Latest from Lakefront - December 2025

Lots of events right now at Lakefront, new openings and a new nomination process, and the birth of the new open-source concept "Inner Lab".

Monthly roundup

Hey friends! Here’s what’s happening at Lakefront right now!

A ton of different kinds of events have taken place here in the past month, and many still to go in December before xmas (see below). We made the process to nominate new residents smoother and threw an epic Halloween party production. The end of the 10 week program gave birth to a new concept we call “Inner Lab” where the community comes together every Thursday to deep dive into inner development. We had a cozy xmas market and started getting ready for the holidays.

NEWS

Upcoming openings

Time to make a change at the start of 2026? At Lakefront we will have both your own apartment, room, or a pod in a shared room available for the right person.

New nomination process

Know someone you think would be a good fit for Lakefront? Now you can nominate them and they will go through a separate process for personal recommendations.

Latest Happenings

Lakefront Halloween Party

This Halloween was a showcase of the collective power of creative people coming together with a shared dream - to create an unforgettable experience. An immersive theatre in the organ house, rituals around the fire, and an incredible sound and light production in the basement made this an incredible event.

Watch the recap reel on instagram:

Instagram Reel

End of the 10 week program => “Inner Lab”

This month we had the last sessions of the big success of the 10 week program of inner development for outer change, inspired by the Inner Development Goal’s five dimensions. Now, these Thursday evenings have turned into “Inner Lab” - a communal open-source format for inner development for all residents.

Tomas Björkman leading one of the last sessions of the 10 week program

Lots of events

Around 50 people came for the last Impact Lab Friday of the year to co-work, connect and get inspired. This time hosted by residents Helena Edrén and Daisy Rapp. Resident Alexandre Gagnard organized a full day retreat at Lakefront, there was a Ukrainian evening with a documentary screening, Kirtan and Ecstatic dance, and a workshop on complexity science.

First snow!

First snow of the winter season invited to beautiful walks in the forest, spontaneous snowball fights, and watching the kids sled down the hill just outside Lakefront.

Upcoming Events

Dec 06: Embodied Gratitude Meditation by Ingmari Lamy

Welcome to a two-hour journey into the deeper dimensions of the body, stillness, gratitude, and the shimmering presence of the soul.

Inspired by the 26 energy points from Jin Shin Jyutsu. Through touch, breath, and conscious awareness, the body’s natural flow opens — where the physical, emotional, and noetic bodies meet in a living tapestry of light, movement, and rest.

Dec 07: Tones in the Dark - voice workshop & concert

Join us on the second Sunday of Advent for an intimate evening themed Light & Darkness, where we gather through voice, music, and shared presence. Starting with a heart-opening voice workshop, then after a cozy fika break, musician and songwriter Ludvig Svartholm offers a soulful acoustic concert.

Dec 11: Immersive Talk by Pamela von Sabljar

“Let Life Happen is not a lecture – it’s a living experience where storytelling, music, and art open a breathing space for resilience, reflection, shared humanity and a deeper trust for life”

You will leave with six neurohacks to increase your stress tolerance, resilience, and pleasure, and to reduce your stress level. And a challenge to train a new gravity point in your consciousness.

Resident spotlight

Meet John-Michael: Lakefront resident since fall 2025

Dedicated to elevating human thriving in relationships and community, John-Michael brings his background as a somatic educator, facilitator, and coach to LakeFront through TRUSTLab — an exploratory, emergent learning and skill-building initiative.

“Living in a small artist community in rural New Mexico, I felt called toward greater impact and connection. I longed for a community grounded in mutual support and co-creation. Only hours after voicing this desire, someone shared a link to Emerge-Lakefront in a group chat.”

- John Michael
In case you missed it

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That’s it for this month.

Keep showing up, you got this — and as always, take care of each other! 💜

The Emerge Lakefront Community

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