Are You Ready To Leap Into A New Frontier In Couples Therapy?

“Encounter-centered Couples Therapy”, a new 10-Part Video Program, is a must-have tool for the Couples Therapist, in creating authentic relational transformation!

Watch Hedy Schleifer as she guides a couple from their unconscious, reactive “survival dance”, to the realm of the “Encounter”, where they experience joyful relaxation in connection. 

Follow the couple as they travel through time, first to the Future, back to the Past, and then forward to a new, life-giving Present. Learn how “three invisible connectors” illuminate the path towards “relational maturity”.

$179

$179

May 18-20, 2012 Workshop for Couples

Adventure In Intimacy – 3 day Workshop for Couples

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

To Register for this workshop click here

May 22-23, 2012 Therapist Training

Encounter-Centered Couples Therapy – 2 Day Training for Therapists

Hedy is excited to present an advanced clinical training on May 22-23, 2012 under the auspices of her recently established Tikkun Learning Center.  What she says about the training is:

“My work over the last 30 years as a couples therapist, and over the last 20 years in my laboratory for the relational paradigm, has crystallized into a synergetic understanding of what I call the “three invisible connectors”: the Space, the Bridge and the Encounter. These three invisible connectors, when revealed and applied to a couple’s daily life, create a revolutionary paradigm shift.”

Through lectures, in vivo demonstrations with couples, video tape, group discussion and Q&A sessions, Hedy will invite you to leave the training with a clear vision of how to achieve an even more relaxed and responsive therapeutic stance with couples, and with enhanced skills of “holding the space” for them.

DAYS: Two Days, (Tuesday and Wednesday)

HOURS: 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM each day

Location:  Columbia Hotel , 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London, England, W2 3NS.
Conference delegate rate is £75.00 per night for a Single room and £99.00 per night for a Twin or    
Double room. These rates include full English breakfast and VAT

TUITION: $495 for therapists, $250 for non-therapist spouse/partners* 
If partner is attending, please call  305-604-0010   to register.
You may register with only a $200 Deposit
* Imago Therapists receive a $100 scholarship

OPEN TO: All Relationship Therapists, Counselors, Coaches, Organizational Development Professionals, Human Resource personnel, Clergy (and their partners*)

For more information in the UK, contact:
Noa Rockman, MA, CIRT 
nrockman@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0)7963 801 906

To Register for this workshop click here

Hedy is excited to present an advanced clinical training on May 22-23, 2012 under the auspices of her recently established Tikkun Learning Center.  What she says about the training is:

“My work over the last 30 years as a couples therapist, and over the last 20 years in my laboratory for the relational paradigm, has crystallized into a synergetic understanding of what I call the “three invisible connectors”: the Space, the Bridge and the Encounter. These three invisible connectors, when revealed and applied to a couple’s daily life, create a revolutionary paradigm shift.”

Through lectures, in vivo demonstrations with couples, video tape, group discussion and Q&A sessions, Hedy will invite you to leave the training with a clear vision of how to achieve an even more relaxed and responsive therapeutic stance with couples, and with enhanced skills of “holding the space” for them.

DAYS: Two Days, (Tuesday and Wednesday)

HOURS: 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM each day

Location:  Columbia Hotel , 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London, England, W2 3NS.
Conference delegate rate is £75.00 per night for a Single room and £99.00 per night for a Twin or    
Double room. These rates include full English breakfast and VAT.

TUITION: $495 for therapists, $250 for non-therapist spouse/partners* 
If partner is attending, please call  001-305-604-0010   to register.
You may register with only a $200 Deposit
* Imago Therapists receive a $100 scholarship

OPEN TO: All Relationship Therapists, Counselors, Coaches, Organizational Development Professionals, Human Resource personnel, Clergy (and their partners*)

For more information in the UK, contact:
Noa Rockman, MA, CIRT 
nrockman@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0)7963 801 906

Tuition is $495 approximately £319

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

What is the difference between the Tikkun Training and the new ECCT Training?

In the Art of Sexual Connection advanced workshop, you will regale each other as a couple, and reveal, deepen, and strengthen the next natural and exciting step in your sexual adventure.  You will grow your sexual honesty, bridge the sexual communication gap, develop your sexual empathy, and expand your erotic intelligence.  We invite you to bring each other on a spicy date that will kindle your passion, zest, and fervor, and light each other’s fire.

This workshop accommodates only an intimate number of couples. Early registration is recommended.

June 28th  - 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
June 29th –  9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
June 30th  - 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

CONTACT FOR WORKSHOPS IN ISRAEL

Hedva Motias
Israel Assn. for Marital & Family Therapy
Tel: (09) 746-7064
E-mail: venezia@netvision.net.il
Website: Mishpaha.org

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

Registration is $995/couple

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of £110 room only per night or £120, including breakfast, per night at the hotel, until April 10, 2012,  so make your reservation soon .  The property code is “ASASA“.  You can also register online with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the workshop…even if you live locally.  Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere.

