The embodied skillset we need to stay connected with each other — and ourselves — in tough times.
We’re not born with relationship skills.
It’s in our nature to crave connection with the people around us, but most of us never receive real training in what it takes to build and keep healthy relationships.
When tough times come, it’s no wonder we get stuck being defensive, avoidant, angry, or people-pleasing. We know we can do better. But no one has taught us how.
How can we show up for each other with empathy, respect, and care?
When the distance between us starts to feel unbridgeable.
How can we stabilize ourselves and act authentically?
When the triggering situations, people, and content keep coming at us.
How can we skillfully reduce harm in all our interactions?
For the collective wellbeing of our families, communities, and the earth.
A toolbox for humans doing the hard work of relating with other humans.
Trauma and stress
Illness, pain, disability
Separation and divorce
Grief and death
Codependence
Family drama
Politics
Sex and gender
Race and culture
War and colonization
Whether we’re struggling with our partners, friends, family, children, neighbors, colleagues or strangers — Claiming Each Other helps us move through relationship conflict triggered by:
The Certificate Training
An accredited 60 hour training blending theory, practice and real-life integration over 12 powerful weeks.
In this training, you learn how to respond more skillfully and authentically in relationships with the people around you. As a prerequisite to caring for others, each person will build a deep foundation of embodied self-care first.
Week by week, you put their new skillset into practice in a real relational situation in your life or training group that’s asking for attention and care.
As a group, you’ll study:
The intelligence of the nervous system
Core elements of somatic trauma healing
Indigenous wisdom connecting us to our ancestors, the earth, and each other
Embodied practices engaging your mind-body-heart-soul
Registration open all year for groups
We welcome all kinds of groups, whether you’re a workplace team, a community group, a church, a group of friends, a collective, or something else.
It’s time to grow your skills, if you…
…sometimes struggle to relate to people with different opinions, lifestyles, cultural values, sexual orientations, politics or ideas about the world.
…keep getting stuck in the same fight, flight, freeze or fawn reaction when you hit turbulence in relationships with people you care about.
…see people around you struggling emotionally, mentally, spiritually and/or physically, but don’t know what to do or say to be ‘helpful’.
…care a lot but feel exhausted. You wonder if there’s a way to keep caring without burning out, numbing out, or losing yourself.
“Claiming Each Other felt like a refuge with many brave spaces to be heard, seen and felt in our complexity and vulnerability. It’s a container that I carry with me into most of my relationships, and I can tell that has enhanced their quality.”
Fall 2024 Student
Why “Claiming” Each Other?
It’s not about ownership. So if we’re not talking about belonging to each other, what does it mean to belong with each other?
Relationship first aid skills the world needs right now.
Start being the change.
Register your interest for a private group training