You Belong Here
COME IN
You're welcome here with us.
We gather online — simply, without pretense. We read, make things, nourish each other, and show up. Jacob Nordby leads a monthly gathering and, from time to time, something deeper — a workshop, a special event, an invitation to go further. The rest belongs to the community.
If you've ever felt too much, thought too deeply, or longed for a place where your inner life is taken seriously — you're in the right place.
THE GATHERING
The simple, radical act of showing up together.
What we offer is old-fashioned and nearly countercultural: just showing up, together, on a regular basis. No programming to consume. No destination to reach. Only the slow, steady nourishment of being in good company over time.
We gather on Zoom — simple, accessible, wherever you are.
Membership is offered on a contribution basis:
$9/month — for those who need support
$19/month — standard contribution
$29+/month — for those who want to help carry others
No one is turned away for financial reasons.
All four community gatherings — the Monthly Gathering with Jacob, Book Club, Mending Circle, and Making & Feasting circles. Every level of contribution includes full access to everything. Members receive priority access and discounts on special events and workshops as they're announced.
You'll receive a welcome email confirming your place in the community. From there, we send monthly schedules with Zoom links and reminders well ahead of each gathering — so you'll always know what's coming and won't miss a thing. Depending on where you join in the monthly cycle, your first gathering may be just around the corner.
Yes. No contracts, no commitments. Stay as long as it nourishes you.
We mean it when we say no one is turned away. Write to us below, and we'll find something that works.
If cost is a barrier, we want to hear from you. ✍︎ Write to us.
ABOUT JACOB
I built this community because I needed it. After years of working with people — in workshops, in books, in one-on-one guidance sessions — I kept seeing the same thing: someone would have a breakthrough, reconnect with something essential in themselves, and then go home alone to a world that didn't quite understand or support them. The nourishment didn't last because there was nowhere to plant and grow it.
I also believe — more strongly as time goes on — that staying fully alive right now is both necessary and countercultural. This takes more than good intentions. It takes somewhere to belong, and people to belong with.
That's why this exists.
Jacob Nordby Author, founder, and fellow traveler
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