An invitation to meet and co-create

Co-Living &
Co-Creation Weekend

The next gathering for people interested in co-living, co-creation, and building retreats, workshops and courses together.

📅 27–29 November 2026 📍 Venue to be confirmed

No commitment to the wider project. Just come, connect and explore.

“What might become possible when people with shared values meet, listen deeply and begin creating together?”

This weekend is an opportunity to meet one another, connect with the vision and explore what we might create together. We will share ideas, spend time together and discover the skills, dreams and energy each person brings.

It is connected to my wider vision for the School of Life: a co-created retreat and learning centre in Ardales, together with a small community on a nearby 5.5-hectare olive grove.

People sharing meditation, harvesting olives and a meal together

The spirit of the weekend: connection, shared experience and good food.

What we will share

A weekend with space to connect

We will make space for real connection, shared experiences and open conversations about what we might create together.

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Meet the circle

Get to know one another beyond profiles and messages, with time for honest conversations and shared dreams.

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Explore the vision

Learn about the School of Life, the olive grove and the different ways people could contribute or become involved.

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Experience community

Cook, eat and spend time together, with room for breathwork, music, creativity, relaxation and play.

The wider vision

The School of Life in Ardales

A place where meaningful work, personal growth, nature and community can become part of the same life.

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A retreat and learning centre

Two neighbouring village houses becoming a home for retreats, workshops and courses in breathwork, yoga, health, spirituality, creativity, language and regenerative living.

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A community among the olive trees

A 5.5-hectare olive grove gradually becoming a thriving permaculture food forest, with shared spaces and possibilities for yurts and tiny houses.

An imagined future vision of the School of Life olive grove

A possible future for the olive grove, imagined with AI.

The practical spirit

We will cook and care for the space together

We will share responsibility for meals and care for the space together. Everyone is warmly invited to bring something of themselves.

What to expect

  • ✓Arrival on Friday evening, 27 November, and departure on Sunday, 29 November
  • ✓Cooking and eating together throughout the weekend
  • ✓Space for conversation, breathwork, music, creativity and rest
  • ✓Remaining practical details shared personally after you express interest

What you can bring

  • ✓Your curiosity, ideas, questions and life experience
  • ✓Food you would enjoy sharing with the group
  • ✓A song, practice, skill or creative offering, if you feel inspired
  • ✓Openness, kindness and a willingness to participate
A little about me

Hi, I'm Dominic

For more than 20 years, I have lived in a large co-living community. That experience has taught me both the beauty and the real work of building a life together.

I am a certified permaculture designer, breathwork instructor and master carpenter. I bring the land, the buildings, practical experience and a deep wish to create something fair, joyful and meaningful together.

I am now looking for genuine co-creators, including people who may eventually want to share responsibility, contribute skills or funding, and become part of the community for the longer term.

No pressure, no performance

A first step, not a commitment

This is not a formal retreat and joining the weekend does not commit you to the School of Life. It is simply a chance to meet, ask questions and discover whether there is a genuine connection between us.

Some people may become long-term co-creators. Others may stay connected, visit occasionally or realise that the project is not the right fit for them. All of those outcomes are welcome and there is no pressure to decide during the weekend.

Recent gatherings

September 2026 · Costa del Soul, Guaro

Our first Co-Living & Co-Creation Weekend took place on 26–28 September 2026 at Costa del Soul, a retreat venue at the foot of Sierra de las Nieves, surrounded by olive trees and mountain views.

The venue has a hand-built wooden Wisdome for circles, breathwork and creative sessions, along with a swimming pool, a shared kitchen and lounge, outdoor gathering areas and glamping tents.

Participants sitting in a circle on the lawn at the September 2026 weekend
Time in circle: listening, sharing, getting to know each other
The group gathered around a long table under a carob tree
Long conversations around the table, in the shade of the carob tree
Dishes of shared food on a tiled table
Everyone helped to cook and prepare. We ate very well.
Costa del Soul retreat venue surrounded by mountains and olive trees
The view that held us for the weekend
27–29 November 2026 · Venue to be confirmed

Would you like to join us?

Tell me a little about yourself, what draws you to this gathering and what you would love to explore. I read every introduction personally and will be in touch with the practical details.

School of Life — September Co-Creation Weekend

The second gathering

Would you like to join us?

Tell me a little about yourself, what draws you to this gathering and what you would love to explore. I read every introduction personally and will be in touch with the practical details.

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