In the UK: for more information or to pay by cheque, cash or bank transfer (in British Pounds) : Call Noa Rockman (MA, MBACP) at 07963 801 906 or nrockman@gmail.com or mail to 18-A Heriot Road, London, UK NW4 2DG

As an experienced couples therapist and clinician, observing and studying couples for 20 years in her dedicated couples laboratory, Hedy has developed an intensive transformational two-day program for couples, called Connection Quest. She has found this program to be more effective than the ongoing hourly sessions because she has seen stunning results when couples can keep open and available to learning and growing together over an extended period of time. Hedy has inspired many couple therapists to offer intensive sessions to their couples, and they have reported meaningful results in their work. Hedy is currently teaching an international Master Class to educate couple therapists in her innovative Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.

Registration for Hedy and Yumi’s new advanced seminar for couples, The Art of Sexual Connection, is still open. Attendance is limited to the first 25 couples. The workshop will take place on December 3-4, in Miami, Florida, as well as February 25-26, 2012 in Denmark

This workshop is open to couples who have attended either our Adventure in Intimacy workshop or an Imago workshop.  Please use the links below for more information on specific locations

 December 3-4 in Miami, Florida (English)

February 25-26, 2012 in Denmark

It is with enormous pleasure and excitement that I am announcing a new training for therapists called “Encounter-centered Couples Therapy” (EcCT), which will take place in Miami, on February 3-4-5, 2012. EcCT is the newest professional training presented by the Tikkun Learning Center.

This three-day training is a whole new experience, in which I will be teaching through lecture, video and in vivo demonstrations, the structure and rationale of the two-day Connection Quest intensive couples session that I have developed. This unique process is the result of a 20 year clinical laboratory, which resulted in a powerful and impactful structure to lead couples on a radical transformative journey.

Over the 10 years when I was teaching Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy as a Clinical Instructor to therapists around the world, the therapeutic model that I was presenting was continuously evolving. New metaphors were put in place. A different focus emerged. And then I began to teach the unfolding model as Tikkun. Tikkun is the Hebrew word for the fusion of healing, repair, transformation and completion. As I continued to develop ideas through observation in my couples laboratory, the crystallization of my work was birthed: the “three invisible connectors”: the Space – the Bridge – and the Encounter. Just then I was invited to do a TED talk in Israel, and I was given the opportunity to “essentialize” my work in 18 minutes. With these fundamentals in place, the name of the couples therapy I am teaching revealed itself: Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.

The birth of EcCT as a model coincided with putting the finishing touches to a professional DVD of my work. The DVD will be a train-the-trainer tape with ten parts, following my work during the two day Connection Quest session with a couple. So EcCT is the fruit that materialized from my labor, not just over the last 20 years of observation in my couples laboratory, or my 36 years of professional work as a clinician, but of my entire 67 years of life experience. As I am writing all this to you, the metaphor that is coming to my mind, as we grieve the loss of Steve Jobs, is the gradual unfolding of the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and the next generations that are being birthed still. The EcCT training is the latest version of my unfolding work. My newest thinking about couples is woven into it.

During the three-day training, I will delineate the “ground of being” that undergirds my work with couples, by continuously marking three fundamental distinctions:

1. The distinction between the Individual Paradigm and the Relational Paradigm
2. The distinction between the “essence of the person” and the “survival pattern”
3. The distinction between process and content.

I will present to you how I invite couples into “time travel”: from the future to the past, from the past to the present, from the present back to the past, and from the past back to the future. I will be deepening the concepts of the development of Relational Intelligence and Relational Maturity. 

You will leave the training with a clear vision of how to achieve an even more relaxed and responsive therapeutic stance with couples, and with a new level of understanding and skill in “holding the space” for them, and giving them a chance to truly turn a corner in their relationship.

I very much look forward to see you in Miami on February 3, 2012, and I anticipate the inspiring conversation that will be unfolding as a result of the gathering of kindred spirits at this new Encounter-centered Couples Therapy training.

With fond regards,

Hedy

P.S. In taking this training, you will receive 21 CEUs

When Hedy was teaching Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy, the model that she was presenting was continuously evolving. New metaphors were put in place. A different focus emerged. Then she began to teach the unfolding model as Tikkun. Tikkun is the Hebrew word for the fusion of healing, repair, transformation and completion. As she continued to develop ideas through observations in her couples laboratory, the crystallization of her work was birthed: the “three invisible connectors”: the Space – the Bridge – and the Encounter.  Just then she was invited to present a TED talk in Israel, and she was given the opportunity to “essentialize” her work in 18 minutes. As she continued to study couples with these fundamentals in place, the name of the couples therapy she is now teaching revealed itself: “Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.”

This revelation coincided with putting the finishing touches on a professional video package of her work. The DVD set will be a training tool with ten parts, following Hedy’s work during the two-day Connection Quest session with a couple.  ECCT is the fruit that materialized from her labor, not just over the last 20 years of observation in her couples laboratory, or her 36 years of professional work as a clinician, but of her entire 67 years of life experience.

The ECCT training is the latest version of Hedy’s unfolding work. Her newest thinking about couples is woven into it. She built the ECCT training around video segments from the new DVD set, which allows her to present a very systematic structure and a powerful grounding of the work that she does with couples. It gives people a chance to visualize as well as conceptualize the basic principles that she is presenting. People who have been to the Tikkun training will find this training new and different, while at the same time a deepening of concepts to which they may have previously been exposed.

