6454 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, OR 97221

There's a Japanese term - Komorebi - for which no simple English translation exists. Yet, it's a distinct phenomenon that anyone who spends time among trees will have enjoyed. Komorebi roughly translates as the scattered light that filters through when sunlight shines through trees. Live every day in a state of Komorebi at this extraordinary home in the Sunlight Holding Company - Portland's oldest co-housing community. Enter, and you immediately feel different. More at ease. An increased state of wonder. Beauty, and moments of calm surround you. This 15-home community is built from elders who laid the groundwork for collaboration and shared decision-making at this HOA. Access a community center, home to yoga and monthly Sunlight potlucks. Wind through the wooded trails that fill you with a childlike sense of wonder, ending up at an octagonal tree house. 15 stone slabs, deeply engraved with simple runes, represent each household in a rock garden. Shared organic gardening space, a no-charge guest quarters, and two parking spots convey. Of course, all surrounded with trees. It's so special. Come see!