Authentic Relating
Thu 19 Mar
|Uvita
Enjoy an afternoon with community in deeper authenticity and connection, while raising awareness and expanding communication tools - led by Lexi.
Time & Location
19 Mar 2026, 16:00 – 18:00
Uvita, C. Garcias, Provincia de Puntarenas, Uvita, 60504, Costa Rica
About the event
Enjoy an afternoon with community in deeper authenticity and connection, while raising awareness and expanding communication tools.
What is Authentic Relating
At its simplest, authentic relating is a groundbreaking relational practice that creates profoundly enriching, enlivening, and nourishing relationships in all social domains of life, from the bedroom to the boardroom, with intimate partners and perfect strangers and everyone in between. Authentic relating is both a key and a map that allows people to unlock and explore the vast and extraordinary landscape of human connection that lies beyond the scope of most typical relationships. It is a practice that heals old wounds, softens and settles reactive nervous systems, and allows people to be deeply seen, heard, and accepted for who they are – even in their most recessed, darkest, scariest innermost selves.
Authentic relating is a strongly effective prescription for social isolation and loneliness and all of its attendant manifestations – depression, anxiety, hopelessness, addiction, self-harm, and even physical degeneration. Humans need to be in connection with other humans – when we are in connection with others, we thrive and are productive and creative, and when we aren’t, we wither and suffer, and become despondent, lethargic, and lifeless.
About your facilitator
Lexi was introduced to Authentic Relating in 2024 after joining Awake and immediately felt the impact of practicing real-time honesty and conscious communication within community.
Her background includes training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), which deepened her understanding of communication patterns, emotional awareness, and interpersonal dynamics. Through her Level 1–3 Authentic Relating Trainings with ART, she developed both the theoretical foundation and embodied facilitation skills to guide others safely and confidently through the practice.
What draws me most to Authentic Relating is its ability to dissolve walls between people. I have seen how quickly judgments soften, how misunderstandings become bridges, and how individuals reconnect to parts of themselves they may have hidden or suppressed.
Her facilitation style is grounded, clear, and welcoming. She creates a space where participants can explore vulnerability at their own pace while feeling supported, respected, and empowered.
Lexi facilitates Authentic Relating at Awake every Thursday, inviting locals, travelers, and community members into a shared practice of connection, presence, and truth.
Contribution
Sliding scale 8-10mil / $16-20 / Tico 50%
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