On Sunday November 6th, 2011, in 15 days, we will be gathering for the first time In Miami to officially form our new “Community of Practice”. I chose each one of you deliberately as a full partner with me in this adventure. You have been as it were heart-picked! I decided that as I boldly take this enormous step in own my life, my first ever international Master Class, “you” are the one I want with me on the road. I feel deeply honored by your commitment to join the class.

I have re-read your applications, and I thought that the best way to welcome you in advance, is to give you a flavor of the vibrant spirit in these wonderful introductions. You took my breath away with your stories, your self-revelations, your authenticity, your intelligence, your creativity, your dreams and aspirations, your full humanity. I harvested some excerpts and I am attaching them to this e-mail, as a way of marinating you already in the “encounter”. I am dedicating the whole class during our three years of traveling together to the development of “presence”, and to the gradual, inevitable, mysterious, generous grace of the expansion of our souls. During these first five days, in November 2011, I will take you into the fundamentals of what has been birthed as Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.

Over the last few years, when I was teaching Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy as a Clinical Instructor to therapists around the world, the model that I was presenting was continuously evolving. New metaphors were put in place. A different focus emerged. And then I began to teach the unfolding model as Tikkun. Tikkun is the Hebrew word for the fusion of healing, repair, transformation and completion. As I continued to develop ideas through observation in my couples laboratory, the crystalization of my work was birthed: the “three invisible connectors”: the Space – the Bridge – and the Encounter. Just then I was invited to do the TED talk in Israel, and I was given the opportunity to “essentialize” my work in 18 minutes. With these fundamentals in place, the name of the couples therapy I am teaching revealed itself:

Encouter-centered Couples Therapy (ECCT). It coincided with putting the finishing touches on a professional DVD of my work. The DVD will be a training tape with ten parts, following my work during the two day Connection Quest session with a couple. So ECCT is the fruit that materialized from my labor, not just over the last 20 years of observation in my couples laboratory, or my 36 years of professional work as a clinician, but of my entire 67 years of life experience. As I am writing all this to you, the metaphor that is coming to my mind is the gradual unfolding of the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and the next generations that are being birthed.

The ECCT training is the latest version of my unfolding work. My newest thinking about couples is woven into it.

During our first week, I will delineate the “ground of being” that undergirds my work with couples, by continuously marking three fundamental distinctions:

1. The distinction between the Individual Paradigm and the Relational Paradigm
2. The distinction between the “essence of the person” and the “survival pattern”
3. The distinction between process and content.

I will present to you how I invite couples into “time travel”: from the future to the past, from the past into to the present, from the present back to the past , and from the past back to the future. It is Einstein who said: “The past, the present and the future are an illusion, but a very persistent one”.

Most of all we will be creating together, moment by moment, the environment and the conditions for the “encounter”, consciously and experientially revealing the “fabric of being” thread by thread.

WELCOME!!! May your coming to Miami be blessed. And may your travels be safe and rewarding.

With unabashed excitement,

Hedy

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Through lectures, in vivo demonstrations with couples, video tape, group discussion and Q&A sessions, Hedy will invite you to leave the Encounter-centered Couples Therapy training with a clear vision of how to achieve an even more relaxed and responsive therapeutic stance with couples, and with enhanced skills of “holding the space” for them.

CONTACT FOR EVENTS IN ISRAEL

Hedva Motias

Israel Assn. for Marital & Family Therapy
Tel: (09) 746-7064
E-mail: venezia@netvision.net.il
Website: Mishpaha.org 

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

CONTACT FOR WORKSHOPS IN ISRAEL

Hedva Motias

Israel Assn. for Marital & Family Therapy
Tel: (09) 746-7064
E-mail: venezia@netvision.net.il
Website: Mishpaha.org

Through lectures, in vivo demonstrations with couples, video tape, group discussion and Q&A sessions, Hedy will invite you to leave the Encounter-centered Couples Therapy training with a clear vision of how to achieve an even more relaxed and responsive therapeutic stance with couples, and with enhanced skills of “holding the space” for them.

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

Through lectures, in vivo demonstrations with couples, video tape, group discussion and Q&A sessions, Hedy will invite you to leave the Encounter-centered Couples Therapy training with a clear vision of how to achieve an even more relaxed and responsive therapeutic stance with couples, and with enhanced skills of “holding the space” for them.

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

On average, 25-35 couples attend the Adventure In Intimacy workshop for couples.  The January workshop is typically our largest workshop since many couples from colder regions of the world come to sunny Miami.  Every Adventure In Intimacy workshop has specially trained relationship therapists who assist Hedy and Yumi ensuring that each and every couple is given attention.

The Art of Sexual Connection advanced workshop has a more intimate group of couples and is closed at 25 couples.

