The next PRLC cohort starts Tuesday March 4, 2pm Eastern / 8pm CET for 6 weeks
See below under Registration for cost and logistics of the PRLC.
If you are new to Authentic Relating, you may also attend one or both of the free Authentic Relating Introduction webinars on February 11 and March 25.
Create a powerful network of fun, love and transformation for yourself through the practice of Authentic Relating (AR)
“If you really want to master something, teach it” — James Clear
Introduction to the PRLC
This online program offers 6 sessions of 2 hours to introduce people to the powerful practice of Relational Inquiry (similar to Circling™). Held with the support of 2 experienced facilitators, up to 8 people are very reliably welcomed into deep connection spaces, provided with tools and practices, and guided on a profound journey of deeper self-knowledge, greater insight and compassion for other people, and more skillful and loving communication.
The course is designed for people without prior experience in Authentic Relating and wanting more love, more fun, and deeper connection and collaboration in their lives.
Who should join?
You should consider this experience if:
- You are an active community-builder and want to learn how to effectively express relational leadership. This may include acquiring confidence and skill to create an AR household or residential Intentional Community
- You want to start a public or private AR group with your friends or community
- You want to add AR to your practice as a healer or therapist
- You simply want to expand your circle of influence and care, make new friends and deepen existing relationships
More background and history of the PRLC courses
The PRLC courses come out of Marco’s 8 years experience running private, recurring online AR groups for his friends, followed by successful paid online and on-the-ground groups in Mexico starting in January 2024. The PRLC courses represent the culmination of Marco’s experiences in AR group leadership and a practical way forward to anyone who wants to bring more AR into their personal network or community. More context for the PRLC’s along with more information about the AR movement can be found in Marco’s Substack and in the draft book Relational Power.
What is Authentic Relating?
The PRLC isn’t just another course—it’s a gateway to a global movement of over 30,000 people committed to living authentically and building resilient, connected communities.
Authentic Relating is many things: an open-source, global movement for social transformation based on the idea of prioritizing connection, showing up powerfully for other people, and injecting more love into the world. It is a rich developmental model which integrates many different teachings and lineages. And finally, it is a powerful practice called Relational Inquiry (similar to Circling™) which will help you to show up with more truth and care in all the contexts of your life. The bulk of the PRLC will consist of direct practice in Relational Inquiry. The course leaders are full participants in this inquiry.
What is Relational Inquiry?
Relational Inquiry within the Authentic Relating tradition is, ultimately, a “presence” practice, a non-verbal way of being and an attitude towards life and towards other people. While it is, of course, a lifelong game (very much like love), this introduction frame of 6 sessions has proven effective in launching people into a lifelong process of learning and growing our relational effectiveness, compassion and empathy.
Marco’s 3-minute introduction to Relational Inquiry
Watch this 3 minute video for what you will learn in the PRLC course and what makes Authentic Relating such a breakthrough, powerful way of being in community.
Is this like therapy? Or maybe “encounter group”?
Not exactly, but it can be very therapeutic! Relational Inquiry is a deep process of inquiry into the joys and sorrows and fundamental challenges of our humanity, as these challenges show up directly in a group of people committed to bringing more love and harmonious connections into their lives. However, there is a structure to it and set of guidelines, the most important ones being what we call “commitment to connection” and “own your experience”. The structure does, ideally, make the group safer, more fun and potentially more transformational than either therapy or encounter group.
Ongoing developmental opportunities, and where to find out more
Everyone who completes the course will also be invited into the free monthly gathering and circle of the global PRLC graduates community. Currently this meeting happens on the first Tuesday of each month at morning time Eastern US.
For questions, feedback or concerns, please write to [email protected]
Registration information & Logistics
Note: PRLC’s can be intense. In order to ensure a fit and prepare us to give you the best experience, after payment we will send you a link to book a call with either Marco or Sophie. If at the end of this call you decide this is not for you, we will refund your course fee.
Not ready to engage yet? Subscribe to the announcement and wait-list here.
We offer a limited number of scholarships to the PRLC for people with limited financial means. You may write to [email protected] to describe your situation and reasons for wanting to take the course.
About the Facilitators
Marco Beneteau (course leader). Marco is the author of the Circling Guide, the most popular book on the practice of Circling(™) within the Authentic Relating tradition, along with its draft sequel Relational Power. Both books are offered on the gift economy. He has been running these groups for 7 years, representing about 1500 hours of practice to date. Many of these groups were ongoing, including a weekly men’s group that has been running continuously for 5 years. He is also the author of a love and sex manual for men entitled As Lovers Do, and a memoir entitled Broke, Single, Crazy and Old: the Redemption of a Sex and Love Addict.
Sophie Nicole Lemperle-McGrath (co-leader) is the founder of Connecting circle (in German), a Gestalt facilitator, mediator and “Getting Real” Coach.
All of her life Sophie has been fascinated by interpersonal dynamics and the question of what constitutes a strong foundation in all kinds of relationships – private or professional. Can we learn to love? How do we use conflicts as learning opportunities and convert the conflict energy into more connection? Her work is deeply influenced by the teaching and love of Martin and Annette Rubeau. She has also learned from and with Susan Campbell PhD, and through her work: “Getting Real”.
Other opportunities in Authentic Relating
Sign-up to the Circling Guide newsletter to get a monthly digest of events in the global AR community, read-up about the History of Authentic Relating, and more.
You may also reach out directly to [email protected] if you want us to produce a course for your community or organization. You can book a 20 minute discovery call with Marco here.
