterested love.
Most of all, everybody here gave me hope, showing me that another life is possible. It’s just a metter of choices. It’s always a matter of choices. The more radical, the better. If you are willing to really dive into yourself and to question the human you are, you were and or you want to become, while feeling safe doing so, this is the place.
I spent nearly two months in this family, two months that passed so quickly and yet so meaningfully. While I was there, a day passed in the blink of an eye still leaving more sensations and thoughts than whole weeks in my “usual environment”. There are so many things to say that I don’t really know where to begin.
This was my first community experience, and when I left Italy for Tenerife I didn’t really know what to expect from myself. I had never travelled on my own before and I had always been the “typical tourist”: hotels, restaurants, museums etc. Here, I discovered a new world, I found out that I could feel free and at peace with myself… something new for me.
People who want to listen to you without any other interest than making you feel loved and understood are really hard to find. Here, every single sister and brother made me feel like that.
Family expresses gratitude for being ourselves, for showing our inner self, our fear, our desires, our weaknesses. This is something that’s nearly counterintuitive for someone with a westerner background: in our everyday lives, we suffocate our feelings, we are afraid of the way other people may react.
Here, you can’t help but being yourself. Not because it’s compulsory, (how could it be so?), but because being ourselves feels like the most natural of things, and so it should be! Morning yoga on the rooftop, working in the garden and receiving help without even the need to ask for it, cooking and eating delicious meals together, going to natural pools and visiting villages, that’s community life. That’s family life.
A catalyst for change which allows you to deconstruct your personality while feeling embraced and safe. Changing is hard, but it can be “light” if you surround yourself with true and disinterested love.
Most of all, everybody here gave me hope, showing me that another life is possible. It’s just a metter of choices. It’s always a matter of choices. The more radical, the better. If you are willing to really dive into yourself and to question the human you are, you were and or you want to become, while feeling safe doing so, this is the place.
by Sigrid
Words can't begin to describe all that this place is, but in essence, it is a deep realisation of the philosophy of ahimsa, the Sanskrit term for pacifically towards all living beings, whether plants, animals, or fellow humans, and across all facets of life.
The harvest from the garden is deeply satisfying, the morning yoga a welcome way to start the morning. Lunch is, each day, the pinnacle of plant-based cooking, offering a glimpse into what a future that doesn't harm animals at a civilisational scale can look, feel, and taste like, crucially without any compromise on the sensation of satiety so often attributed to an omnivore's diet.
There is something very deep and profound to be discovered here. Coming back to nature, living in a remote house in a communal way, with an uncompromising attention to detail, eating whole food plant-based meals, I belive is a very wild experience for people who grew up in Northern Europe like me. I found it very natural and most things self explanatory, which is probably because I am use to live in similar ways.
For a lot of people things here might be difficult to understand and experienced as extreme. I think it is worth it to reflect on this before coming. If you don't agree that we need a fundamental change in the way we live, one that goes beyond comfort, then I think this project is not for you, and that is completely fine.
Personally I truly believe in this way of life, even when it brings difficulties. I am grateful for my time here shared with beautiful souls from different parts of the world. I am happy that Akal Family have entered in my life. Incredible people with different personalities and a shared vision. I feel very loved by this place.
Akal cared for me, challenged me, trusted my knowledge on food and allowed me to bring it into their home, so my passion could serve the community. If you know what you want, I encourage you to tell to the sharing circle and find a way to use it here. If you don't know your passion, be honest about it. There is space for exploring and getting inspired here, but you might get a very different experience from the one I had.
I belive this place to be part of something bigger. A movement lead by a radical belief in humans to be much more powerful than what society tells us and an intense craving for taking back the power.
Akal family, I love you. I will see you very soon!
The harvest from the garden is deeply satisfying, the morning yoga a welcome way to start the morning. Lunch is, each day, the pinnacle of plant-based cooking, offering a glimpse into what a future that doesn't harm animals at a civilisational scale can look, feel, and taste like, crucially without any compromise on the sensation of satiety so often attributed to an omnivore's diet.
There is something very deep and profound to be discovered here. Coming back to nature, living in a remote house in a communal way, with an uncompromising attention to detail, eating whole food plant-based meals, I belive is a very wild experience for people who grew up in Northern Europe like me. I found it very natural and most things self explanatory, which is probably because I am use to live in similar ways.
For a lot of people things here might be difficult to understand and experienced as extreme. I think it is worth it to reflect on this before coming. If you don't agree that we need a fundamental change in the way we live, one that goes beyond comfort, then I think this project is not for you, and that is completely fine.
Personally I truly believe in this way of life, even when it brings difficulties. I am grateful for my time here shared with beautiful souls from different parts of the world. I am happy that Akal Family have entered in my life. Incredible people with different personalities and a shared vision. I feel very loved by this place.
