The Container: A Circling and Authentic Relating Podcast

This is a discussion with the incredible Cathy Courtenay. A true master of circling and a committed educator, she teaches the skills of the relational arts to a wide range of people, while also holding space for a community of practitioners in Asheville, North Carolina. Here, she gives us accessible tools we can begin using right now to connect with one another. To learn more about Cathy Courtenay and to connect with her incredible coaching services, check out her:official websiteInstagramLink TreeIf you would like to know more about circling or the Relational Arts, check out our website.More stuff is going up on our YouTube all the time, so keep an eye out.To support our work, become a patron on Patreon. Music Credit:- "Clot" by SupertaskSupport 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 🙏

This is an exciting episode! Sigh and Jonathan discuss a new practice that's been capturing their attention: Circling Strongstyle. With a heavy emphasis on the meditation side of things (as well as a heavy dose of discipline), this format will hopefully build our capacity to stay in the present with other people even as things get into the red. (See Episode 9, "The Traffic Light," for more on states like green, yellow, and red.)More stuff is going up on our YouTube all the time, so keep an eye out.If you would like to know more about circling or the Relational Arts, check out our website.Also, we are still working on some documents to release to our patrons on Patreon. These go in-depth with what circling is and various other burning questions in the field of the Relational Arts.Music Credit:- "Clot" by SupertaskSupport 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 🙏

On this, our first interview episode, Joel Tenbomb joins us to discuss the fraught issue of caretaking. While some people see it as simple acts of kindness, it's important to keep an eye out for the many ways caretaking can limit the sovereignty and expression of others. This holds true inside of circling and in our lives.More about Joel: Joel is the creator of Circling Curious, a Circling group that meets up monthly in Boston.  He has been most intently involved with Circling for the past six years, having completed many Circling retreats at Monastic Academy in Vermont, as well as immersions with the Austin-based Relateful Company. His goal is to spread the practice of Circling as far and wide as people are willing to receive it!  To find out more about Joel Tenbomb and Circling Curious, check out these links:Circling Curious linksFacebook groupInstagram pageMore stuff is going up on our YouTube all the time, so keep an eye out.If you would like to know more about circling or the Relational Arts, check out our website.Also, we are still working on some documents to release to our patrons on Patreon. These go in-depth with what circling is and various other burning questions in the field of the Relational Arts.Music Credit:- "Clot" by SupertaskSupport 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 🙏