Grow a practice community
Create a place where people return, relationships deepen, and the practice becomes part of everyday life.
You’ve led events and have people who want to keep practising with you. Now there’s an opportunity to build continuity: a community where people learn, belong, and contribute.
This is also a rich next step in your development as a facilitator and leader.
Explore the resourcesConnect with your vision
Why would you like to grow a practice community? What do you hope it will bring to your life — and to the people who join?
Let that vision guide your choices about the gatherings you offer, the culture you nurture, and the energy you invest.
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Resource: Your vision — recorded video
Clarify your intention
What kind of space are you creating? What can people expect when they join?
Be clear about the practice you offer and the intention behind it. Establish agreements around consent, confidentiality, and feedback. Address patterns that disrupt the practice, and stay responsive to what you learn.
Clarity helps people orient, participate, and trust the space.
Intention and boundariesFind collaborators
Perhaps there’s another SAS graduate you’d like to share leadership with. Or people who want to practise more often and are willing to help organise, host, and reach newcomers.
Invite people to contribute in ways they enjoy: welcoming participants, doing groceries, finding a venue, or helping with communication.
Choose collaborators with care and clarify responsibilities. Shared contribution deepens belonging and allows the community to grow beyond what you can carry alone.
If you want to know who others are close to you, reach out to Ellen, she can help you.Â
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Create a rhythm people can return to
Build on the connections already forming. Offer a regular evening, a monthly gathering, or a series that fits your capacity.
A reliable rhythm helps people make the practice part of their lives. Stay connected between gatherings, keep welcoming newcomers, and listen for what your community needs next.
Session formatsCharge in a way that supports sustainability
We highly recommend charging for your gatherings. You’re developing as a facilitator and leader, and investing time, energy, and care in your community.
A healthy balance between what you give and what you receive helps sustain both your leadership and the field you’re creating.
Choose a price that values your contribution and covers your costs. A sliding scale can support accessibility. Multi-session passes can offer a lower price per gathering while encouraging people to commit to regular practice.
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Bring fresh energy to your community
Collaborate with TC to host a weekend immersion in your city—a chance to deepen connections, welcome new people and create an experience that brings your community to life.
Through TC’s wider network and mailing list, we can reach people beyond your local circle, including those who may travel to join you. An immersive weekend gives newcomers a rich introduction to the practice and offers your existing community the excitement and depth of a shared adventure.
If your community already has an established rhythm of regular practice, consider hosting a SAS training with TC. Rooted in that local foundation, six months of practising and learning together can strengthen relationships, develop new leaders and bring lasting commitment, skill and energy into your community.
Offer newcomers a supportive first step
When someone is new or curious, you can invite them to get a first taste of the practice through one of TC’s free online intro events.
You can also invite people into TC’s donation-based online drop-in circles, or become part of the team that helps offer them.
After each event, TC sends a follow-up email with a link to the community directory, helping people find a local group to continue with. You and your community will be listed there so new people can find you.
Explore collaborating with TCStay in touch with your people
This is one of the most important foundations for a living community: a direct way to stay in relationship with your people and let them know when something is happening.
Start with an email list, and use a WhatsApp group or Telegram channel if that suits your community. The more direct the communication, the better.
We recommend to avoid leaving your invitations to the algorithm gods.
Ask permission before adding people, explain what you’ll share, and keep your invitations regular enough that people remember you.
Reach more people
Choose a few ways to reach beyond your existing audience and make it easy for interested people to find your next gathering:
Event platform
Research what platform is used in the conscious community in your town to notify people about events. Think of platforms like Meetup, Eventbrite or Hipsy. Create a local listing with a clear description of your events, who it’s for, and how to join.
Flyers
Share invitations in cafés, yoga studios, community centres, and other places your potential participants visit.
Bring-a-friend tickets
Invite regular participants to bring someone new at a reduced introductory price.
Workshops for other communities
Offer a taste of the practice for other communities, think of Ecstatic Dance gatherings, tantric festivals, or other local events. It's often a great way to meet new audiences and organise an influx of new people in your own.Â
Eye-gazing events
Offer a simple experience of connection in a busy part of your city, with clear invitations and consent to participate.
Deepen the practice — and your leadership
As your community develops, teaching becomes more essential. You’ll help people understand the foundations, develop their capacities, and enter greater depth together.
Consider offering a closed group where you teach the basics of TC and SL. Meeting with the same people over a series gives learning, trust, and relationships time to deepen.
Leading regularly will also bring challenges: low attendance, different experience levels, or difficult group dynamics. Our monthly leadership calls offer space to explore these experiences, receive support, and learn alongside other leaders.
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Resources to support youÂ
Your vision
A recorded video exploring why you want to grow a practice community and what you hope to create.
Session formats
Ideas for regular gatherings, closed groups, and teaching the foundations of TC and SL.
Challenges 101
Guidance for navigating low attendance, different experience levels, and difficult group dynamics.
Intention and boundaries
Support for clarifying your purpose and the agreements that help your community thrive.
Other strategies to grow your community
Practical ways to reach new people and stay connected with your audience.
Need support?
Ellen is here to support you. Come to an office hour with your practical questions, ideas, or leadership challenges.
There are two options each week: one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
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