About this Event
A full-day immersion where you can arrive fully in your body, show up authentically, and get to the core of what truly matters, through conversation, movement and touch. Come cultivate connection skills that will enrich and enliven your interpersonal relationships!
What you'll explore
You'll develop skills including embodied self-awareness, nervous system attunement, consent, curiosity and rediscovering joy as a full-body experience, through three complementary modalities:
- Authentic Relating - playful, courageous communication through radical honesty and active listening, dropping the mask to share what's truly alive in you
- Mindful Movement - somatic flow, surrendering to what arises in your body through music, with and without connection to others
- Conscious Touch - bringing full presence into physical relating, exploring the many layers of platonic touch with deepened awareness of your desires and boundaries
Some activities use blindfolds to deepen connection with your internal sensations.
Consent is emphasised throughout, and a support team is on hand if needed.
Who is it for? Anyone curious, open and wanting to deepen their human connections, whether you're a therapist, bodyworker, seasoned retreat-goer or a complete beginner. Particularly welcoming to those navigating anxiety, life transitions or neurodiversity.
Your facilitator — Laurie (he/him) A queer British-Kiwi based in Berlin, Laurie has been facilitating Authentic Relating and embodiment workshops across Oceania and Europe since 2019. His training spans The Embody Lab, Body Electric, Authentic Revolution and World Peace Yoga School, and his workshops have featured at internationally acclaimed festivals and organisations worldwide.
I live with complex PTSD and anxiety and have really struggled to build meaningful connections. Discovering Laurie's workshops has been a life changer — Sarah
Thank you for the beautiful workshop we shared. There was a wonderful sense of warmth and connection in the room at the end — Paul
Thanks to this workshop, I was able to let go more than ever before, and really let in non-sexual, loving, supportive touch. Thank you to Laurie for offering another step up the mountain of growth & healing — Imogen
Website: itoiauthenticrelating.com
Instagram: @itoiauthentic
Tickets £80 (limited to 14 spaces — book early!)
Bring: Comfortable clothes you can move in, a blindfold, and a dish to share for the potluck lunch. Tea, coffee & snacks provided.
Refunds: Full refund 3+ weeks out · 50% within 1–3 weeks · None within 1 week
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
