Free Workshop Afternoon — Connect through deep conversations & creativity

• Welcome to Our Opia Gatherings! 🎉

If you’d like to attend (it’s completely free!), get in touch via:
📩 DM on Meetup
📲 Telegram: @chadqeren
📧 Email: lina.bruessel@googlemail.com
We’ll send you the location! 📍✨

• Our Journey So Far 🚀

We combine emotional and intellectual discussions, creative expression, and shared fun! Here’s a look at what we’ve experienced so far:

• Icebreakers & ‘Authentic Relating’: Deep Conversations ❄️🤝

🔹 Engaging Icebreakers:
To welcome new members, we start with icebreaker activities that go beyond basic introductions—encouraging people to share aspects of their personality and interests.
🔹 ‘Authentic Relating’:
We practice psychological exercises and communication games—some adapted from Authentic Revolution's YouTube channel. One example is responding to prompts like:
💬 “If you knew more about me, you’d know that…”
Sharing in a circle creates space for personal storytelling and deep dialogue.

• Music & Movement: Fun and Creativity 🎶💃

🎸 Music Sessions:
We enjoy live guitar performances or karaoke, often singing uplifting classics like The Beatles—always bringing joyful energy to our gatherings!
💃 Dance & Movement:
We’ve incorporated short dance and movement activities, drawing inspiration from Tango and Jazz Dance warm-ups.
There is absolutely no pressure to move or sing if you don't feel comfortable with that!

• Psychological Workshops: Relationships, Purpose & Accountability 🤔💡

❤️ Exploring Relationships:
In one workshop, a participant guided us in reflecting on our personal relationships—discussing friendships, romance and sexuality, family ties, and interactions with project partners and colleagues.
🎯 Discussing the Idea of Purpose in Life:
We watched a documentary on Viktor Frankl, the renowned Austrian psychiatrist, and examined whether the concept of "purpose in life" resonates with our own personal reflections.
✅ Accountability:
We explored different dimensions of accountability—responsibility to oneself, loved ones, and society. We also discussed forming a subgroup where members support each other in achieving personal goals.

• Shaping Our Future Together 💬🔮

At the end of each meeting, we brainstorm ideas for future events. Your input helps shape the direction of our evolving group!

• Creative Expression: Art & Emotional Exploration 🎨🖌️

🎭 Recently, we’ve introduced workshops combining artistic activities—such as painting and collage-making—with discussions on emotions and self-reflection.

• Join Us & Share Your Passion 🤝😊

Our gatherings are collaborative, and anyone is welcome to lead a workshop. If you have a skill or passion you’d like to share, we’d love to learn from you! 🌟

• How to Attend 📝

We are an inclusive community and welcome people aged 18+ of all:
🌍 Countries of origin
🏳️‍🌈 Genders & sexual orientations
🧠 Religions or lack thereof
💼 Professions & economic situations

However, we prefer to invite only people who share our vision of fostering deep, meaningful conversations—helping to counteract Berlin’s urban isolation.

💜 Our Ethical Values 💜
We also have a set of ethical values that unite us. Read more here:
🔗 Opia Values

If this inspires you, reach out to us! ✨❤️