Gaia Community Guidelines

As you know, we're committed to creating a unique place on the web. Imagine walking into a yoga studio or a meditation room or a temple. Whatever stress you bring to the door dissolves as you breathe in the uplifting energy of that space.

We intend to provide each of our members with this same inspiring and supportive energy.

By joining the site, you acknowledge that you are entering this community with reverence, compassion, respect for yourself, your fellow members, and the law, and a desire to grow and to give to the world.

So while you're here, instead of criticizing, create something new! Instead of trying to get someone to adopt your beliefs, try exploring a different perspective that incorporates both your views. Instead of resisting a challenging opinion, try to learn something either from the person or about yourself. Pay attention to what's best in others, and encourage it... and assume that others will do the same for you. :)

With that, our community guidelines are as follows:

1. Be your (highest) self.

Seriously. We don't mean this in a superficial sense. Gaia provides the space for you to show up as your deepest, truest, most authentic self, so that you can see and encourage that spirit in others. So be that self! When you post, speak from your heart. When you respond to others, check in with yourself first, and commit to understanding your own reactions so that you can take responsibility for them. While you're here, work on being the most amazing 'you' that you can. And keep showing up from a place of reverence, compassion, and respect.

2. Don't be anyone else.

In short, don't steal other people's stuff. Don't take credit for words or videos or images that aren't your own. Don't go around creating multiple profiles, or using other names. Don't be mean.

And one more reminder:

This should go without saying, but please remember the Golden Rule! "Treat others as you would like to be treated." Or, if you prefer, Jesus's version: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Or in the words of Hillel, "What is hateful to do, do not to your fellow man." Muhammad said, "Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you." And Confucius, "What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others." If these beings, with such different backgrounds, can all agree on that principle, we ought be able to, too. If you want to be heard, listen. If you want to be respected, show respect. If you want to be appreciated, be grateful...

(And if you don't want to be spammed, don't spam others. :)