The Belong Institute provides aspiring and seasoned community architects with the knowledge and confidence they need to help them launch, scale, and sustain their dream communities by teaching pioneering and continually evolving best practices

Our Story

We're Built for Belonging

The Belong Institute was born from Radha Agrawal's journey and the insights shared in her book, Belong. Inspired by her own experience designing Daybreaker and fostering connection, Radha created this course to empower anyone to build the community of their dreams. Combining practical tools with heartfelt wisdom, it’s a step-by-step guide to creating spaces of joy, trust, and authentic belonging.

Our mission

Rebuilding our Social Infrastructure

The Belong Institute provides aspiring and seasoned community architects with the knowledge and confidence they need to help them launch, scale, and sustain their dream communities by teaching pioneering and continually evolving best practices.

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Our founder, Radha Agrawal

Why Belonging and building communities matter

Radha Agrawal is a 9-figure entrepreneur, bestselling author and speaker, and luminary in the field of community building. She is widely known as the founder of Daybreaker, a 500,000+ strong global dance tribe, built organically with zero ad spend and the Co-founder of Thinx the feminist period proof underwear phenomenon.

Radha’s signature community building formula is highly sought-after among educational institutions and corporations - including Boston University, and top companies like Facebook, Adidas, and AARP. It’s a skill she has also used to launch and angel invest in various successful startups in the wellness space, including Thinx underwear with her twin sister Miki.

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Recommended by top Experts and CEO's

“Few people know how to live life with such authentic expression as Radha does. In this course she shows us, in a clear and fun way, how and why this way of life can lead us all to the very thing we as humans desire the most: to belong.”

Alexander Ljung

Founder and Chairman

Soundcloud

“Radha is that friend whispering in your ear, assuring you that not only does she understand your feelings of loneliness and your wish to belong, she’ll also take you gently but firmly by the hand to act, to connect, to create purpose, and to build your community.”

Esther Perel

Author and Podcast Host

Where Should We Begin Podcast

“How do we belong to ourselves? And how do we create and belong to extraordinary communities that support and uplift us? Radha Agrawal provides a clear and honest roadmap for teaching us how to create inner and outer belonging, which in the end is all that truly matters in life.”

Mark Hyman, #1 NYT bestselling author

MD Director

Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine

Our Other Projects

Daybreaker

Daybreaker is a global movement that inspires joy and connection through early-morning dance parties and wellness experiences. Combining music, mindfulness, and community, it’s a space to start your day with energy, intention, and authentic connection.

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Belong Center

The Belong Center combats loneliness with a joyful, preventative approach, launching Belong Benches, in-person Circles, neighborly Block Party Challenges, and academic studies on collective joy.

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