International relationship experts to host advanced couples workshop this December, guiding couples on how to reveal, deepen, and strengthen their sexual connection

(MIAMI, Fla.) October 10, 2011 – Hedy and Yumi Schleifer, (http://www.hedyyumi.com), international relationship builders and trainers, have announced enrollment for their “Art of Sexual Connection” couples workshop, scheduled to begin Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Marriot Miami Airport. The two-day advanced workshop teaches couples to grow their sexual honesty, bridge the sexual communication gap, develop sexual empathy, and expand their erotic intelligence. 

 “During the “Adventure in Intimacy” basic couples workshop, we share a part of our journey as a couple”, say Hedy and Yumi, married now for 46 years. “The Art of Sexual Connection” tells our entire story, enabling us to share our experience and wisdom more fully with couples,” Hedy and Yumi explain. “We take couples into the “sexual neighborhoods” of each other’s world, to understand their partner’s sexual being with “new eyes”. We teach couples how to communicate their different sexual rhythms and sexual needs through honest and candid sharing, to discover the sensuality and pleasure of true “eroticism”.

 The “Art of Sexual Connection” is an advanced workshop for couples who have experienced the transformational journey of Hedy and Yumi’s “Adventure In Intimacy” workshop. “Adventure in Intimacy” introduces couples to Hedy’s conceptualization of the “Three Invisible Connectors”: the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter – the relational fabric that connects all systems. The “Three Invisible Connectors” serve as the foundation of the “Art of Sexual Connection”, during which Hedy and Yumi share their wisdom, consciousness, and their deep love for one another, originating from their 45+ years of a rich and fulfilling marriage together.

 “The Art of Sexual Connection” workshop was fabulous for my husband and I,” Sheila White explains. “we took home softer more loving partners, more compassion, and a renewed sex life. We recommend both workshops, the basic one and the advanced one for more enhanced communication and a more loving relationship.”

 With more than 50 years of combined experience teaching relational skills and technologies, Hedy and Yumi train couples, therapists and coaches, leaders and organizations in developing their Relational Intelligence towards Relational Maturity. Hedy and Yumi’s approach is a synergetic integration of the philosophy of Martin Buber, Imago Relationship Therapy (which they taught globally for 15 years), Appreciative Inquiry, Relational Neurobiology, as well as the rich experience from their own long term marriage and from their Judaic heritage.

 “It is not easy to really make change and become cognizant to one’s negative interpersonal dynamics,” Michael Schneider reflects on his experience at the “Art of Sexual Connection” workshop. “The workshop’s exercises make it more palatable, and the awareness and the stretching into newness certainly continue beyond the three days. My partner and I owed ourselves this focus on the health of our relationship, not previously taken. The material could not have been better presented, and the deepened communication skills extend to relationships beyond that with my partner.”

 The “Art of Sexual Connection” is one of three “Encounter-centered Couples Therapy” workshops that Hedy and Yumi teach, including “Adventure in Intimacy”, which will be held in Miami on October 28-30, 2011, and “The Art of Cherishment”. In addition to the workshops, Hedy is available for customized, two-day private sessions with couples, which include “Connection Quest,” “Constructive Closure,” and “Healing After an Affair.”

 Hedy and Yumi’s upcoming “Art of Sexual Connection” workshop is $795 per couple. Those interested may register with a $200 deposit by visiting http://www.hedyyumi.com/about/events/upcoming. Couples are encouraged to stay at the Miami Airport Marriot, even if they live locally, to receive the full value of the training, and experience the atmosphere of the retreat.

 For additional information on Hedy and Yumi’s “Art of Sexual Connection” couples workshop, visit http://www.hedyyumi.com/couples/workshops/art-of-sexual-connection/. For more information on Hedy and Yumi’s upcoming events, visit their global calendar at http://www.hedyyumi.com/about/events/upcoming.

 About Hedy + Yumi

Hedy and Yumi Schleifer are world renowned relationship builders, teaching relational skills and technologies to couples, therapists, coaches, leaders, and organizations. They have originated the concept of the “Three Invisible Connectors”: the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter. Married for over 45 years, and successful business partners for more than 20 years, Hedy and Yumi are a living example of the relational maturity that can be achieved through the practice of the relational skills and technologies that they teach. They are both multi lingual, speaking among other languages English, French, German, Hebrew, Spanish and Yiddish. They regularly host workshops, trainings, and private sessions throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the United States, bringing their expertise in the development of relational intelligence and the evolution of relational maturity to people all over the world. For more information on Hedy and Yumi, visit http://www.hedyyumi.com or follow them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hedyandyumi.

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For two entire days I watched Hedy work with a couple I was seeing in therapy as she artfully, generously and systematically added layer upon layer to the process we were engaged in.  Being in the presence of this master therapist, I experienced the kind of deep learning that is destined to make me grow as a therapist. This is “reality” supervision, happening live, in real time, right in front of you. What can be better than having your own private university.
Esther Perel, MA, LMFT – best-selling author of “Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence.”

Geoffrey, you probably already know that Hedy designed a two-day private session for couples where they receive her full attention and expertise.  Recently, more and more therapists are taking advantage of having their “own private university” by joining their clients during this special program.  In fact, one couple and their therapist just travelled from South Africa to France and met Hedy for a session.

