HEARTBEET IS A VIBRANT LIFESHARING COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDES ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND INTERWEAVES THE SOCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL REALMS FOR THE HEALING AND RENEWING OF OUR SOCIETY AND THE EARTH. COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER, IN BEAUTIFUL EXTENDED FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS, FORMING A MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP HIS OR HER UNIQUE ABILITIES AND POTENTIALS. THE GUILDING THOUGHTS AND IDEALS OF HEARTBEET FLOW FROM THE SPIRITUAL WORLDVIEW KNOWN AS ANTHROPOSOPHY, AS DEVELOPED BY RUDOLF STEINER. WHILE ANTHROPOSOPHY IS NOT A RELIGION, IT TEACHES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEW SPIRITUAL IMPULSE THAT CAME TO HUMANITY THROUGH CHRIST, AND THE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE THIS IMPULSE OF LOVE INTO THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL LIVES, AND INTO THEIR RELATION TO NATURE. WE TRY TO CULTIVATE A MOOD OF REVERENCE AND INNER PEACE TOGETHER. THE AIM OF SPIRITUALITY IN THE COMMUNITY IS TO STIMUTLATE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO FEEL RESPONSIBLE