Whether you are single, dating, in a relationship, or somewhere in between, this workshop is for anyone who wants to understand themselves more deeply in connection and build relationships rooted in honesty, presence, and genuine care.
What This Workshop Is About
Many of us carry hidden pressures around love:
- To find “the one”
- To be chosen
- To avoid being alone
- To make a relationship work
- To fit into ideas of what love “should” look like
These pressures can lead us to people-please, hide parts of ourselves, ignore our needs, or perform a version of love that does not feel fully true.
This workshop is an opportunity to slow down, notice your patterns, and explore what authentic connection means for you.
What We’ll Explore
Through guided exercises, reflection, and real-time connection, we’ll explore:
- Modern dating and relationship patterns
- What we long for in love and connection
- Needs, values, desires, and boundaries
- Emotional honesty and self-expression
- Intimacy, vulnerability, and trust
- Respectful, consensual touch
- How to stay connected without losing yourself
What to Expect
This is not a lecture or a dating event. It is an experiential workshop where you’ll be invited to practice connection in a safe, respectful group setting.
You can expect:
- Guided meditation and grounding
- Pair exercises
- Small group activities
- Full-circle sharing
- Relational games
- Embodied practices
- Time for tea, breaks, and informal conversation
Everything is optional. You are always welcome to pass, pause, adapt, or take care of yourself in the way that feels right.
Who This Is For
This workshop is open to:
- Singles
- Couples
- People dating
- People healing from past relationship patterns
- People wanting deeper intimacy
- People curious about conscious relating
- Anyone wanting more honest, fulfilling connection
No prior experience is needed.
What You May Take Away
You may leave with:
- More clarity around what you want in connection
- Greater awareness of your relationship patterns
- More confidence expressing needs and boundaries
- A deeper connection with yourself
- New ways to communicate with honesty and care
- A felt experience of being seen, heard, and met
What Is Authentic Relating?
Authentic Relating is the practice of being real with yourself and others.
It invites honesty, presence, deep listening, emotional awareness, and connection without masks or performance.
At ARE, we blend Authentic Relating with meditation, psychological insight, and embodied practices to create spaces where connection can be explored directly — not just talked about.
About Our Events
Each ARE session is different, but the intention remains the same:
to deepen connection with yourself and others through awareness, embodiment, and authentic relating.
Our workshops are warm, respectful, and gently challenging. They are designed to support real connection while giving each person choice, agency, and space to move at their own pace.
FACILITATORS
Maria Pareo – Therapist & founder of Psychoenergetic Work®
Marcus Hunt – Psychological Researcher & Facilitator
Contacts:
[email protected] | 07341465023
Event Venue
The Loft at Little Dippers, Upper Gardner Street, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, UK, United Kingdom
GBP 35.00
