<![CDATA[Somewhat Pleasurable Overwhelm: The Relating Arts Podcast]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/s/the-relating-arts-podcasthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JSZ1!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fpetermunthekaas.substack.com%2Fimg%2Fsubstack.pngSomewhat Pleasurable Overwhelm: The Relating Arts Podcasthttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/s/the-relating-arts-podcastSubstackSun, 23 Aug 2026 05:15:34 GMT<![CDATA[Li Tadaa and the process of growing up]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/li-tadaa-and-the-process-of-growinghttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/li-tadaa-and-the-process-of-growingSun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:39 GMTI know Li from the Scandinavian burner scene, and we have talked about our work from time to time, but never really in depth. So it was fun to have time to get a bit closer to understanding what Li is doing and where our practices meet.

Li Tadaa is a queer dancer, somatic practitioner, and lust coach who works at the intersection of self-development and sexuality, helping people find their way to a more lustful and embodied life. Drawing on tantra, East African dance, and somatic therapy, Li runs transformational group programs, retreats, and one-on-one coaching focused on nervous system regulation, boundaries, and reconnecting with the body's own signals.

You can find Li here:

https://www.litadaa.com/

]]><![CDATA[Jason Digges and Authenticity Work]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/jason-digges-and-authenticity-workhttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/jason-digges-and-authenticity-workSun, 12 Jul 2026 08:01:29 GMTJason is one of the people you know of in the field of Relating Arts, and while we have never met in person, we have had some good talks lately, and I was happy to have a chance to do a proper interview.

Jason Digges is a relational thinker, writer, and facilitator who co-founded Authentic Relating Training International and has trained hundreds of facilitators across more than 20 cities worldwide. He spent nearly a decade working for Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute before turning fully to authentic relating and circling, and is the author of Conflict = Energy, which reframes conflict as a doorway into deeper connection rather than something to avoid.

You can find Jason on his substack:
jasondigges.substack.com/

]]><![CDATA[Rouven Schneider: Finding integrity in relationship]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/rouven-schneider-finding-integrityhttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/rouven-schneider-finding-integritySun, 28 Jun 2026 08:01:05 GMTI met Rouven at the Natural High Healing Festival in Finland in 2024. We were both there as workshop facilitators and had the chance to experience each other's work. What I really enjoyed about Rouven was his down-to-earth approach and concrete insight into what makes us struggle in our relationships.

Rouven Schneider is a cultural anthropologist, couples counsellor, and somatic facilitator who has accompanied over a thousand couples in the past 13 years. He specialises in trauma-sensitive relational work, weaving together nervous system research, somatic practice, and needs-based methodology into what he calls Evolutionary Relationships — a framework for using the field of relating as an incubator for personal and cultural growth.

You can find Rouven on his webpage:

https://www.evolutionary-integrity.com/

]]><![CDATA[Daniel Thorson: Letting reality reveal itself]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/daniel-thorson-letting-reality-revealhttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/daniel-thorson-letting-reality-revealThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:23:19 GMTThis was my first meeting with Daniel, whom I knew through friends and The Emerge Podcast, which I listened to some years ago. In this interview we talk about his emerging practice of dyadic unfolding and how we can practice letting reality reveal itself.

Daniel Thorson is a contemplative practitioner, coach, and writer with six years of residential monastic training and over 20,000 hours of meditation practice. He now works as an independent coach and writes The Intimate Mirror on Substack, exploring the relationship between inner transformation and how we show up in contact with others.

You can find Daniel on his substack:
intimatemirror.substack.com/

]]><![CDATA[Ellen Waenink and waking up to the importance of relationship]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/ellen-waenink-and-waking-up-to-thehttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/ellen-waenink-and-waking-up-to-theThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:20:08 GMTI met Ellen years ago when I was a Leader in Training on a Circling & Surrendered Leadership education. Ellen is one of the women who have had a significant impact on the development of the Circling and Surrendered Leadership community in Europe and I have really appreciated what she brings to the practice.

