Relational Arts
with Karis Mae
July 1 - 8, 2026
- Loving connection to our bodies, our feelings, our aliveness, the full spectrum of our glorious messy humaness
- Meaningful close friendships where we feel truly seen and we’ve got each others’ backs
- An intimate romantic relationship with a special person to share life and journey deeply with
- Connection to a wider community where we feel a sense of belonging and being part of a bigger whole
- And connection to our beautiful Earth that sustains us and all life.
- You spend more time on your screen than meeting real people, even though your notifications don’t feed you and leave you feeling emptier than ever
- You want depth but often find yourself stuck in polite, surface-level chats
- You’re longing to be around people where you can just be fully yourself, warts and all
- You feel ‘generally OK’ but something’s missing, some juice, some aliveness, something you can’t quite put your finger on
- ChatGPT seems to ‘get you’ more than the people around you do
- You’re fed up with doing all your healing work alone with your therapist or journal
- When our essential need for connection isn’t met, we turn to screens, food and other distractions to try and fill that hole.
- Presence and relational awareness
- Movement and embodiment practices
- Communication and listening
- Nervous system regulation
- Consent and attunement, both verbal and non-verbal
- Touch and connection practices
- Circle work and shadow exploration
- Say a deeper “yes” to all that you are with nothing left out – no more shapeshifting in order to fit in
- Experience the joy of being fully alive and present in your body and feelings
- Show up as your radically authentic and unapologetic self, empowered to just be you
- Communicate your boundaries, wants and needs with grace and care
- Learn tools for creating depth in connection with others, without losing yourself
- Reclaim your natural play, spontaneity and enough-ness
- Receive new imprints of being seen, met and attuned to by a group
- Feel a sense of belonging, not as a concept, but as a lived, embodied experience
- Feel the relief and weight lifted off when you realise you don’t have to hold it all alone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The incredible location
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All the practical details
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What people say
“Attending the Relational Arts workshop was an unforgettable experience. The space felt incredibly safe and welcoming, and Karis has a remarkable gift for reading the room and guiding with deep presence and care. Everything unfolded so organically, with a beautiful balance of structure and flow. Highly recommend this experience to anyone drawn to deeper relational work.”
“A safe and joyful laboratory to explore many relational and embodiment practices. The pace and holding allowed all of us to show ourselves and be guided and supported in a way that feels authentic, growthful and empowering. The setting of Kalikalos is truly a gift to the heart, senses and soul.”
“Karis is a skilled and sensitive workshop leader with a lot of heart and has a unique ability to sense into the group energy.”
“Very humble yet powerful way of making the relational topic so easy to capture and take in, beautiful community to practice it with after the morning exercises, and inspiring way of being as the facilitator. I am happy I’ve made such a long way to Kalikalos to participate in it.”
“Relational Arts should be mandatory for every human. If only it could be taught in schools, in the workplace, in families. Please give yourself this gift… it will ripple through your relationships and the world.”
“Karis holds space with a beautiful combination of playfulness and tenderness. Yet most of all, her powerful ability to create a sense of safety, containment and encouragement. I felt able to show the parts of me that always want to hide. At times it was challenging witnessing and being present to the not so likable parts of myself. But allowing the my mask, my fears and insecurities to be fully revealed and witnessed by the group was really healing.”
“The setting at Kalikalos community was ideal — nurturing, open, and surrounded by stunning nature. Beyond the workshop itself, I loved the meaningful connections with others, the food, the beach, and the whole atmosphere.”
“A well structured, delightfully facilitated space held with tenderness and care.”
“Thank you for this deeply touching experience. I feel richly gifted from your workshop.”
“The workshop deeply nourished me and has helped me already with my friends, family and loved people in my life. Since the workshop I’ve been practising what I learnt from you and it works for me so well. I am grateful for meeting you, the group and the Kalikalos community.”
Leader
Karis Mae is on a mission to create more connection in the world! She is a certified trauma-informed group facilitator, authenticity advocate and connection nerd. Her passion is to get to the heart of being human; to dive into the depths of relating where authenticity and vulnerability meet. She brings…
Learn more about Karis Mae