Free Community Workshop — Connect Through Deep Conversations & Optional Dance

Welcome to Our Opia Gatherings! 🎉

Please introduce yourself briefly and let us know why Opia caught your attention—at least 48 hours before the event. Once you do, we’ll send you the location and a link to our group chat, where you’ll find daily opportunities to connect. 📍✨

We receive many last-minute messages that our volunteers cannot always accommodate, so we appreciate your timely introduction.

Our goal is to build a regular community based on shared values and to create a somewhat safer space for private conversations. For this reason, we do not share the location publicly. We also ask you to read our group description on the main group page and review our values below.

Once you’ve introduced yourself, you’re welcome to attend our events several times a month! Of course, you’re still free to cancel if you can’t make it to an upcoming event.

Looking forward to meeting you! 😊

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

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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.

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### 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.

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### 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.

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### 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!

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### 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.

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## 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! 🌟

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## 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 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

https://political-particle-646.notion.site/Opia-values-short-19b1cf2b2d2d805b8cdec98d0fb216e1?pvs=4

If this inspires you, reach out to us! ✨❤️
We’ll have a brief chat via a medium of your choice and then invite you to our upcoming events!
📩 Contact Us:
📲 DM on Meetup
📲 Telegram: @chadqeren
📧 Email: lina.bruessel@googlemail.com
Looking forward to meeting you! 🎊💫