Akal cared for me, challenged me, trusted my knowledge on food and allowed me to bring it into their home, so my passion could serve the community. If you know what you want, I encourage you to tell to the sharing circle and find a way to use it here. If you don't know your passion, be honest about it. There is space for exploring and getting inspired here, but you might get a very different experience from the one I had.
I belive this place to be part of something bigger. A movement lead by a radical belief in humans to be much more powerful than what society tells us and an intense craving for taking back the power.
Akal family, I love you. I will see you very soon!
by Ecia
The body remembers feelings, not words. Here I took in the feelings of being authentically myself, unconditional love, the impact of presence, listening to my body and recognizing my needs. A safe space that allows you to be yourself, allows you to fall and grow and bloom, to be present, vulnerable, to trust, care, love, get inspired, explore and develop yourself. Embodies connection, togetherness, expression, creativitity and honesty, that lets you rethink the way you see living, life and relationships. A place that changes you, shows you, nourishes you.
Staying at this place was great. Together we take responsibility over taking care of the house and eachother with tasks like gardening, cooking, cleaning, laundry and creative projects. This place is more than a community, it is a family. We explored the island. I spend my time making fish-shaped pancakes, practising yoga, harvesting avocados, dancing in the kitchen or rooftop, being a cavewoman, watching the sunset and rainbows over the ocean, sharing garden oranges, making bread, making music, drawing with spilled tea, singing by the fire, deep conversations, cuddle puddles and hitchhiking.
In all honesty, this place also required emotional strength from me to handle the dynamics changing from people coming and going, to process some of the vulnarable sharing circles and to understand the interactions that activated something within me and to integrate what it taught me. But if I needed a listening ear or support it was there. I gained so much experience and knowledge in the almost two months I spent in this place. Even after moving on I feel I embodied this place. Thank you so much Akal family for creating this place, holding the space and providing love and care for everyone who enters the 'door' and for welcoming and loving me as one of your sisters. I love you! Listen to the sensations within you, they know the way to your destinations.
Abrazo para todos.
Staying at this place was great. Together we take responsibility over taking care of the house and eachother with tasks like gardening, cooking, cleaning, laundry and creative projects. This place is more than a community, it is a family. We explored the island. I spend my time making fish-shaped pancakes, practising yoga, harvesting avocados, dancing in the kitchen or rooftop, being a cavewoman, watching the sunset and rainbows over the ocean, sharing garden oranges, making bread, making music, drawing with spilled tea, singing by the fire, deep conversations, cuddle puddles and hitchhiking.
In all honesty, this place also required emotional strength from me to handle the dynamics changing from people coming and going, to process some of the vulnarable sharing circles and to understand the interactions that activated something within me and to integrate what it taught me. But if I needed a listening ear or support it was there. I gained so much experience and knowledge in the almost two months I spent in this place. Even after moving on I feel I embodied this place. Thank you so much Akal family for creating this place, holding the space and providing love and care for everyone who enters the 'door' and for welcoming and loving me as one of your sisters. I love you! Listen to the sensations within you, they know the way to your destinations.
Abrazo para todos.
by Deny
I always thought home is a feeling you feel inside of yourself no matter the place. The feeling of complete safety and comfort that’s warming your heart. I have never associated this feeling to a certain place. I felt like this about people but not a physical place until a came here. This place is a physical evidence that when people come together with love and peace they can create something special. They can create home.
I spent two months here and no words in any language can describe how grateful I’m. This place, and all the beautiful humans here marked my soul forever. Every single thing we did from yoga in the morning until cooking dinner together was done with such a compassion and love I have never experienced before. Just walking through the garden, being able to smell all the different plants, harvesting and then cooking from it alternated my brain forever. I never thought how I would enjoy simple things like making the tea with herbs from the garden or sharing conversations after lunch together.
After two months completely different person left then the one who came. I would like to say it changed me but I feel I just became the person I always was deep inside and finally felt save to share this version with others. It’s really true, time is an illusion. It doesn’t matter how many minutes, hours or days we spent together. The connection we share is something beyond.
I spent two months here and no words in any language can describe how grateful I’m. This place, and all the beautiful humans here marked my soul forever. Every single thing we did from yoga in the morning until cooking dinner together was done with such a compassion and love I have never experienced before. Just walking through the garden, being able to smell all the different plants, harvesting and then cooking from it alternated my brain forever. I never thought how I would enjoy simple things like making the tea with herbs from the garden or sharing conversations after lunch together.
