Community, Skill Building & Resources

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Community, Skill Building & Resources 〰️

THE NOURISHING NON-MONOGAMY PRACTICE LAB

with Aria Diana

A series of live, embodied spaces to build relational skills in community.

We all need belonging and support.

Do you ever feel lonely, confused or overwhelmed in your non-monogamy journey—like no one really gets it?

That’s why The Nourishing Non-Monogamy Practice Lab exists: A place to bring your big feelings and be met with understanding, co-regulation, and tools to grow.

These practices spaces are for you if…

You’re struggling with non-monogamy or polyamory.

You want more steadiness in your body and more  tools  in your kit.

You crave being in  community  with people who “get it.”

Here you’ll find belonging, new skills, and embodied support for your non-monogamous journey.

What are the The Nourishing Non-Monogamy Practice Labs?

These labs aren’t just workshops—they’re a series of live, embodied spaces to build relational skills in community.

Sign up now for our first round of practice labs.

  • The Belonging Lab

    THURS 11/20/25 5:30 - 7PM PST

    Meet fellow Founding Members, share stories in small groups, and feel that immediate “oh, I’m not alone in this” moment. A gentle, powerful way to root into belonging, meet others on a similar path, and get to know one another as we begin this journey together.

  • 🌊 The Resilience Lab

    Nervous System Support & Regulation

    - A guided regulation ritual practice space. Come reset your nervous system with somatic practices designed to expand your capacity to keep your heat open:

    -Breathwork, meditation and grounding

    -Space to practice shifting out of fight, flight or freeze into embodied safety

    -Build your capacity to stay present in connection—especially when things feel hard

    -Co-regulation and care with a conscious, intentional community

    JOIN US WED FEB 24, 2026

  • The Listening Lab

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  • The Relating Lab

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What are the The Nourishing Non-Monogamy Practice Labs?

These labs aren’t just workshops—they’re group practice spaces designed to help you notice and shift what’s really happening beneath the surface:

  • When are you making choices from anxiety or insecurity instead of grounded self-trust?

  • Where do you stumble in communication with your partners?

  • What old mindsets are you still carrying that no longer serve your vision of more liberated love?

Each practice space ends with Q&A time with Aria. Ask questions in real time, learn through shared experience, and build confidence in applying what you learn.

The Pathway to Embodiment: Online Support & Community Practice Labs

Explore a mix of live community spaces designed to help you move from theory to embodied practice:

🌊 Resilience Lab (Somatic regulation + nervous system support)

A guided regulation ritual practice space. Come reset your nervous system with somatic practices designed to expand your capacity to keep your heat open:

  • breathwork, tapping, visualization, and grounding

  • shift out of fight-or-flight and into embodied safety

  • build your capacity to stay present in connection—especially when things feel hard

  • co-regulation and care

🫂 Belonging Lab (Story-sharing + affirmation)

A gently guided story-sharing space to help you:

  • feel more seen, connected, and affirmed in your lived experience with open relating, non-monogamy or polyamory.

  • share your embodied wisom, questions and curiosity

  • engage in intentional discussion around meaningful themes like jealousy, longing, compersion, boundary rupture, or chosen family—within a small group setting

👂 Listening Lab (Conscious communication)

Conscious communication and tender listening:

  • Somatic grounding practice to collect your thoughts

  • Reflection questions to help you uncover your truth, needs, desires

  • Communication frameworks using tools like NVC, mirroring, and validation, including:

  • Journaling exercises to help you design and ask for new mutually beneficial agreements

  • Space to practice asking for what you need

  • Consent (LINK TO SUBSTACK ARTICLE ON FRIES FOR CONSENSUAL NONMONOGAMY)

🔄 Relating Lab (Troubleshooting scenarios)

Small-group practice pods where you’ll brainstorm together about how to move through fictional non-monogamy scenarios, explore layered relational dynamics, and strengthen your capacity to hold the complexity of open relating.

👋 Who I Am

I’m Aria Diana—a relationship coach and somatic facilitator with over 12 years of lived experience in polyamory and non-monogamy. My work blends somatics, mindfulness, communication, and trauma-informed coaching to help people move from overwhelm and insecurity into steadier, more connected relationships. You can read more about my story and approach here.

Why I Created the The Nourishing Non-Monogamy Lab

Because secure, connected relationships — no matter the structure — shouldn’t feel out of reach for anyone.

Belonging matters.

Non-monogamy can feel lonely when friends, family, or even therapists don’t understand. This membership is where your experiences are affirmed and welcomed—whether you’re solo poly, newly open, practicing relationship anarchy, or navigating a complex poly constellation.

Access matters.

Too many people are left without affordable support or safe spaces to ask real questions. Here, tools and community aren’t gatekept. You’ll always have resources and a circle of people who get it—so you don’t have to navigate non-monogamy in isolation.

Practice matters.

Skills like regulation, communication, and repair can’t just be learned in theory—they are relational skills that need to be practiced in community, with compassion and repetition.

  • "Aria's inspirational insight and somatic grounding gently addressed my deep-seated triggers, transforming what started as non-monogamous relational coaching into profound, lasting clarity across all aspects of my life."

    - Doug

    He/him, non-monogamous for 3 years

  • "I got clear on what it is I am seeking from my relationship structures, my own needs for feeling safe in a connection, confidence to assert those needs, and tools for conversation and navigating conflict. I feel so much more comfortable in my non-monogamous journey and more capable of navigating inevitable road bumps as they arise. "

    — LUCY

    Queer, non-monogamous, open, polycurious for 1.5 years

  • "It can feel isolating to be in a non-monogamous relationship as most of my friends are monogamous and can’t offer advice from their own experience. Having conversations with other people in similar situations feels really unique and meaningful."