Ellen Waenink is a transformational coach and senior Circling leader who works with executives, teams, and organisations on relational intelligence and conscious leadership. She is lead faculty at Circling Europe and a facilitator with Coaches Rising, and also teaches the Non-Linear Movement Method, bringing embodiment into everything she does.

You can find Ellen and her work here:
https://www.ellenwaenink.com/



]]><![CDATA[Michael Blas: Letting love and eros guide you]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/michael-blas-letting-love-and-eroshttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/michael-blas-letting-love-and-erosThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:17:56 GMTI invited Michael to The Borderland in Sweden in 2025 — and after years of following each other's work online, we finally got to spend real time together. We found real kinship in our similarities, and just as much richness in our differences. In this conversation we explore the practice of love, how relational leadership develops, and more.

Michael Blas is a Relatefulness teacher, coach, and lead faculty at the Relateful Company, where he has been integrally involved in training and certifying hundreds of facilitators. He began circling in 2013, immersing himself without much formal guidance, and has since become one of the most sought-after teachers in the field — leading immersions, drop-in labs, and a thriving online community built around the practice of Relatefulness.

You can find Michael and his work on substack:
michaelblas.substack.com/

]]><![CDATA[Natasha Figueroa: The ART of Relating.]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/natasha-figueroa-the-art-of-relatinghttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/natasha-figueroa-the-art-of-relatingThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:16:04 GMTNatasha was there at the very first Authentic Relating Festival we hosted in Denmark back in 2016 — and stayed on to help organise the ones that followed. In the years since, she has grown into a skilled Authentic Relating facilitator and coach. Here we talk about what it means to bring relational practice into ordinary life, and why that might be the most important place to do it.

Natasha Figueroa is a facilitator with over 20 years of practice weaving Authentic Relating with honesty work, dance, tantra, shamanism, and improvisation. A senior leader in ART International's European team, they co-lead the Level 4 facilitator programme and bring a deep commitment to representation, accessibility, and inclusivity in the field of self-development.

You can find Natashas work here:
https://www.jellyfishheart.com/

]]><![CDATA[Susan Campbell and the origins of relating practice]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/susan-campbell-and-the-origins-ofhttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/susan-campbell-and-the-origins-ofThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:13:10 GMTI felt genuinely privileged to sit down with Susan Campbell — often called the grandmother of Authentic Relating. Susan has been active in the field since the 1960s and has written several books on how we can deepen our relationships. In this conversation she gives a rich account of everything that was happening in the relating world long before I knew it existed.

Susan Campbell is a psychologist, corporate trainer, and author of twelve books on relationships and communication, including the bestseller Getting Real. She has worked as a relationship coach and consultant for over 50 years and is a certified Radical Honesty trainer, founding the "Getting Real" body of work that has placed her as a central person in the world of relating arts.

You can find Susan and her work here:

https://susancampbell.com/

]]><![CDATA[Andrew Venezia: Awakening and interpersonal relating practices.]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/andrew-venezia-awakening-and-interpersonalhttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/andrew-venezia-awakening-and-interpersonalThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:09:16 GMTAndrew and I know each other from the European Circling scene, but this was our first real chance to sit down together — and it turned out to be a rich conversation. Andrew talks about his work bringing awakening practices into dialogue with interpersonal presencing, and how that integration has come to shape the way he leads Circling.

Andrew Venezia is a consciousness guide, meditation teacher, relational guide, and psychedelic facilitator whose work sits at the intersection of awakening and how we show up in relationship. He holds a master's degree in Integral Theory with a focus on intersubjective awareness practices, and is the author of What Is It Like to Be You?, a renewal of Circling as a path of awakening and integration.

You can find Andrew and his work on his website:
https://www.andrewlouisvenezia.life/

]]><![CDATA[Kåre Landfald: Zen Coaching and Living Presence]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/kare-landfald-zen-coaching-and-livinghttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/kare-landfald-zen-coaching-and-livingThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:04:46 GMTMy introduction to Zen Coaching came through a chance encounter with one of Kåre's students in Finland a few years ago. The overlap with Authentic Relating and Circling was immediately striking — enough to make a conversation with Kåre feel overdue. Here we explore what it means to commit to a practice, and the risks that sit at either end of the spectrum: spiritual shopping and spiritual dogma.

