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Authentic relating & circling in London
Authentic relating is a set of guided conversation practices for meeting people honestly: saying what is actually true for you in the moment, and getting curious about the person in front of you instead of performing. Evenings are a sequence of games in pairs and small groups, each with a simple structure and a facilitator holding time.
Circling is its deeper sibling: a group of five to ten turns its whole attention on one person, or on the group itself, and reflects back what it notices. London has weekly drop-ins, beginner evenings and full circling weekends.
2 on in the next seven days — times, venues and tickets, refreshed several times a day.
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This week
Fri 6 Nov · 18:30 – 21:00
Women's circling - 6 week closed group
Six weeks of women meeting each other honestly in circling, facing the projections and conditioning that keep us apart.
Twickenham
Fri 6 Nov · 19:00 – 21:00
Circling drop in evening
Practice authentic relating in real-time with Robyn Wilford's Circling drop-in.
London SE1
At a glance: Authentic relating & circling in London
- Typical ticket
- £35, most £18–£146
- When
- Mostly Fridays and Saturdays, usually evenings
- Where
- central (10) · south (3) · north (2) · east (2) · west (1)
- Regular rooms
- London SE1 · Zen Yoga
- Hosts who run most
- Robyn Wilford · Authentic Relating Experience
From 19 listings: what's coming up and the last three months.
By area: Authentic relating & circling in central London
Recently in London
- · Soma & Eros Connection Lab · Anatomie Studio London
- · Circling Weekend in London 24th-25th October 2026 · Healing House, North London
- · Circling drop in evening · London SE1
- · Women and Men's Circle: Arriving Into Safety
- · EmboDAYfest - Return to the Roots - The Ecstatic Dance UK Day Festival · Eastway Baths
- · Circling drop in evening · London SE1
- · Circling drop in evening · London SE1
- · Surrender to Freedom (Half day Inquiry and Circling immersion) · Tooting Broadway Station
- · Beginner Friendly Circling 15th Sep · SW13
- · What Happens to You Around Other People? Authentic Relating London · Zen Yoga
- · Circling drop in evening · London SE1
- · Circling drop in evening · London SE1
Common questions
- What happens at an authentic relating evening?
- After a short welcome you're paired up for structured games — one person asks a question, the other answers, then you swap, or you take turns finishing a sentence like "right now I notice…". The structures make it easy to go past small talk quickly. Expect plenty of rotation and a sharing circle at the end.
- What is circling?
- A group practice in which everyone gives their attention to one person's experience in the moment — what they feel, how they're landing with the group — and says what they notice in return. It's slower and more intimate than relating games, and usually led by a trained facilitator.
- Is it therapy?
- No. It's a social practice, not treatment, and nobody is asked to dig into their history. You choose how much to share, and "I'd rather not say" is a welcome answer.
- How much does an authentic relating event cost in London?
- Across the 19 authentic relating listings in London we've seen over the last three months and coming up, the typical ticket is £35, and most cost between £18 and £146.