The Dance of Relating

Do you want to experience more depth in connection — on the dance floor and in life?

Do you desire to cultivate a greater sense of safety to be just as you are in the moment?

Do you crave to feel more fully expressed, and feel truly seen and understood?

In essence: do you want to free your authentic self?

Mmm yes. So do we.

Come get a taste of what’s possible as we dive deep into embodied relating with the lovechild of Authentic Relating (AR) and Contact Beyond Contact Dance (CBC). Over the course of the workshop, we’ll drop from our minds into our bodies as we follow the aliveness of the present moment together into the mystical unknown. We’ll do this through a progressive flow of group and partner exercises, moving from more verbal embodied practices into more non-verbal somatic practices, until we are communicating completely without words and in the full expression of dance. These exercises are consciously designed to equip you with more agency in your relationships and your dances. As we empower ourselves and each other in this way, we create a greater felt sense of safety and consequently—aliveness.What does this liberation feel like?! Let’s find out.

MORE ON AR & CBC:

Authentic Relating is a practice of revealing and inviting our true experience, in a way that steers people toward a sense of wholeness. This is a space where all sensations, emotions, and thoughts are integrated into unified expression of consciousness.

CBC is a dance and healing practice that integrates body, mind, heart, and spirit for personal and relationship growth.

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS: Violet Starkey is a trauma-informed transformational group facilitator, passionate about creating group fields where people feel deeply seen, felt and heard. Through intuitively, gently steering the ship towards the delicious experience of group coherence, she opens the doorway for the possibility of healing relational wounds and experiencing breakthroughs in belonging. Violet is trained in Field Facilitation by Rachel Richard’s, Living Essence Spiritual Psychology by Scott Hamilton & Rose Pearson, Hypnotherapy & NLP by Sunny Jackson, and Shake Rising spiritual movement practice by Sara Folsom. She also draws extensively from trainings in Authentic Relating and a decade of conscious world travel. She intuitively weaves her wisdom gained from all of these experiences to support beings to come home to a felt-sense of safety and true love.

Matthew Stackowicz is an embodiment alchemist weaving breath, visualization, movement, shamanic practice, reiki, embodiment, and dance into all he does. He hosts regular men’s circles, contact beyond contact dance practices, shamanic journeys, retreats, and community embodiment endeavors in Chicago, Indiana, and around the world. He gently and artfully guides others into connecting with the deepest parts of themselves to heal, grow, and transform so they can navigate the world and bring about change in their fullest truth and authenticity.

This workshop is for you if:
*You want to expand your embodied communication skills
*You want to gain more resource & confidence in social settings
*You want to feel more whole in yourself and your connections
*You want to deepen the connection with your friends and/or partner(s)
*You want to feel more present in your body and in touch with your aliveness
*You want to form better, healthier, more meaningful relationships
*You want to learn how to communicate in a more heartfelt, embodied & soulful way
*You have a hard time honoring or sharing your needs and desires with others
*You want to expand your capacity to be vulnerable — with and without words
*You are tired of surface level conversation & want tools to invite depth into the everyday
*You love dancing and want to learn how to express yourself through movement
*You want to deepen with community in an authentic, nourishing way
*You are curious and want to explore relating differently with others

November 16, Wildlight Yoga, 12-4p
Suggested Donation: $49-$69

What to bring:
Water bottle
Loose fitting clothing or athletic wear
Item for altar
Journal

Host or Publisher Matthew Stackowicz