2-Day Workshop Authentic Relating Level 1 - The Art of Being Human

Join Sati Ethnica at The Yoga Barn in Ubud for this two-day intensive workshop on Thursday, October 8, 2026, where Authentic Relating practices become your laboratory for developing emotional literacy, interpersonal presence, and vulnerability skills. Over these two days, you'll move through structured exercises in dyads and small groups, learning to notice your internal states, articulate felt experience in real time, and maintain relational contact even when discomfort arises. Sati's hypnotherapy background shapes every aspect—expect slower transitions, careful attention to somatic cues, and deliberate silence between practices that allow the nervous system to integrate.

The curriculum covers core Authentic Relating frameworks: distinguishing sensation from story, speaking from present-moment awareness, requesting what you want, and working with relational charge. You'll practice noticing out loud, speaking in sentence stems, and giving and receiving reflection. Between intensive relating rounds, brief guided relaxation using vocal toning and simple rhythm helps the group reset and recalibrate.

This isn't encounter group catharsis or therapeutic excavation—the work stays relational, rooted in what's happening between people in The Yoga Barn's practice space, rather than diving into personal history. The room becomes a container, and your effectiveness depends entirely on your willingness to show up as clumsy, obvious, and unpolished with strangers.

This workshop suits people comfortable with introspection who want practical communication tools and can tolerate emotional authenticity in group settings. Genuine participation is required—observers won't get much from the format. Those seeking purely conceptual learning, performance-style presentations, or quick techniques will find the experiential pace frustrating.