Authentic Relating Game Night $20-$40 sliding scale

Connect More using interactive Authentic Relating games, Circling and Communication Activities, in a Facilitated, Collaborative Community setting. Whether you want to connect more deeply with yourself, with others in your community, your friends, family, coworkers, or relationships, platonically, romantically, or the spectrum in between, this will be a supportive, consensual and intentional space to do so.

This event incorporates, sitting, talking and movement activities to engage in a full cognitive and somatic experience. You are always a choice, I can choose to participate in as much as little as you wish.

🌿 Led by licensed Therapist, Charity Loring, LMSW of Loring Therapy LLC.
This is not group therapy, although some people find these events fun and therapeutic.
Charity has been facilitating groups for over 20 years, and is passionate about creating safe, warm, welcoming, consent based spaces, and opportunities for people to connect with themselves and others. She believes that everyone needs a balance of self-care and co-care.

🚪 Doors open between 6:00-6:20 pm
⭐️ Please arrive on time to create a supportive Community in Opening Circle.
⭕️ No late comers permitted.

Tickets: $20-$40, sliding scale, based on ability to pay. You may pay via PayPal or in cash, exact change at the door.
⭐️ We prefer for people to pay in advance via PayPal to streamline the check-in process and to avoid a line at the door.

Pay here: https://www.paypal.me/loringtherapy

What is Authentic relating?

https://www.authrev.org/what-is-authentic-relating

Tired of small talk? When you are socializing, does it seem that people are talking -at- each other and not -with- each other? Authentic relating creates deeper and more meaningful conversations through many modalities, like reflective, listening, curiosity, questions prompts, and much more.

Connection comes in many forms. Our gatherings are fun, deep, meaningful, consent based, sober and supportive.

To practice connecting with yourself and others by being truly seen, heard, understood, and to be more present for connection, come explore in our facilitated and welcoming environment.

We will play and practice various connection and communication games and use methods via authentic relating, Mindfulness, Playfulness, being intentional with our words and actions, NVC (non violent communication), movement practices and other techniques. We will use large group, small group and one on one formats (may vary for different events)

You are always at choice and can choose what you want to participate in or not. We welcome people to be true to themselves, change their minds when they need to, and respect the word no, as much as the word yes, and the variations of overlap in between. Receiving a no, is not considered rejection, or anti-social at our events. Choosing to say no, or not participate, or partially participate is considered a person honoring their own needs. When we can trust a person to say no, we can trust when they say yes, even more.

☀️Connections can be Platonic, Romantic or the nuanced variations in between. Whether you are single/solo, polyamorous, monogamous or RA, all relationship styles, genders, 🌈 LGBTQ+, non gender conforming folx, Hetero people, Neuro typical, Neuro diverse (and all other expressions and identities) are welcome. You can come solo, partnered, with family or with friends. We’re all in this together.

👟 Bring: slippers or warm socks, as this is a shoes free space, writing utensils if you wish, receptacle for water, or drink, (this is a sober event), your own snacks if you think you’ll get hungry.

Parking and Accessibility: Free lot parking. Entrance is wheelchair Accessible. Please be mindful to avoid bringing perfumes and strong scents into the space