There are many advantages to joining your clients for a Connection Quest:

• You will learn from a master. One therapist said it was a “profound training experience – revolutionary, deeply instructive, nourishing and rewarding”
• You will know exactly, minute-by-minute what happened during the session
• You will receive a copy of the session report that Hedy gives to the couple along with recommended next steps
• You will intuitively know exactly how to continue the journey of connection with your client; because you will have had been with them every step of the way

Leo Dhont, an Advanced Clinician in Imago Relationship Therapy, flew Hedy out to Chicago to meet with two of his couples, and told us:

As I observed in person Hedy’s work with these two couples, I literally watched them each transform their relationship into one of surprising depth and loving connection.  I am very excited by the magic in this approach and look forward to imbibing this wonderful process into my own work with couples! 

We invite you to learn more about the Connection Quest process that Esther, Leo and other therapists have found so powerful.  Please reply to this email or call 305-604-0010 for more details. Then present it to your couples and decide if you would like to join them, in Miami Beach, your home town, or some other location around the world.

If you find yourself stuck with a couple, want to take them another step deeper, or create a new opening for them through a Connection Quest, Hedy has July and August dates available in Miami Beach, and Israel.  Please contact Geoffrey for current availability and any questions.

Discover what Hedy does in the private sessions by watching this video clip of a Connection Quest session in Israel.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:

 Connection Quest private sessions for your clients

Healing After an Affair private session

www.HedyYumi.com   305-604-0010
www.Facebook.com/HedyandYumi

Hedy has developed a two-day private intensive program, called Connection Quest, to give couples a truly effective and transformational experience. You and your partner can radically shift the way you think about your relationship, and keep yourselves open to all the possibilities that unfold. It is an immersion in a climate of absolute safety, where you receive Hedy’s complete attention and expertise. Every relationship can benefit from a Connection Quest with Hedy. Perhaps:

• your marriage is in crisis or failing, or
•  you don’t know how to heal after an affair, or
•  the little things your partner does that were once cute are now huge frustrations, or
•  you realize that your children are living inside the toxic relational space you are now stuck in, or
• your relationship is stagnant, and you long to take it to a new level for the sheer pleasure and inspiration of it.

Hedy believes every relationship is a living laboratory in which couples help one another on the path to Relational Maturity. She will guide you to reinvent your partnership, and open your eyes to previously unseen and unfolding possibilities. You will be amazed how these fresh insights energize you and your partnership.

For couples who have children, an important added result of the Connection Quest process, is the significant improvement in their parenting skills, and in the quality of life of the family. As one spouse living in Israel said:

“I wanted to write and tell you how much your Connection Quest session last week was a life changing experience for both my husband & me. It was life changing for our relationship, for us as parents and for us as people. You really helped untie a huge knot that interfered and influenced my whole being. I also realized just how it affected my motherhood and since then have stopped myself on countless occasions with my children because what stands in front of me is a picture of myself as a little girl and how I felt and that I don’t want my kids to feel that way. Those two days have really changed my life. I feel back in love with my husband and was released from a very big and painful place that influenced my childhood and my adult life as well.”

If you are currently working with a therapist, you are welcome to invite him or her as a witness to the work you will be doing with Hedy. By attending the Connection Quest process with you, your therapist will be on the same page, and will be able to immediately continue the journey with you and your partner when you are back at home.

If you are inspired to spark the passion of your relationship through a private session with Hedy, contact Geoffrey for more information and to schedule dates. Hedy meets couples in many different countries during the year, and is currently available during November and December in Miami Beach. Geoffrey can be reached at 305-604-0010 or Geoffrey@HedyYumi.com.

Discover what Hedy does in the private sessions by watching this video clip of a Connection Quest session in Israel.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:

 Connection Quest private session

Healing After an Affair private session

www.HedyYumi.com   305-604-0010

www.Facebook.com/HedyandYumi

August 2011 – Coachletter, the Israeli coaching magazine [in Hebrew]

July 2010 – Sophie Magazine – “World-Renowned Relationship Builders Bring Transformation Workshops to Asheville”

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September 21, 2011 on “The Balancing Act”

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7:00am EST/PST, Hedy and Yumi Schleifer will be guests on “The Balancing Act”, an early morning show on Lifetime Television. After appearing on the show earlier this year, The Balancing Act invited Hedy and Yumi to return to share their relational knowledge with the viewers.

Watch the video preview!

Be sure to watch Hedy and Yumi’s heartfelt, engaging and entertaining interview on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television. They return to talk about the importance of demonstrating 100 daily caring behaviors, widening our “appreciative eye”, and learning to speak the primary love language of our partner.

Make sure to set your alarm clock or your DVR for this feature segment. It starts at 7am EST on Lifetime Television.

YOU WILL WANT TO SEE THIS PROGRAM !

