Sydney Conscious Community

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In a world rich with possibilities for connection, many of us are seeking ways to relate more authentically and meaningfully. We sense there's potential for deeper understanding, more genuine exchanges, and relationships that truly nourish us.

Join us for an intimate afternoon of Circling - a transformative practice that helps you break through surface-level interactions to experience profound connection with yourself and others.

What is Circling?

Circling is a groundbreaking group practice that combines mindful presence, authentic communication, and deep listening to create extraordinary moments of human connection. It offers a unique space for you to redefine what is possible in your interactions and relationships.

What You'll Experience

In this intimate 2-hour session, you'll:

• Join a small group of like-minded individuals (maximum 6 participants)
• Discover the core principles of Circling
• Learn practical tools for creating deeper connections in your daily life
• Experience two powerful circles

How it Works

During this session, you'll participate in two facilitated circles. Each circle focuses on one participant's present-moment experience, with the facilitator guiding the group to create a field of aware attention and authentic connection.

As a facilitated process, Circling provides a structured yet organic way to:

• Share your authentic experience in the moment
• Receive and offer present-moment observations
• Practice deep listening without trying to fix or change anything
• Explore the subtle dynamics of human connection

While two participants are the focus of individual circles in each event, every person plays an essential role in the process, whether being "circled" or participating in someone else's exploration.

What You'll Gain

Through this unique experience, you'll:

• Experience the transformative power of being truly seen and understood
• Develop sophisticated listening abilities that deepen all your relationships
• Learn to express yourself with greater authenticity and impact
• Break through patterns that keep you feeling disconnected from others
• Access deeper levels of presence and self-awareness

Is This For You?

This workshop is perfect for you if you:

• Want to develop stronger, more authentic relationships
• Feel called to explore deeper levels of human connection
• Want to break through communication patterns that create distance
• Find yourself frustrated with modern dating
• Are interested in personal development
• Want to improve your communication skills
• Seek meaningful conversations and genuine interactions

About the Facilitator

Marcel is dedicated to fostering human connection and collective wisdom. With training from The Circling Institute and expertise in various transformative practices, he brings warmth, insight, and skilled facilitation to create a safe container for deep exploration and growth.

Marcel's mission is to develop reliable methods for cultivating wisdom and expanding consciousness, helping individuals connect more deeply with meaning while contributing to our collective journey.

Marcel offers coaching for highly conscious individuals through Unfoldment.

Please note a ticket is required for this event. Get yours here.

Imagine floating weightlessly in water as your breath becomes a gateway to profound states of awareness and insight. In this unique day immersion, you'll experience the unique practice of water breathwork—where the nurturing embrace of water amplifies the transformative power of conscious breathing.

Set in a beautiful location surrounded by nature, this intimate journey combines two guided breathwork sessions (including one water breathwork session), authentic relating games for meaningful connection, and playful activities. All this while having access to day spa facilities, including a sauna, cold plunge, swimming pool, and nature trails.

What you'll experience

• Two breathwork journeys (in different styles), including a water breathwork session
• Authentic Relating exercises for meaningful connection
• Embodiment practices to deepen presence
• Group activities to uplift your spirit
• Access to wellness facilities (sauna, cold plunge, swimming pool)
• Self-guided access to nature walks
• Free time to relax, connect, and integrate
• Integration circle and sharing
• Light refreshments

What's breathwork?

Conscious connected breathwork is a powerful practice that uses specific breathing patterns to access expanded states of awareness. By connecting your inhales and exhales in a continuous flow, you create conditions for deep insight, emotional release, and profound shifts in perspective. This practice has been shown to reduce stress, increase emotional resilience, and facilitate transformative experiences.

What's water breathwork?

Water breathwork is a unique variation of traditional breathwork practices. While floating face-up in water, supported by others, you'll engage in conscious connected breathwork. The unique properties of water—weightlessness, the cocoon-like sensation of being held, and the natural amplification of internal awareness when your ears are submerged—create an extraordinarily potent environment for exploration.
Many participants report that water breathwork offers one of their most profound and memorable experiences of expanded consciousness.

Important safety notice

You should NEVER attempt breathing exercises of any kind in water alone or without proper supervision, including on bathtubs, ice baths, and sensory deprivation tanks.

Water breathwork in this event is conducted only under the close guidance of a trained practitioner with comprehensive safety protocols. There is a serious risk of drowning if breathing exercises are attempted in water without proper supervision or regard for potential underlying health conditions.

Please do not attempt to recreate water breathwork experiences on your own.

Why join this experience?

