#69 — The Lost Art of Relating: Community, Connection & Conscious Relationships

👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠What does it really take to build healthy relationships — and why are so many people struggling with connection today?In this episode, I’m joined by Tony and Cris of Awakened Amara, a community rooted in tantra, embodied intimacy, and conscious relating. Together, we explore the skills most of us were never taught — the very skills that make relationships, community, and intimacy actually work.We talk about how modern life has quietly eroded many of the social foundations that once supported human connection:family, culture, shared rituals, and consistent community.In their place, we’ve inherited isolation, digital stimulation, and shallow substitutes for the deep mammalian connection our nervous systems crave.In this conversation we explore:🌿 Why so many people feel socially disconnected and relationally unskilled🗣️ The power of self-expression and working through emotional suppression🧭 How limited models of relationship leave people stuck and confused❤️ Tony & Cris’s 12-year journey through monogamy, polyamory, and evolving relational dynamics🤝 The essential skills of consent, boundaries, communication, and asking for what you want🚦 How to navigate yeses and nos without collapsing or becoming defensive🧠 Why intimacy is one of the most important training grounds for relational growthThey also share the structure of the three community experiences they host — progressive spaces where participants practice communication, consent, and embodied relating in increasingly open and self-directed ways, always rooted in awareness and responsibility.At the heart of this episode is a powerful truth:Relating is a skill.And like any skill, it must be practiced.This isn’t just about romantic relationships — it’s about how we relate to friends, family, coworkers, and community as a whole.If you’ve ever felt isolated, confused about relationships, or hungry for deeper connection, this episode will give you language, insight, and inspiration for what’s possible.More from Tony and Cris✨ Instagram: @awakenedamara– https://www.instagram.com/awakenedamara?igsh=aDNweTNnemQ4ZmNl&utm_source=qr✨ Website – https://awakenedamara.com🎧 Listen now to Episode 69.If you’re a man committed to growth, grounded confidence, deeper connection, and reclaiming your personal power, this is where the real work happens.Men Rising is my private community where we explore embodiment, desire, nervous system training, intimacy, leadership, and the path of becoming a truly well-rounded man — together.Inside you’ll get:• Monthly trainings & live calls• Tools for grounding, presence & emotional clarity• Practices for becoming stronger in and out of the bedroom• A supportive circle of men walking the same path👉 Join The Men Rising Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.skool.com/men-rising/about⁠⁠⁠⁠