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March 2024 Newsletter; Looking for AR entrepreneurs

March 10, 2024 By marc Leave a Comment

Quick note: we have significant happenings and AR-related business opportunities surfacing at our new Authentic Relating intentional community in Mexico. Thus, we think its time to put out a call to join us physically for 1 month or more in Mexico. Details at the end of this post. 

What’s happening in the community?

  • I may have a few spots left in the March cohort of Practical Relational Leadership, Train-the-trainer Edition. Cost is just $100 for the 4-week course. Follow the link above to register your interest. I run at least one section of this each month (6 people). We start on Thursday March 14, 1pm Eastern.
  • Authentic Revolution is back with The Authentic Facilitator starting March 19 (US Cohort) and April 4 (EU Cohort). The Authentic Facilitator is, as you probably know, the mother of all Authentic Relating leadership trainings. Great to have it back!
  • Jason Digges has published over a dozen hours of previous podcasts to his new substack, This Authentic Life. He plans significant new material in the next few months as well, along with a paid option for premium content. Its an AR geek’s dream-come-true! You can also listen to his latest interview on “The history of Circling” with my friends Sara Goldsmith and Jonathan Clark from The Container Podcast.
    As co-founder of ART International, Jason needs no introduction. His latest project is Authentic Relating Residency retreats in Hawaii, or what he calls “the dopamine reset”. I need that!!!
  • Relateful company has a Los Angeles Flow Immersion March 15-17 with Mike Blas, Lisa Lapan & Mitch Lewis; a Charlotte Relateful Retreat April 12-14 with Valerie Daniel & James Dial; and remember the next extravaganza, Relateful Camp – April 24-28 in Trinity Texas.
  • The Connection Institute is running another 6-week series Badass Boundaries starting March 26, and Untriggered starting March 13.
  • Circling Europe is doing  a Going To The Core, Opening In The Truth “Circling and meditation mini retreat” starting March 31.  Other offers include Circling weekend immersions in Stockholm  9-10 March, Vienna 23-24 March, Copenhagen 30-31 March, Helsinki 13-14 April, Oslo  20-21 April and Oslo 5-6 October. Also SAS Facilitator Trainings Online April 2024 and Amsterdam October 2024

Are you intrigued by the thought of living in an intentional community? Especially an Authentic Relating IC?

As a long-time “communard”, I can personally attest to the benefits (and challenges) of living in community. In my experience, there is nothing quite like it for increasing self-awareness and fast-tracking development. It’s also a lifestyle that tends to become “addictive”. At this stage of my life, I would not want to live any other way.

We only opened up our new IC in Mexico, Authentic Relating Village in January of this year. By mid-march we will be 3, a “small but mighty” team. Our first project together is what I call “somatic stabilization”, or what Jason Digges calls “dopamine reset“. For this purpose we are starting some dietary experiments that include juice feasting, what I call a “substance fast” (coffee in particular), and maybe moving towards a raw vegan diet.

Besides that, starting a commune has created an “explosion” in my life in terms of business opportunities. This includes our new project Authentic Singles (the world’s first member association of AR leaders operating in the field of dating and sexuality), the possibility of licensing our Practical Relational Leadership Course into the rapidly-growing intentional community and eco-village spaces, and more.

These opportunities are too ambitious for us to do alone. And while we are open, of course, to remote collaboration offers, we are especially wanting people to join us physically. The possibilities, the impact, and the fun multiply. Not the least being sharing quality meals together.

Whether your intention is to do some serious business and start making money in the exploding AR space, or whether you just want a “dopamine reset”, we are offering very affordably priced (from $550/mth) month-long or more residential retreat intensives starting anytime (but especially the beginning of the month).

If this is of interest — and especially if you are a budding AR entrepreneur who is looking to “Do well by doing good” — we definitely want to talk to you. Follow the links above to reach out.

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