Aleksandra Matakovic Manca-The Space Between and Consciousness of the Heart

There is a space between us — alive, intelligent, and full of possibility, that none of us can reach alone. It is where healing happens, where the unseen becomes felt, and where transformation cannot be forced but simply allowed, when we meet each other through our hearts. This evening invites you into that space. The consciousness of the heart is explored here as a living principle — available to anyone, regardless of belief. During the evening, the speaker will share her own experience of this transformative field, and offer a guided embodied practice in pairs or small group — a chance to experience directly what becomes possible when we meet through the heart. This evening is for anyone curious and open to experiencing the deeper intelligence at work in human connection. No experience necessary — only a willingness to meet the present moment as it actually is.

For over two decades, Aleksandra Matakovic-Manca has worked as an integrative psychiatrist and heart-based psychotherapist and coach, supporting transformation through presence and connection. She is the founder of Inner Being Medicine, a holistic approach rooted in the belief that healing is a remembering of who we already are. Her interest in the space in between grew from her own healing journey, and from a life spent bridging cultures, languages, clinical disciplines and spiritual traditions — and, above all, from learning what becomes possible when we meet another human being "without memory and without desire" (Bion, 1967) — not to mend, but to witness the unfolding of the innate capacity to heal within each of us. This fascination deepened through her training in Buddhist contemplative practices — Theravada, Vipassana, Insight Dialogue, Interpersonal Mindfulness — alongside Circling and Surrendered Leadership, and left her asking how much of what lives in the mind can stand in the way of meeting another through the heart. She believes we are all each other's medicine. Her current interest lies in how we support each other to remember our wholeness, and our innate capacity to heal, when we are truly seen.