Wow. I really did not know how much was on offer inside our wonderful community until I got AI involved. This is the second AI-generated newsletter, and still a work-in-progress. Future versions will be more curated (“personal touch”)
A personal note: below you will find a report on the Circling Guide Anthology (3rd edition) that is just $300 short of its $3000 target and is in full production. See below who-all is contributing, and all the new applications of AR that we are discovering and putting into practice.
What’s happening in the community
Ours & Partner Offers
- There will be two new cohorts of Authentic Relating in Community starting early to mid-May. The course is for all levels from new-to-AR to active community-builders. We have changed the registration process to give more flexibility in terms of the timing, so if you had previously thought of taking the course but the timing did not work for you, think again.
ART International
All events here, including:
- 3–4 Apr — Level 2: Authentic Relating – Ubud, Bali
- 4–5 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Bristol, UK
- 11–12 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Austin, TX
- 11–12 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Boulder, CO
- 13 Apr — Level 2: Authentic Relating – Online (Americas + Europe, start date). 6-week online course.
- 14 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Online (EU + Australasia, start date). 6-week online course.
- 18–19 Apr — Level 2: Authentic Relating – Paris (French)
- 18–19 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Madison, WI
- 25–26 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Berlin
- 25–26 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Copenhagen
- 25–26 Apr — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Vancouver, BC
- 25–26 Apr — Level 2: Authentic Relating – Los Angeles
- 9–10 May — Level 1: Authentic Relating – Seattle, WA
- 23–24 May — Level 1: Authentic Relating – London, UK
- 6–12 Jun — Level 3: Relational Leadership – Colorado. 7-day immersive leadership training.
- 28 Aug–3 Sep — Level 3: Relational Leadership – Europe (France)
- 5–11 Dec — Level 3: Relational Leadership – Bali
Art of Relating (Belgium)
- 22–25 May — Transformational Connection in Nature. Weekend immersion in nature with Ben and Pieter, Belgium.
- 22–26 Jul — Art of Relating Mini Festival in Nature. Multi-day community festival in nature by the Art of Relating team, Belgium.
Authentic Revolution
- 28 Apr–4 Aug — Master Facilitation Skills (Online). 15-week intensive: 110+ video lessons, weekly coaching calls, bi-weekly Fight Lab. Tuesdays 12–2pm CT / 19–21 CET. Enrollment closes April 7.
- 29 Apr–17 Jun — Designing for Connection (Online). 8-week facilitation design course for all levels. Wednesdays 12–2pm CT / 19–21 CET. Enrollment closes April 8.
- 8–10 May — Authentic Leadership Training – Bastrop, TX. 3-day intensive in authentic leadership facilitation. Create powerful group experiences and facilitate authentically in any situation.
Deep Play Institute
All events here, including:
- 3–12 Apr — Dancing the Mess of Relationship – Near NYC. 9-day art-monastic relational meditation retreat 1.5 hrs from NYC. Oscillates between Circling, Contact Improv, and Meditation.
- 13 Apr — The What, Why & How of Rejection in Contact Improv – Brooklyn, NY. A workshop exploring the experience of rejection in Contact Improvisation through authentic relating exercises, role-play, and dancing with verbal reflection. 6–8:30pm.
- 18–19 Apr — Psychodrama +/- Intensive – Brooklyn, NY. Weekend intensive in psychodrama and adjacent practices.
- 15–17 May — Circling Intensive – Philadelphia, PA. Weekend intensive with multiple Circling modalities: Large Group, Small Group, Birthday, Kabuki, and Coyote Circles.
- 9–12 Jul — Order of the Amethyst Heart 2.0 – Nordic LARP near Portland, OR. 4-day immersive LARP experience modelled on Nordic LARPs. You play as a member of a near-future order on a small farm 1.5 hrs from Portland.
