“There will be no community without first communing.”
- Nora Bateson
Every brand on the internet seems to be selling us community.
But community is not a product. It cannot be bought, packaged, or consumed. It must be woven. That’s why several Creators from The Portal are offering Free Communing Sessions, open gatherings for anyone with a free Experiencer account.
That includes all Creators, too. This is the gift of The Portal community.
What Is Communing?
Communing is a collaborative project currently hosted by Creators of the Portal. It is simple by design and generous in spirit. We hope more hosts will join over time. There is no hierarchy here, no inner circle, and no, you’re not late to the party.
There is only a spiral, where each of us is free to move closer to the center or step back as it suits us. Communing is the act of being together in presence. It is the soil from which real community grows. Learn about our Communing Guidelines here.
What Happens in a Session?
That depends on the creator, but it might involve:
Moving
Thinking
Being
Reflecting
Listening
Or something entirely emergent
Details for each session are shared in advance so you know what to expect. And we hope you leave a little more rooted in the ecology of this world, more connected, more resourced, more aware of the living web we are part of.
Who Is It For?
Anyone with a free Experiencer account on The Portal. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning, joined yesterday, are enrolled in six paid offerings or none, you are warmly welcome.If you know someone who would relish a rich, restorative place to land freely, please invite them to create a free account and join us
Once there, navigate to “Spaces” on the top and join “The Portal Community” which will take you to our community on Circle.
There you will find the sessions in the “Free Events” space.
RSVP to an event and it will add them to your calendar and you’ll get a reminder email an hour before the sessions starts.
Want a little more help on getting started on The Portal? Sally runs through it step by step in the video below!
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Upcoming Communing Sessions
Below you’ll find the current schedule of upcoming sessions. If you already have an Experiencer account you can click on the links otherwise follow the instructions above to set up an account first. (This section will be updated regularly as new sessions are added.)
Communing ~ Writing with Ruth Coates Date: Thursday, 12 March, 2026 Time: 07:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT Join Ruth for an hour of therapeutic writing, in which I offer writing prompts and short exercises to support you in reflection, awareness and becoming.
Communing - Freaking out with Anna Date: Friday, 13 March, 2026 Time: 05:00 PM - 6:45 PM GMT Join Anna for FREAKY FRIDAY Somatic Ecstatic Dance. Somatic Ecstatic Dance means:No fixed moves. No choreography. No pressure.You are invited to move however your body allows, completely independent of what your movement looks like or what you might understand by dance.
Communing ~ Tending with Cat Moyle Date: Tuesday, 17 March, 2026 Time: 07:00 PM - 7:45 PM GMT Tending is an end of the day invitation to collectively and deliberately unhook from all the doing (for others) and gently tend to your own patch - with breath, touch, a good soundtrack and some honest words.
Communing - Marketing with Antonina Mamzenko Date: Monday, 18 March, 2026 Time: 02:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT Come and bring your marketing woes and I'll help you brainstorm how to promote your business and share what you do with the world in this shitshow of a polycrisis.
Communing - Early Spring Walk with Catherine Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2026 Time: 09.30 AM - 10.15 AM GMT Join me for a gentle guided walk to look for some of the signs of spring as we approach the equinox. I will be walking near the coast in Dorset, you are very welcome to join me for a walk in your local area so that we are walking different paths but at the same time. If that is not possible for you for any reason you are also warmly invited to join me on screen, and enjoy a 'virtual' walk through my camera.
Communing ~ Wayfinding with Sadie Tichelaar Date: Monday, 23 March, 2026 Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM GMT A gentle space to map and explore your unique nervous system landscape, so you can navigate its patterns and features, moods and weather with a deeper awareness and sense of connection.
Communing ~ Journaling with Harriet Hamid Collett Date: Friday, 27 March, 2026 Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM GMT Join Harriet to gather in a gently facilitated space, where there will be invitations into short ecosomatic practices and spring-inspired journaling prompts
Communing - Germinating with Laila Datoo Date: Wednesday, 1 April, 2026 Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM GMT Join Laila as we move into Spring – for this gentle process of BecomingAs the season shifts and light returns, beneath the surface, seeds are germinating.Quietly gathering energy, reaching for nourishment, and preparing to emerge.In this guided session, we’ll explore what is germinating within us.
