Authentic Relating & Circling Immersion Level 1 - Victoria

Schedule

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 08:45 am to Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

3575 Beach Dr, Oak Bay, BC V8R 6M6, Canada | Victoria, BC

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Join us for an advanced training designed to master the art of conscious communication, human connection, conflict navigation, speaking your truth, and empathetic listening. This immersive experience includes a weekend of profound and playful connection with wholehearted individuals committed to personal growth and authenticity.
More info & registration: https://circlingcanada.com/level-1
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What is Authentic Relating?
Authentic Relating (AR) is a transformative practice centred on being truly yourself. It involves being real, honest, revealed, and transparent, allowing others to see, hear, and understand your inner world. You will engage in AR exercises specifically designed to deepen your connection with yourself and others. In a supportive environment, you are encouraged to express your genuine feelings and thoughts, fostering a profound sense of understanding and closeness among participants. Authentic Relating is more than just a practice—it’s a growing movement with vibrant communities worldwide. People are gathering to connect authentically and enrich the human experience, fostering a sense of belonging and deeper interpersonal connections.
What is Circling?
If AR is practicing the punching and kicking moves, Circling is the sparring match where all these skills come together. Circling is a relational meditation in which participants share their authentic present-moment experiences—sensations, emotions, and thoughts—while connecting with each other. Participants express their sensations, emotions, thoughts, judgments, assumptions, stories, desires, attractions, observations about each other’s demeanour or way of being, the group's dynamics, moments of dissociation, boredom, and more, all in an exploration of consciousness through the present moment. Two common types of Circles are “focus circles,” where one person is the centre of attention for up to an hour, revealing their present-moment experience to a group exploring their world, and “organic circles,” where there is no focus person and attention moves organically as people reveal themselves and follow their curiosity.
More info & registration: https://circlingcanada.com/level-1
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In this level 1 immersion you will:
- Learn the fundamental ground rules, principles, and teachings of Authentic Relating and Circling.
- Connect deeply with other seekers on a path of personal development and the evolution of consciousness.
- Discover the language of intimacy that fosters deeper connections by understanding and practicing the three levels of conversation.
- Master powerful empathetic listening tools, such as the art of reflective listening, sharing impact, and asking presence-deepening questions.
- Experience your first Focus Circle which is 20-40 minutes of small-group exploration centered on your present-moment experience in connection with others. You’ll transparently share your thoughts and feelings while the group explores your world and offers their experience in connection with you.
- Become more relationally aware through present-moment, honest feedback about how others feel in connection with you. Learn when they feel most or least connected with you, how your way of being impacts others, how you seem, and the stories or assumptions they hold about you. This practice uncovers relational blind spots—unconscious behaviors or patterns that hinder potential connection and intimacy.
- Sharpen your intuition about interpersonal dynamics by developing a ninja-level ability to discern what others are truly feeling or thinking and to notice the nuances of what’s happening between people.
- Learn and practice the art of revealing withholds to cultivate more transparent and honest relationships.
- Take steps toward mastering conscious communication skills, including owning your experience, reflective listening, sharing impact, understanding someone else’s perspective, and empathetic listening. Improve your ability to articulate present-moment feelings through enhanced somatic awareness (awareness of body sensations and feelings) and greater emotional literacy (a broader vocabulary to describe emotions).
More info & registration: https://circlingcanada.com/level-1
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3575 Beach Dr, Oak Bay, BC V8R 6M6, Canada, 3575 Beach Dr, Oak Bay, BC V8R 6M6, Canada, Victoria

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