The Art of Connecting: A Relationship Skills Intensive

$375.00

Next Cycle: Saturday & Sunday, January 24th - 25th, 12-4pm
Location: 67 Byberry Road, Hatboro PA 19040
Providers: Douglas Paulson [artist, educator] and Lindsay Edwards [psychotherapist, dance/movement therapist]

For adults interested in improving relationship skills:

  • Partners

  • Individuals

  • Collaborators

  • Friends

  • Triads

  • etc.

Description

Sustaining relationships requires creativity, flexibility, practice, and reflection. This intensive brings people together to learn, grow, play, support, and reflect to strengthen the skills in the relationships that matter most.

This intensive 2 day workshop develops empathy, relationship-building, and conflict navigation skills through a highly participatory experience. 

We will use movement games, improvisation, therapeutic practices, and guided discussion to help participants experiment with new, creative ways of relating to themselves and to others in the room.

Expect:

  • Games and movement

  • Laughter and playfulness

  • Rigor and introspection

  • Supportive facilitation

  • Honest connection to others

  • Shared vulnerability

  • Community

Intended Outcomes

  • Greater capacity to navigate conflict, uncertainty, and relational challenges with curiosity and resilience

  • Deepened empathy and understanding, even during moments of tension

  • Softened rigid patterns, inviting more internal ease

  • Improved communication tools for expressing needs and boundaries

  • Practice staying present, responsive, and connected in real-time interactions

  • Improved tools for repairing ruptures and strengthening trust across personal and professional relationships

Community and beyond

We center emotional safety, consent, and playful co-creation throughout. 

Participants are invited to practice vulnerability at their own pace. While taking relational risks can feel uncomfortable, we consistently see that the growth, connection, and insight gained are worth it.

Consider repeating this workshop. Each new group creates fresh dynamics, offering new opportunities for practice, reflection, and continued skill development.


Next Cycle: Saturday & Sunday, January 24th - 25th, 12-4pm
Location: 67 Byberry Road, Hatboro PA 19040
Providers: Douglas Paulson [artist, educator] and Lindsay Edwards [psychotherapist, dance/movement therapist]

For adults interested in improving relationship skills:

  • Partners

  • Individuals

  • Collaborators

  • Friends

  • Triads

  • etc.

Description

Sustaining relationships requires creativity, flexibility, practice, and reflection. This intensive brings people together to learn, grow, play, support, and reflect to strengthen the skills in the relationships that matter most.

This intensive 2 day workshop develops empathy, relationship-building, and conflict navigation skills through a highly participatory experience. 

We will use movement games, improvisation, therapeutic practices, and guided discussion to help participants experiment with new, creative ways of relating to themselves and to others in the room.

Expect:

  • Games and movement

  • Laughter and playfulness

  • Rigor and introspection

  • Supportive facilitation

  • Honest connection to others

  • Shared vulnerability

  • Community

Intended Outcomes

  • Greater capacity to navigate conflict, uncertainty, and relational challenges with curiosity and resilience

  • Deepened empathy and understanding, even during moments of tension

  • Softened rigid patterns, inviting more internal ease

  • Improved communication tools for expressing needs and boundaries

  • Practice staying present, responsive, and connected in real-time interactions

  • Improved tools for repairing ruptures and strengthening trust across personal and professional relationships

Community and beyond

We center emotional safety, consent, and playful co-creation throughout. 

Participants are invited to practice vulnerability at their own pace. While taking relational risks can feel uncomfortable, we consistently see that the growth, connection, and insight gained are worth it.

Consider repeating this workshop. Each new group creates fresh dynamics, offering new opportunities for practice, reflection, and continued skill development.