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Dyad Circling (Wedding Circle)
Two closely interdependent people — a couple, colleagues — circle each other on a tension between them while four to eight others sit around and attend only to the space between the two, sharing what that does in them and never taking a side. Built so the pair can speak their connection without fear of being judged by the watchers. From Circling Switzerland.
Prerequisites
- A real tension between two people who depend on each other, and — the manual's own note — someone experienced in the outer circle to lead if the others are new
- A relationship's live tension worked in front of witnesses; the 'no sides' design holds only as long as the outer circle keeps its attention on the connection and off the individuals, which is the leading role's whole job
Practical
- Time
- 45-60 min
- Group
- 6–10 · pairs, small-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- dialogic-encounter, feedback-mirroring, emotional-processing, systems-sensing
- Change scope
- state → skill · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- authrev.org/ar-games-manual — Authentic Relating Games Manual, paid
- Availability
- In the source document — the instructions live inside the material linked, on its terms
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0 (Authentic Relating Games Manual)
Source link checked 31 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 29 Aug 2026
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Heinz Robert (Circling Switzerland) — Circling; carried into Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
Related: Circling (variant-of)
status: checked · added 2026-08-31