Real Social Connections
🌿 Description
Beyond small talk, social scripts, and the pressure to be a certain way.
A half-day exploration of movement, playfulness, authentic relating, and meaningful conversation in a trauma-informed space.
🌿 About This Gathering
Meaningful connection rarely happens by accident. It tends to emerge when we feel safe enough to slow down, be ourselves, and meet one another with curiosity.
This gathering is an invitation to explore what helps genuine connection emerge - not by performing, saying the "right" thing, or following a script, but by creating the conditions where we can be more present, playful, and authentic with ourselves and others.
At the heart of this gathering is a simple idea: one of the deepest doorways into connection is being seen - not just the polished parts of ourselves, but also the parts we might usually hide or hold back. And being truly seen becomes possible when we feel safe enough to let ourselves be expressed. That's what we'll create space for together. Through movement, somatic awareness, playful exercises, guided conversations, and experiences of being witnessed, we'll experiment with different ways of expressing ourselves and discover what becomes possible in connection when we feel enough safety to be more fully ourselves.
This is an evolving exploration of connection, community, and play. I'm excited to create a deeper experience together and to see what becomes possible when we give ourselves more space to be ourselves and meet one another more fully.
My hope is that you'll leave with a deeper sense of connection to yourself and others, and maybe even with a new friend or two.
🕰 Flow / Schedule
2:00 – 2:15: Arrival & settling in
2:15 – 2:30: Welcome & agreements
2:30 – 4:30: Exploring connection — one-to-one & small groups
4:30 – 4:50: Break
4:50 – 7:10: Exploring connection — group dynamics
7:10 – 7:30: Closing circle
7:30 onward: Stay, mingle & continue connecting
💫 Who This Is For
This gathering is for anyone who longs for more genuine connection. It’s especially for people who sometimes struggle to connect, fit in, or feel like they truly belong; for those who appreciate a slower pace when getting to know others; and for anyone curious about moving beyond small talk, social performance, or the feeling that they need to say the “right” thing or show up in a certain way.
Rather than trying to “get connection right,” we’ll explore what naturally allows connection to emerge—through presence, play, movement, and authentic conversation.
Whether you're outgoing, introverted, or somewhere in between, you'll be invited to participate at your own pace. No previous experience is needed: just come as you are.
👥 Facilitator
Simone Giacometti is a somatic practitioner, psychedelic integration guide, and facilitator passionate about helping people heal, grow, and connect more deeply with themselves and others.
Originally trained as a scientist, Simone spent years working at the intersection of biology, technology, and program management before transitioning into healing work. Today, he supports people through one-on-one sessions that weave together trauma-informed healing, somatic practices, inner exploration, and psychedelic integration work to help people reconnect with themselves and grow into greater authenticity.
His group facilitation draws on somatics, authentic relating, nervous system awareness, and play to create spaces where people can slow down, be themselves, and feel more at home with others. (This gathering is fully substance-free and centered on movement, conversation, and connection.)
Learn more about Simone and his work at healwithsimone.com
🎒 What to Bring
Comfortable clothes you can move in
A water bottle (optional)
Curiosity and a willingness to meet yourself and others as you are
🏛 About The Commons
The Commons is a community-based "Fourth Place" that catalyzes each member's path to authenticity, full self-expression, and aliveness - rooted in the belief that community is essential to that journey. Located in the heart of San Francisco, we are redefining what it means to gather, work, and connect. By day, we're a playful co-working space; by night, a vibrant community meeting house.
🚪 Arrival Info
The Commons is located at 550 Laguna St, San Francisco (corner of Hayes & Laguna).
Enter via the stairway under The Commons sign at the basement level.
Location
550 Laguna St, San Francisco + Full Studio