CONNECTING IN THE MYSTERY

embodied relating practice group

Austin, TX · Spring 2025

You’re invited on a journey to explore the wild terrain of bodies and souls in connection.

Weaving somatic mindfulness with relating practices grows your capacity for aliveness, intimacy, and authenticity. Through practices like circling, relational meditation and conscious movement, develop skills to deepen embodied presence in connection. Build trust within the container of a closed practice group, and bring the art of relating into all aspects of your life.

Details + Dates:

This group meets biweekly on Wednesdays 7:00 - 9:30 PM, from April through June (six sessions).

Hosted at a cozy home in South Austin.

Sessions:

April 16th, April 30th
May 14th, May 28th
June 11th, June 25th

**To honor group cohesion, we ask that participants attend at least four of the six sessions in this series.

Who is this for?

  • Those who want to connect with others while staying in connection with themselves

  • Anyone ready to have more meaningful, authentic relationships with their friends and loved ones

  • People who want to practice new communication skills in a private group before taking them out into the wild

  • Embodied folks wondering how to feel as much connection in verbal conversation as they do non-verbally

  • Practitioners of other relating modalities who don’t know how to include their body or feel distant from their body while connecting

Experiences of past participants:

  • “Returning to each session felt like coming home to myself. Not only do I have tangible skills that will carry over to my personal work and relationships, I am also keenly aware that I show up with more love and kindness for myself and others. This has truly opened up where I can be a more kind and gentle human.”

    ~ Briana C.

  • “Each week brings something moving and precious with Stephanie’s facilitation, and yet it’s the inter-individual transformation over the entire multi month process that makes the investment worth it. Mind blowing thing you’ve created, Stephanie!”

    ~ Max E.

  • “I’m joining this cohort for the 3rd time in a row! I love Stephanie and what she offers: one of the deepest, most intriguing presence practices I have ever encountered. This is my favorite presence practice and Stephanie’s genius really shines in this space. It’s so good!!”

    ~ Kat F.

  • “I can’t recommend her work highly enough. I felt that I could not be real with anyone. Like what I had to share in my daily life is just too intense for most people. Without wanting to, I built an armor. It was necessary, but working with Stephanie and doing this group specifically has helped me to feel the difference between my armor and my Self again.”

    ~ Lauren B.

  • “I absolutely recommend this workshop with the amazing Stephanie. Mind-bending, transformative and compassionate are but a few of the words I could use to describe this incredibly potent experience.”

    ~ Erik A.

  • “Wow!!! 10/10 recommend!!!! Stephanie is incredible! I’m so grateful for my time spent connecting in the mystery with her!! Give yourself the gift of embodied connection.”

    ~ Kelly B.

  • “I just completed the last one and HIGHLY RECOMMEND. I felt nourished and connected after each meeting. I’ve done a lot of groups like this over many years, and this one is the juice.”

    ~ Lauren B.

Your Guide:

Stephanie (Soma) Hagemeister, PRYT, SEP

Stephanie is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Coach, Circling Facilitator, Movement Teacher, and certified Yoga Therapist with 10 years experience leading groups into their hearts and bodies. Her aim is to help people feel safe while connecting authentically to experience more meaningful relationships. She guides individuals and groups, and offers workshops nationwide.

Full website and bio: www.stephaniesoma.com

Previous Workshops: “Homebody: Pleasure, Pain and Presence” (Austin Tantra Festival), “God Between Us” (Austin Tantra Festival), “Embodied Circling: Exploring Relatefulness as a whole-body practice” (Austin Relateful Studio), “Embodied Relating” (Integral Tantra Training), “Unfold Into Being: Somatic and Relational Practice” (Burning Man)

FAQs

  • A practice group is essentially a closed container of people who begin and end the workshop series together. Trust is able to be built over time which allows us to practice deeper layers of being seen and seeing others.

  • Yes, it’s quite alright if you don’t have any previous experience with embodiment or relating. (Make a note in your application if this is true, so I can jump on a call with you and give you some tips for day one!)

    It is recommended that you have some support structures already in place (friends, therapist, etc), as vulnerability can be touched in these groups. Although it is not a requirement, it’s great to have someone in your life to continue processing with should anything come up.

  • Yes! We just ask that participants commit to attending at least four of the six sessions in the series. If you already know you’ll miss more than two, then wait for the next cohort. This program runs about two times a year.

  • Nope. Although being seen and heard by others is a basic human need and can of course be deeply therapeutic.

Payment:

$175/mo for
3 months

$475 Paid in full

Application, Questions and Registration: