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

Unity in diversity

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
  • Conscious Body Strengthening (Arms) - With Renzo 💪🏼
    🕚 Monday  07:30 - 08:00 - Upper, Upper Barn

    All levels are welcome, come start the day feeling strong!


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚 Monday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • 🔥 Sauna 🔥
    🕚 Monday  19:00 - 23:30 -

    1st hour is silent. 🤍 Please bring a towel!
    Help save energy! The last person to leave the sauna must ensure lights are off AND the doors are closed!


  • Voices of Ängsbacka
    🕚 Monday  20:00 - 22:00 - Strawbale House

    Jam and vision night with Benjamin Jamily
    We create music together, share our musical dreams and longings and together we will find ways to live our dreams in the coming week.


Tuesday
  • Silent Day
    🕚 Tuesday -

    From waking up to going to bed.


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚 Tuesday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • HIIT to Zen with Ivet
    🕚 Tuesday  17:00 - 18:00 - Strawbale House

     • 30 min Tabata-style high-intensity workout (super simple, go at your own pace – perfect for beginners and regular workout-lovers) 
    • 30 min yoga-inspired stretching to cool down


Wednesday
  • Conscious Body Strengthening (Abs) - with Renzo
    🕚 Wednesday  07:30 - 08:00 - Strawbale House

    All levels are welcome, come start the day feeling strong!


  • Morning Circle ☀️
    🕚 Wednesday  09:00 - 09:30 - Café

    CorePractices
    Connect, ground, get to know each other, and start the day with joy.


  • Community Cleaning
    🕚 Wednesday  09:30 - 10:15 -

    Time to clean our house together! 30 minutes of collective community cleaning. Find your area on General channel mattermost 🙏🏼


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚 Wednesday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Café open! ☕
    🕚 Wednesday  14:00 - 18:00 - Café

     OpeningHours


  • Voices of Ängsbacka - Theme day w Benji
    🕚 Wednesday  17:00 - 18:30 - Music room

    Guitar workshop with Benjamin Jamily

    Today we will dive into the wonders of the akkoustic guitar.
    Get some Tips, Learn some tricks, ask questions, find practice buddies.
    If we there is time we will also look into how we include what we learn when we play our songs. <3


  • 🇸🇪 Weekly Sweedish Class with Sophie 🇸🇪
    🕚 Wednesday  17:00 - 18:00 - Strawbale House

  • Truth Circle
    🕚 Wednesday  20:00 - 21:30 - Strawbale House

Thursday
  • Osho dynamic meditation with Alvilde
    🕚 Thursday  07:00 - 08:00 - strawbale

    This form of meditation offers a powerful alternative for those who find it difficult to meditate while sitting still or are looking for a more interactive experience. By actively engaging the body and mind, it allows you to address the stress, emotional baggage, and restlessness that often cloud your inner peace. 
    With Alvilde


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚 Thursday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Voices of Ängsbacka W Benji
    🕚 Thursday  17:00 - 18:30 - Music Room

    Todays event:

    Supporting each other Musically:

    In Todays workshop we will be exploring various ways to support each other in the realm of music.
    How do i play a rhythm that supports your song?
    How do we make people feel encouraged to give their best?
    How support a song with vocal harmonies?
    How to offer and give constructive feedback?
    And more…


  • Movie Night
    🕚 Thursday  20:00 - 22:00 - Café

    Let's watch "Song of the sea" !
    Ben, a young Irish boy and his little sister, Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world⛵️


  • Yoga Flow with Sara Maria
    🕚 Thursday  20:00 - 21:15 - Strawbale House

    Yoga with SaraMaria 🦋

    Organic slow vinyasa flow, breathing, sounding, connecting to our bodies ✨
    Everyone is welcome 💖


Friday
  • Conscious Body Strengthening (Legs) - With Renzo 🦵🏼
    🕚 Friday  07:30 - 08:00 - Strawbale House

    All levels are welcome, come start the day feeling strong!


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚 Friday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • 🧖‍♀️ FLINTA - Sauna
    🕚 Friday  17:00 - 18:30 - Sauna

    Sauna for FLINTA (Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Nonbinary, Trans and Agender)


  • 🔥 Sauna 🔥
    🕚 Friday  19:00 - 23:30 -

    1st hour is silent. 🤍 Please bring a towel!
    Help save energy! The last person to leave the sauna must ensure lights are off AND the doors are closed!