Lifetime TV – Wednesday, September 21 – 7:00am EST/PST

Upcoming Adventure In Intimacy Workshop Dates:
October 28-30 in Miami, FL
January 13-15, 2012 in Miami, FL
March 16-18, 2012 in Monterey, CA

Upcoming Art of Sexual Connection Workshop Dates:
December 3-4 in Miami, FL
February 25-26 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Visit www.HedyYumi.com for an updated schedule of advanced workshops, trainings and other programs or visit us at www.Facebook.com/HedyandYumi

Locally based, international teachers of Encounter-centered Couples Therapy to host three-day couples workshop at Miami Airport Marriott, October 28 – 30, 2011

(MIAMI, Fla.) September 12, 2011 – Hedy and Yumi Schleifer (http://www.hedyyumi.com), international relationship builders and trainers, have announced that they will host the ‘Adventure In Intimacy’ couples workshop at the Miami Airport Marriot, located at 1201 NW Le Jeune Road, Miami, FL 33126, from Friday, October 28 to Sunday, October 30. The three-day class teaches seven basic principles and seven essential skills, guiding couples on rebooting their relationship, reconnecting more deeply while rediscovering the joy and passion of being together. Registration is now open for the workshop at http://www.hedyyumi.com/about/events/upcoming.

 “As an executive coach, this workshop sharpened my ability to impress upon company leaders how to build powerful, dynamic relationships. As a husband, it equipped me with insightful tools to take the relationship with my wife to a deeper level of intimacy,” Stephen Fairley, president of Today’s Leadership Coaching, Inc., reflects on the ‘Adventure In Intimacy’ workshop.

 ‘Adventure in Intimacy’ introduces couples to Hedy and Yumi’s conceptualization of the “Three Invisible Connectors”: the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter – the relational fabric that connects all systems. Hedy and Yumi teach couples to be consciously present with each other.  Through witnessing the power of the safe space that Hedy and Yumi create, couples learn to listen and communicate with their partners at a much higher level.

 “The Adventure In Intimacy workshop is a powerful experience for couples that creates a shift in their Relational Intelligence, enabling them to see one another with new eyes,” Hedy and Yumi explain. “Through discovering the “Three Invisible Connectors,” couples become empowered with the knowledge to truly connect with each other. The relational tools we teach continue to transform the way couples of all ages and backgrounds relate to, understand, and connect with their partners.”

 With more than 45 years of marriage and over 50 years of combined experience teaching relational skills and technologies, Hedy and Yumi train couples, therapists and coaches, leaders and organizations in developing their Relational Intelligence towards Relational Maturity. Hedy and Yumi’s approach is a synergetic integration of the philosophy of Martin Buber, Imago Relationship Theory (which they taught globally for 15 years), Appreciative Inquiry, Relational Neurobiology, and the experience from their own marriage, and from their Judaic heritage.

 “I had a very powerful, unexpected, life changing ‘ah ha’ experience during the workshop, which Hedy gently guided me through,” Sharon Cappellazo, a past attendee, explains. “Hedy and Yumi’s workshop gives you the tools to have a successful and loving relationship. They create a safe positive atmosphere and teach you how to take it home.”

 ‘Adventure In Intimacy’ is one of three “Encounter-centered Couples Therapy” workshops Hedy and Yumi teach, including “The Art of Cherishment” and “The Art of Sexual Connection.” Additionally, Hedy is available for customized, two-day private sessions for couples which include “Connection Quest,” “Constructive Closure,” and “Healing After an Affair.”

 Hedy and Yumi’s upcoming ‘Adventure In Intimacy’ workshop is $995 per couple; couples may register with a $200 deposit. Previous graduates of the ‘Adventure In Intimacy’ workshop may attend for $795 per couple. Couples are encouraged to stay at the Miami Airport Marriot, even if they live locally, to receive the full value of the training and experience the atmosphere of the retreat.

 Hedy and Yumi will make their second appearance on The Balancing Act morning show on Lifetime Television on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. After appearing on The Balancing Act earlier this year, the show invited Hedy and Yumi to return to share their relational knowledge with their viewers.

 For additional information on Hedy and Yumi’s ‘Adventure In Intimacy’ workshop, visit http://www.hedyyumi.com/couples/workshops/adventure-in-intimacy/. For more information on Hedy and Yumi’s upcoming events, visit their calendar at http://www.hedyyumi.com/about/events/upcoming.

 About Hedy + Yumi

Hedy and Yumi Schleifer are world renowned relationship builders, teaching couples, therapists, leaders, and organizations the concept of the “Three Invisible Connectors”: the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter. Married for over 45 years and successful business partners for more than 20 years, Hedy and Yumi are a living example of the relational maturity achieved through the relational skills and technologies that they teach. Speaking English, French, German, Hebrew, Spanish and Yiddish, they regularly host workshops, trainings, and private sessions throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, bringing their expertise in relationships to people all over the world. For more information on Hedy and Yumi, visit http://www.hedyyumi.com or follow them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hedyandyumi.

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The Encounter-centered Couples Therapy training is open to couples therapists and relationship coaches (plus their partners are welcome to attend).

