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Ängsbacka Extended Community

Over the years many people have come to Ängsbacka to enjoy a temporary community through courses, festivals, short and long-term volunteering. Among these however, there have been a growing number of people that simply didn’t want to leave, that built a life and home in and around Molkom and become a part of what is generally referred to as “The Extended Community”.

Meet the community

What is Ängsbacka Extended Community exactly and what is it that brings all of us together in Molkom? 

Activities program

We invite you to take a look at our divers Activities Program filled with activities by the community for the community.

EXTENDED EMAIL LIST

In extended community we have an email list that we invite everyone in the direct vicinity to become a part of. 

About the community

Not everyone knows that when you come to Ängsbacka you also enter an already existing community of individuals that live  in and around Molkom, that have their own permanent community connected to the town with the Ängsbacka at their heart.

This larger and more permanent community is currently comprised of roughly 150 people, young and old, families and singles, permanent and temporary citizens of the greater community of Molkom. Ängsbacka  functions as their shared community hub outside the festival season where some visit and participate regularly while others drop by as feels natural to them. To support a growing number of families Backa Förskola and Backa Friskola have been initiated and built in Molkom, based on the same spirit of self-development, love and togetherness as Ängsbacka itself.

Alone but not lonely

With head and heart

Some community members work permanently and closely with Ängsbacka and/or the school, while others have work in the surrounding cities or are self-employed and working from home. There is a great variety of talents, tools and skills among us, and many have lived amazing lives before ending up in Molkom. From “regular Joe’s” to “hippies”, you can find healers, yoga teachers, massage therapists, musicians, consultants and much more.

Anyone in the community can offer their services and workshops through the weekly activities program at Ängsbacka that runs throughout the year. There are also mini-festivals and yearly celebrations where everyone is invited. Whenever the café is open it becomes a central gathering place where the community can come to tap into the shared collective. Opening hours of our café will be presented on our website.

The power of pie

You get what you give

Even though Ängsbacka in most cases is the common thread that weaved theses people’s lives together, they all have a unique story of why they ended up in Molkom, how they see their connection to the course center and why they choose to stay in this small, quiet Swedish town. On this page we shared a few of these stories to give you an idea of who we are.

The activities program

Monday 05/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Monday 05/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Sauna
    🕙 Monday 05/6  19:00 - 23:00 -

    First hour is silent. Please bring your own towel.


  • Sensory Bath with Crystal Sound and Scent, with LeAnn
    🕙 Monday 05/6  20:00 - 22:00 - Upper Barn

Tuesday 06/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Tuesday 06/6  12:10 - 12:30 - Upper Barn

  • Early lunch for family day
    🕙 Tuesday 06/6  12:30 - 13:30 -

  • Singing Circle with Peter and Benjamin.
    🕙 Tuesday 06/6  20:00 - 22:00 - Café

    Meet outside the cafe. 

    Breathing, humming and singing together. With playfulness and sincerity, we co-create a space for music, meditation and prayer.

    Please bring your instruments to join the jam!

    Children are welcome.


Wednesday 07/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Wednesday 07/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Silent Lunch
    🕙 Wednesday 07/6  13:00 - 14:00 - Café

  • The Cafe is open!
    🕙 Wednesday 07/6  16:30 - 19:30 - Café

    Relax in our cosy café with delicious drinks and home-made bakes.


  • Grief tending ceremony with Bodhi
    🕙 Wednesday 07/6  20:00 - 21:30 - Strawbale House

    A beautiful and nourishing space to hold and be held in your grief. Inspired by the communal technology of the Dagara people of Africa.


Thursday 08/6
  • Listening to your movement - guided and free movement with Lina.
    🕙 Thursday 08/6  07:00 - 08:00 - Upper Barn

  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Thursday 08/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Hatha Yoga with Yogaman Alex
    🕙 Thursday 08/6  17:00 - 18:30 - Upper Barn

  • Film Night:
    🕙 Thursday 08/6  20:00 - 22:00 - Café

Friday 09/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Friday 09/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Sauna
    🕙 Friday 09/6  19:00 - 23:00 -

    First hour is silent. Please bring your own towel.