Saturday
  • Volunteer Office is closed
    🕚 Saturday  00:00 - 00:15 - Red Office-Ground Floor-Volunteer Office (3)

    OpeningHours
    Open on weekdays: 11:00 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 15:00


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚 Saturday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Café open! ☕
    🕚 Saturday  14:00 - 18:00 - Café

     OpeningHours


  • Osho dynamic meditation with Alvilde
    🕚 Saturday  16:00 - 17:00 - Strawbale

    This form of meditation offers a powerful alternative for those who find it difficult to meditate while sitting still or are looking for a more interactive experience. By actively engaging the body and mind, it allows you to address the stress, emotional baggage, and restlessness that often cloud your inner peace. 
    With Alvilde


  • The Element Key - In concert. With Benjamin Jamily and Friends.
    🕚 Saturday  20:00 - 22:00 - Strawbale House

    This weekend there will be an ongoing Element Key facilitator training, where musicians will come together from several countries, to create music together. In that context they will give an intimate concert in strawbale house, sharing their creations with our community.

    The Element Key is a method based on the 5 elements Earth water fire air and space, that are used to compose and arrange music in real time.
    We will have professional musicians attending course, so the quality will be extra good. <3

    Be on time or come a bit early as there are limited spots in the strawbale house and we will close the doors when activity is full!


Sunday
  • Indoor Football
    🕚 Sunday  09:30 - 11:00 - Molkoms Idrottsplats, Hjuldonsvägen 2, 655 61 Molkom, Sweden

    Nyeds skola, changing room Nr 1. Just come and ring the bell or ask David for further information


  • Vinyasa Yoga with Ayla 🧘
    🕚 Sunday  09:30 - 11:00 - Upper Barn

    Strong but slow vinyasa class in which we stay aware of the mind, body and body. I will give different options, so all levels are welcome.


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚 Sunday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Acro & Mobility with Ivet and Konrad
    🕚 Sunday  15:00 - 16:30 - Strawbale House

    Come and play upside down.


  • Men's Circle With Rickard
    🕚 Sunday  17:00 - 18:30 - Strawbale House

    Meditation & sharing with feedback.
    It's not about gender identity. If your heart is calling, you are welcome in this circle.


  • Life Story with Lasse (founder of Ängsbacka)
    🕚 Sunday  19:30 - 21:30 - Café

    Life Story- come and learn about 'life so far' for a community member- ups, downs, lessons, loves and everything in between. There is no set formula, just a beautiful opportunity for sharing to an audience of open ears and open heart in our cosy cafe. 
    (If you want to tell yours contact the VO.)


Monday
  • Conscious Body Strengthening (Arms) - With Renzo 💪🏼
    🕚  Monday  07:30 - 08:00 - Upper Barn

    All levels are welcome, come start the day feeling strong!


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚  Monday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • 🔥 Sauna 🔥
    🕚  Monday  19:00 - 23:30 -

    1st hour is silent. 🤍 Please bring a towel!
    Help save energy! The last person to leave the sauna must ensure lights are off AND the doors are closed!


  • Voices of Ängsbacka
    🕚  Monday  20:00 - 22:00 - Strawbale House

    Jam and vision night with Benjamin Jamily
    We create music together, share our musical dreams and longings and together we will find ways to live our dreams in the coming week.


Tuesday
  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚  Tuesday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • HIIT to Zen with Ivet
    🕚  Tuesday  17:00 - 18:00 - Strawbale House

     • 30 min Tabata-style high-intensity workout (super simple, go at your own pace – perfect for beginners and regular workout-lovers) 
    • 30 min yoga-inspired stretching to cool down


  • Voices of Ängsbacka - Theme day
    🕚  Tuesday  17:00 - 18:30 - Music Room

Wednesday
  • Conscious Body Strengthening (Abs) - with Renzo
    🕚  Wednesday  07:30 - 08:00 - Strawbale House

    All levels are welcome, come start the day feeling strong!


  • Morning Circle ☀️
    🕚  Wednesday  09:00 - 09:30 - Café

    CorePractices
    Connect, ground, get to know each other, and start the day with joy.


  • Community Cleaning
    🕚  Wednesday  09:30 - 10:15 -

    Time to clean our house together! 30 minutes of collective community cleaning. Find your area on General channel mattermost 🙏🏼


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚  Wednesday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Café open! ☕
    🕚  Wednesday  14:00 - 18:00 - Café

     OpeningHours


  • Voices of Ängsbacka - Theme day w Benji
    🕚  Wednesday  17:00 - 18:30 - Music room

    Guitar workshop with Benjamin Jamily

    Today we will dive into the wonders of the akkoustic guitar.
    Get some Tips, Learn some tricks, ask questions, find practice buddies.
    If we there is time we will also look into how we include what we learn when we play our songs. <3


  • 🇸🇪 Weekly Sweedish Class with Sophie 🇸🇪
    🕚  Wednesday  17:00 - 18:00 - Strawbale House

Thursday
  • Osho dynamic meditation with Alvilde
    🕚  Thursday  07:00 - 08:00 - strawbale

    This form of meditation offers a powerful alternative for those who find it difficult to meditate while sitting still or are looking for a more interactive experience. By actively engaging the body and mind, it allows you to address the stress, emotional baggage, and restlessness that often cloud your inner peace. 
    With Alvilde