Kåre Landfald is the founder of Zen Coaching, a presence-based approach drawing on Zen, the Diamond Approach, Nonviolent Communication, and modern coaching traditions. He developed the method from 2005 and has since trained over 700 coaches across five countries, with a background spanning philosophy, conflict mediation, and international organisational work.

You can find more about Kåre and Zen Coaching here:
https://zen-coaching.com/

]]><![CDATA[Tuulia Syvänen and Honesty work]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/tuulia-syvanen-and-honesty-workhttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/tuulia-syvanen-and-honesty-workThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:00:49 GMTTuulia and her partner Pete have one of the most refreshingly grounded approaches to relating practice I've come across — pragmatic, simple, and genuinely liveable. Joining the Honesty Gathering in Europe in 2025 only confirmed that. In this conversation we explore what honesty actually means, how to get better at telling the truth, and what repair looks like with the people closest to us.

Tuulia Syvänen is a certified Radical Honesty trainer and therapist who has led more Radical Honesty workshops than anyone else in Europe. A former civil society leader turned therapist, she trained with Brad Blanton and completed four years of integrated therapy studies alongside Hakomi somatic training, with a mission to help people experience more love and connection through honest sharing.

You can find Tuulia and her work here:

https://www.honestyeurope.com/


Somewhat Pleasurable Overwhelm
I am a Father, Tai Chi practitioner, facilitator and former urban researcher. I live in Stockholm with Rósanna and our son. I write about life, complexity, beauty and overwhelm. Basically what it is like to be alive.
]]><![CDATA[Diane Musho Hamilton and the art of mediation]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/diane-musho-hamilton-and-the-arthttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/diane-musho-hamilton-and-the-artThu, 11 Jun 2026 03:11:38 GMTDiane came into my orbit through my partner — the mother of my first child — who has been a long-term student of hers. I have enjoyed every encounter with Diane since: she brings a rare combination of directness, genuine curiosity, and deep understanding of the human condition. In this conversation we talk about the insights she has gained from decades of work as a mediator grounded in Buddhism and Integral Theory.

Diane Musho Hamilton is a Soto Zen Roshi, award-winning professional mediator, and co-founder of the Integral Facilitator training who has collaborated with Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute since 2004. She is executive director of Two Arrows Zen and the author of several books — including Everything Is Workable and The Zen of You and Me — that bring Zen wisdom directly into the territory of human relationship and conflict.

You can find Diane and her work here:

https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/


Somewhat Pleasurable Overwhelm
I am a Stockholm based researcher, body therapist, coach and workshop facilitator. I am interested in practices that support me and others in relating and listening better.
]]><![CDATA[Ernest Holm Svendsen and the Work of Byron Katie]]>https://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/ernest-holm-svendsen-and-the-workhttps://petermunthekaas.substack.com/p/ernest-holm-svendsen-and-the-workThu, 11 Jun 2026 02:49:17 GMTI first invited Ernest to a Circling & Surrendered Leadership weekend in Copenhagen back in 2018, after hearing him on a podcast — and we have been friends ever since. In this conversation we talk about his journey through various inquiry and relating practices, with a particular focus on the Work of Byron Katie.

Ernest Holm Svendsen is a bestselling author, master coach, and certified facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie who has spent over 25 years helping people dissolve stressful thoughts and return to the aliveness of the present moment. Working with organisations and individuals through workshops, coaching, and a popular podcast series, he brings a practical, warm precision to the inner side of relating.

You can find Ernest and his work on his website:
https://www.theartofbeinghuman.com/


Somewhat Pleasurable Overwhelm
I am a Stockholm based researcher, body therapist, coach and workshop facilitator. I am interested in practices that support me and others in relating and listening better.
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