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Below are some of my favorite learning resources on Circling and Authentic Relating, with a particular focus on the history (which fascinates me), and the latest theoretical developments.  Videos here are in no particular order. 

Susan Campbell, Jason Digges, Sara Ness dialogue on The Stoa (Dec/2021)

Guy Sengstock on Circling

Guy Sengstock describes Circling to a “beginner” audience:

Sivana Podcast: Learn How To Relate To Others (And Yourself) Authentically: The Technique Of “Circling”

SAS History & Reflections (John Thompson and Sean Wilkinson), Parts 1 and 2

Circling Europe’s SAS Training is (arguably) the deepest and most powerful Circling training anywhere.  In these intimate videos, the founders provide fascinating reflection on the history, motivations and great success that they have had in teaching the practice and building a community.

www.youtube.com/embed/QaF9RjslF0o

Decker Cunov at Circling Summit 2014

Decker answers questions about circling, community, the strains of leadership, and the business of Circling.  Amazing demonstration of vulnerable leadership and historically interesting in terms of the history of the Boulder Integral Center.

Watch Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Guy Sengstock and Jon Cotton: the 7 stages of Circling (webinar recording)

http://www.circlinginstitute.com/thanks-webinar-7stages-recording/

(Other videos by Guy here)

Guy Sengstock and Marenka Cerny: Circling and Attachment Theory

Part 1

Part 2 (on Facebook)

Decker Cunov, Bryan Bayer and Robert  McNaughton  at the 2014 Circling Summit

Circling early history in San Francisco

This is a trailer of a movie called After the Beep by Scott Hannon that (apparently) never got produced. It’s a supplement to the Circling History section.

Fast forward to 5:10 to see very early clips of Erwan Devon and “The Community”, a (very young!) Guy Sengstock at the Arete Experience, Decker Cunov, Jerry Candelaria Alexis Shepperd, Nicole Daedone, Robert Kendall and others.  Many of the early founders of the Circling movement are shown in this video.  My only complaint is that it’s too short!

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Authentic Relating Organizations

  • Circling Institute (San Francisco and Global)
  • The Relateful Company  (previously CircleAnywhere (Global)
  • Circling Europe (Europe and North America)
  • ART International (Global)
  • Authentic Relating Go (Global)
  • Connection Institute (Boston & Global)
  • The Connection Movement (New York City)
  • Austin Circling Studio (Austin, TX)
  • Evolutionary Relating (Australia)
  • Circling Cornwall (UK)
  • Let’s Be Authentic (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Realness Project (Prison work)
  • The Awkward Leadership School (Toronto)
  • Integral Centered Leadership (Boulder, CO)

Local communities can be found on Meetup.com and on the Authentic Revolution communities map

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Quotes

  • “There is no place to get to but more here” — Decker Cunov, co-founder of Circling
  • “You will always outlive my concept of you. And I will always have a concept for you to outlive” — Guy Sengstock, founder of Circling
  • “Pain is not a punishment, pleasure is not a reward… good and bad, happy and sad, all thoughts vanish into emptiness” — Pema Chodron
  • “If we were all to sit in a circle and confess our sins, we would laugh at each other for lack of originality” — Kahlil Gibran
  • “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care” — Theodore Roosevelt
  • “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. They listen with the intent to reply” — Stephen Covey
  • “Trust that people move towards wholeness, and we just have to follow” — Alexis Shepperd, co-founder of the Authentic Woman Experience
  • “Depression is the reward we get for being ‘good’ ” — Marshall Rosenberg
  • When we are angry, killing people is too superficial — Marshall Rosenberg
  • “You don’t need to get what you want if you can express what you want” — Strephon Kaplan-Williams

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Marco’s Books and Blogs


Relational Power: Win Friends, Influence Others, and End Loneliness Through the Practice of Authentic Relating

 


Broke, Single, Crazy and Old: The Redemption of a Sex and Love Addict

 


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