Relational Presence® Network

The European Relational Presence®Network is an independent group of equal partners co-creating our community and network. To support our work we have created a (non-profit) Foundation with the same name. Our vision is to help create a world in which all people are seen and heard for who they really are and want to be, a world where people feel they belong and can relate to each other in an open and respectful way. We see Relational Presence as a way to make this happen. The Relational Presence Network is led by peers co-creating and serving the community. The leadership group is open to loving, contributing, respectful colleagues who are willing to work to strengthen the community, the leadership group and our Relational Presence work. As partners, our mission is to develop a common and rich understanding of Relational Presence amongst ourselves, and jointly promote Relational Presence and its applications in the world. Our task is also to recognise, acknowledge and celebrate different approaches to working with Relational Presence. We can’t easily describe the full power, beauty and essence of Relational Presence – it has to be experienced. What we do know is that Relational Presence is a process and a practice with powerful effects in all areas of life. The Relational Presence Network is led by peers co-creating and serving the community. The leadership group is open to loving, contributing, respectful colleagues who are willing to work to strengthen the community, the leadership group and our Relational Presence work. The Relational Presence Network trains new people to become facilitators of Relational Presence and its applications. We gratefully acknowledge the founder of Speaking Circles®, Lee Glickstein, and other major contributors to the development of the work including Doreen Hamilton, the Senior Training Director. And thanks to Lee for coining the term 'Relational Presence'.