Hi and Welcome to a Space for Authentic Connection!
Join us for a powerful and heart-opening journey through Authentic Relating, a practice that brings us into deeper presence, emotional intelligence, and genuine connection. Our aim is to offer a spaces where we can explore our inner worlds and relate to others with courage, presence and care.
We believe that authentic growth begins when we allow curiosity and lean into what is, with presence and honesty, expanding our emotional capacity, building resilience, and staying grounded in life’s challenges rather than escaping them.
Authentic Relating offers a path to:
- Strengthen your emotional intelligence and deepen your capacity for connection
- Develop a grounded, healthy sense of self through honest, meaningful interactions
- Explore different parts of yourself by engaging with others in real-time authenticity
Our sessions place a special emphasis on genuine sharing, creating an atmosphere where playfulness, depth, and vulnerability naturally arise. This is a space where you can explore your edges, meet others from a place of curiosity, and walk away feeling more connected and aware.
Whether you're brand new to this kind of work or have years of experience, we invite you to bring your whole self. Come as you are, open, uncertain, curious, bold, tender, awkward, ready.
Getting Started
Door open at 11:50 please arrive on time to allow time to settle in and honour the flow of the group.
What to Expect:
Our time together will move in a rhythm between outward openness and quiet introspection, supporting personal reflection, relational depth, and organic connection.
You'll experience activities that help you attune to your body, connect with others, and discover new insights about yourself along the way.
This isn’t just a workshop, it’s a co-created experience, an invitation to be human, together.
Key Themes:
Bonding & Connection – Cultivate closeness and authentic connection through guided interactions that build mutual understanding and appreciation.
Communication – Practice active listening, clear expression, and non-verbal awareness to enhance your ability to communicate with authenticity and empathy.
Trust & Vulnerability – Explore the courage it takes to be vulnerable, fostering trust within a supportive environment that encourages you to open up and feel seen.
Honesty & Integration – Reflect on personal truths and integrate new awareness, aligning your internal world with your actions to create deeper relational harmony.
What to Expect:
Our practices vary between working in pairs, small groups, and as a full circle, inviting you to experience different dynamics of connection. Authentic Relating is a skill for all relationships—whether romantic, professional, or familial, and, most importantly, for how we relate to ourselves.
There will also be time set aside for tea and casual conversations, providing space to unwind and chat in a relaxed setting.
Is This for You? Our sessions are open to both newcomers and those experienced in Authentic Relating. However, this can be an intense process for some, requiring courage, curiosity and openness to explore and share personal experiences with others.
Please note that there is no obligation to participate in any activities; it is your choice.
We ensure a respectful space where everyone is treated with warmth and without judgment, allowing open and honest expression.
Curious to try? Join us and experience the power of authentic connection under the transformative energy of the Solstice!
Questions?
write us at authenticrelatingexperience@gmail.com
Send us a message at 07341465023 - Maria
Facilitators:
Maria Pareo | Researcher, Therapist and founder of Psychoenergetic Work® therapies. Maria has been helping clients internationally, providing a supportive space to overcome and heal adverse childhood experiences and dysfunctional relationships while promoting change and emotional growth. www.psychoenergeticwork.com
Marcus Hunt | Marcus with a background in psychology has been helping individuals for several years with his unique knowledge base from decades of research from the esoteric to the scientific. His nuanced perspective is a refreshing resource for many people's journey of growth.