After two months completely different person left then the one who came. I would like to say it changed me but I feel I just became the person I always was deep inside and finally felt save to share this version with others. It’s really true, time is an illusion. It doesn’t matter how many minutes, hours or days we spent together. The connection we share is something beyond.
by Jasmin
Before I came here myself, I remember reading the reviews and being so amazed by their pure beauty, I could hardly believe it and wanted to see for myself. And now I know, this place truly is as magical as others said (or maybe even more?) I was there for almost a month, it felt like a full chapter of my life.
People who were complete strangers just days before became like family in no time. So much personal learning that was done and so much love that was felt, I redefined for myself what love truly means.
It is a safe space, a place of laughter and of being yourself, it’s where you begin to blossom like a flower.
I simply do not know how to put into words everything this place, this family, has given me. All I can say is, thank you, from the bottom of my heart
People who were complete strangers just days before became like family in no time. So much personal learning that was done and so much love that was felt, I redefined for myself what love truly means.
It is a safe space, a place of laughter and of being yourself, it’s where you begin to blossom like a flower.
I simply do not know how to put into words everything this place, this family, has given me. All I can say is, thank you, from the bottom of my heart
by Luca
I can only say thank you for this wonderful experience, thank you Akal and the whole family! The time I spent with you was infinitely precious, the place for me was joy, sharing, teaching, love, connection, friendship, work, Nature and much more and it is very difficult to explain it with only few words ! The atmosphere is special, healthy communication comes first, and this allows daily life in that house to flow in peace and positivity. Music and the smell of good and healthy food are always present, as in a big family full of love.
This reality is a light in the darkness.
living in the food forest, making philosophical speeches until late at night, singing together and getting to know each other in depth through the encounter with others. This experience has been a great inspiration for my life, and I hope to come back to visit you soon, LOVE YOU !
This reality is a light in the darkness.
living in the food forest, making philosophical speeches until late at night, singing together and getting to know each other in depth through the encounter with others. This experience has been a great inspiration for my life, and I hope to come back to visit you soon, LOVE YOU !
by Johanna
This place is like a home for the heart, a sanctuary for the soul and a temple for people who want to experience connectedness, aliveness, love and a truly meaningful connection with each other.
Being part of this community has changed my perspective on so many different levels of life, on friendship, on love and on real, transparent encounters. Anyone who can experience the energy that Akal family carry in their hearts is more than lucky. I am infinitely grateful to have found this beautiful oasis, which has enriched my life more than I can put into words. It is not enough to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Being part of this community has changed my perspective on so many different levels of life, on friendship, on love and on real, transparent encounters. Anyone who can experience the energy that Akal family carry in their hearts is more than lucky. I am infinitely grateful to have found this beautiful oasis, which has enriched my life more than I can put into words. It is not enough to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
by Janka
Akal Family, thank you! I feel so grateful for this experience with you. You showed me a new beautiful way to live and love. I felt safe, accepted and appreciated, I was living in a warm home far from home. I learned about myself, about community, nature, food, soul, movement, body, mind. Getting papaya from the garden for breakfast, spinach for lunch, zucchini for dinner was something I was only dreaming about before, and with you I could make it a reality, my reality.
Time is an illusion, this one month felt only a day on one hand and years on the other hand. My both hands are sending you all the hugs, I am excited to see the project growing, and even more excited to see you again (soon)! Love you so muuuch! Shake your magic!
Time is an illusion, this one month felt only a day on one hand and years on the other hand. My both hands are sending you all the hugs, I am excited to see the project growing, and even more excited to see you again (soon)! Love you so muuuch! Shake your magic!
by Emilia
This became my family and my home! I am so grateful for every single second I spent with the community. Through honesty, transparency, communication, love, good food, sharing, caring, consciousness, reflection, being and working in nature, I discovered (again) what brings me joy, what helps me to be healthier, more energized, and mindfully present. This experience has enriched my personal development. It has been just the start for me embodying my values, what I feel who I really am! Thank you to everyone who has been part of my time and to all the fruits we’ve been harvesting from the garden ;)! Thank you, Akal Family, for holding this powerful, transformative space.
by Francesca
Words are probably not enought to describe how amazing Akal is. It is a place that feels like home, and the people you meet feel like family. I learned a lot about a new way of life that makes you feel closer to nature and to the people around you. The routine is just the one of a dream life, and all the activities made me feel grounded and inspired. To me, this wasn't an average experience: Akal is a place where you have the possibility to grow and create with those around you, and how beautiful is that. I am extremely grateful for this experience, and I am looking forward to coming back!
by Natalia
My stay in Akal was one of the best experiences of my entire life. The atmosphere, kind, loving people, beautiful garden, and the magic of the island, everything was more than perfect. An openminded community, kind, full of caring souls, who made me feel just like at home from the moment I entered the house. I am beyond grateful for everything I have experienced in the community.
by Sara
What a magical place full of love. I've never felt this type of energy anywhere in the world.
