The next ARC cohort starts Tuesday March 4, 11:30am Eastern / 5:30pm CET for 6 weeks. See below for more information and to attend one of the introductions
Build thriving intentional communities through the power of Authentic Relating (AR). Create a powerful network of fun, love and transformation for yourself
“True belonging only happens when we bring our authentic selves to the table.” — Brené Brown
Living in an intentional community is rewarding but comes with unique challenges. In this immersive, experiential course you’ll learn how to navigate the complexities of community life with grace, empathy, and skill.
Led by Jason Digges, a pioneer in the Authentic Relating movement, this immersive course will help you build trust, navigate conflict, and foster deep relationships. Join us and tap into the power of vulnerability, empathy, and meaningful connection.
This course will provide you with the tools to:
- Cultivate a deep sense of belonging and connection with your fellow community members
- Communicate with openness and vulnerability, and create mutual understanding
- Foster a culture of trust, acceptance, and support
- Navigate conflicts and differences with wisdom and compassion
- Bring your full presence and attention to each interaction
- Listen beyond the words, attuning to the emotions and needs beneath
- Create a safe space for others to express themselves authentically
- Offer reflections and empathy that deepen mutual understanding
Through guided exercises and experiential learning, you’ll develop the capacity to listen in a way that transforms relationships and creates a profound sense of connection.
Specifically, you will go deep into topics such as:
- Authentic Expression: Tools for communicating your truth with clarity and care.
- Embracing Differences: Approaches for celebrating diversity and finding common ground.
- Collective Wisdom: Practices for tapping into the intelligence and resilience of the group.
- Emotional Aikido and Alchemy: Transform conflicts into opportunities for self-awareness and understanding through centeredness, empathy, and creativity.
By mastering these skills, you’ll help create a community culture of openness, understanding, and mutual support – one that can weather any storm and emerge even stronger.
Who Is This Course For? What Results Can You Expect?
Whether you’re a seasoned member of an established ecovillage or intentional community, looking to create you own, or simply wanting to deepen your relationships across-the-board, ARC will provide you with the tools and insights you need to thrive.
Authentic Relating is a life-long journey and will change your life in direct proportion to how much you engage. Join us, start this journey and discover the transformative power of authentic, heartfelt communication in the context of community life.
By the end of the course, you’ll leave with proven tools to foster trust, handle conflict effectively, and build relationships that thrive within intentional communities. You may also choose to continue practicing in your home group (see below). Some of our home groups have continued for years after the end of the course.
Course Details
- 6 weeks, 2 1/2 hours per session on Zoom
- Experiential learning with a roughly 20-80 mix of content/presentation versus direct AR practice in small-groups, paired-shares and main-room dialogues.
- Full participation in all sessions ensures the best experience and value. If you must miss a session, we will send you a recording of the context-setting, which usually takes up the first 20-30 minutes of each session.
- A WhatsApp private group for direct interactions among your cohort. Create connections with peers and receive support outside of the live sessions.
- You will be assigned a home-group with up to 6 participants which will meet in the final half-hour of the class. It is suggested you use this time to schedule a weekly follow-up practice session together, and then (if there is time) debrief each session of the course.
- Detailed course materials and resource list to be able to integrate for years to come.
What is Authentic Relating?
The ARC isn’t just another course—it’s a gateway to a global movement of over 30,000 people committed to living authentically and building resilient, connected communities.
Authentic Relating is many things: 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. It is a rich developmental model which integrates many different teachings and lineages. And finally, it is a powerful practice called Relational Inquiry (similar to Circling™) which will help you to show up with more truth and care in all the contexts of your life. While the ARC course (this course) is not directly instructional for the Relational Inquiry process (for this see our related course Practical Relational Leadership in Community) you will learn some basic skills which are necessary to do Relational Inquiry effectively and which you can put into action immediately.
In this video, Jason Digges introduces the ARC course and the powerful practice of Authentic Relating
Registration
Unlike others offers in the AR space, the course is offered on the gift economy with a minimum to cover our costs, the costs of our sponsor the Global Eco-Village Network, and reasonable payment to our course leaders. To register, choose one of the pricing tiers below. If even the low-income option is not affordable to you, write to [email protected] explaining your circumstances and how much you are able to pay.
Pricing tiers
[To GEN: please do either sliding-scale on the 3 options or else provide three check-box options]
- [Option 1 – Low-income $195]: For those with financial constraints.
- [Option 2 – Fair-price $395]: The standard rate for a 6-week AR course.
- [Option 3 – Sustaining $595]: Support scholarships for others while participating yourself.
About the Course Leader
Jason Digges is one of the pioneers of the Authentic Relating Movement, a worldwide community exploring peer-driven emotional intelligence practices. He is the author of Conflict = Energy, The Transformative practice of Authentic Relating, and has taught thousands of people in over 20 cities across the globe.
Equal parts artist, philosopher, teacher, and media producer, from 2003-2012 he worked for Ken Wilber to create thousands of hours of educational media on the topics of transpersonal psychology, spirituality, productivity, and personal growth. He co-founded ART International in 2016, which is now the biggest company in the world providing AR trainings. He left ART International in 2021 to pursue a writing and speaking career.
Jason is passionate about translating deep wisdom principles and personal growth methods for main stream audiences. He will be assisted in this course by Marco Beneteau, Sophie Lemperle-McGrath, and other experienced members of our community.
Other opportunities in Authentic Relating
We can run this course for your intentional community, eco-village or co-housing either online or onsite in a 3-day format. Write to us at [email protected].
Please also sign-up to the Circling Guide mailing list, read Jason’s Conflict = Energy, and Marco’s Relational Power.