ENCOUNTER-CENTERED COUPLES THERAPY:

A Path to Relational Maturity

Join Hedy Schleifer for a two day advanced clinical training, as she continues to deepen her latest thinking about the Art of Connection. Hedy’s work over the last 30 years as a couples therapist, and over the last 20 years as an Imago Relationship Therapist, has crystallized into a synergetic understanding of what she calls the “three invisible connectors”: the Space, the Bridge and the Encounter. These three invisible connectors, when revealed and applied to a couple’s daily life, create a revolutionary paradigm shift. In her highly experiential style, Hedy will explore the realm of the “encounter’, which combines the words of each partner’s individual story, with the body’s vast potential for emotional and spiritual expression. Hedy will delve into the rituals that help couples become “bilingual”, learning and internalizing the vocabulary of the “other”.  Hedy will also decode the complex distinction between the adaptive “survival dance”, and the dance of life in connection.

MAIT Contact Information: http://www.imagoma.org/

Hedy is presenting a workshop on Encounter-Centered Couples Therapy: A Path To Relational Maturity

For more information please visit http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/symposium/symposium-2012

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

This workshop is still open. Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $995/couple.

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple.

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a  group rate of $99 night at the hotel until August 24th, 2012  so make your reservation soon. The group name is “Hedy & Yumi”. You will need to call the hotel directly to make your hotel reservations.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally. Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere.

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

This workshop is still open. Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $995/couple.

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple.

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a  group rate of $139 non-oceanside or $199 oceanside/night at the hotel until February 7th so make your reservation soon. The group name is “Hedy & Yumi”. You will need to call the hotel directly at (800) 242-8627 to make your hotel reservations. Parking is validated at the hotel.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally. Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere.

In the Art of Sexual Connection advanced workshop, you will regale each other as a couple, and reveal, deepen, and strengthen the next natural and exciting step in your sexual adventure.  You will grow your sexual honesty, bridge the sexual communication gap, develop your sexual empathy, and expand your erotic intelligence.  We invite you to bring each other on a spicy date that will kindle your passion, zest, and fervor, and light each other’s fire.

This workshop accommodates only an intimate number of couples. Early registration is recommended.

This workshop is still open.  Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Hedy and Yumi bring their workshop for couples, training programs for therapists, and training programs for companies and organizations to locations throughout the world, in English, French, German and Hebrew.

Typically, there are 4 workshops for couples and 1-2 trainings for therapists each year in the USA.  Hedy and Yumi travel at least once per year to Israel, France, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

For dates and information on upcoming events near you, view our global calendar.

To make sure you are notified when a workshop or training is scheduled for your area, please join our mailing list and select the appropriate information you would like to receive.

If you are interested in organizing a workshop or training for your organization or geographical area, please contact us to discuss your event in detail.

World renowned teachers travel to Switzerland and Israel to host couples’ workshops, therapist trainings and be keynote speakers at 1st French speaking Imago Congress, this August and September

(MIAMI, Fla.) August 17, 2011 – Hedy and Yumi Schleifer (http://www.hedyyumi.com), international relationship builders and trainers, have announced an upcoming series of workshops and trainings they will host in Israel and Switzerland this August and September. In addition, Hedy has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the 1st French speaking Imago Congress on September 23 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

With more than 45 years of marriage and over 50 years of combined experience teaching relational skills and technologies, Hedy and Yumi train couples, leaders, organizations, coaches, and therapists in developing their relational intelligence towards relational maturity. Their methodology is based on the conceptualization of the “Three Invisible Connectors”: the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter – the relational fabric that connects all systems.

“It is our privilege to be on a journey which is a “calling” and a higher mission,” Hedy and Yumi, explain. “We envision the creation of a relationally mature world by achieving a tipping point in the consciousness of the power of connection on our planet.  Our next destination is Israel and Switzerland, where we will be teaching the “three invisible connectors”, the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter.”

Hedy and Yumi will host two different workshops in Israel and Switzerland, including Adventure In Intimacy and Art of Sexual Connection. Adventure In Intimacy is a three-day hands-on couples workshop that teaches seven principles and seven essential skills for rebooting relationships, reconnecting more deeply, and rediscovering the joy of being together. Art of Sexual Connection is a two-day advanced workshop which gives couples the opportunity to reveal, deepen, and strengthen their sexual connection.

“The way they present their knowledge and their way of life is a source for healing and relationship building,” Hadass Kan, an Israeli couples coach, states. “In their very special way Hedy and Yumi make it possible to solve relationship problems and lead the way to mutual loving and caring relationships. As a couple who took part in Hedy and Yumi’s workshop, we have received tools and use them to convert conflicts into a strengthened, closer and warmer relationship.”

