Conscious communities across the globe

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This list has been removed because many of these communities have become overexposed and increasingly affected by mass tourism. Their original spirit and essence are being lost—even the one I live in, on a beautiful remote island in Asia, has become quite mainstream. I’ve also noticed how much this kind of tourism impacts the locals—changing their daily lives, driving up prices, and sometimes even forcing them to leave. I no longer feel comfortable contributing to that shift.

I found my home through a deep connection with the universe, and I believe others can also be guided to the right place through intention, intuition, and connection with like-minded people.

I’m sorry for any inconvenience, and I truly hope everyone can find their own special piece of paradise. ✨🏝

️With love ❤️

Asli

Last UPDATED in July 2025.

After spending a good chunk of time exploring the world and living in an alternative community for the last eight years, I’ve put together a list of some really cool and conscious spots around the globe.

By “conscious,” I mean places that are cozy, a little wild, hippie-friendly, safe, and offer yoga and meditation, vegan food, organic farms, and a focus on sustainable living. Places where diversity is celebrated and you’re not a part of the rat race anymore. Instead, you wake up to the sounds of nature in the morning and are surrounded by like-minded souls, spiritual seekers, and explorers… nobody cares about how much money you have in the bank or what your “title” was before.

This list may be useful for those who have realized that life is more than being on auto-pilot in the matrix. I haven’t personally visited every place so please do your research, follow your heart, check in with your rational mind, and have fun exploring! Best wishes for everyone’s onward journeys- physical, emotional, and spiritual 💚

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  2. Hi, thanks for the beautiful updated list. Do you know which communities are family friendly as we have a 1yo boy and we’d love for him to interact with other like minded souls.
    Namaste

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    1. Hi Thor, I don’t have a kid and haven’t been in all of these places but I can tell Koh Phangan in Thailand, Ubud in Bali and Vilcabamba in Ecuador are pretty family friendly. Sorry I can’t be of much help here. The best is to find “conscious community” pages on FB of the places you’re interested in and search/ask for details. Hope you find a nice place to raise your boy! He’s lucky.

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  3. This is an amazing list – would like to find out more about the conscious communities in Bali – are there specific instagram or facebook groups. I just came back from England where we had lots of conscious community festivals over the summer but now I’m based in Indonesia so wanted to see what else is out there.

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  4. Great list! on your travels in Europe did you find any settled conscious communities? By that, I don’t mean a hippie commune, but an area with a high proportion of conscious people, events, vegan cafes, and meditation/yoga? And where people live rather than transitory visitors?

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      1. Nope, I haven’t been in Europe much.. but I’ve met people who raved about Portugal and some parts of England. The names should be on the list. I’d do a thorough search on the web for each place that people recommended. Most places usually have a “conscious community” page on FB too. Good luck!

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  8. Greetings. I am a Shen master who has been doing emotional healing work for 40 years and have helped thousands of people.I am opening a small wellness retreat in the jungle of Costa Rica .Ive been living here for 51 years.Ive been surfing for 54 years.Im putting together programs to help and heal people.Im reaching out to you for guidance to connect with people to heal and bring awareness.I would like to invite you to be our guest and see if you can help me connect with other like minded people who would be interested in our wellness retreat. You may contact me through WhatsApp on 506 87047457 or email at carolineincosta@yahoo.com. Thank you Thor Eugene Mitchell

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  9. HI! I’m so glad I came across this list, as I am in Brazil right now and staying in a conscious living community (which is new, it can be added to this list) and I am looking for other ones as I continue to travel throughout to explore. What I’m not seeing are the links to the properties you can compiled. As in, being able to click in and go to their page so I can enquire on availability.

    Do you have that as we for each of these places?
    (For starters, looking for the name and link to the one in Pipa and Sao Paolo, any along the coast)

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  10. As a Croatian, I have to correct that Dalmatian coast and Hvar island are offering anything conscious-wise or spiritual. It is highly commercial touristic area with maybe 1 or 2 festivals and 2 farms that could be consider more open.

    In Croatia, the peninsula Istria has plenty of free spirited communities and overall feeling. Eco villages, small gatherings, back to the roots initiatives.

    In the continental Croatia there are eco villages Blatusa and Vukomeric.

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  14. Thank You for all your work, There are so many of us wanting to find the place to next bring more light and oneness collectivley I am feeling my way to that perfect place , so many blessings to all who have the courage to walk away and do not look back, I am still in the process of walking myself home. ,

    Oriele

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    1. Thank you for your beautiful words! Hearing about other people’s journey toward finding a place of light and unity is very inspiring for me. May we all find the perfect place that resonates deeply with our hearts to support our inner work. ✨🙏

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  18. thank you for the list. It’s great to know where to start searching for a spiritual community. It would make the search easier if there were more concrete recommendations (e g the centers name).. I am in turkey now and would appreciate any concrete recommendations where to find spiritual community.

    thank you 🙏🏼, Luna

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  19. Thank you for the list. I agree w/ Luna that is would be helpful if you please list the community name. It would also be nice if you indicate w/ an asterisk or something what communities you personally went to.

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