Transform Your Relationships through Vulnerable Leadership
New ARC enrollment process
ARC’s are 6-week, committed / cohort-based groups of up to 8.
The next ARC starts Wed. Sept. 23, 7pm CET / 1pm ET and still has a few spots. Write to me if it’s of interest.
If you are not ready to engage immediately, sign-up below to be notified of the next opportunity. ARC’s run every 6-8 weeks approximately.
Future ARCs are scheduled on-demand via a Doodle poll. To get on the short-list, you give a $50 or 50€ deposit which is fully refundable until you join a program. Full instructions below under registration.
Why we created ARC
“Connection is why we’re here” — Brené Brown
Most people want deeper relationships — but don’t know how to create them.
ARC is a live online training that teaches you the essential skills of Authentic Relating through real-time, supported practice. You’ll walk away with the tools, confidence, and experience to bring depth into any interaction — in your community, work, or closest relationships. No experience is necessary, but I am increasingly getting people with training in other modalities (therapists, healers and bodyworkers) who want to learn Authentic Relating. This is welcome, as central to the ARC’s is the idea of dropping in with each other and creating community.
What you’ll Learn
- Speak your truth in a way that others can hear
- Set boundaries with compassion
- Turn everyday conversations into deeper connection
- Facilitate group dynamics with more clarity and trust
- Stay centered in emotionally intense moments
Who is this for?
🌱 You are a community-builder wanting to connect and inspire others
🤝 You want to start an AR practice group with friends or colleagues
🌀 You are a coach, healer, or therapist looking to deepen your presence and impact
🌍 You simply want more love, joy, and meaning in your personal connections
What is ARC?
ARC (Authentic Relating in Community) is a 6-session online course and practice group that builds upon essential skills of Authentic Relating (AR), leading into the powerful group practice of Circling. Whether you’re new to AR or deepening an existing practice, ARC will help you bring more depth, awareness, and authenticity to every relationship in your life.
Delivered by seasoned facilitators Marco Beneteau and Sophie Lemperle-McGrath, ARC includes:
✅ Six 2-hour live Zoom sessions
✅ Recorded Context-settings, Paired shares, Circling in small groups, and whole-room sharing
✅ A private WhatsApp group for connection and support
Course Details
🕒 Timing: 6 x 2-hour sessions over Zoom
💸 Cost: Pay What you can (minimum $100). See Registration Details below.
👥 Limited Enrollment: 12 students maximum, 1 or 2 facilitators depending on enrollment
📱 Ongoing Learning: Sharing through a private WhatsApp group, plus invitation to the monthly networking gathering of all ARC graduates.
Want to start a group or community?
Then the ARC may be your first step. You don’t become an AR leader in 6 weeks (I am 10 years in and still learning). But I will teach you a group format that has worked well for dozens of committed groups I have led, including a men’s group which has been going strong for 6 years.
Experience a taste of the ARC!
Watch this 46-minute recording to get a taste of what the ARC is about. It’s from a workshop that we ran on May 20, 2025.
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
AR is a thriving global practice community, 30,000+ strong. It is an open-source, global movement for social transformation based on the idea of prioritizing connection, showing up powerfully for other people, and injecting more love into the world. And finally, it’s a powerful practice called Circling, which will help you show up with more truth and care in all the contexts of your life, navigating differences and conflicts with more ease and joy.
ARC is more than a course — it’s a gateway to a more connected life and an invitation into a vibrant global community where you will feel at home with yourself and others. Our graduates invariably report experiences of transformation and deep connection — a space where inspired leadership develops and thrives.
Registration
ARC’s are now scheduled on demand via a Doodle poll. Cohorts of 8 or fewer are led by Marco; cohorts of 12 or more by Marco and Sophie.
How to register
Courses will be scheduled on-demand based on people’s availability. Here’s the process:
- Express interest: Email me [email protected] with a bit about yourself, your time zone, and your availability. If you are already certain you want to participate (depending on the scheduling), write the email and then go directly to step 2 and send in your refundable deposit.
Note regarding scheduling: it’s first-come, first-served. Meaning that early deposits have more impact on the scheduling. If a course is scheduled but still has spots, you can join it; but most courses fill. - Get on the short-list: Send a fully refundable $50 / 50€ deposit (whatever your primary currency) to reserve a spot. Use one of these payment methods.
- Vote on timing: Once enough people are on the short-list, I’ll email you a Doodle poll with scheduling options. You pick what works.
- Confirm or adjust — I’ll set the final course date. You can then either pay the balance, request a full deposit refund, or roll over to the next cohort.
Alternative communication channel: If you are on WhatsApp, write to me at +49 1573 9667979 instead of email. WhatsApp is good as it will be used as the shared communication channel for the group.
Choose Your Contribution
We are doing doing an experiment which is to offer all programs as “pay what you can” with a minimum of $100. Please choose your contribution based on comparable 6-week closed-container groups which run $300-400 typically. See for instance ART International, but note that ART courses are AR skill-building, whereas in our ARC’s we launch directly into the Circling practice which is the “gold-standard” AR practice.
Refund Policy
- Deposits are fully refundable until the course is scheduled and you agree to participate
- No course refunds after you agree to participate and the course starts.
Meet Your Facilitator(s)
Note: groups of 8 or less are led by Marco. Groups of 12-16 are also co-led by Sophie
Marco Beneteau (course leader). Author of 3 books including the Circling Guide (currently crowd-funding the 3rd Edition), Marco is a respected long-time member of the global AR community and has led over 1,500 hours of relational practice in ongoing groups. His work is grounded, playful, and deeply committed to personal transformation.
Sophie Nicole Lemperle-McGrath (course leader). Founder of Connecting Circle (mostly in German), Sophie is a Gestalt and AR facilitator, mediator, and mentor. Sophie is passionate about co-creating and feeling into spaces where authenticity and freedom spark real connection. Spaces that are quietly lit by love. Sophie has years of experience in interpersonal dynamics. Her work is queer-inclusive, trauma-informed, and lovingly disruptive in all the right ways.
Other opportunities in Authentic Relating
Sign-up to the Circling Guide newsletter to get a monthly digest of events in the global AR community, read-up about the History of Authentic Relating, and more.
You may also reach out directly to [email protected] if you want us to produce a course for your community or organization. We are both passionate community-builders and love to support people who are active in Intentional Community (IC).
