Hello there,
The 'North Coast Authentic Expression' page is shared by a group of friends. (Facilitators new to the Coff's area, but not to workshops and trainings.) We are practitioners in different fields, and share a passion for Authentic Relating (AR). From mid-2022 onward we will be co-creating local AR events together. We will post those events here, plus occasionally those of guest AR facilitators from elsewhere offering something in the area. We will also post some of our other transformational workshops and offerings. Whatever appears here you will know is offered by a facilitator with significant AR experience. If you've heard of the term 'Authentic Relating' but aren't sure what it means (or if you haven't heard of it at all)...
What AR events OFFER:
* Opportunities to gently explore fuller self-expression
* Training in communication fluency/confidence/naturalness
* Training in presence/intuition/witnessing (yes these can absolutely be learned)
* Possibilities to notice and express more of our true selves from behind our habituated masks/defenses
* Trauma-aware environments to support healing from negative childhood conditioning/invalidation
* Respectful and empathic regard for every individual's challenges, blind spots, and edges
* A chance to share with like-minded others and to build conscious community
* Welcoming unique individuals owning their true expressive selves
* An honoring of the power and value of the full range of healthy emotions
* Acknowledging the differences between our personalities, histories and challenges
* Organic exploration at each individual's own pace
With:
* NO pressure/expectation ever to have to reveal vulnerable truths (this is not Radical Honesty)
* NO rigid system that people are made to go through
* NO facilitators sitting on pedestals, posing as some perfect 'finished product' of AR. Authentic Relating has changed the lives of everyone in our group, organically and sustainably for the better. That's why we love it, and why we choose to share it! We create events that are as accessible, friendly and unpressured as possible. Be AWARE that AR events (even Games Nights) are designed to assist people to notice, acknowledge and express their deeper truths, and the exercises and practices very genuinely and actually do that. So as fun, supportive and social as any events are, suddenly noticing something new about yourself can sometimes be very edgy. Likewise witnessing the deeper truth of others can also sometimes be confronting. So if you don't feel comfortable to 'look under the hood' of how you (and others) really tick, well....... probably this is not for you
And if you are drawn to find and own more of the real you in the company of other conscious explorers, then very likely it is! Developed in the US in the 1990s, AR quickly spread to Europe, and is quite the phenomenon now in various parts of the world. We believe that it's well-past time for it to take off in Australia too!! We'd love to have you join us!
