🤝 The Art of Connecting in Slovenia 🇸🇮

🤝 The Art of Connecting in Slovenia 🇸🇮

A Transformative Erasmus+ Training Course on Authentic Relationships in Youth Work

📍 Location: Organic Farm Metta, Slovenia
🗓️ Dates: 26 July – 3 August 2025
👥 Target Group: Youth workers, educators, NGO leaders, mental health professionals, and creative facilitators aged 18+
🌍 Eligible Countries:
🇭🇷 Croatia • 🇨🇿 Czech Republic • 🇫🇷 France • 🇭🇺 Hungary • 🇮🇹 Italy • 🇱🇹 Lithuania • 🇳🇱 Netherlands • 🇵🇱 Poland • 🇵🇹 Portugal • 🇷🇴 Romania • 🇸🇰 Slovakia • 🇸🇮 Slovenia


💬 Why This Training?

In a world dominated by fast communication and superficial interaction, building authentic relationships with youth has never been more essential. This training invites you to pause, breathe, and rediscover the power of connection — to yourself, others, and the world around you. 🌿💛


✨ What to Expect?

🌱 A safe space to explore emotional safety, trust, and inclusion
🌀 Experiential games & body-oriented exercises
💡 Self-awareness & co-regulation practices
🧠 Psycho-somatic tools for youth work
🖐️ Hands-on learning with all five senses
🔥 Fire circles, silence, shared meals, deep reflection
🌍 Intercultural exchange with 27 youth workers from 13 countries


🎯 Ideal Participant Profile

✔️ 18+ years old
✔️ Active in youth work, education, community or mental health
✔️ Comfortable communicating in English
✔️ Open to holistic, embodied, and experiential learning
✔️ Motivated to apply new methods within their own work


🛏️ Logistics & Costs

✅ Accommodation & meals are fully covered
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed according to Erasmus+ rules
🏡 Venue: Metta Organic Farm – a beautiful, serene learning environment in nature
🎓 Youthpass Certificate included


🗓️ Application Deadline:

15 June 2025 (Sunday)

📥 Apply now: Application Form
📘 Info Pack: Canva PDF

Come learn to connect through laughter, silence, nature, and presence. 🌻
This is more than a training — it’s a journey back to what matters.