• Access expanded states of consciousness through time-tested methods
• Experience the unique combination of breathwork and floating in water
• Connect authentically with yourself
• Create meaningful connections in an intimate group setting
• Reset your nervous system through powerful somatic practices
• Bring some wonder and inspiration to the start of your summer
• Integrate your insights through skilled facilitation

Who's this for?

This experience is ideal for:

• Seekers of authentic transformation and deep insight
• Those curious about expanded states of consciousness
• Anyone looking to deepen their self-awareness
• Individuals wanting to connect more authentically with others
• Those interested in innovative approaches to personal growth
• Both beginners and experienced practitioners

The retreat is limited to 15 participants to ensure personal attention and optimal group dynamics.

Venue: The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary is a serene, beautiful property in Southern Sydney set against breathtaking views of the Woronora Valley. The facilities include a heated pool, gazebo, garden, fountain, sauna, cold plunge, hammocks and more. There are plenty of nature walking opportunities just outside the property.

It is a 45-minute drive from the CBD, or you can catch a train to Loftus station and walk 15 minutes to the property.

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Join Michael Winnel & Vicky Turner for an intimate evening of Authentic Relating & Circling online.

What is Authentic Relating?

Authentic Relating Games are facilitated exercises that help people practice the skills for deep listening and authentic communication. Working with these games gives us a foundation for participation in Circling.

What is Circling?

Circling is the practice of a communication system based on authenticity, deep empathic listening and meditative presence. It consists of a combination of distinct qualities, skills, and principles that strengthen both interpersonal communication & relational intelligence, and extend our perceptual range.

Circling creates a forum for mindful connection where individuals can get to know both themselves and one another more deeply, share the experience of this knowing with one another, and create mutual understanding, trust, psychological safety and intimacy. It can also open doors for transpersonal experience and emergent collective intelligence within groups.

How it works

The evening will begin with some smaller group work and move into two facilitated larger group circles, with breaks in between to grab snacks, stretch and take a break from the screen.

About the facilitators

Michael Winnel & Vicky Turner are experienced & certified Circlers and Circling Facilitators, and proteges of Guy Sengstock & The Circling Institute in CA since early 2020. We hope you will join us for what's sure to be a rich, connective and nourishing evening of Circling.

Please note that a ticket is required for this event. Get yours here.

In a world rich with possibilities for connection, many of us are seeking ways to relate more authentically and meaningfully. We sense there's potential for deeper understanding, more genuine exchanges, and relationships that truly nourish us.

Join us for an intimate afternoon of Circling - a transformative practice that helps you break through surface-level interactions to experience profound connection with yourself and others.

What is Circling?

Circling is a groundbreaking group practice that combines mindful presence, authentic communication, and deep listening to create extraordinary moments of human connection. It offers a unique space for you to redefine what is possible in your interactions and relationships.

What You'll Experience

In this intimate 2-hour session, you'll:

• Join a small group of like-minded individuals (maximum 6 participants)
• Discover the core principles of Circling
• Learn practical tools for creating deeper connections in your daily life
• Experience two powerful circles

How it Works

During this session, you'll participate in two facilitated circles. Each circle focuses on one participant's present-moment experience, with the facilitator guiding the group to create a field of aware attention and authentic connection.

As a facilitated process, Circling provides a structured yet organic way to:

• Share your authentic experience in the moment
• Receive and offer present-moment observations
• Practice deep listening without trying to fix or change anything
• Explore the subtle dynamics of human connection

While two participants are the focus of individual circles in each event, every person plays an essential role in the process, whether being "circled" or participating in someone else's exploration.

What You'll Gain

Through this unique experience, you'll:

• Experience the transformative power of being truly seen and understood
• Develop sophisticated listening abilities that deepen all your relationships
• Learn to express yourself with greater authenticity and impact
• Break through patterns that keep you feeling disconnected from others
• Access deeper levels of presence and self-awareness

Is This For You?

This workshop is perfect for you if you:

• Want to develop stronger, more authentic relationships
• Feel called to explore deeper levels of human connection
• Want to break through communication patterns that create distance
• Find yourself frustrated with modern dating
• Are interested in personal development
• Want to improve your communication skills
• Seek meaningful conversations and genuine interactions

About the Facilitator

Marcel is dedicated to fostering human connection and collective wisdom. With extensive training from The Circling Institute and expertise in various transformative practices, he brings warmth, insight, and skilled facilitation to create a safe container for deep exploration and growth.

Marcel's mission is to develop reliable methods for cultivating wisdom and expanding consciousness, helping individuals connect more deeply with meaning while contributing to our collective journey.

Marcel offers coaching for highly conscious individuals through Unfoldment.