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A Quiet Call to a Common Life
Published on December 27, 2025 by Heinz Robert
There is a way of living that is slower than the world we know. Not an escape from it, but a turning toward what is essential. We are exploring the possibility of forming a small, intentional community in rural Sweden dedicated to a shared...
Alversjö Monastic Retreat 29. Sept. - 2. Oct 2025
Published on August 19, 2025 by Heinz Robert
Dear reader You might been wondering what happened to the Monastery at Alversjö and the Monastic Retreats: it's still alive. I have just been in a (real) monastery the past months and at some point in July I decided to leave and come up her...
New developments
Published on April 29, 2024 by Heinz Robert
Dear supporters We just had the Monastic Retreat in Alversjö last week with 6 participants. We have finally finished the...
Extending the project and call for participation
Published on December 26, 2023 by Heinz Robert
There is a new Advice Process up and running to find a new way for participation. Read more here:...
Listen to the Silence
Published on December 11, 2023 by Heinz Robert
Dear supporters near and far You probably have wondered what's going on with this project and I must report you that there is not so much happening in the past few months. After Alversjö received a grant of 1.2 mio. SEK from...
Professional architects on the project now
Published on August 29, 2023 by Heinz Robert
Hello supporters I just want to give a quick update on the developments on this project. First of all we changed the name of the building. It's now called The Moo. A few things led to this. One is that we found out that the...
Next Work is Play weekend coming June 16-18
Published on June 9, 2023 by Heinz Robert
If you want to support the renovation of the sheep barn in a hands-on way consider to come to one of our Alversjö "Work is Play" weekends. It's a great way to connect with fun and like-minded people, hanging out during breakfast in the sun,...
Metal and Concrete moved
Published on May 24, 2023 by Heinz Robert
At the last Work is Play weekend from 18-21 of May we have cut a lot of metal and demolished a lot of concrete to make more space. We borrowed a 30kg demolition hammer which was running almost 7-8 hours per day, operated by some strong peop...
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