Heather Atles · Heartlab SF

Experience The Connection Lab
at HeartLab, SF

Wednesday, July 8th @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT

A guided social experience for singles who want to practice real connection —
safely, playfully, and without pressure.

$50 $40 until June 24

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Limited Time: Early Bird Tickets 20%

Enjoy The Connection Lab this month at HeartLab SF

​Let's be honest, app dating is exhausting. All that effort, all that scrolling and swiping, and somehow you still end up sitting across from a stranger performing your highlight reel and calling it a date. It's a lot of effort for very little actual connection.

This is the alternative

​This is for you if you're single, a little over the apps, and curious what happens when meeting people is actually fun.

All genders, orientations, and expressions welcome. Queer-affirming, consent-forward, no weird vibes.

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You belong at The Connection Lab if…

You're over surface-level small talk.

You want the conversation that makes you forget your drink is getting warm. The moment where a stranger says something and you think — finally, someone gets it. The kind of evening you're still thinking about on the drive home.

That's what this event is for.

The Connection Lab is a guided, experiential evening for people who show up to feel something real. You’re not here to perform or network. You want to actually connect with presence, with playfulness, and without the pressure of having to be anyone other than exactly who you are.

Every experience is structured and consent-centered. You are always in choice. Nothing is forced and nothing will feel like more than you're actually ready for.

Come solo. Come curious. Come exactly as you are.

Because better connections aren’t something that happens for us.

It's something we practice — together, in rooms exactly like this one.

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A Guided evening built around one thing: what actually happens between the pressure drops

Most social events ask you to perform.

Walk in looking confident. Say the right things. Leave with a handful of follows and a vague sense that something was missing.

This is different.

You'll move through a series of facilitated experiences exploring:

  • What it feels like to be genuinely seen by a stranger

  • How to be curious about someone without an agenda

  • The difference between going through the motions and actually showing up

  • Where your edges are — and what's possible just beyond them

Multiple partners. Structured from start to finish. Every moment opt-in.

You will never be left wondering what comes next.

Just show up. The rest is already taken care of.

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  • "Wow that is a life changing experience, Heather is amazingly talented and gifted!"

    —M. M.

  • "Exceptional, engaging, informative, professional, no dull moment. Heather truly puts her passion, knowledge and expertise to work. I have attended many workshops, Heather’s standouts out as a marquee in the field."

    —K. S.

  • "Solid facilitation, integrity with heart… Heather drew a fine cohort of participants that helped keep things at an advanced pace.”

    —B. Q.

FAQs about The Connection Lab

  • Not exactly. While it’s designed for singles open to connection, the focus is on presence, honesty, and emotional attunement, not matching or romance. That said, sparks do happen — and many people leave with a new sense of relational confidence or clarity.

  • This space is for folks who are:

    • Open to meeting others

    • Looking to have authentic connection

    • Curious about intimacy, vulnerability, and communication

    • Open to facilitation and new experiences

    All genders, orientations, and expressions are welcome.

  • Yes — wholeheartedly. This is a queer-affirming, body-positive, and inclusive space. You are welcome exactly as you are.

  • Nope! No prior experience with relational work, somatics, or events like this is needed. Just bring your curiosity and willingness to show up authentically.

  • No. All partnering is gender-neutral. You're encouraged to be open and curious with everyone — regardless of gender identity, orientation, or attraction — in the spirit of human-to-human connection.

  • Absolutely. You’ll be gently guided through the experience with full permission to honor your own pace and boundaries. Everything is opt-in. Many introverts have said The Connection Lab was their favorite way to meet new people.

  • Consent is central to everything we do. You are always in choice — you're encouraged to say no, opt out, or adjust any invitation to fit your comfort. And yes, that will be respected and celebrated.

  • Comfortable clothes you can sit, move, and relax in. Think cozy layers, soft pants, no shoes inside the space. Come as you are.

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