    - MIKE

    He/him, heterosexual, non-monogamous for 7 years

  • "I used to struggle and push through tough non-monogamy conversations, often feeling dysregulated and ashamed of my big feels. Aria's coaching program has given me the tools, frameworks, and community I need to truly care for myself during and around these conversations. I'm feeling more confident and deeply supported advocating for my needs."

    - ELLE

    Bi, queer, non-monogamous for 7 years

  • "Aria is so naturally and delightfully skillful at creating safe and exciting spaces. I've really gotten to connect and learn in heartfelt ways that has helped inform and widen my perspective in topics of intimacy, self-reflection and relationships."

    - MONA

    She/they, non-monogamous for 6 years

This is a place to soften the places where you’re bracing and bloom into new expansive ways of relating.

  • “Helped me evolve — philosophically, emotionally, and even spiritually, as I witnessed Aria and my fellow classmates together tackle old paradigms and ways of thinking. I’m coming out of the program with a whole new mindset, a new set of tools and frameworks to help me navigate the path ahead, and a greatly increased capacity to cultivate more love and joy in my life.”

    - MICHAEL

    Polycurious

  • "Aria creates the most gentle, loving, judgement-free, and fun space to honestly explore non-monogamy. I was able to apply the tools Aria taught me to navigate some powerful conversations with my lover. When I feel wobbly I am able to pull out my tool box and regulate myself in a way that I couldn't before."

    - EMMA

    solo poly 4.5 years

  • "Working with Aria gave us words to name not just feelings but what was happening in our bodies and gave us tools to interrupt a cycle that has been established over many years together. We now feel better equipped to manage and navigate through conflict whether that’s navigating nonmonogamy or breaking old habits of conflict. We have news ways of relating to each other, building healthy means of communication allowing us both to feel heard and cared for. "

    - SAMANTHA

    she/her, polyamorous for 4+ years

  • "Aria gave us so many tools and exercises to help with our relationships - with others, ourselves, and our bodies. I highly recommend this, whatever your relationship preferences or explorations.”

    - DAVID

    Monogamish for 1 year

  • "Truly a dream. Aria curated a beautiful blend of meaningful conversations and group dynamics that felt easy to participate in. Being able to discuss openly about our successes & struggles made me feel less alone in this monogamy-centered world."

    - CRAIG

    Polyamorous for 6+ years

Map of the globe showing people practicing non-monogamy who read Aria's Substack, Navigating Non-Monogamy with Aria Diana

✨ Designed to be Accessible for a Truly Global Community

The Navigating Non-Monogamy with Aria Diana community now spans 45 U.S. states and 61 countries, and still growing every day.

Wherever you are, you’ll be among people who get it.

To honor this global network, Practice Labs are scheduled with accessibility in mind. Most live calls take place on Tuesday evenings (PT/ET)—ideal for North America—while some rotate into Wednesday mornings (PT) to better include members in Europe, Australia, South Africa, India, and beyond.

In community, we’ll transform limiting beliefs, automatic reactions, and defensive patterns into new, embodied ways of relating that feel more empowering, spacious, and aligned with your values.

You’ll be invited to stay present with your body, your thoughts, and your feelings.

And, if it feels right, to engage in compassionate dialogue with other open-hearted relationship explorers.

(You’ll always have choice about how much you share or engage).

Practicing non-monogamy often places us in uncharted territory—
moments where we often have no roadmap for how to move with grace.

With practice, our needs come into focus.

With practice, our defenses soften.

With practice, our words land with honesty and care.

With practice, our bodies guide us like a compass.

With practice, our relationships expand into connection, joy, and pleasure.

Think of these practice labs as strength training to deepen emotional intelligence and embodied self-awareness.

FAQs

  • Yes. Whether you’re just opening up, experimenting, or years into non-monogamy, these practice spaces meet you where you are. You don’t need prior experience—just curiosity and a willingness to show up present in your own body, with your own thoughts and feelings, and maybe, if it feels comfy to do so, share a little bit about your own experiences with others who are also questioning monogamy.

  • Absolutely. Even seasoned non-monogamous folks benefit from nervous system practices, thinking ahead about complex relational dynamics, strengthening communication tools, and being surrounded in supportive community. Think of it like strength training for your relational life—you can always go deeper.

  • Replays are NOT available. This is not something to passively consume.

    These are live practice spaces, which require engagement, presence, and consensual participation. You will always be given options in terms of how much you want to share with others.

  • This isn’t therapy. And while it’s supportive, it’s not just about venting—it’s about practicing. Labs are interactive spaces where you actively build skills in nervous system regulation, conscious communication, and relational skills that will serve all types of relationships in your life.

  • You’ll always have choice. Some Labs invite personal story-sharing in breakout rooms, others focus on group brainstorming or solo meditative regulation practices. You decide your level of participation. Quiet reflection and observation are just as welcome as speaking.

  • That’s completely normal. Many people feel tender walking into their first session—especially in a world where non-normative relationship choices are often misunderstood. Every Lab begins with grounding practices to help you settle your body and ease in. Trust is something we build together over time. Clear group agreements create a compassionate container, and Aria’s facilitation style is gentle, supportive, and non-judgmental.