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AWAKEN CONNECTION - AUGUST 2 – 4, 2013 AT HARBIN HOTSPRINGS

Close your eyes…  Let your imagination wander…


If anything were possible, how would you want your relationship to look?
Would it include a connection that makes you feel more alive? More vibrant? Would it be loving? Would it feel warmer? Safer? More enlivening, fun, sexy, romantic? Would you flirt with each other? Would it feel more vital, more playful?
All of the above?
Relationships are hard. Sometimes he says that thing that makes you cringe and you feel your armor begin to harden. Your belly tightens with resentment when she belittles you. You notice it’s difficult to look at what’s not working, to see the truth of how you don’t connect. You’re on an emotional roller-coaster at times and it feels disheartening. Scary. You know you want to be closer, to feel warm, safe, and sexy, but you find yourself turning away because it’s easier than facing the heartache one more time.
You wonder… “When did our relationship get so hard? Why is it so much work?” Sometimes you can feel so alone, even when your partner is sitting next to you on the couch. Sometimes you want to run screaming, or simply disappear. You’re afraid to bring up certain subjects, like paying the bills or visiting your family for the holidays, because you don’t want to have that same old argument again. Sometimes your relationship feels OK, but it’s stuck, flat, boring, like you’ve moved from being lovers and sweethearts to just friends, or roommates.
It’s OK to acknowledge that it’s challenging, that it’s not always the way you want it to be.

This is the beginning of everything getting better.


We are here to help. We will teach you how to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be and how to open your heart to feel the warm, loving connection with your partner that you crave. The kind of connection where your mind relaxes and your body says YES!


In this workshop, you will learn:


To be your most authentic self with your partner in ways that make you feel more awake, more alive, and excited to spend time together.
How to choose connection, even in moments of conflict.
To create deeply authentic communication, so you can both stop guessing and start getting each other.
To make difficult conversations easier and more productive, so arguments no longer pull you apart.
To feel safe sharing your deepest self so you feel seen, heard, and appreciated.
To notice where your heart and your body open, close, and open again, and how to use this heart “breathing” to strengthen your bond, so you can relax, and enjoy being together.
To bring more ease to your relationship, more light-hearted fun, and more sexiness.

Join us for an amazing weekend in a beautiful location, during which you will learn to consciously choose the flavor and quality of your connection. Show up just as you are and we will go deep, engage, and have fun!

Five gifted and dedicated counselors, coaches and course leaders, will harness their extensive talents and energy to help you bring alive elements of the relationship you desire: intimacy, connection, presence, communication, heart-opening sensuality.


Join us as we help you:


Build the vibrant relationship you’ve always wanted.
Unlock your sexual energy and go from partner to lover.
Turn conflict into connection.
Melt the barriers that keep you from the love and connection you desire.
Dissolve shame and fear and open your hearts to one another.
Create the spark that will light a fire in your relationship.
Generate the deepest intimacy you can imagine.


How do you know if this workshop is right for you?


This retreat is for anyone in a romantic relationship who wants more meaningful connection, deeper intimacy, and more ease and fun. What doesn't matter is your sexual orientation or the length of time you have been together. All that matters is that you want to be closer and more in love with your partner.



Introduction to Interchange this Monday (9/12/2011)


An Introduction to the Interchange Counseling Program


An introduction will be led by Steve Bearman, PhD, the founder and facilitator of Interchange this Monday (September 12th) at 7pm. The evening will be a gathering of people getting to know each other and learning about Interchange. It will also be a chance for us to meet and chat if I haven’t seen you in a while, it'll be awesome :)

Details:
September 12th (Monday) 7pm
1808 Addison St. Berkeley, CA 94703 (map)
cell: (415) 515-1252

I took the Interchange program in 2009 - 2010 and it transformed my coaching practice, and I use the tools I learned there every day. On Monday, Steve will be sharing some of what makes Interchange such an amazing program. When I first went to Steve’s introduction in 2009 I was just imagining a networking event, but by the end of the evening I had new counseling tools, new connections, and a renewed passion for what I could offer as a coach. I'm inviting you because I think you'll have fun, network with cool people, and learn some good counseling tools.

Here’s a video of me sharing some of what I learned at at Interchange: http://goo.gl/2SR0e


And also a video of me interviewing Steve about how coaches need more counseling skills: http://goo.gl/I2o2P


Interchange is a community-rich training program for people who want to become masterful counselors and coaches, and for people who want to grow in their own lives. Over 10 intensive weekends you’ll be immersed in one approach to counseling after another, experiencing and practicing each, and finally integrating and transcending them all to find your unique way of being with people. With a tribe of like-minded students (who will become like family) you'll learn how to offer powerful support, healing and transformation to others while being transformed yourself in the process.

Join us for this orientation evening and:
  • Learn what the most fundamental aspect of coaching and counseling is and practice offering (and receiving) it
  • Meet and get to know some amazing people who are interested in growth, love and change
  • Get a taste of what you'll learn at Interchange each weekend 
  • Meet Steve Bearman, PhD, founder of Interchange, and see his counseling in action
  • Come to learn something new and connect with awesome people, but consider yourself warned, you may leave having set in motion the thing that changes everything in your life. 

To find out more about Interchange’s counseling training program and the low-cost workshops it offers to the public (like the upcoming "Ending Jealousy Permanently" day long workshop, please visit the website: http://www.interchangecounseling.com/ or contact Margo in Admissions at admissions@interchangecounseling.com or (800) 305-6090.

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