Community
People give the Lovefield Project its life. Community is where their relationships grow, where they explore together and help one another make use of what they discover. We want these connections to support both personal development and work that benefits others.
Learning and growing together
An experience can open a question. In conversation, that question may become something to explore together; in practice, it may reveal something useful to share. Teaching and research help that learning travel further. Findings can return to the community as clearer explanations, guidance to develop or predictions that suggest a new experiment.
We welcome people from other communities and traditions, with the practices and understanding they already bring. Exploring Lovefield together can enrich that work and create connections across it. The aim is for what people learn here to become useful in daily life, in their relationships and in the communities they care about.
People should have room to ask openly, disagree respectfully and find their own way of contributing. A conversation or an occasional contribution can grow into shared practice or a continuing responsibility. Participation can develop at a pace that suits the people involved.
Take part
Share an experience or perspective
An experience can raise a question, suggest something to explore or help someone else understand the work. You can describe your own encounter, share an observation from a recording or ask a question through the private feedback page.
People's accounts are also at the heart of the natural encounter experience study in preparation. When it opens, its invitation will explain the research, how to take part and how your account would be used.
Contribute to the work
Knowledge, skills, professional work, services, materials, equipment and access to a useful place can all help. Your contribution can support an initiative or a shared project need.
Depending on the arrangement, you can receive financial compensation, benefits such as participation in project events or experiences, or both. We agree the contribution and what you receive in return together, before it begins.
Explore ways to support the project or read how contributions are organized.
Stay connected
Project updates will connect new work with what it means for the people involved. They will share what is developing, what we are learning and where you could take part. You can follow them on the website or subscribe by email.
Read project updates or subscribe by email.
Stories
We plan to make space for longer reflections, experiences, and conversations from people involved in the project. These stories can show how the work enters everyday life and how different people understand it.
We will agree what to publish with the people whose accounts and contributions form each story. They choose what they want to share publicly.
If you would like to discuss a story or contribute to this part of the project, get in touch.
Discussion
Conversation gives people a way to develop a thought together, compare experiences and ask questions as they arise. We want a place where that exchange can continue between encounters and across different communities.
We are considering how best to support it, including a forum or an existing discussion service.
For now, the contact and feedback pages are the available ways to reach the project. You can share what you would find useful in a discussion space.