23 April 2026 · 00:34:54
Intentional Communities: A Path to Connection and Belonging with Cynthia Tina
Guest: Cynthia Tina
Episode 50 · 00:34:54
Intentional Communities: A Path to Connection and Belonging with Cynthia Tina
Show notes
In this episode of We Need to Act, Sara Rego speaks with Cynthia Tina, intentional community expert, author of Intentional Community, and founder of CommunityFinders and Ecovillage Tours, about how intentional communities and ecovillages are reshaping housing, health, and happiness.
With experience visiting 200+ intentional communities worldwide and living in a Vermont ecovillage, Cynthia explores how community living can help address the loneliness crisis, social isolation, and the growing need for sustainable housing solutions. She explains how eco-villages are built around shared values, cooperation, and belonging, helping people reconnect with nature, purpose, and each other.
The conversation dives into how intentional communities support better housing models, improved well-being, and more sustainable lifestyles through permaculture, shared housing, and cooperative living. Cynthia also shares who is joining these communities today, from young adults and families to retirees, and how people can join or even start their own community-led housing projects.
They also discuss sustainable tourism and ecovillage tours, showing how travel to intentional communities can directly support local sustainability efforts while offering immersive, real-world learning experiences.
Key points discussed:
- What intentional communities and eco-villages are
- How community living addresses loneliness and social disconnection
- Why shared values and cooperation are central to ecovillages
- Who joins intentional communities today
- How ecovillages support sustainable housing and wellbeing
- The role of permaculture and cooperative living
- How Ecovillage Tours and CommunityFinders support global community building
- The impact of sustainable tourism on local communities
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