About this event
Think you know everything about your dearest partner or bestie? Prepare to be delightfully surprised! ✨
Step into a cosy, welcoming space designed to deepen the curiosity, empathy & play within your unique connection. Whether you’re romantic partners, brand-new dates, or close friends, this evening offers a rare pause to slow down, drop in, and explore new layers of your relationship. 🫂
Through the guided practices of Authentic Relating (radical honesty & active listening) and Conscious Touch (co-regulation through intentional giving & receiving), you'll gain practical tools to navigate tricky conversations with grace, tune into each other's needs, and bring more warmth and vitality to your bond. Equal parts rich, playful, and grounding, this is so much more than a typical night out. 🥂
Who it’s for:
Open to all duos — couples, lovers, and friends across all genders and relationship orientations. Bring someone you truly want to deepen with and share a heart-warming evening together! ❤️
About the facilitator:
Laurie (he/him), is a queer British-Kiwi who’s current home-base is Amsterdam. His passion is creating spaces that cultivate healthy, thriving human-to-human relationships, helping people take off their masks, feel their sensations and celebrate their aliveness on Earth. Since 2019, he has organised and facilitated hundreds of Authentic Relating, Dating and Embodiment workshops in Oceania and Europe. 🌍
His training includes The Embody Lab, Authentic Revolution, and Connection Institute. He has facilitated at internationally acclaimed festivals such as Stretch, and organisations such as ART International.
His experience includes working with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs); neurodiverse people; people suffering from anxiety and depression; people going through major life shifts; and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
For more information, check out itoiauthenticrelating.com.
Laurie’s workshops have already touched & impacted many lives across Europe & Oceania. Here's what others have shared 💬
"This workshop was a game changer for me. I'm blown away on a daily basis as to how easy communicating and relating has been since doing Laurie's incredible workshop" — Andy ⭐
“I love Laurie’s energy, wisdom, execution and light touch” — Tess ⭐
“The exercises allowed me to center myself in heartspace - free to be held by others in love and in my own experience while also able to hold them in their experience. As such, it’s a perfect space for co-regulating. The experience was so nurturing I forgot to eat dinner - and I wasn’t even hungry!” — Justin ⭐
"I live with complex PTSD and anxiety so in the past I have really struggled to open up to people and build meaningful connections. Discovering these workshops has been a life changer and both my therapist and I are thrilled with how my confidence has blossomed in recent months. Laurie's time and generosity really means the world to me" — Sarah ⭐
"Laurie led us through a series of games and exercises that allowed us to open up and create very real bonds with others and with our own selves. Many emotions were felt in the safest, most welcoming environment" — Jason ⭐
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Practicalities:
🎟️ Cost (tickets for two):
€60 for Earlybird ticket (available until 15th November)
€70 for Regular ticket
€80 for Last-minute ticket (from 27th November)
📍 Where: A lovely, cosy studio at Surinameplein 35, 1058 GM Amsterdam, Netherlands.
🗓️ When: Monday 30th November, 19.00 to 21.30
🧘 Dresscode: Whatever you want :) the venue is shoes off and seating mainly on the floor.
🫖 Food: Tea & snacks provided. Please eat dinner beforehand if you can!
🗣️ Language: The event will be facilitated in English, but you may do the exercises in Dutch if it is your shared language.
🔄 Refunds: No refunds available. If you cannot make it you may transfer your ticket to a friend or use it as credit for a future event.
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