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Whether
yours is a marriage in trouble, a mature relationship in search of renewed
passion, or a romantic partnership seeking the courage to take the next
step, Kate and Joels relationship workshops provide the context for
mastering the art of conscious relationship. |
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Deepening Your Love:
February 15 - 18, 2008
This very popular program is about opening to love, renewing connection and finding the secret to building trust,
respect and intimacy. During this powerful retreat, in an atmosphere of safety, relaxation, and self exploration,
you will successfully transform many of the issues with which all couples struggle: intimacy, communication, conflict,
meeting each other's needs, and making time for pleasure. You will experience and learn: |
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How to listen to your partner without
reacting and interrupting. |
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How to share your feelings,
thoughts and opinions so your partner will want to hear more. |
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Tools to develop
empathy for, and curiosity about each other. |
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How to turn frustrations
into specific requests so your needs can be met. |
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How lifelong beliefs about relationships
create present day, positive or negative experiences, and how
changing them can help create your dream partnership. |
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Easy and safe ways of loving each other
through silence, meditation and massage. |
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You will leave this program with more appreciation for
each other, a win-win approach to conflict, and deepened commitment
to creating happiness in your life together.
For couples who have taken this program before, it continues to
be updated and revised, so feel free to come again, or join us for
Creating Joy and Passion together! We welcome couples of any length
of commitment, any sexual orientation.
To
register, please
click here |
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"I have a more deep-rooted understanding of my own responsibilityin every sense of the wordfor the creation of tension in our relationship as well as the need to work toward a solution with my partner." |
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Art Sorrentiono, Writer/Editor |
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Creating Joy and Passion Together:
A Retreat for Couples
May 23 - 26, 2008
This uplifting retreat is for intimate partners who want more creativity,
passion and alive-ness, in their relationship journey together. Increasing
or reawakening lost passion in our relationships means taking time for
pleasure, appreciation and fun. |
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A
passionate partnership also invites us to be known, and to know our
partner at the deepest levels of being, to share honestly about ourselves,
and learn to appreciate our differences.
Vision,
co create and celebrate the most joyous, passionate relationship
you can imagine. Take time for fun, pleasure, and deep dialogue
in the energizing and safe atmosphere of Kripalu Center for Yoga
and Health, where you will love each other more, laugh, be tender,
and incorporate daily skills to melt power struggles and experience
your relationship as alive and well!
You'll
lean and experience: |
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Fundamental
practices for creating a passionate, alive relationship. |
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Creating a shared vision of your life as a couple. |
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A
dialogue process to forever transform your communication. |
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How
talking about sex can be safe and fun. |
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New
ways to incorporate pleasure and affection. |
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The
art of attunement: how giving and receiveing can be part of
your daily loving. |
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Nuturing
couples massage and gentle partner yoga. |
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Dance,
music & laughter. |
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Celebration
and appreciation of yourselves as indviduals and as a couple. |
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Give yourselves the gift of nourishing your co-creative intimacy and love, and leave this weekend with renewed friendship and reawakened passion for each other and your life!
This
program is an excellent complement to Deepening
Your Love and can
also be taken on its own. It is appropriate for couples of any
length of commitment, any age, and any sexual orientation.
To
register, please
click here |
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"Kate and Joel exude integrity and this creates a safe, non-judgmental environment. Their willingness to demonstrate their vulnerability in an open way is a great form of teaching. I gained a confidence that I can maintain love for the long haul with a wonderful, wonderful life mate. Whoopee!!!" |
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Nicholas Long, Attorney |
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NEW
PROGRAM!
Sex
Pleasure and Intimacy:
October 10 - 13, 2008 |
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Most
of us would love to feel ecstatically at ease in our bodies,
passionate in our lovemaking and close to our partners. Most
of us remember a time when sexual relating was a joy. It was
not difficult, not something we had to work at. We were alive,
awakened to the energy of communicating through our bodies; we
were experimental, easily aroused, and we didn’t worry
about whether we were getting enough, how we looked or whether
we were “doing it right”.
In
spite of all the media attention, self help books, better sex videos
and our 21sth century sexual freedoms, healthy sexuality within
a fulfilled relationship still seems to be mysterious and confusing.
In
this program we want to join with couples in an atmosphere of safety
and fun to rediscover the sexual, sensual pleasure and passion
that exists within each of us.
We
want to debunk old myths and belief systems associated with sex,
pleasure and intimacy and help you find your own personal style
of creating sexual pleasure and intimate relating. We want to support
you to relax your bodies, finding the relaxation and fun that inherently
exists in all of us as human beings and lovers.Because we have
all grown up with so many images, beliefs and expectations about
what sexual expression should and shouldn’t be we will also give you tools and time
to explore them for yourself and then talk honestly with each other.
We
will help you compassionately understand each other, and even laugh
together. Come, join with your lover, and let go into playful,
sensual, nurturing connection. Through gentle yoga and meditation,
as well as dialogue and ancient rituals of connection you will
rekindle passion, rediscover your innate capacity for pleasure,
and deepen the intimacy between you.
During
this retreat you will: |
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Increase
the physical, energetic and love connection between you. |
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Experience
playful and fun ways to relax your bodies so every moment of
connection is pleasurable. |
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Learn
to tune into each of your needs for touch, affection, communication
and pleasuring. |
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Understand
the bio-physiology of sex, freeing yourself from judgments
and anxieties about your sexual differences. |
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Deepen
your communication about your sexual needs, wants, and preferences
through a powerful dialogue too where you will both be heard
and understood. |
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Explore
and release limiting belief systems about sex, pleasure and
intimacy. |
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Create
a shared vision of a healthy fulfilled relationship with full
expression of your sexual and sensual selves. |
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Deepen
the intimacy between you by slowing down and nurturing each
other. |
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To
register, please
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