Exploring Space Together: Relational Presencing Practices

The following practices can help you cultivate more spatial and relational awareness and presence with others.

Time Required: 20 minutes

Step 1: Explore your sense of outer and inner space by sharing back and forth using the following sentence stems.

• Looking around the room, I notice… (Share back and forth for 3 minutes)

• Looking inside myself, I notice/feel… (Focus on physical sensations and emotions, sharing back and forth for 3 minutes)

Step 2: Explore the relational space and connection by sharing back and forth using the following prompts. Take turns being Person A and Person B. Do each practice for 5 minutes.

Practice 1

Person A: My inner space feels…
Person B: How is it to share that?
Person A: Respond with what is true.

Practice 2

Person A: Tuning in to the space between us, I notice/feel…
Person B: Hearing that, I notice/feel…

Step 3: Share reflections about the practices.

*Download a PDF of these practices here.