Authentic Relating
A space to peel away the masks, be seen in who you truly are
Break down the social barriers and show up honestly & freely to create more connection in our lives
Gently opening up to gentle nourishing touch at a pace that's right for you in a platonic safe space
A playground for discovering your relational patterns, and how this blocks you from deeper connection
Principles of Authentic Relating
Principles of authentic relating
Welcome everything - acceptance of the person, situation as it is, not trying to change, resist or avoid what's happening
Not having assumptions/stories made up about a person/situation before hearing from that person what is actually true. So often we create a picture of a person and we respond to the picture of the person we've created rather than the person there and then in that current moment
Sharing authentic experience - what is felt, thought, experienced in the present moment & expressing that is authentic expression.
Self responsibility - Owning my experience, my thoughts, feelings are mine not in victim mode or "you MAKE me feel like this"
Honouring self AND honouring others. - honouring both mine and yours boundaries, needs, wants in balance not ONLY honouring all mine to the detriment of yours always, and not ONLY honouring all yours to the detriment of mine always
What does a workshop look like?
You will get deep in person practice to witness how these principles show up in your individual relational patterns - how without realising your subconcious mind makes up stories, judgements, beliefs, comparisons about those around you - and how that creates a gap between you and others to feel disconnected. How we might think we know what's going on for others based on 1% information we recieve when in reality what's really going on is entirely different to what we thought
Getting the truth, the authentic expression creates connection, safety, understanding
Concious touch creates space to slow everything down, to deeply tune into our bodies and what is arising, and feel into how it genuinely feels to recieve physical contact, in a caress, a massage, or a still holding. physical contact is not mandatory, there is no minimum requirement to show up in this workshop. Just being in someone's presence with the time to give to you in witnessing might be enough.
We will move slowly to never overstep your individual boundary of what feels right. And throughout the whole workshop we take moments to connect back to ourselves, to maintain nervous system to feel regulated and safe.
This is a trauma-aware space as trained by Eshana Spiers, where we our regulating our nervous systems and you are held in your experience in what arises for you
We set agreements to open a safe container where everyone's voice and needs feel respected and valued
Step by step you are guided to gently guided into this safe container, firstly connecting to ourselves, then connecting to other participants in authentic expression with non-physical contact.
The 2nd part of the evening, you're invited in for ways to bring in gentle touch in embodied learning of boundaries and consent if you're wanting to physical contact.
