

The Container: A Circling and Authentic Relating Podcast
The Container Collective
Focusing on the Relational Arts, including Circling, Nonviolent Communication, and Authentic Relating.
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Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 23min
What Do We Do Now? w/ Rob Kancler
Okay, so you've woken up. You've escaped the Matrix. Now what?What do we actually do? And what kind of world can we start building now that we're on the spiritual path?All this and much more with this massive interview.📚 Join Rob’s group work here: https://bedroomgenius.com/ Grow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

Aug 20, 2025 • 1h 40min
Anger, Eros, and Boundaries with John Thompson
The amazing John Thompson comes back into The Container for a discussion coming at you from the very frontiers of the relational arts. We talk about how these practices can be taught to just about anybody, how to work with anger and eros, and how to artfully deploy boundaries.Check out his incredible team at Transformational Connection.Grow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 38min
Is It All a Psyop? w/ Rob Kancler
Do we have the ultimate unplug from the real Matrix? Did aliens implant religion into humanity as a psyop? What's going on with emotions anyway?This conversation goes EXTREMELY deep into how we navigate moving into and out of the Matrix: the network of constructions, helpful fictions, ideologies, and notions that make up the world we know. 📚 Join Rob’s group work here: https://bedroomgenius.com/ Grow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

Jul 23, 2025 • 1h 30min
Escape the Matrix w/ Rob Kancler
DISCLAIMER: Some of the conversation was a bit too controversial for the RSS feed, so we've put the full, unedited discussion up on our Patreon.In this conversation, we welcome Rob Kancler back on the show to talk about the Matrix, both what it is and how we enter and exit it at will.We discuss the implications of the Matrix on personal development, sexuality, and community dynamics. And yes, we lean HEAVILY on the metaphor of the Matrix.📚 Join Rob’s group work here: https://bedroomgenius.com/ Grow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

Jul 9, 2025 • 36min
Believe in God (Again)
Can you feel the world waking back up to God and magic? In this conversation, Jonathan and Sigh crack open The Container to explore how anyone can rediscover an enchanted life even in the Post-AI Era.Grow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

Jun 23, 2025 • 1h 8min
Magic and Manifestation with Raven Elise
Raven Elise is a healer, life coach, and expert in manifestation. On this episode, we dive deep into her new oracle deck, as well as the fine points of magnetizing what you want. 🔮 Check out her oracle deck and coaching services on her website here. | https://www.itsjustraven.com/Grow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

Jun 9, 2025 • 53min
Post-AI Religion
The AI revolution changes everything. And as humanity navigates our way through this tumultuous moment in history, it might be time to turn once again to the spiritual technology of religion.Check out our AI prompt for meditation hereCheck out our interview with Leif Hansen on AI hereGrow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

May 26, 2025 • 1h 8min
Developmental Trauma as Connection Intelligence with Sean Wilkinson
What if the traits we associate with developmental trauma are signs of a unique relational intelligence?In this episode, we sit down with Sean Wilkinson, co-founder of Transformational Connection, to explore how early life experiences shape our sensitivity to connection—and how mystical, relational practices can explore and grow in this capacity.Whether you’re a practitioner of the relational arts or simply someone seeking healing outside the clinical box, this conversation has something for you.🔗 Learn more about Transformational Connection👉 https://www.transformationalconnection.org/🌿 Book your stay at the Connection Hub in PortugalLooking for a retreat space rooted in the practice of Surrendered Leadership? The Connection Hub in Portugal is now open for bookings. It’s a home for Circling intensives, relational immersions, and personal transformation. Visit the TC site for details and availability.👉 https://www.transformationalconnection.com/transformational-connection-house-bookingGrow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

May 12, 2025 • 1h 9min
Stages of Consciousness with Brad Mewhort
Brad Mewhort teaches us about the Stages of Consciousness and this practice of circling that helps evolve through them.Brad is a hypnotherapist and facilitator. He’s also a writer. He penned the book The Peaceful Man about addressing and healing from male-on-male violence.⭕️For more information about Brad's late-stage Circling groups, you can email him at brad@mirroring.one🧘♂️Try out Brad's hypnotherapy📖Check out his book The Peaceful ManConnect to him by email here: brad@peacefulmanbook.comFor more on circling:A quick video explaining the practiceA blog explaining the practiceGrow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏

Apr 28, 2025 • 1h 6min
AI and Digital Mysticism with Leif Hansen
Leif Hansen gives us a deeply spiritual look at the AI revolution and what it means. Truly, the aliens have landed. Already, we can use these tools to delve into the depths of our psyches, form new and more fulfilling relationships with technology, and grasp what consciousness really is.Find more of Leif's work here:🤖 Check out Leif's new FutureLab ChatBot for his upcoming Catalyst Collective🧘♂️Coaching and other inquiriesGrow With Us 🦁 Get relational coaching with Sigh (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/radiantrelating) 🙏 Deepen your spiritual practice and attainment with Jonathan (https://www.thecontainerpod.com/coaching) Support Our Work📈 Like, subscribe, rate, and review🙌 Become a patron on Patreon💌 Subscribe for free to our newsletter Connect and Learn More About the Relational Arts🖥️ Our website (www.thecontainerpod.com) 📺 Our YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheContainerPod) 👥 Our Facebook group Keep it namaste 🙏