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚  Thursday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • HIIT to Zen with Tobi
    🕚  Thursday  17:00 - 18:00 - Strawbale House

     • 30 min Tabata-style high-intensity workout (super simple, go at your own pace – perfect for beginners and regular workout-lovers) 
    • 30 min yoga-inspired stretching to cool down


  • Voices of Ängsbacka feat. Daniel
    🕚  Thursday  17:00 - 18:30 - Music Room

    Demystifying singing W Daniel, he will be talking through the chain of events that happen in the body when we sing in order to get the voice out as freely and beautifully as possibl

    Bring your friends


  • Movie Night
    🕚  Thursday  20:00 - 22:00 - Café

    Let‘s find a good movie with a poll on Rocketchat


Friday
  • Conscious Body Strengthening (Legs) - With Renzo 🦵🏼
    🕚  Friday  07:30 - 08:00 - Strawbale House

    All levels are welcome, come start the day feeling strong!


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚  Friday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Singing Circle With Malin
    🕚  Friday  17:00 - 18:30 - Strawbale House

  • 🧖‍♀️ FLINTA - Sauna
    🕚  Friday  17:00 - 18:30 - Sauna

    Sauna for FLINTA (Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Nonbinary, Trans and Agender)


  • 🔥 Sauna 🔥
    🕚  Friday  19:00 - 23:30 -

    1st hour is silent. 🤍 Please bring a towel!
    Help save energy! The last person to leave the sauna must ensure lights are off AND the doors are closed!


Saturday
  • Volunteer Office is closed
    🕚  Saturday  00:00 - 00:15 - Red Office-Ground Floor-Volunteer Office (3)

    OpeningHours
    Open on weekdays: 11:00 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 15:00


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚  Saturday  12:30 - 13:00 -

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Café open! ☕
    🕚  Saturday  14:00 - 18:00 - Café

     OpeningHours


  • Osho dynamic meditation with Alvilde
    🕚  Saturday  16:00 - 17:00 - Strawbale

    This form of meditation offers a powerful alternative for those who find it difficult to meditate while sitting still or are looking for a more interactive experience. By actively engaging the body and mind, it allows you to address the stress, emotional baggage, and restlessness that often cloud your inner peace. 
    With Alvilde


  • Dance exploration with Rickard & Simon
    🕚  Saturday  17:00 - 18:00 - Upper Barn

    Floor will be divided into contact Improvisation, cuddle corner and free movement.


  • Listening session with Aaa
    🕚  Saturday  20:30 - 22:00 - Strawbale House

    I want to invite you for collective listening to conversation with dr. Jaiya John titled „Sacred Remembering in Times of War“. I imagine us laying together on the mattresses in the darkness, listening to his deep and moving message of peace, freedom, love and creativity. I listened to this talk this week and its poetry, ceremony inside of it moved me deeply. I would love to listen to it again together with you.

    Dr. Jaiya John (Mshkiki Odeh Inini, Medicine Heart Man) is a medicine poet and freedom worker. He has spent his life gathering words that heal. In this conversation, we enter the beauty, the grief, and the medicine together. We sit with the devastation tearing our world, the sorrows cracking us open, the ancestors still holding us—and the radical insistence that collective freedom is not something we chase. It is something already alive in and between us, waiting to be birthed.


Sunday
  • Indoor Football
    🕚  Sunday  09:30 - 11:00 - Molkoms Idrottsplats, Hjuldonsvägen 2, 655 61 Molkom, Sweden

    Nyeds skola, changing room Nr 1. Just come and ring the bell or ask David for further information


  • Vinyasa Yoga with Ayla 🧘
    🕚  Sunday  09:30 - 11:00 - Upper Barn

    Strong but slow vinyasa class in which we stay aware of the mind, body and body. I will give different options, so all levels are welcome.


  • Silent Sitting 🌼
    🕚  Sunday  12:30 - 13:00 - Strawbale House

    CorePractices
    30 minutes of unguided meditation, come and sit in community in silence.
    No entry after 12:40pm.


  • Acro & Mobility with Ivet and Konrad
    🕚  Sunday  15:00 - 16:30 - Big, Big Annex

    Come and play upside down.


  • Men's Circle With Rickard
    🕚  Sunday  17:00 - 18:30 - Strawbale House

    Meditation & sharing with feedback.
    It's not about gender identity. If your heart is calling, you are welcome in this circle.


  • Life Story with Daniel
    🕚  Sunday  20:00 - 22:00 - Café

    Life Story- come and learn about 'life so far' for a community member- ups, downs, lessons, loves and everything in between. There is no set formula, just a beautiful opportunity for sharing to an audience of open ears and open heart in our cosy cafe. 
    (If you want to tell yours contact the VO.)


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.