October 2025 Newsletter: So much going on, yay!

This is the first Circling Guide newsletter created with the help of AI! With any luck, the next issue will be even more automated. And hopefully on time.

In this issue, I am adding two more sections: AR and Sexuality and AR and Intentional Community. I also attended Stephane Segatori’s We-Flow Immersion in Amsterdam which blew my mind. Read more here.

Otherwise, action in the community is kind of exploding right now, with many new offers and some of them extraordinary. What a ride!

As always, if you are running events that I am missing, simply reply to this email and I will add you to the next issue.

What’s Happening in the Community?

ART International

• [New] Art of Human Connection – Free tasters, monthly starting Nov. 18
• Free Community Circles now twice a week, every week – please join ARTland and check the events section
• Level 1 and Level 2 courses are in full swing
• Level 3 Europe just wrapped up! Level 3 Costa Rica (March 2025) is now enrolling
• Level 4 is enrolling for its 11th cohort
• The next Intro Session is coming up in November with senior course leader Christopher Gray—an accessible, relaxed, and powerful entry point for those new to this work.

Authentic Revolution

• Designing for Connection (starts Nov. 4) — Turn good events into unforgettable ones.
• The Authentic Facilitator (starts Oct. 21/23).
• Art of Difficult Conversations (8 Weeks) starts Oct. 22, with free webinar on October 14
• Authentic Leadership Training (Live, May 8-10, 2026)
• Every Wednesday Fight Lab
• [New]: weekly AR Games nights! Oct. 6 and 13.

Transformational Connection

• Upcoming weekend immersions: Helsinki – 18-19 Oct, Oslo – 8-9 Nov, Stockholm – 15-16 Nov, Amsterdam – 29-30 Nov
• Transformational Connection Intensive: Portugal – 7-13 Oct 2025
• Transformational Hub Portugal: Register interest here
• SAS Facilitator trainings: Brussels, Malmö, Stockholm, Oslo, Amsterdam
• Surrendered Leadership weeks: UK – winter 2026,  Malmö – 22-28 June 2026
• Online Drop-in sessions: Tuesdays and Wednesdays with Senior leaders; Thursdays and Fridays
• Online Offerings: TC & SL 6-week (closed group) – 17 October. Transformational Boundaries Foundational Course – 4 November, TC & SL 6-week (closed group) – 9 January
• 2026 Festivals: UK Transformational Connection Festival – 4-9 July 2026 (Early bird tickets). International Transformational Connection Festival – 15-20 August 2026 (Super early bird tickets)
• Coaching training: Coaching Training – mid-January 2026 (6 months) / Individual coaching

Circling Institute

• Every Thursday drop-in circling.
• Original Circling® Weekend Intensives
• The Explorer (Getting Someone’s World)

Relateful Company

• Michael Blas will be leading Radiance: Oakland Relateful Immersion on October 17-19. For the rest, Relateful.com continues to be my “go to” for circles.

The Connection Institute

• Relational Leadership Academy continues strong, with events daily. Given the 7 day free trial, this is a no-brainer.
• 6 Week Circling Cohorts resume in January
• Badass Boundaries is continuing

We-Flow

Stephane Segatori & Team’s We-Flow Immersion in Amsterdam blew my mind. Upcoming events include another 2-day immersion on Nov. 8-9 and a Stewardship cohort starting Nov. 7. Read about my experience here.

The Relational Accelerator

Kedar and Morgan are continuing to enroll for The Relational Accelerator, a 3-month cohort-based program. This is a solid leadership training which begins with a 5-week cohort with a 3 months follow-up

Marco and Sophie

• Sophie and I are starting our 5th cohort of Authentic Relating in Community on Oct. 28, with a free webinar on Oct. 21.

AR Articles & Podcasts

This section celebrates AR writers and podcasters.

• Jordan Myska Allen is on a roll with this Blindspots substack. He has added a “daily relatefulness” article to his Three Things Weekly emails, and is also running a forum and culture-change initiative called UpTrust.
• Sara Ness continues inspiring posts on her substack. See below for news about hers and Geof’s new Intentional Community!
• The Container Podcast is also rocking it, with Anger, Eros, and Boundaries with John Thompson (especially recommended by John), What Do We Do Now? w/ Rob Kancler, Power Dynamics in Circling w/ Jordan Myska Allen, and Power Dynamics in Circling w/ Hannah Hellsing. To listen online, see the Podcast RSS, add “The Container” to your podcast app, or listen on iTunes or Spotify.
• Marco Beneteau: I am on quite a roll as well, including When I was a child, I was happy: 40 years of life in 600 words, Starting Over at 65: Broke, Brilliant, and Betting on Ideas, along with my previous Monetizing Authentic Relating: The Courage to Lead and My Entrepreneurial Awakening

[New] AR & Sexuality

In this section I talk about people doing interesting things in the area of AR and Sexuality. It warms my heart to see some action happening in this important area.

• Ryel Kestano is recruiting volunteers for a New AR/Dating/Matchmaking App, designed entirely around supporting users in creating deep, meaningful, nourishing connections from first match to long-term relationship. Join the beta program at kora.dating and beat the crowds!
• Also check out Ryel’s new Authentic Dating course
• Annabeth Novitzki and Jason Minnix from Relateful Company are doing a Relateful Singles Night in Austin on October 24, 7-9pm. Slow Down and notice the richness of emotions, impact, and the spontaneous verve of being. They will also be leading Erotic Wholeness in 2026.
• Michela Winters and team are leading Carnival DNGN: The Immersion – Awaken Your Sub Oct. 24-26. It’s some brilliant copy-writing there around “sub” as our fundamental relationship to life. Indeed, what choice do we really have? [Note: Sophie said about this: “is this not the basis of AR?” 😊].

AR and Intentional Community

I am thrilled to tell you all that Sara & Geof’s new community in Marshall NC (near Asheville) is enrolling! They have 12 homestead lots ready to be built on.

It’s been a long, wild ride for them to get to this point. Details on Sara’s substack.

Intentional Community has long been a passion of mine. I would love to start an AR Intentional Community. I tried in Mexico and failed spectacularly (albeit, with some great learnings!). I am now part of a group who are in serious talks with a community in Virginia to do just that. If you are interested, reply to this email.