David Viafora
David Viafora (he/him), Chân Thiện Son/True Zen Mountain, has spent the last five years sauntering the forests and playing in ponds with beloved friends at Morning Sun Community on the ancestral lands of the Abenaki (People of the Dawn Land) in New Hampshire. He and a few close friends are now building a mindfulness practice center and intentional mindfulness community, Greatwoods Zen, in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. His book, Conscious Communities: The Transformative Power of Sangha, is forthcoming from Parallax Press in 2024; to learn more, visit Sanghabuild.org.
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Thriving Together
Available February 18, 2025.Nine Principles for Cocreating True Community
View this bookResearch over the last few decades, both in the US and abroad, shows us that the fabric of community life is unraveling as our social resources deteriorate, the climate crisis grows, and the population continues to rise. Is there another way to live? Where can we turn for guidance on thriving together?
