BARRMARRANY KIN {Family} - Guardian

BARRMARRANY KIN {Family} – Elder Guardian

A step into long-term commitment, shared guardianship and deep belonging within JAANYMILI.

BARRMARRANY is entered after sustained participation in community life, or by invitation. By this stage, individuals and families have already invested deeply through relationship, contribution and shared experience. This pathway reflects a deepening into guardianship — holding the land, the people and the dreaming that calls us together.

BARRMARRANY is not a beginning, but a continuation of a path already being walked.

Pathway Contribution

$140,000 per household
$90,000 per person for couples

BARRMARRANY contributions reflect a long-term commitment to the future security and flourishing of JAANYMILI.

Contributions made through earlier pathways are recognised and carried forward into this stage, honouring the investment of time, energy and resources already offered through community life.

As the land is currently rented, a portion of contributions may support present land access and the practical needs of community life. The remainder is directed toward the JAANYMILI Trust, with the intention of securing land to be held in service of the community and its vision for generations to come.

We recognise that people arrive with different gifts, resources and circumstances. For this reason, BARRMARRANY contributions may be offered through a combination of pathways, including:

• Lump sum contributions

• Instalment arrangements

• Ongoing weekly contributions

• Agreed work-based exchanges and income-generating initiatives within the community

• Contributions already made through previous JAANYMILI pathways

The intention is not uniformity, but reciprocity — ensuring that each Guardian is contributing meaningfully toward the shared vision of land security and the long-term flourishing of JAANYMILI.

Living and Space

BARRMARRANY includes the creation and ongoing holding of your home within JAANYMILI.

Spaces are developed over time, often through shared building, collaboration and the natural unfolding of each family or individual's needs. This may include simple dwellings, temporary structures or more established private quarters.

Homes are part of a living landscape — shaped in relationship with the land, the community and the evolving vision of JAANYMILI.

Guardians are supported in creating spaces that are functional, beautiful and aligned with the values of the sanctuary.

Role and Commitments

BARRMARRANY reflects a stage of deep belonging, where individuals and families step into shared guardianship of JAANYMILI.

As Guardians of JAANYMILI, members hold responsibility for areas of the land, projects and community life, while remaining in relationship with the whole.

Leadership is both shared and held.

The direction of JAANYMILI is guided through a clear vision that is actively lived and tended, ensuring coherence and integrity as the community evolves.

Within this, each Guardian carries leadership in their own areas of responsibility — offering their gifts, projects and presence into the collective, while contributing to the shared direction of the space.

Daily and Weekly Rhythm

Guardians are present within the daily life of the land.

This may include:

• Meditation, Yoga Flow, Zenthai lessons or other group presence offerings (approximately five times per week)

• Shared dinners and communal meals throughout the week

• Offering approximately 18–20 hours per week toward land care, food growing, building projects, animal care or income-generating initiatives

• Supporting workshops and gatherings through food preparation, welcoming, set-up and holding space

Communal Flow

Contribution is offered in steady and sustainable rhythms.

Participation may take many forms and is shaped by individual gifts, capacity and the changing needs of the community.

Eldership, rest, injury, illness, blood cycles, menopause and parenting rhythms are honoured, with flexibility held throughout each moon cycle.

Community Anchors

• Weekly family check-ins

• Moon cycle gatherings and camps

• Seasonal rituals and ceremonies

• Shared learning and study opportunities

Decision-Making and Culture

Decision-making is guided through sociocratic principles and held within the Guardians Circle.

There is an openness to learning, growth and participation in shared frameworks that support communication, governance and collective clarity.

Where a Guardian chooses to step away from BARRMARRANY, contributions may be partially returned through the Graceful Exit process. This is considered in relation to time within the community, use of shared resources, contributions already received and the availability of the Graceful Exit Fund.

BARRMARRANY reflects a long-term relationship with land, people and purpose — shaped through devotion, shared responsibility and commitment to the dreaming of JAANYMILI.

Entry into this stage arises through invitation and mutual alignment.