Megan Taylor Morrison
- 14–19 May — Phoenix Business Mastermind – 5 Days in Andalucia, Spain. 5-day business mastermind retreat in Seville and Granada. Includes embodied leadership through flamenco, strategic workshops, and restoration.
The Relateful Company
Signup here for Relateful. Other events include:
- 3–5 Apr — Relateful Flow Immersion with Michael Blas – Austin
- 15–19 Apr — Relateful Camp – Camp Olympia, Texas. Five-day immersive camp combining meaningful conversations, personal growth, outdoor adventures, and spontaneity. Early bird still available.
- 28 Apr — Relateful Experiments in “Waking Up” – 10-Week Course. A relational, irreverent, integral 10-week dive into awareness, nonduality, and waking up together. With Jordan Myska Allen. Live Thursdays, 2 hrs/week.
- 14–17 May — Level Up Local Weekend – Austin, TX (May 2026)
Transformational Connection
All events here, including:
- 9 Apr — Free Introduction to Transformational Connection (Online). Free online intro session to the TC practice.
- 9 Apr — SAS Facilitator Training – Oslo. TC facilitator training in Oslo.
- 18–19 Apr — Weekend Immersion – Stockholm
- 23 Apr — Foundational Course – 5-Week Online Closed Group. 5-week online closed group in foundational TC practice.
- 1 May — TC & Surrendered Leadership – 6-Week Online Closed Group
- 2–3 May — Weekend Immersion – Bristol UK
- 9–10 May — Weekend Immersion – Edinburgh
- 13–14 Jun — Weekend Immersion – Amsterdam
- 22–28 Jun — Surrendered Leadership – Malmö
- 4–9 Jul — UK Festival – Transformational Connection. Annual UK Festival. Multi-day immersive gathering.
- 15–20 Aug — International Festival – Transformational Connection. Annual International Festival near Amsterdam. Multi-day immersive gathering.
Susan Campbell
- 7 Apr — Free Monthly Group Coaching Webinar: Repairing Relationship Ruptures. Free 1-hour Zoom webinar, first Tuesday of the month. Topic: how to do an effective relationship repair — what works and what doesn’t.
- 9–10 May — Getting Real: The Power of Conscious Communication – Sebastopol, CA. 2-day in-person workshop practicing the ten truth skills. $395. Sebastopol, CA (50 min north of Golden Gate Bridge).
AR Articles
Authentic Revolution / Sara Ness
- How to Handle Betrayal (this is perhaps Sara’s most vulnerable post. A hard act to follow, btw)
- What to Do With Your Inheritance
The Container
Susan Campbell
AR Podcasts
The Container
Transformational Connection
Circling Guide Anthology (3rd Edition) is coming in May
The Circling Guide Anthology (3rd Edition) is now just $300 short of its $3000 target. I am really amazed at the support this project has received: A comprehensive guide to the movement that will help us reach a global audience, written by me and about 20 influential leaders and teachers, describing the latest practices.
Confirmed contributors now include:
- Sara Ness (Authentic Relating Games)
- Robert MacNaughton (AR in Business)
- Jason Digges (Why Circling works: the architecture of transformation)
- Susan Campbell (Origins of AR)
- Stephane Segatori (We Flow)
- Damien Bohler (embodied sexuality)
- Mihai Banulescu (Connection Games)
- Ryel Kestano (Authentic Dating),
- Karl Steyaert (Non-Violent Communication)
- Ellen Waenink (Deep Listening)
- Michael Porcelli (Meta-Relating)
- Miki Kashtan (From Social Justice to Liberation For All)
- Jordan Allen (Waking up)
- Justin Navetsky and Matt Minahan – T-Group
- Peter S and Carol Xu: Gift-Economy and AR
Each of these writers has a piece of the puzzle. Together, we have a bold offering.
Will you help to get it fully funded? Contribute here.
- Donations of $25 or more get a print book mailed to them
- $100 or more gets you 3-4 books for your team
- $350 will get you a ticket to our upcoming ARC Program
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