Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods. Cohousing residents are consciously committed to living as a community. The physical design encourages both social contact and individual space. Private homes contain all the features of conventional homes, but residents also have access to extensive common facilities such as open space, courtyards, a playground and a common house. The Tampa Cohousing grou …

This is a social group for mid-20's through late-40's folks who are looking for an excuse to get up and do something. Tampa has a million social/active meetups... how about a meetup for the Brandon-Valrico (BV) area? The BV Meetup mixes going out, staying active, volunteering in our local community, and making new friends. Evening meetups mostly include local events, like get-togethers at a local pub or dinners at various restaurants... on occasion, events are held a little further away (Tampa) …

… NVC can be seen as both a spiritual practice that helps us see our common humanity, using our power in a way that honors everyone's needs, and a concrete set of skills which help us create life-serving families and communities.  The form is simple, yet powerfully transformative.  Through the practice of NVC, we can learn to clarify what we are observing, what emotions we are feeling, what values we want to live by, and what we want to ask of ourselves and others. We will no longer need to use th …