The Tamera & ZEGG Festival - From Crisis to Connection
4-Day Festival
June 18 - June 21, 2026
Join us for an inspirational gathering where two visionary intentional communities – Tamera (Portugal) and ZEGG (Germany) – come together to explore elements of a new, peaceful culture. In a spirit of co-creation, we will inquire into how love, community and trust in life can guide us towards building a culture of inner and outer peace in these challenging times.
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Two Pioneering Communities coming together
Tamera, Portugal
Born in 1978 with a small group, Tamera has grown into a community of around 160 people (plus a growing international network) committed to building decentralized, autonomous models for a post-capitalist world.
We believe in a future without war and in love without fear. Our mission is to build “Healing Biotopes” — research-centres that serve as examples and laboratories for a new planetary culture based on strong ethical foundations.
Our vision is “Terra Nova,” a planetary culture built on a network of non-violent, decentralized, autonomous communities that live in cooperation and trust.
ZEGG, Germany
Founded in 1991, the combination of living community and educational centre makes ZEGG a special place. In the midst of our social and ecological model project, living and learning are interwoven.
Our educational programmes impart lived knowledge and offer experiential spaces that combine self-responsibility, touchability and open communication. In this way, we promote social change - towards more awareness, cooperation and sustainability. Our seminars focus on topics such as communication and social competence, art and ecology, love and relationships and community building.
A Festival for Our Times
Community - Our Strongest Response
At this festival, we want to harvest what has been learned in the work of Tamera and ZEGG, while together exploring — as a community — what is needed in this unique and challenging moment, both individually and collectively.
  • What are the foundations of a new, peaceful culture, and how can we live them now?
  • How can we open our hearts to both the suffering and the beauty of the world?
  • What is needed to heal love, sexuality, partnership, and eros — for ourselves and the collective?
  • What unique power does each of us carry, and how can it serve life?
  • What is our strongest collective response to the crises we face, and how can we act together courageously?
Programme Overview
1
Thursday: Arriving in the Field
Opening circle, shared dinner, and guided dyads to arrive within. Context input on grief, spacious Popcorn Sharing, and ending in noble silence.
2
Friday – Grief Ritual & Community
Morning collective grief ritual. Afternoon homegroups, community principles, global circle, and workshops. Evening mantra starry night.
3
Saturday – Our Strongest Response
Inspirational panel talks on collective responses. Homegroups, global circle, and afternoon workshops. Evening celebration with party, high-state ritual, and free dance space
4
Sunday – Integration & Closing
Summer Solstice ritual, homegroups, reflection, and shared closing. Integration and transition back into the world.
Team

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Gerrit Jacobi

Gerrit Jacobi studied business administration and has been involved in various initiatives such as Studies for Future in Berlin. At the Tamera & ZEGG-Festival, he is responsible for all organizational matters and for weaving together all areas of work within the communities. With his esprit, he brings a fresh breeze to the team!

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Vera Kleinhammes

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Hannah Stietenroth

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Benjamin Mendelssohn

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Elias Schmidt

Elias completed his training in the ZEGG garden and works there with great joy as part of a dedicated team. He’s also involved in the Center for World Philosophy and Religion. The question that drives him is: How and where can we be effective in today’s world? Elias is a person full of curiosity and energy who can get excited about many different topics.

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Jessica Bomball

Jessica Bomball studied theater in Leipzig and worked as a professional actress for many years. She loves to act, perform and improvise, and in these artistic expressions finds a powerful channel for her creative energies. She joined Tamera in 2017, where she finds a place to perform and live these life energies not only “on stage” but in real life. She’s a community builder and socially supports adults, youth and children.

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Dolores Richter

Das Alumni-Festival zum 10 jährigen Bestehen der jungen Liebesschule

Plus over 15 additional facilitators from ZEGG & Tamera offering workshops, talks, rituals and home groups.
Home Groups
Each afternoon, smaller home groups will be held and facilitated by a duo team consisting of one person from ZEGG and one from Tamera.
  • Ena & Vera
  • Simon & Jessica
  • Maren & Benjamin
  • more to be announced

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Elena Rivière Feder

Ena Rivière Feder Gómez, 1989 in Brüssel geboren, ist halb Deutsche, halb Spanierin –ist Tänzerin, Group Facilitator, Yoga Lehrerin, Sozialarbeiterin, Shiatsu Therapeutin, Konflikt Transformatior und in Ausbildung zur Somatic-Experiencing Therapeutin.

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Vera Kleinhammes

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Simon Schramm

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Jessica Bomball

Jessica Bomball studied theater in Leipzig and worked as a professional actress for many years. She loves to act, perform and improvise, and in these artistic expressions finds a powerful channel for her creative energies. She joined Tamera in 2017, where she finds a place to perform and live these life energies not only “on stage” but in real life. She’s a community builder and socially supports adults, youth and children.

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Maren Jakob

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Benjamin Mendelssohn

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Beautiful Location
The festival takes place at ZEGG in Bad Belzig, Germany, approximately 80km southwest of Berlin. The campus offers modern facilities and is surrounded by a beautiful forests in the Brandenburg countryside.
Getting There
Berlin airports (BER) serve as main international hubs. Direct trains from Berlin to Bad Belzig take 75 minutes. Parking Spaces available.
Practical Information
Accommodation
  • Options range from comfortable guesthouse rooms to camping pitches
  • Shared and private rooms available
  • Spaces for campervans
  • Vegetarian meals included in all packages.
    The kitchen is mostly vegan.
    There is always a vegan and gluten-free option
What to Bring
  • Comfortable clothing for workshops and outdoor activities
  • Rain gear and warm layers for variable June weather
  • Personal items for camping if choosing that option
  • Musical instruments welcome for freestyle music. Please do not bring drums as we have neighbours with whom we would like to stay in good contact
  • Journal or notebook for reflection
  • Open heart and curious mind
Registration
  • Course Fee: €170–320
  • Early bird discount (until 11 January 2026): 136€
  • Accommodation & Meals: €198–345 plus visitor’s tax
Meet the Team
in process - here we will share more inspirational videos from the team in the following weeks
Join Us
Contact
Follow Tamera

www.tamera.org

Tamera Peace Research & Education Center in Portugal

We work for global system change: from war to peace, from exploitation to cooperation, from fear to trust. Help to build a nonviolent human culture.

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Tamera Healing Biotope (@tamerahealingbiotope) • Instagram profile

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Follow ZEGG

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ZEGG Education Centre - Home

For culture change, successful relationships and a conscious approach to nature. We discover how connectiveness and cooperation can arise - a fullfilling life not based at the expense of future generations.

Instagram

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Questions?
Email: [email protected]
we respond within 1 week
Impressum
ZEGG Bildungszentrum gGmbH
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 89
14806 Bad Belzig
Deutschland
Vertreten durch:
Veronika Oehler, Ingo Sparr, Heinz-Ulrich Eisner, Gerrit Jacobi
Kontakt:
Telefon: +49 (0)33841 595 140
E-Mail: [email protected]
Handelsregister:
Amtsgericht Potsdam, HRB 1742
Umsatzsteuer-ID:
DE138459269
Inhaltlich verantwortlich:
Elias Schmidt
(Anschrift wie oben)
Streitschlichtung:https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr
Keine Teilnahme an Streitbeilegungsverfahren.
Image credits Flyer & Homepage: ZEGG Archiv, Tamera Archiv, Finnegan Koichi Godenschweger
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