INTRODUCTION Whether experiencing connections full of love and joy, or navigating challenging interactions, if you’re like me, you’ve found relating with other people one of the most dynamic, rewarding areas of life: A loved one’s eyes light up with gratitude for finally feeling appreciated for their unique contribution (essence?)… A deep sigh of relief from letting go […]
Circling (also known as InterSubjective Meditation) is an organic, in-the-moment interpersonal process that’s equal parts art form, meditation, and group conversation — all designed to allow a visceral experience of connection and understanding of another person’s world, celebrating who and where they are right now. It’s practicing using our genuine curiosity to better understand and become a connoisseur of another person’s world though […]
With Sara Ness and Michael Porcelli Sara Ness, the creator of Connection Corps in Austin Texas is on a mission to bring Authentic Relating Games as far and wide as possible. From her completion of The Integral Center’s Train-the-Trainer (T3) program in 2013, she has been on a mission developing facilitator trainings for Authentic Relating […]
With John Thompson, Sean Wilkinson, and Michael Porcelli John and Sean share with Porcelli about: When John and Porcelli Circled together at the first Aletheia Their innovative approach to Circling called “All There Is” How they collaborate in an “always circling” relationship Learn about Circling Europe’s 6-month training course
The History of Circling at the Integral Center in Boulder With Robert MacNaughton and Michael Porcelli Robert MacNaughton, the Executive Director and co-founder of The Integral Center in Boulder, played a key role in bringing Circling and Authentic Relating to Boulder, the creation of the first Aletheia weekend intensive, and the impact of Circling on […]
Why spend our lives supporting communities to accelerate the evolution of its members? I figure we’re always growing and evolving anyway, whether we intend to or not, and when we backslide even our darkest moments will ultimately serve our deepest realizations, in this lifetime or another. To intentionally accelerate this process of evolving towards ever-increasingly […]
There are those moments in life where, for some reason, the veils get drawn back a little and we are thrust into a deeper experience. Perhaps we are struck by seeing more of ourselves, perhaps we get a glimpse of some aspect of another person, or we see some subtle facet of reality itself. Often […]
We know the power of gaining new perspective on ourselves and our lives, and how circling can so powerfully deliver this experience. Listen to this recording between Decker Cunov and Michael Porcelli where they unpack how rare the kinds of experiences are that happen in circling, even though they seem so fundamentally simple. Download Recording […]
If you follow The Integral Center, I am sure you have heard some buzz about the Authentic Man Program. As a subsidiary of our newly merged partner company Authentic World, AMP is now the men’s work arm of The Integral Center. Given that, you may be wondering: How integral is AMP? I’ll share how AMP […]
Our Intimacy and Authentic Relating Games evenings explore the frontiers of highly personal & interactive experience. A core part of The Integral Center’s “Conscious Nightlife” series, these events are: – Great opportunities for Intentional Socializing with fellow do-gooder’s, consciousness geeks, curious experimenters & generally adventurous souls. – Safe places for taking risks, playing a little […]
Integral begins with a recognition that we are evolving through growth stages in individual consciousness and culture. Each of these stages has something important to offer: a dignity, insight and capacity, which shines most brightly when combined, or integrated, with the dignity, insights and capacities of other stages. This integration creates more than the sum […]
by Shana James of the Authentic Woman Experience (AWE) There’s something I (Shana) want to get off my chest. After I share it I don’t know what you’ll think of me. You may trust me less. You may think I shouldn’t teach dating and relationship courses. Or you may trust me more. I really don’t […]
We’re discovering it day by day. What gifts can you bring to help co-create it? Version 2.0 of Boulder Integral will ultimately be a prototype for how a flourishing community can embody Integral Principles. With a renewed focus on Integral Community and Relationship, we’re making an assertion: The Integral movement will continue to grow to […]
The Integral Center First to Legally Adopt New “Purpose-Driven” Business Model Outside of Model Developers Boulder, Colorado April 2nd, 2013—In a legally binding move, founders of The Integral Center, LLC have voluntarily relinquished their rights to control their company as owners. Instead, they have ceded authority to a purpose-centered governance process called Holacracy, a model that distributes […]
HOW TO FIND INSIGHT AND INSPIRATION IN EVERY INTERACTION Robert MacNaughton here— I’m excited to share with you something that has rocked my world open for the past few years. That being the work of AuthenticWorld, an Integrally based company out of San Francisco, and, in particular, the transformational process they’ve come to call “Circling”. […]