Session 1 — Grounded and Spacious Awareness Nurtures Vibrant and Authentic Relationships
Ron De Brito · 75-minute experiential session
From a depth of grounded, aware presence, we communicate our true selves and receive others more fully. Practice grounding and settling exercises, embodying sensitivity, spaciousness, and breath. Use voice and movement to explore stuckness and flow, and gently work with unconscious patterns and past wounds — transforming reactive behaviors into open-hearted, compassionate presence.
Session 2 — When Animals Are Safe They Play: Exploring the Non-Narrative Bases for Intimacy
Buster Rådvik · 75-minute experiential session
Buster Rådvik of Embodied Intimacy leads a playful exploration of our animal nature's territorial need for safety. Through increased somatic safety, experience the co-creative nature of present-moment intimacy. A taste of Embodied Intimacy's experiential laboratory — connecting the head with the body and harvesting an embodied culture of authentic relating.
Session 3 — Embodied Relationship: Reciprocal Presence and Haptic Cognition
Leo Peppas · 75-minute experiential session
A barefoot, outdoor nature practice (find a spot with big trees if possible). Strengthen your reality-checking capacity, recognize the difference between projection and presence, and discover reciprocal presence where both sides can listen and speak. Re-discover a sense of unity through communion with nature and develop a deeper appreciation for diversity.
Session 4 — Caring for the Relationship Body
Nandita Batheja · 75-minute experiential session
Just like our physical bodies, relationships have their own bodies — the containers, agreements, and contexts that hold them. Explore how to create and nurture containers that support relationships through conflict, change, and growth. Drawing on tools and body-wisdom practices from YES! Jams, InterPlay, and the Somatic School of Unusual Life Learning. (Bring a notebook and drawing materials.)
Session 5 — Conscious Conflict: Simple Steps to Better Relationships
Stephen Kotev · 75-minute experiential session
Veteran conflict resolver and embodiment educator Stephen Kotev distills decades of experience into simple, effective tools for staying conscious during conflict. Drawing on Aikido, Embodied Peacemaking, Men's Work, and Conflict Resolution theory, learn to recenter yourself in the midst of heated arguments and discover new, more fulfilling ways of experiencing your relationships.
