A 4 hour experiential workshop exploring awareness, authentic connection and the hidden patterns that shape our relationships.

Through carefully designed exercises, movement and conversation, you'll discover what happens within you, and between us, when we truly meet.

Before you read any further...Pause.

Take a slow breath. Notice your body.

Something brought you here. What was it?

Curiosity? Hope? A recommendation from a friend?

Perhaps you're simply exploring.

Perhaps you're sceptical.

Perhaps you don't even know.

You don't need an answer. Just notice.

Because something is already happening.

… Now notice something else.

As you've been reading these words, what has your mind been doing?

Are you trying to work out what this event is about?

Are you wondering who will come? Whether you'll fit in?

Perhaps you've already decided or have become distracted and forgotten why you clicked here in the first place.

There is so much happening in every moment that we tend to overlook, and this is what fascinates us the most, because this is where relating begins.

Long before two people speak.

The way we anticipate.

Imagine.

Judge.

Hope.

Protect.

Withdraw.

Lean in.

All before a single word is spoken. you notice it?

A Playground for Being Human

At Authentic Relating Experience, this is what fascinates us.

Not how to become someone different.

Not how to appear more confident or say the perfect thing.

We're interested in something much closer.

What happens inside us when another human enters our experience?

What stories appear?

What assumptions form?

What sensations arise in the body?

What needs quietly ask to be met?

What parts of ourselves come alive, wonders or disappear?

The more awareness we bring to these moments, the more freedom we have to choose how we respond rather than simply react.

Most of us have spent our entire lives around other people. We've learned to adapt. Perhaps to perform, to please. To protect ourselves or to fit in.

But how often have we been invited to slow down and simply notice what is happening while we're with another person?

Not to fix it.

Not to analyse it.

Just to experience it.

What You'll Experience

This isn't a workshop where you'll spend hours listening to us explain human connection.

Instead, you'll step into carefully designed experiences that allow you to observe yourself, and others, in the present moment.

Through partner exercises, movement, playful experiments, quiet reflection and group exploration, we'll investigate the subtle ways we meet, communicate and respond to one another.

Some moments may be light and playful.

Some may surprise you.

Some may feel deeply moving.

Some may feel uncomfortable.

All of them are invitations.

Because an entire relational pattern can sometimes reveal itself when we simply slow down enough to notice it.

Our Approach

Everything we do is built around three interconnected pillars:

Awareness:the capacity to notice what is happening, within us, between us, and around us, meeting experiences with attention rather than assumption.

Relating:the ongoing process of bringing ourselves into connection with another; participating in the living relationship that unfolds between us.

Embodiment:the process of allowing awareness and insight to become lived experience, something we inhabit and express through the body.

Authentic Relating becomes a bridge, an experiential practice that helps us explore connection with greater honesty, presence and curiosity. Rather than trying to manufacture something new, it enhances the quality of what is already there, creating the conditions for relationships that are more meaningful, intentional and human.

This Is Not About Performing Vulnerability

You don't need to be outgoing, confident, spiritual or experienced in this kind of work.

You won't be pressured to share personal stories or manufacture emotional intimacy with strangers.

Every exercise is an invitation.

You are always welcome to participate, adapt, pause, observe or say no.

Your boundaries are not obstacles to the experience. They are part of what we are here to notice, understand and respect.

An Invitation

Come alone or with someone you know.

Come curious.

Come uncertain.

Come excited.

Come slightly suspicious.

Don't worry about arriving as your best self.

Just bring the human one.

Before You Book: Creating a Safe and Brave Space

We aim to create a space that is both safe and brave. Safe enough that people can honour their boundaries, ask for what they need and know they will be respected. Brave enough that we can gently step beyond familiar patterns, meet discomfort with curiosity and discover new ways of relating.

Participation is always by invitation. You are welcome to pause, observe or opt out of any activity at any time.

To support presence and confidentiality, this is a phone-free event and photography is not permitted during the session.

By booking, you agree to respect the group's boundaries, confidentiality and community agreements.

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