  • Contact Improvisation Jam with Cedric
    🕙 Friday 09/6  20:00 - 22:00 - Upper Barn

Saturday 10/6
  • Shankhaprakshalana (a yogic salt water bowel cleanse)
    🕙 Saturday 10/6  09:00 - 12:00 - Upper Barn

    A yoga technique that cleanses the entire digestive tract using salt water and yoga asanas.  You can approach Albin with any questions beforehand.


  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Saturday 10/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • The Café is open!
    🕙 Saturday 10/6  13:30 - 16:30 - Café

  • The Field of Awakening with Bansi
    🕙 Saturday 10/6  19:30 - 22:30 - Strawbale House

    (No late entry — and plan to stay for whole time. You're warmly invited if you feel an alignment and authentic interest). 

    An interactive practice container that synergizes meditation, authentic relating, healing, community building, and more! Attune to the group as a living organism, and listen for and align with what emerges from moment to moment. No posture holding, no guided exercises, just come in your wholeness and openness to the unknown.

    https://fieldofawakening.com/


Sunday 11/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Sunday 11/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Yin Yoga with Yogaman Alex
    🕙 Sunday 11/6  15:00 - 16:00 - Upper Barn

  • Meditation and Breathwork with Gustav
    🕙 Sunday 11/6  17:00 - 18:00 - Strawbale House

Monday 12/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Monday 12/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Sascha and Adam's Birthday Party
    🕙 Monday 12/6  18:00 - 00:00 -

    Monday 12 June I celebrate my 52nd birthday.Come if you want it starts at 6 and ends at 12.Bring what and who you want."Lilla lugnet" lugnevägen 3.0722178127


  • Sauna
    🕙 Monday 12/6  19:00 - 23:00 -

    First hour is silent. Please bring your own towel.


Tuesday 13/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Tuesday 13/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Singing Circle with Peter and Benjamin.
    🕙 Tuesday 13/6  20:00 - 22:00 - Big Annex

    Breathing, humming and singing together. With playfulness and sincerity, we co-create a space for music, meditation and prayer.

    Please bring your instruments to join the jam!

    Children are welcome.


Wednesday 14/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Wednesday 14/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Silent Lunch
    🕙 Wednesday 14/6  13:00 - 14:00 - Café

  • The Cafe is open!
    🕙 Wednesday 14/6  16:30 - 19:30 - Café

    Relax in our cosy café with delicious drinks and home-made bakes.


  • Consent is Sexy! W/ Bodhi
    🕙 Wednesday 14/6  20:00 - 22:00 - Big Annex

    Come find your yes, celebrate your no, and practice, practice, practice in a playful and fun environment


Thursday 15/6
  • Listening to your movement - guided and free movement with Lina.
    🕙 Thursday 15/6  07:00 - 08:00 -

  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Thursday 15/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Film Night:
    🕙 Thursday 15/6  20:00 - 22:00 - Café

Friday 16/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Friday 16/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • Sauna
    🕙 Friday 16/6  19:00 - 23:00 -

    First hour is silent. Please bring your own towel.


Saturday 17/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Saturday 17/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

  • The Café is open!
    🕙 Saturday 17/6  13:30 - 16:30 - Café

Sunday 18/6
  • Silent Sitting
    🕙 Sunday 18/6  12:40 - 13:00 - Upper Barn

As the program for the Extended Community is made by the community for the community we are always interested to hear from you if you would like to share your gift. Please contact us at volunteer@angsbacka.se with a title, short description, desired day and time and the desired space. We will contact you to discuss the possibilities.

The Extended Community email list

The extended community email list is the easiest way to stay connected with others in the extended community. If you live in the vicinity of Ängsbacka and wish to join this list, please send us your email address by filling in the form below. One of the list administrators will add you to the email list.