We all want to connect to others and have a sense of belonging. It is actually one of the most important challenges that people all over the world face today: the need for real friendships and authentic connections.
We live in a very diverse and fast-changing world, and the skills we used to have to connect with others in the past are not always useful in the same manner today, where the social framework and circumstances are different. Working in a group we create a kind of social lab where we can safely practice and notice the skills we have and identify the challenges to successful connections and conversations.
Create Great Dynamics!
These techniques can be applied to long term relationships (with a client or with a friend or partner) when expectations and dynamics have become stagnant, finding a way to break the cycle of the dynamic that has been running for a long time and getting better outcomes for all.
People who don't have good connection skills...
Could be missing on some really interesting contacts
Are more often missunderstood by what they say or do
Could get more often into unwanted conflicts
might feel like you are not heard as much as they need
People might not notice them, or notice them too much making the feel put on the spot
They are more prone to be isolated or suffer from social stress
But we can change them!
Relationships of all kind can get stuck into one dynamic
and it can feel hard to change them
This is developed through a variety of activities, that focus on the INSIDE and the OUTSIDE.
INSIDE
Inside, as getting in touch with ourselves, from noticing what drives us to want to connect with someone, connecting with our own body and sensations, motivations, feelings and thoughts.
OUTSIDE
Outside, as becoming more curious about our surroundings, be it the landscape or people around us, and finding ways to navigate a complex and diverse world without losing ourselves.
We can change all that does not work!
And we can do it enjoying the process.
Getting more in touch with your authentic self,
Feeling comfortable with your vulnerabilities,
Acknowledging your strengths
Increasing your self-awareness and your attention of the other
You will not get from me a "one fits all" solution, but a set of skills, a toolbox to develop in your own personal way, so you improve your relationships and social intuition.
Practising this skill can give you an immense amount of freedom and power in our relationships, a compass, a way of doing things that can become our life.
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Maria Soriano has worked for Kingston University Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education; Heritage2Health; Four in Ten (SLAM-Maudsley Hospital LGBT organisation); ORTUS (Maudsley Learning), Merton MENCAP; Kingston Centre for Independent Living; Mind in Kingston; Quintessentially, Volunteer Centre in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: The West End Centre (Aldershot): Bloomsbury Clinic Patients Network (HIV specific); Queen Mary’s Hospital; St George’s Hospital; Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; Refugee Action Kingston; The Fircroft Trust; Kingston Arts; Age UK, the RA MA Institute - The Aquarian Women's Leadership Society, and the British Red Cross, amongst others.