Introduction to Tamera

Learn about the core areas of our research and what keeps us together, while experiencing community and learning how we build trust as the foundation for community.

Overview

We’ll introduce you to the Healing Biotopes Plan, as well as some of our community leaders and members. You’ll hear about our history and our main research areas, as we explore together the different places and areas of our community– from the stone circle to our Water Retention Landscape, the Children’s Place to the Solar Test Field.

You’ll get a taste of how we build trust and intimacy in a group, with social technologies like sharing circles, Council and/or Forum.

This year we are offering introductory experiences of two different lengths;  7-day and 10-day programs. The overall frame will be the same but the 10-day courses offer more space for breathing in and out to and digesting all the information shared.

In general we are offering the introductory experiences as a 7-day program. And sometimes we offer a 10-day course which is based on the same frame, but offers more space for breathing in and out, or has a special focus and one dives deeper into a topic (this depends on the team who is holding the course).

Dates 2026:

• April 29 – May 5, 7-day Introduction
• April 29 – May 5, 7-day Introduction with special invitation to LGBTQ+
• June 30 – July 6, 7-day
• In spring we will announce new dates

Who is the course for?

• Community curious people
• Prospective community founders
• Community researchers
• Peace workers
• Group leaders and facilitators

What we’ll explore

• Our vision: “Healing Biotopes” as catalysts for system change towards a regenerative peace culture
• Our key research and  learnings: what keeps a community together – what creates trust and healing in sexuality and love, how children can grow up in trust, on a communal economy, and a culture of spirituality, art and healing
• Our long history: the keys to our longevity and our  evolution over the last 45 years
• Our current questions and challenges: like  intergenerational dynamics, decision-making etc
• Our political impact: how we’re working for peace and system change in the world
• Our relation with the more-than-human world: restoring water cycles and ecosystems, communication with plants, animals and elements and work towards regenerative autonomy

Tamera is an emerging Healing Biotope where we work to reconnect with and restore the wholeness of life. Courses may focus on specific topics, but all of our research exists within an interconnected web — so your experience will likely expand into other areas.

As a course participant, you can join our morning offers, which include Yoga and other possible activities. You’ll also be able to take part in events for the whole community like our Sunday Matinee, the Ring of Power, and Political Cafés.

Offers with a special focus

In addition to our regular “Introduction to Tamera,” which offer a broad overview of our work, we also offer occasionally “Intoductions” with a special focus, led by a team with expertise in the topic. Please click on the links below for more information:

• April 29 – May 5 : Introduction to Tamera with a special invitation to LGBTQ+

Course content

• Presentations and Q&A sessions with different leaders from the community on:
  • Project history
  • Healing Biotopes Plan
  • Community building
  • Love and sexuality
  • Raising free children
  • Communal economy
  • Ecological regeneration
• Guided tours of our site including our Stone Circle, Children’s Place and our Water Retention Lanscape
• Sharing circles, Council and/or other trust-building group practices
• Creative and spiritual exercises

The Team

Each “Introduction to Tamera” is facilitaded by a team of three to four community members. If interested we can let you know closer to the time who the team will be.

Testimonials

“I did this course some years ago, and am still in touch with some of my fellow students. Even in such a short time, we developed a deep sense of connection in the container of community that Tamera provided.”
– Anke

“My expectation for Tamera’s intro week was to get a glimpse of the community’s essence, values, and daily practices. The experience exceeded my expectations. I felt consistently safe, held, and supported. The week left my senses, thoughts, and ideas continuously stimulated, offering profound food for thought that lingered months after. A few months later, I participated in the community course, and having completed the intro week proved invaluable. It served as a solid foundation, allowing me to fully engage in the transformative experience of the course. Despite its intensity, I left with a heart full of gratitude. Thank you for the wonderful and enriching experience.”
– Rossana

“The intro week was so transformative for me I could hardly wait to come back a second time to try to understand what had happened! Tamera is very special.”
– Anouchka

“An authentic and wide range discovery of what a community can be, with a clear vision of the bigger purpose for peace in the world.”
– Valerie

“It was more than a course, it was a deep encounter with myself, not easy in many moments but very important to have a life more connected with myself and other beings.”
– Tatiana Bührnheim

“It’s deeply moving and inspiring how the residents of Tamera open themselves and their doors to provide insight into the challenges and dynamics of creating a peacework community.”
– Erik van de Wijdeven

“Inside of the Introduction Course you will get an insight into the most important aspects of Tamera.You will get to know beautiful humans who are deeply connected to the project and share the knowledge and wisdom they have gained in a very open way.”
– Jonas