One Day Circling Immersion - Palaces of Awareness

Circling is a practice that allows us to slow down and explore this, to bring our attention to what happens in us when we relate with others.

It invites us to make contact with all we are and to reveal this in our relating with each other.

There is no goal or final destination and it’s partly this that allows us to experience deep states of connection and uncover long-forgotten parts of ourselves.

Circling is often described as a relational meditation. It is built on numerous cutting-edge but simple techniques that support us in finding what is most true to us and communicating this powerfully and naturally.

It widens our perspectives and our ability to receive and stay open to others. It nurtures a sense of deep personal and collective trust that is both relieving and generative. It gives us access to explore the golden palaces of our awareness.

The workshop takes place in a cosy, clear geodesic dome on a rooftop in South East London, with a maximum of 12 participants.

We will warm up with fundamental Circling exercises in 2s, 3s and 4s before coming together for group practices. These may include Birthday Circling, where the whole group gives their attention to one person for a period of time, Organic Circling, where we let our our attention move freely around the circle and Surrendered Leadership. No prior experience is necessary to take part.

Teas and light snacks will be available and we will break for lunch. You are welcome to bring your own food or go out in the local area.

• Getting to the core of what really matters to you
• Developing your emotional range
• Utilising conflict to develop connection
• Discovering more self-trust
• Connection as the cure for anxiety and addiction
• Self-Healing

Whilst this event suits those who have Circled before and newbies, the process can be emotionally rigorous. It is a daring practice that requires courage to meet what is within us, all that is within the other and to reveal this to each other.

This workshop can be intense. People encounter places, states, emotions, beliefs, and sensations in themselves and others that are sometimes unfamiliar. We explore the unknown, the volatile, the ambiguous, as well as welcome emotions many deem as “negative” or “inappropriate” such as feelings of inadequacy, anger, sexuality, and joy. We refer to the willingness to feel difficult and uncomfortable truths as the “commitment to connection,” which of course includes a willingness to set appropriate boundaries and speak a desire for space, distance, and non-contact.

By attending our events you take responsibility for choosing to leave the practice or participate in any given moment—which might include getting intimate with these kinds of experiences.

We will often explore multiple sides of seeming opposites at once, such as independence and interdependence, chaos and order, and agreement and disagreement. We believe this can reveal an underlying unity of the immediacy of experience.

If the above description of our workshops sounds potentially overwhelming or destabilising for you, if you have a mental illness or significant emotional challenges that you feel may be exacerbated by this type of transformational environment, or if you are not sure that you can be self-directed in taking care of your needs during the event, then we advise you not to enrol.

★★★★★

There is a brilliance in my emotional state that does not lend itself well to words, but without a doubt circling is a practice that I would not only recommend but encourage everyone to try.

Katja - Designer

★★★★★

We started as total strangers and ended having seen something breathtaking in each other. It was a gentle journey that took us somewhere quite profound.

Rich W - Marketing Strategist

★★★★★

I'm feeling really expansive and grounded in myself with a renewed sense of self respect. It's like my perception has been sharpened in a way that is exciting and hopeful.

Sandra - Entrepreneur

★★★★★

I have a wonderful sense of calm that I have rarely experienced in life.

My body feels supple and relaxed, like it’s been washed through.

I am finding a new ability to observe the world and everything looks slightly different to how I thought.

Oli - Finance Professional

★★★★★

I learned things about myself that I didn't know before. Feelings and emotions that were hidden or masked. I now feel better connected with myself and can already see improvements in the way I connect with others.

Nic B, CEO

Adam founded Togetherness and has dedicated the past 15 years to exploring the fundamentals of meaningful human connection. He is a communication & boundaries coach, public speaker, curator and social entrepreneur.

Adam has worked with more than 20,000 people in person and online. He is a trained counsellor, a certified wheel of consent and Circling facilitator, and a big advocate for playfulness and creativity. He regularly delivers creative and culture-changing workshops to businesses and organisations. More at AdamWilder.com

Empowering cultural transformation, Togetherness are a social enterprise committed to imparting essential tools and facilitating experiences that create profound human connection.

We do this through three programme offerings: Relational Intelligence through Circling, Boundaries, Limits & Desires with the Wheel of Consent and Authentic Leadership in the workplace.

To find out more head to Togetherness.com.

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