I still think about my second boyfriend.
I had just moved to Texas. I met him at a country dancing bar one of my first nights out in town. I was 17; I snuck in on a fake ID, fingers crossed for the chance to experience “adulting”.
He was a cowboy from the hill country. I had never fal...
Unless you just don't talk to anyone, ever (or you only talk about the weather), conflict is an inevitable part of life. We've all developed ways and tools to deal, avoid, navigate, or perhaps instigate over the course of our lives -- some helpful, some not so much.
But what about when the...
by Sara Ness
A few weeks ago, my roommate and I threw a party at our apartment. We hosted two local food-artisans – a maker of raw chocolates, and a master of imported Chinese tea. At some point somebody picked up a drum, and then there was music going; ecstatic dancers started...
By Sara Ness
Last week, I attended an event called the “InPresence Experience”, guided by the prodigiously talented facilitator Micah Sutton. InPresence is similar to our own practices of Authentic Relating and Circling. It focuses on what happens in the now – with...
By Sara Ness
A facilitator with Authentic World recently asked me to post about any tips, tricks, or stories I have around bringing Authentic Relating into life. I thought this could be a cool series to include on Connection Corps! So, here’s one of my favorite tips on bringing...