Authentic Belonging | Connection Games & Circling

✨ An evening of connection games, honest encounters and a first taste of Heart iQ

🍁 Please register on Luma to confirm your place:
https://luma.com/drbw4he1
To encourage a balanced group, a few discounted tickets are available for women. Message me if you would like one.

Most of us know how to be good company. We ask interesting questions, read the room, adjust. Yet ometimes we go home from an evening full of people and realise nobody really met us. Maybe we didn’t quite let them.

Rather than beig just something we want, connection and belonging have a lot to do with capacity: how much closeness, attention and real feeling we can stay with before we start to pull back without noticing. It could be a joke at the right moment, a change of subject, an “I’m fine,” brushing off a compliment.

We learned these moves for good reasons. With practice, in a playful and safe enough space, we can learn to stay present in the tender space of connection a little longer.

💫 What we’ll explore

The evening moves through three territories, in whatever way the group and the moment call for.

Connection to yourself. Through the body, with movement, music and grounding, giving the nervous system space to unwind and letting a more genuine sense of yourself come forward.

The mystery of another. What happens when you meet someone with real curiosity, say what’s actually true for you, and let yourself be seen a little more than usual?

The field between us. Sensing what we create together as a group, something none of us could feel alone.

We’ll draw on Authentic Relating games, Circling and Heart iQ, a practice for widening how much feeling and connection we can stay open to, especially in the moments we’d usually close. Some of it playful, some of it slow and tender.

You’ll leave with a clearer sense of where you tend to close down, what it feels like when you don’t, and something you can take into your everyday relationships.

This might be for you if…

you connect easily with others but sometimes lose yourself in the process
you long for more closeness, and notice yourself pulling back when it’s actually on offer
being looked at for a while, or receiving a compliment, makes you squirm a little
you’re curious about Circling or Authentic Relating, or you’ve tried them and want to meet Heart iQ
you’d simply rather have one real conversation than ten polite ones

No experience needed. Everything is an invitation: you choose how far you go, and “no, thanks” is always a complete answer. Some practices may include consensual touch as an option, always with clear choice and no expectation to take part.

Your facilitator

I'm Manuela, a systemic coach and facilitator trained in Authentic Relating, Circling, Heart iQ and other relational and embodiment-based approaches. I'm passionate about creating spaces where we can meet beyond our social roles, explore the edges of how we relate, and discover what becomes possible when we bring more of ourselves into connection.

Practical details

📅 Friday, 23 October 2026

🕡 18:30–21:15 · Doors open at 18:10

📍 Yoga Raum Schöneberg, Martin-Luther-Straße 46, Berlin

Language: Primarily English, with occasional German translation where helpful. In partner and small-group practices, you can use whichever language you and your partner(s) prefer.

What to bring: Socks, as we'll be working without shoes.
Tea and snacks will be provided during the break. You're welcome to stay a little longer afterwards to unwind and connect.

Contribution: €20-30 (€25 recommended).
Places are limited to 16 participants to keep the group intimate and spacious. Please register on Luma to confirm your place:
https://luma.com/drbw4he1

If money is a concern, feel free to reach out to me on WhatsApp. I'd like the space to be accessible, and we can find a solution.

Please note: This event is also shared through other channels, so Meetup RSVPs do not reflect the current number of participants.