Explore a new way of living in Manhattan - intentional community rooted in connection, growth, shared practices, and belonging.
What if the people you lived with were more than just roommates?
For the past several years, we’ve been exploring what it means to live in an intentional community in the heart of New York City, one built around authentic connection, personal growth, spirituality, self-agency, and a genuine sense of belonging.
Now we’re dreaming bigger.
Our vision is to create an intentional co-living community in Manhattan where people don’t simply share a building, but actively participate in creating the community they live in.
A place where shared practices and experiences are part of life together. Where emotional intelligence matters. Where we practice boundaries, consent, honesty, repair, and taking responsibility for our impact. Where people are encouraged to bring their gifts, contribute to the community, and help shape the culture around them.
This is not about creating a perfect little bubble where everyone agrees or gets along all the time. Living in community brings up real differences, real conflicts, and real opportunities to grow. We’re interested in building a culture where we have the tools and willingness to navigate those moments together.
This gathering is for people who feel excited by that possibility.
Come meet us, experience some of the principles and practices behind intentional community living, connect with others who are looking for something similar, and explore what we could create together.
Whether you’re actively looking for intentional co-living in New York or simply curious about another way of living in this city, you’re welcome to join us.
Maybe your next home isn’t just somewhere you live.
Maybe it’s something you help create.
Guy Shahar is the Co-Founder and Lead Facilitator of The Tantra Institute, and the originator of Tantra Speed Date. An Elite Certified Tantra Educator, he has studied a broad range of modalities including Tantra, BDSM, 0rgasmic Meditation, Morehouse, Chuluaqui Quodoushka and others.
A writer, entrepreneur, former filmmaker, and musician, Guy is attuned not only to his personal journey in being a more interconnected lover, but about how to teach others to do the same.
Through his work with Tantra Speed Date, he helps to heal the rift between the masculine and feminine, showing singles how to relate to each other in a new and loving way. Over 1,000 Tantra Speed Date events have occurred in 50+ cities, including internationally in the UK, The Netherlands, Portugal and Canada since 2017.
With numerous television appearances as well as features in Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Time Out New York, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sunday Times, and the New Yorker, The Tantra Institute has presented over 5,000 workshops in 65 cities, led by 50+ facilitators, serving more than 97,000 students.
Guy's decades of real-world experience, combined with inner work to move through personal trauma, has established him as a leader in sacred sexuality and intimacy.
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