The Art of Relating - Skills for Every Connection (Part I)

🜂 The Art of Relating: Skills for Every Connection
How do we meet another - fully, honestly, with awareness and care?

A 3-hour experiential workshop guiding participants through the embodied, emotional, and energetic skills of conscious relating - cultivating deeper trust, communication, and connection with self and others.

Join us for an intimate, circle-style journey into the Art of Relating — an embodied exploration of how we build safety, trust, and connection with self and others.
Rooted in sacred presence and guided by science, somatics, and the relational arts, this experience blends the heart-centered rituals of somatic and meditative practice (Dr. Matos) with the BDSM arts of awareness, boundaries, and power dynamics (Dr. Freeman).

Expect gentle guidance, experiential exercises, and moments of reflection where presence becomes the bridge to intimacy in all kinds of relationships.
Together, we’ll explore:
✨ Safety and consent as the foundation of connection
✨ Embodied communication through tone, energy, and touch
✨ Polarity and power as paths to trust, devotion, and authenticity

Come as you are... single, partnered, curious, or seeking deeper self-connection.
No experience needed.

🕊 Date: Wednesday, 15th October, 6-9pm (doors open at 5:45pm)
📍 Location: Rockville, MD (exact address will be shared upon registration via email)
🎟 Registration: $50. You can also use Venmo (@joana-matos-1) or Zelle (301-648-4049) and send PM to register (If you’re feeling called to this experience but need flexibility, please message us. Together we’ll find something that works.)

Joana Matos, PhD - Founder of Amoris Medicina
Joana is the founder of Amoris Medicina , which was created with the vision of weaving together science and spirituality under one guiding principle: Love as Medicine. Rooted in this philosophy, Joana’s work integrates breathwork, Reiki, sound healing, and circle facilitation to support individuals and communities in releasing, healing, and transforming.

A scientist by training and a healer by calling, Joana holds a PhD in Medicine and bridges evidence-based understanding of the body with transformational, heart-centered practices. Her work centers on guiding people into deeper presence, nervous system regulation, and embodied transformation. Through the power of breath and emotional alchemy—the process of turning pain and old patterns into clarity, resilience, and vitality—Joana helps others return to wholeness, freedom, and joy.

IG: @amorismedicina

David Freeman PhD, Professional of BDSM and Somatic Arts

David is the founder of Be Well. Be Orgasmic., facilitating international retreats and workshops focused on pleasure, intimacy, and self-awareness. He holds certifications from the Trauma Research Foundation, the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, and the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. His intuition bridges the practices of BDSM with traditional psychotherapy.

By fostering a compassionate and nonjudgmental space, David empowers individuals and couples to explore their desires, confront vulnerabilities, and embrace their complexities. Through his integrative approach, the BDSM arts become a vehicle for trauma repair, personal transformation, and the cultivation of authenticity and deeper connection in relationships.

https://www.BeWellBeOrgasmic.com

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