Workshop - Embracing contact with others while honouring yourself

WORKSHOP #3 - EMBRACING CONTACT WITH OTHERS WHILE HONOURING YOURSELF
This workshop is one in a series of 5 independent yet connected workshops for people seeking more meaningful and authentic contact with themselves and others.
In this workshop, we will explore what happens with our senses, emotions and thoughts during different types of contact with others. Through this workshop, we will learn to recognise our needs and preferences and practice how to communicate them. This workshop will also allow us to experiment with different levels of vulnerability and self-expression.

FORMAT
Each workshop focuses on a specific theme that we will explore through different practices. Every session is designed to provide a safe space where we can experiment and learn from and with each other through different experiential activities. This may include guided individual practices, interactive group discussions, creative exercises, pair verbal and non-verbal.
You can attend one, some, or all workshops based on your interests. While attending multiple workshops will allow you to broaden and deepen your experience, each session stands alone, offering you a valuable, holistic experience.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
A space where you can come as you are and…
- Take part in the creation of a new experience together alongside people who acknowledge and support you.
- Embrace your creative and curious sides.
- Have fun! Discover how depth and playfulness can not only co-exist but also enhance each other.
- Cultivate skills that will allow you to enjoy and savour the contact.
- Become part of a community of like-minded and like-hearted people.
THE WORKSHOP SERIES
The workshop series starts with two workshops on noticing what is going on within us, including our mental, emotional and physical states, and exploring how these are interconnected. We will learn how we can look at our sensations, feelings and thoughts with curiosity and compassion and use them to inform our actions.
The next two workshops explore how these internal experiences shape and are shaped in our interactions with others. We will experiment with expressing ourselves, communicating our needs and boundaries, and supporting others in doing the same.
In the final workshop of our series, we’ll further explore authentic and purposeful engagement with the world, using our values to guide our actions and expand our sense of belonging.
THEMES
Workshop 1: Connecting with your senses & emotions
Workshop 2: Exploring your thoughts & behaviours
Workshop 3: Embracing contact with others while honouring yourself
Workshop 4: Deepening your contact with others
Workshop 5: Engaging authentically and meaningfully with the world
ABOUT US
Hello! We are Kim and Ania, two curious minds passionate about fostering genuine connections. We believe that magic happens when we can engage authentically, explore curiously and savour experiences fully. As lifelong learners, we continually seek new ways to explore ourselves, others and the world around us and we are excited to co-create a space with other people who want to join us.
We are both Gestalt therapists in training and we have experience supporting a diverse range of people across different contexts. Kim has a background in psychology, coaching and counselling and Ania has coached and facilitated teams and organizations in the corporate world.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Language: English

- Please arrive 10 minutes before the starting time.

- Materials & refreshments: we will provide all the materials and refreshments (tea, water, snacks). You may want to bring a small notebook and pen.

Questions? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

De Roos, 183 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands