About this event
Imagine a practice that wakes you up - not through effort or striving, but through presence. That heals old wounds by meeting them, not analyzing them. That shows you dimensions of yourself you didn't know were there. That deepens your capacity to stay grounded and real in intensity - in love, in conflict - in the moments that actually matter in your day-to-day life.
A practice that integrates everything you've been working on - your meditation, your bodywork, your therapy, your years on the cushion - and lands it in the space between you and another person. Or, if you've never practiced before - starts you right where you are.
And it starts with an absurdly simple question:
*What is it like to be you?*
Not the story you've told a hundred times, or what you think people want to hear. Really, just now, and here - what is it like to be you?
That practice is Circling, and on Oct 3 & 4 in Brussels, Andrew Venezia is leading a weekend with the Art of Relating team to practice it together.
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*Renewing the practice*
In April he finished writing a book on Circling. It started as something to help people who came to his weekends ground in some of the basic approaches he takes when practicing, but it became something much bigger: a renewal of the practice, from the ground up.
For years, he's been asking himself: what is actually happening when we Circle? What is it that we're doing, and how can we best teach that? What makes it transformative, and not just interesting? And how does this practice connect to the larger path of healing and awakening that many of us are already on with meditation, embodiment work, therapy, psychedelics, tantra, etc?
What he found has been a revelation - not because it was new, but because it had always been there. Circling is a practice of awakening, a foundational practice for a 21st century tantra. One that happens in relationship, and that can help integrate everything else into your actual, lived, day-to-day life.
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*The Book*
If you'd like to receive a copy of the book for free before the weekend, you can find it at andrewlouisvenezia.life.
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*What we'll do:*
This is an Anchor Circling weekend -- what others call a Birthday Circle. You'll have the chance to receive a kind of deep, attuned attention that most of us rarely experience in ordinary life. And you'll learn a number of different practices and approaches to help you weave this kind of presence into your everyday.
Expect:
- Intro practices to ground us and make the work accessible
- Anchor Circles — the core of the weekend
- Clear teaching on what we're practicing, why it matters, and how this connects to a larger path of awakening and integration
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*Questions?*
Do I need Circling experience?
Nope! If you have a practice of some kind - meditation, yoga, therapy, any form of inner work - you'll find your way in. If this is genuinely your first step into any kind of practice, reach out to me first and we'll see if it's a fit.
Is this an intro workshop?
Yes, and no -- the format, and the practice, should be accessible to anyone. But even if you've been a longtime Circler there ought to be something helpful for you in this approach -- that ends up being the case for many people I talk to about their experience with the practice. And of course, the depth of what is possible is determined by the people in the room.
How is this different from other Circling?
Stay tuned! In short, though, the relationship to a practice of awakening is clearer and more explicit, the actual "moves" we do when we Circle are organized and taught differently, and his pedagogical (teaching) and organizational style is different from the other Circling schools. In some sense, you'll recognize this immediately as Circling, and very little in the practice might look different. In another sense, everything is changed.
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*Who is Andrew?*
He's been a dedicated practitioner of a number of modalities for over 20 years now, and has been teaching Circling and Meditation in particular for over 10. He's a double-dad, a writer and author, a joker, who loves to cook for his loved ones and walk around the city of Amsterdam.
He works as a coach and psychedelic trip guide, in addition to teaching meditation and Circling. His approach is unique, and sourced in decades of practice in a variety of disciplines. He teaches an embodied, 21st century, tantric path of awakening and integration.
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*Practicalities*
Saturday 3/10: 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 4/10: 10:00 - 17:30
Drinks and snacks included, bring your own lunch.
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