Relationship Design School

Welcome to The Relationship Design School!

OUR MISSION

We are dedicated to helping individuals and couples in intercultural relationships to bridge cultural differences and enjoy meaningful connection through the development of relational intelligence.

Join us to learn essential skills for developing intimacy and harmony in intercultural relationships:

  • navigate conflicts constructively

  • communicate effectively

  • develop your ability to empathise

  • cultivate greater mutual understanding and connection

DR. IRINA ARON Founder

The Relationship Design Process

We can recognise a great design in architecture, interiors, or a beautiful pair of shoes… Behind all of that lies design thinking. Let’s apply design thinking to our life-style and relationships. Let’s become conscious about what makes relationships work for us.

As with any Design Process, Relationship Design follows certain steps. We use a well known Design model called the Double Diamond or the 4D Model to explore human relationships. Relationship Design as a process involves exploring our relationship patterns - Discovering and Defining them. The next steps are about re-patterning, approaching differently what hasn’t worked so far. Developing our relationships and Delivering through consciously practicing what we learned during the process. As in any design process, this is an iteration. It is also not a linear process. Relationships are a process of co-creation and collaboration with others.

Joining our programmes for individuals, couples and groups, you will be guided through the Relationship Design Process. Following creatively the Relationship Design steps you can improve significantly the quality of your relationships and by doing so, you can improve significantly the quality of your life.

Does this inspire you? Let’s begin now!

Design the Relationships you Love

OUR PROGRAMMES

THE RELATIONSHIP DESIGN SCHOOL

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PLATFORM OFFERING RELATIONSHIP DESIGN

INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE AND GROUP PROGRAMMES

SPRING TERM 2024

March 1st -June 15th 2024

‘Spring Cleaning’ RD Circle

March 12th - April 23rd (Completed)

‘Into the Summer’ RD Circle

May 7th - June 11th - Completed

RD Summer Retreat

June 11th - June 15th Sold out

AUTUMN TERM 2024

September 1st - December 15th 2024

‘Back to School’ RD Circle

Sept 24th - Oct 29th - Waiting List

‘End of Year’ RD Circle

Nov 5th - December 10th - Waiting List

RD Autumn Retreat

Oct 3rd - Oct 6th Sold out

Relational Intelligence for intercultural Couples

A series of individual and couple consultations designed specifically to enhance your relational skills and support you in navigating the attraction and challenges of intercultural relationships

Relationship Design Circles

A creative therapeutic space for those who prefer to work in a small group. Over 7 weeks you will be guided through a process of revealing your habitual patterns, defining what you want from your relationships and experimenting with new approaches to relating to yourself and others in your day-to-day life

Relationship Design Retreat For Embodied Living

Immersive 5 day experience of Self-Discovery and Connection.

A shared collaborative space ideal for individuals and couples who are exploring new pathways to intimacy and authenticity. Are you enthusiastic about conscious, embodied living? Join us for an immersive retreat focused on designing conscious relationships through shared conversational space, dance, movement and body work

Faculty

We work as an intercultural and interdisciplinary team of highly qualified professionals: academics and practitioners, experienced psychotherapists and complementary therapists who specialise in different modalities to deliver holistic programmes – workshops and retreats for our clients. Would you like to design the relationships you love? There is a way, let’s find it together.

DENIZA POPOVA PhD, Musicologist

With an academic background in literature, learning, creativity and higher states of consciousness, Peter has been a major contributor to the field of NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming). His work draws on a unique synthesis of the core of traditional Balinese wisdom and best Western practice. For Peter this approach is underpinned by extensive meditation and self-unfolding movement practices. Meditation deepens our attuning to, and grounding in, inner silence. Self-unfolding movement helps release the knots and tensions that mask inner silence in a business and restlessness.

GABRIELLA GIELMETTI, Tango Therapist

Rudy has over twenty years experience in holistic healing and personal development. He offers a unique approach that integrates massage with multiple modalities to empower individuals and couples to develop deeper connections, enhance intimacy, bring their authentic selves to the relationship, and create more meaningful and fulfilling experiences together. In his core work he uses highly effective massage techniques combined with breath, sound, and movement to take an individual to a place of self-acceptance and inner peace. From that safe nurturing space it becomes possible for the individual to bring their authentic self into the relationship with their partner, re-connect on a profound level.

RANIA JASIRI, Energetic Alignment

Ruzha teaches Hatha yoga with the integration of some basic yoga styles. Her practice is aimed at harmonizing psyche, emotions and body. In her practice and teaching she looks for a balance between breathing, movement and concentration, striving this balance to be adapted to our daily life and accessible to everyone.

