Authentic Relating & Group Experiences
Awareness • Relating • Embodiment
Group Work & Authentic Relating
Many people long for deeper connection, honest conversation, and spaces where they can feel more fully themselves beyond social roles, performance, or surface-level interaction.
Our group spaces are designed to support authentic connection, emotional awareness, nervous system regulation, and meaningful human interaction within a grounded and welcoming environment.
Through guided relational exercises, embodied practices, communication explorations, and shared experiences, we create spaces that encourage curiosity, presence, emotional honesty, playfulness, and deeper connection with self and others.
Why We Created These Spaces
We, Marcus and Maria, are passionate about creating spaces where authenticity, honesty, and vulnerability can be explored and practised together.
We do not stand above this work, we walk alongside it, sharing from lived experience, continued practice, curiosity, and a genuine desire to connect more honestly with ourselves and others.
At the heart of these spaces is a belief that meaningful connection becomes possible when people feel able to show up more authentically, beyond performance, perfection, or social masks.
Our vision is to support spaces where empathy and honesty can coexist, where vulnerability is met with care, and where connection can be approached with curiosity, presence, and humanity.
Upcoming Events
A space to slow down, connect, and experience more meaningful human interaction.
Our events combine authentic relating practices, emotional awareness, communication explorations, embodiment, and group connection within warm and grounded environments designed to support curiosity, presence, honesty, and genuine connection.
Whether you are new to this work or already familiar with Authentic Relating, these spaces offer opportunities to move beyond surface-level interaction and explore deeper connection with yourself and others.
Authentic Relating Experience & Conscious Dating
Monthly • Brighton • 4-Hour Immersive Experience
A deeper group experience exploring authentic communication, relational awareness, emotional honesty, embodiment, and meaningful human connection through guided exercises and shared exploration.
Upcoming events:
20 September | 1:30 to 5:30 pm | BOOK HERE
Relating Room
1st Friday of the Month • Hove • 1-Hour Community Space
A smaller and more regular relational space to pause, connect, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversation within a relaxed and welcoming environment.
A gentle space to practise authenticity, communication, listening, and connection beyond small talk.
Upcoming events:
3rd July | 10 to 11am | BOOK HERE
4th September 10 to 11 am | BOOK HERE
This Space May Be Supportive If You:
struggle with social anxiety or disconnection
want deeper and more meaningful conversations
feel emotionally isolated or disconnected from others
wish to improve communication and emotional intelligence
want to explore authenticity and honesty
are interested in conscious relating and nervous system awareness
long for genuine human connection and community
Wish to practice more embodied ways of relating
A Different Kind of Social Space
These gatherings are not group therapy, performance spaces, or networking events.
They are intentional relational spaces where people can slow down, connect more consciously, and explore what becomes possible when authenticity, curiosity, emotional honesty, and presence are welcomed into the room.
We also deeply value privacy, consent, and creating a contained environment where people can feel more comfortable showing up authentically. For this reason, we do not take photographs or videos of participants during activities or relational exercises.
Questions before getting started?
Get in touch.
Our work celebrates multiple approaches and points of view in which everyone deserves to be seen, welcomed and valued without judgment or exclusion. We welcome and value all differences, including race, gender, sexual orientation, generation, religion, disabilities and beliefs.