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Archives for February 2025

Authentic Relating courses starting next week

February 26, 2025 By marc Leave a Comment

We had a great call yesterday with Jason, Sophie and I. We played some games (noticing game! my favorite), and more. We did record the final 12 minutes presentation (short and sweet!) of what the two courses are about and the differences. You can watch that recording here:

Alternatively, read the transcript here.

Are these courses for me?

The two courses both start next Tuesday March 4: 

  1. Authentic Relating in Community (ARC) starts Tuesday March 4, 11:30am Eastern / 5:30pm CET for 6 weeks 
  2. Practical Relational Leadership in Community (PRLC) starts Tuesday March 4, 2pm Eastern / 8:00pm CET for 6 weeks

If you are an active community-builder (or want to be one), are already living in community, or simply want to improve your relationships across-the-board, we would love to have you.

We have some scholarship money available, so if that’s of interest reach out to me via reply …

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One more week to join Authentic Relating courses (starting March 4)

February 23, 2025 By marc Leave a Comment

You have just over a week left to join one of two transformative Authentic Relating (AR) courses starting on March 4, brought to you by our friends at the Global Eco-Village Network.

This email will help you understand your options and how these courses can benefit you.

Not Sure Yet? Join Our Free Webinar

We invite you to our last free webinar in the series on Tuesday, February 25, at 11:30 AM Eastern / 5:30 PM CET. This is a great opportunity to experience Authentic Relating firsthand. Sign-up here.

If you’re new to AR, we also recommend watching the 8-minute introduction video below before attending.

What is Authentic Relating (AR)?

Authentic Relating is a powerful approach with life-changing applications in:

🏡 Intentional communities & co-living spaces
👨‍👩‍👧 Family relationships
🏢 Workplace collaboration & leadership
🎓 Education & personal growth

Watch this short video by Jason Digges to learn …

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February 2025 Newsletter

February 8, 2025 By marc Leave a Comment

Headline news:

  • Circling Europe resigns the Circling trademark and rebrands (see below).
  • Jason Digges and I launch sliding-scale Authentic Relating courses.

What’s happening in the community?

  • The Global Eco-Village Network (GEN) is sponsoring a sliding-scale AR course, Authentic Relating in Community, led by Jason Digges and targeted to community builders and eco-villages. And my beloved wife (!) Sophie and I will be running another cohort of Practical Relational Leadership in Community. Both courses start March 4, with free introduction webinars on February 11 and February 25.
  • Relateful Camp is back this year, April 2-6 in Olympia, Texas (near Houston). Cost is $1400 and includes everything. I heard that last year’s event was so successful that half the tickets for next year sold-out immediately!
  • This year’s Transformational Connection Festival (previously the Circling™ Festival) will take place 16-20 August a few hours out of Amsterdam. The price is just 
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Authentic Relating Organizations

  • Circling Institute (San Francisco and Global)
  • The Relateful Company  (previously CircleAnywhere). Global
  • Transformational Connection (previously Circling Europe), Europe
  • ART International (Global)
  • Authentic Relating Go (Global)
  • Connection Institute (Boston & Global)
  • The Connection Movement (New York City)
  • Austin Circling Studio (Austin, TX)
  • Evolutionary Relating (Australia)
  • Circling Cornwall (UK)
  • Let’s Be Authentic (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Realness Project (Prison work)
  • The Awkward Leadership School (Toronto)
  • Integral Centered Leadership (Boulder, CO)

Local communities can be found on Meetup.com and on the Authentic Revolution communities map

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Quotes

  • “There is no place to get to but more here” — Decker Cunov, co-founder of Circling
  • “You will always outlive my concept of you. And I will always have a concept for you to outlive” — Guy Sengstock, founder of Circling
  • “Pain is not a punishment, pleasure is not a reward… good and bad, happy and sad, all thoughts vanish into emptiness” — Pema Chodron
  • “If we were all to sit in a circle and confess our sins, we would laugh at each other for lack of originality” — Kahlil Gibran
  • “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care” — Theodore Roosevelt
  • “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. They listen with the intent to reply” — Stephen Covey
  • “Trust that people move towards wholeness, and we just have to follow” — Alexis Shepperd, co-founder of the Authentic Woman Experience
  • “Depression is the reward we get for being ‘good’ ” — Marshall Rosenberg
  • When we are angry, killing people is too superficial — Marshall Rosenberg
  • “You don’t need to get what you want if you can express what you want” — Strephon Kaplan-Williams

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