Ruzha trained at the Shivananda Center Europe in yoga therapy. She is actively involved in the promotion of yoga and is currently studying Hormonal Yoga.

Deniza was born in Bulgaria, grew up in Germany and lives in Berlin. She loves Bulgarian folk songs and spent years in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, where she learned many songs from old women of the area. She perceives the music of the world, especially singing, as a deeply and intensely connecting experience and medium. What is your relationship with your voice? At the Relationship Design School, Deniza offers sounding and singing workshops to help you develop your ability to use your voice to connect with yourself and others on a deeper level.

PETER WRYCZA PhD, Author, Speaker and creator of the Conversations on the edge of Science method

Gabriella is a professional Tango teacher and a qualified Tango Therapist. She runs group and private Tango Therapy sessions in which she uses bodywork, connection and self expression. She loves intercultural environments, meeting new people and learning new languages. Gabriella believes that Art, Fashion and Dance are all languages enabling deep communication beyond formal languages therefore they could all convey into a therapeutic process aimed to boost confidence, self esteem, solve emotional conflicts and build better relationships. She works in Italy and Switzerland.

RUDY BAYOUMI, Bodywork practitioner and Massage Therapist

Rania is an experienced Tantra Coach specialising in creating sacred spaces for self-discovery, intimacy, and profound transformation. With years of study and practice, she blends ancient tantric wisdom with modern relationship coaching techniques to guide individuals and couples toward deeper connections and authentic relationships. Rania has cultivated a unique approach that integrates mindfulness, somatic awareness, and holistic wellness. Fluent in four languages and deeply attuned to cultural nuances, she bridges diverse perspectives to support clients in unlocking their fullest potential in love and life.

RUZHA STOYNOVA, Hatha Yoga Teacher

  • The Relationship Design Circle has been an incredibly precious and transformational space for me. It has allowed me to identify a core identity pattern and understand its ways of expressing in a surpisingly organic, deep and supportive manner. However, the true value of the space has been that through Irina's gentle, authentic and masterful guidance and with the group's accountability, I've made actual tangible shifts in this pattern! I have felt much more clear about my needs, desires and boundaries and have been able to express them in dozens of circumstances, where I would have stayed quiet and disconnected from myself. My deepest gratitude and highest recommendations for this space and Irina's work to anyone looking to bring about actual change in their relationship patterns. 

    - Zori, Guatemala

  • Being part of Irina's group was an incredible experience for me. It has been a catalyst for big shifts in my working life and in my own mind. I feel subtly changed by the honesty and real connection in the group, and the feeling of solidarity that grew. As well as a space for sharing reflections of our patterns (illuminated by important questioning), the group was also a space to practice being both vulnerable and in our power. I would highly recommend a Relationship Design group with Irina if you are ready to explore and understand some of your barriers and outdated protective/coping strategies. I feel Irina was led both by the group, but also by her own deep knowing and intuitive sense, reflecting back to us what she saw and heard and sensed.

    - Emily

frequently asked questions

  • Anyone who is prepared to invest in improving the quality of their relationships can benefit from our services. The services of the Relationship Design School are designed for people living or working in a country different from their birthplace, or navigating relationships with partners from different cultural backgrounds and languages. You could be in a new intercultural relationship seeking to establish solid foundations, or in a long term intercultural relationship looking to refine communication and deepen intimacy.

  • The Relationship Design School primarily operates online, with hybrid - in person and online - options available. Our base is in London, UK. The retreats are 5-day immersive in-person programmes.

  • Relational Intelligence for Intercultural Couples is a Consultation Series structured in a four session format: an introductory couple session, two individual sessions with each of the partners followed by a further couple session. These sessions are designed to provide comprehensive guidance and support tailored to your unique needs.

  • The Relationship Design Circles are 7-week online programmes offered twice a year: The Spring Cleaning circles typically run from mid-March to mid-May, while Closing Cycles Circles are conducted from mid-October to mid-December.

  • 5-day RD Retreats are held twice a year, at the beginning of June and at the beginning of October. The dates and locations for these Retreats are set in advance.

  • Absolutely! Relationship Design Circles and Retreats welcome individuals who are single or not currently in a relationship. These experiences offer valuable insights, skills, and context for personal growth in preparation for future relationships, if this is what you are aiming for.

  • Whilst English is the primary language used in our services, we accommodate clients who speak other languages. Please inform us of your language preferences, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.