This edition of the Circling Guide newsletter is a bit shorter than usual — it is winter after all (I mean in the Northern hemisphere, no disrespect to our upside-down friends). Even so, there is some great action in the community.

See below, as well, for “an offer you can’t refuse” to readers and reviewers of Relational Power

What’s happening in the community?

• The Connection Institute is launching a new Coaching Certification Program which will run March 15-Sept 15. The hours will count towards ICF accreditation, if that is your desire. This is somewhat historic, as the training will be heavily experiential and use techniques from authentic relating and IFS (Internal Family System) to teach the core coaching competencies. This is not just for aspiring coaches, by the way, but for facilitators and relational leaders of any stripe. Very exciting, Peter Will Benjamin and Megan Taylor Morrison!
• The Authentic Relating

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This is our mid-month issue of the newsletter. Lots going on — yay team!

The Texas AR Convergence Feb. 24-26 is now registering — and it’s a very sweet deal. Details below

An important new release of Relational Power, including audiobook! Details below.

Masterful Lover with Keith McGuiness: An introduction to Sexual Yoga for men

Keith McGuiness (who is also a good friend) has an unusual background. He’s not merely senior instructor at ART International, he also has at least 8 years experience as a teacher in the tantric lineages of Hridaya and Agama Yoga. I can’t think of a better person to teach an advanced course on relationships and sexual yoga for men.

This 8-week course starts on Jan. 19 (soon!) and is filling fast. If you are at all interested, book a call with Keith to see if you are a good candidate for what is …

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Happy New Year y’all! May your practice bring you deep connections and great joy in this new year.

In this edition of the Newsletter, I review Ryel Kestano’s new book, Authentic Relating: A Guide to Rich, Meaningful, Nourishing Relationships. I am also adding a new section called “People I like”. 

Newsflashes

• Save the date for the Authentic Relating Convergence — Feb. 24-26, Bastrop State Park (Austin TX) Previously the “All Texas Retreat”. Early bird price $350, I was hoping for less and trying to negotiate for me and y’all with Jonathan Van Matre, let me work on it. I really want to be there.
• Jordan Allen is recommending the Netflix film Stutz, a therapy film. I LOVE therapy films. If you are with your family for the holidays and need a break from them, this is a good way to shut them up for a few

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Very exciting news! The draft of my new book, Relational Power Part 1, has now been published to all channels. including web, Kindle, Paperback and free download. 

Can you help me out?

I want to get A/R more into the mainstream (to give it, say, equal visibility to NVC). I have this bold idea (maybe narcissistic-deluded, but WTF) to crowd-source the new book. I am soliciting readers, reviewers, editors and volunteer marketing partners, and examples and case-studies of personal transformations through the A/R practice.

I can’t write this book from my knowledge and characterology alone (because it is an unusual one). It’s a book about a movement and a transformational practice — arguably the most powerful, open-source human developmental practice ever invented. If you agree with this statement, and you have a few spare cycles to give me in your (probably) busy life, then …

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• Authentic Revolution shutdown at the end of October..There was a lovely (and well-attended) virtual good-bye party, and Sara made a fascinating presentation including the history which you can find here (you open up chapters by clicking on them). A new version (v8) of the Authentic Relating Games manual is still available by donation here and now  on print too. Thank you, Sara and company, for leaving us with these riches.

  Unfortunately the online Connect Platform shut-down, but there are still plenty of places for online Circling, including CircleAnywhere, Authentic Relating Go, The Connection Institute, Circling Institute, Evolutionary Relating, the [new!] Together Connect, and more. Let me know your favorite (and I will include it next time), and also the AuthRev communities map is still being maintained (apparently) and shows all the local communities.

• Evolutionary Relating in Australia has a new mini-course on vulnerability

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