SanghAR- 6 Week Authentic Relating Community Practice Group
A small community of people coming together to connect and explore through Authentic Relating games over 6 weeks.
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Location
Holden Street Neighbourhood House
128 Holden Street Fitzroy North, VIC 3068 AustraliaRefund Policy
About this event
- 2 hours
Authentic Relating (AR) "SanghAR"
"Sangha" is a term in Buddhism that refers to a community that comes together to support each other in their shared spiritual practice.
Authentic Relating, while not espoused as a spiritual practise, can certainly be considered one.
When we connect authentically to ourselves, each other, and the relational moment we can touch the divine.
This is why I often call Authentic Relating a relational meditation practise. Instead of meditating on your own breath, we meditate on the moment to moment human connection.
This can often result in a transcendent experience, bringing much inner understanding, peace, and growth.
In troubling times...
Whist our modern culture modern is currently experiencing a crisis of meaning and an epidemic of loneliness, you are invited to experience both community and many relational, meaningful moments as we delve into 6 weeks of Authentic Relating as a spiritual practise.
Who is this for?
Whether you have devoted your life to AR, or you are simply curious about what this practise could offer you, you are invited to join the “SanghAR”.
We are limiting the group for intimacy to 10 members.
What will we do?
Over the course of six weeks, we will engage in a variety of interactive games and exercises designed to enhance our understanding of Authentic Relating. Through playful and heartfelt interactions, we'll learn to listen deeply, express ourselves authentically, and build meaningful connections with others.
Games will be played in the whole group, in small groups, and in partners.
Games are simple and structured and aim to integrate the 5 principles of Authentic Relating into embodied practise.
The games include things like answering questions, sentence stems, cultivating curiosity, being in presence. You will be expertly lead through each game step by step.
As much as possible, this event aims to create safety to express your true self. All games are optional and will be throughly explained beforehand so you are able to decide whether they are right for you. You will be invited to go to your edge, but not beyond.
Authentic Relating Games cultivate personal presence and support us to become our most authentic selves while building, staying in, and deepening connection to others.
What we will not do:
This is not a training or course in AR- there will be minimal to no theory at all.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE:
- a range of structured experiences that bring you into deeper presence
- expression of your true authentic essence- nothing to be changed or fixed!
- a vibrant group of unique humans who all want to relate in the ways that you do.
- opportunities to meet your edges and transform into a more expanded verison of yourself.
- many moments of breath, pause, and connection to self.
- many moments to explore the inner worlds of others (an honour)
- many moments to explore and uncover your own inner world.
WHAT YOU MIGHT TAKE AWAY:
- A way of relating that provides your life with greater meaning.
- The ability to maintain presence with yoursef, while you relate with another (not losing yourself in the other).
- Ways to really integrate the practises of Authentic Relating into your everyday conversations.
- how to deepen any conversation with ease and mastery.
WHAT IS AUTHENTIC RELATING:
Authentic Relating is a growing communication modality. It is based on the premise of including more of you, more of me, and more us together for deeper and more meaningful relationships. It is a relational practise, so it is not just about being authentic (spitting your truths)- it invites us into truth with care and honouring of those that we relate with. It lives in the aliveness of the present moment and has a lot to teach humanity at this time of what Francis Weller has called the "Long Dark" or what Joanna Macy calls the "Great Turning".
DETAILS
6 consecutive Mondays together starting Monday 6th May.
7pm-9:00pm
Please arrive at 6:45pm so we start together at 7pm.
COST
Early bird (ends 26th April) - $288
General Admission - $333
5% of profits will go to Pay the Rent.
Bank transfer payments welcome (save on booking fees)- email me.
About your facilitator: Sophia Leone @authentikora
Sophia Leone is the founder of Authentikora- a business that seeks to offer communication and relating skills, practices, and rituals that cultivate deeper and more meaningful relationships for a more beautiful world. She believes that we all deserve to have healing, transformative, and enlivening relationships and is passionate about bringing that about. Sophia is currently studing a Masters in Psychology, is a skilled facilitator, a Level 4 teacher of Authentic Relating with Authentic Relating International, and is trained in Level 1 Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
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