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RelateFest

For People Endlessly Curious About Relationships

RelateFest will be returning in 2024-2025

 
 

The inaugural RelateFest was produced by WeDeepen, Esther Perel Discussion Group and Leveled Up Love

RelateFest is for people who love exploring relationships, questioning relationship norms, learning new skills, and connecting with others. Open to singles and couples. Limited capacity.

RelateFest brings the principles of curiosity and conscious relating to a safe space for learning, connection, and play.

The event features relationship experts holding interactive workshops, small group discussions, and immersive experiences.

All relationship structures, orientations, and gender identities are welcome.

Topics covered include: 

  • Exploring pleasure

  • Relationship boundaries

  • Navigating conflict & jealousy

  • Monogamy, Non-monogamy and Polyamory

  • Discovering and communicating personal needs & desires

  • Tantra, kink, & BDSM 

  • Rebuilding trust after betrayal

  • Attachment theory & styles

  • Healing from trauma

If you’re curious about romantic love and conscious relating, RelateFest is for you!

 
 

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Watch RelateFest 2022 Recaps

 

RelateFest Testimonials

We are still downloading and consolidating all the life-changing concepts, teachings, and language we absorbed in the last week... goose pimples!!! By putting all these amazing teachers in one place, you facilitated our ability to break through decades of negative patterns and resentments. We feel so centered, elated, and secure in our transformation. RelateFest deeply met our needs for growth and community.
— Lisa & Jim
RelateFest was such a mind-opening experience! I learned a new vocabulary to bring to my relationships. I made wonderful new friends with similar interests. I learned so much about myself and my partner. It was so worth attending.
— Stephanie
What a special gathering of open-minded people! There was a variety of different relationship structures represented and everyone showed up with such openness to connect and share vulnerably. That created a space my husband and I have rarely experienced outside of our closest friendships and family. It wasn’t just the sessions- it was also the way it spilled out into late-night poolside conversations and connections that have lasted beyond RelateFest. Such authentic connection. Thank you so much for what you created, and we look forward to future events!
— Sarah & Steve
This experience was more transformative than I expected. I didn’t realize the walls I’d put up that weren’t allowing me to receive from my new relationships. Being surrounded by love and positivity from so many strangers allowed me to open my heart to the possibility that I can and deserve to receive love in positive ways. I can’t thank you all enough for helping me open my heart once again
— Erin
Thank you for this wonderful weekend. I learned, enjoyed, shared, and got out of my comfort zone, all within a safe and held container! I’ve been to many personal development and growth events but this one impacted me in a way that has consumed my thoughts for the past two days. I guess it’s because of the openness and non-judgmental environment with like-minded people. Time went by so quickly! I felt like I needed even more of this experience. Please do it again- I will come and bring others!
— Roya
The biggest move for me was the release of my self-shame. It’s a burden I’ve carried all my life and the non-judgmental, loving community we all created was so rich and healing. It was also really empowering to receive and give warmth and connection so freely. The depth of genuineness and connection between people through the different methods we learned (tantra was particularly powerful for me) proved to me that despite the disconnected world we live in, I will seek out the people, like those drawn to Relatefest, that really do want deep connection.
— Paul
I have spent a large part of my life showing up with women from a place of people-pleasing. I was afraid of hurting them. It created a lot of dysfunctional relationships. Whenever I was asked to bring my masculinity to intimacy, I would hesitate. A big breakthrough came within the beautiful container of Relate Fest. It was my open-hearted masculine that women at the fest desired from me. Exploring BDSM and Shibari rope play was transformational.
— Hans
I met incredible couples that shared their stories. I met women that held space while my emotions and triggers were activated. I saw individuals comfort one another as issues bubbled up from the depths of their souls. There were no judgments. Space was held. There were couples having fun. People laughing, smiling, hugging, and dancing. I’m thankful for the speakers that were genuine and accessible. I felt safe. I felt welcome. I felt seen and heard. I look forward to the next event as it wasn’t just one moment that was pivotal for me- it was the entire event.
— Natalie

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RelateFest Guides

The erotic is an antidote to death. It’s more than just a description of sexuality. It is about how people connect to a quality of aliveness, of vibrancy, of vitality, of renewal, of playfulness, of life force energy.
— Esther Perel