Hedy and Yumi’s workshop and training schedule in Israel and Switzerland is as follows:

• Monday, August 22 – Wednesday, August 24: Adventure In Intimacy workshop for Rabbis and their partners, Israel
• Sunday, August 28: A training for the staff of Shanti House, a warm house for youth at risk established in 1984, Israel
• Monday, September 5 – Tuesday, September 6:  Art of Sexual Connection workshop from 9:00am – 6:00m daily at Hotel Codex in Jerusalem Hills, Israel
• Sunday, September 11: A training for EMUNAH, an association of religious counselors, Israel
• Monday, September 12 – Wednesday, September 14: Adventure In Intimacy workshop from 8:30am to 7:30pm daily at Hotel Codex in Jerusalem Hills, Israel
• Saturday, September 17 – Sunday, September 18: Art of Sexual Connection workshop from 9:00am – 6:00m daily at Centre John Knox in Lausanne, Switzerland
• Friday, September 23: 1st French speaking Imago Congress from 9:00am to 10:45am at Hôpital psychiatrique de Cery Salle de conferences in Lausanne, Switzerland

The 1st French speaking Imago Congress aims to bridge the gap between knowledge of neuroscience and the clinical outcome of working with couples to better understand the brain relationship. It will pay tribute to the 10th Anniversary of the French Speaking Imago Therapy Association (AFTRI). Hedy and Yumi pioneered Imago Theory in Europe, teaching it for the first time in Switzerland, which eventually lead to the founding of the French speaking association. AFTRI has invited Hedy to be a keynote speaker.  Her theme will be the “Three Invisible Connectors” and how through relational maturity, couples “sculpt” each other’s brain and activate new neuronal pathways.

For more information on Hedy and Yumi’s upcoming events, visit their calendar at http://www.hedyyumi.com/about/events/upcoming.

About Hedy + Yumi

Hedy and Yumi are world renowned relationship builders, teaching couples, therapists, leaders, and organizations the concept of the “Three Invisible Connectors”: the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter. Married for over 45 years and successful business partners for more than 20 years, Hedy and Yumi are a living example of the relational maturity achieved through the relational skills and technologies they teach. Speaking English, French, German, Hebrew, Spanish and Yiddish, they regularly host workshops, trainings, and private sessions throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States, bringing their expertise in relationships to people all over the world. For more information on Hedy and Yumi, visit http://www.hedyyumi.com or follow them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hedyandyumi.

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Orgasm is generally regarded as the ultimate goal of recreational sex. Wilhelm Reich was the first scientist to describe the nature and purpose of the orgasm as a discharge of excess bio-energy with the additional liberation of feeling energy, and he also recognized the negative consequences of blocked sexual energies.

Unfortunately, in addition to exciting peaks, orgasms tend to produce powerful negative side-effects that are only now becoming better understood. This is due to predictable trends in hormonal activity which seem to be similar in all mammals to ensure certain evolutionary objectives, especially the wide mixing of gene pools and the safe raising of offspring. This is achieved with the following neurochemical changes.

The main players are dopamine, the reward hormone; prolactin, the hormone of satiation; oxytocin, the cuddle hormone, and levels of androgen receptors, which all powerfully affect our mood, our desire for intimacy, our perception of our mate, as well as our susceptibility to addictive activities and substances. These hormones can also have different but generally related functions.

Additionally the stimulant phenylethylamine (PEA) is involved, which is also present in cocoa and chocolate and elevates energy, mood and attention. PEA is produced in greater amounts when one is in love; conversely a deficiency (common in manic-depressives) causes unhappy feelings.

When we first fall in love we become bonded by rising PEA, oxytocin and dopamine levels When we are sexually aroused by close contact our dopamine level rises further and at the time of orgasm we have a dopamine brainstorm which one researcher compared to the effects of heroin on the brain. Dopamine is active in all addictions, even in people who have forgotten what sex is. Most of this activity is in the limbic system, the oldest part of the brain.

Dopamine Levels

(From http://www.reuniting.info/science/sex_and_addiction)

After orgasm dopamine levels fall sharply with the usual withdrawal symptoms. This reaction tends to be immediate in males and delayed in females. Also prolactin levels rise, and androgen receptors fall after orgasm. Low testosterone is associated with irritability and anger. In sexually-satiated rats it has been shown that serotonin and endorphin levels also rise, and this also decreases dopamine and raises prolactin levels. Oxytocin levels fall after conventional orgasm but remaining in close contact may help to counter this drop and sustain oxytocin levels.

Behavioral changes from this disturbed hormone equilibrium have been noticed for up to two weeks. During this time we may be more irritable, dissatisfied, anxious or depressed, and instead of seeing the good side of our mate, we may now be painfully aware of his or her shortcomings. This is exactly the same process and length of time prolactin levels need to recover during withdrawal from cocaine.

Symptoms associated with excess Prolactin

(From http://www.reuniting.info/science/sex_and_addiction)

Initially, during the honeymoon period of our relationship, we remain strongly bonded by high oxytocin levels, and quickly overcome our hormonal blues by having more sex. Initially sex stimulates us to crave for more sex. This leads to rapid rises and falls in dopamine levels and corresponding rapid emotional fluctuations in our relationship. Later we become less and less interested in sex with our partner (perhaps because we subconsciously begin to associate him or her with the “lows” of the cycle, or perhaps because we grow tired of being used as a fix, and therefore feel less attraction), and now we try to prop up our dopamine level by becoming addicted to some kind of food or drug, or by becoming interested in a new sexual partner. Basically this type of behavior is the same for humans, primates, mammals and reptiles because it originates from the primitive part of our brain.

Further evidence of a lasting post-orgasm hangover comes from sexually exhausted male rats. The number of androgen receptors in the hypothalamus declines, reducing the effectiveness of testosterone and changing sexual behavior. These changes last for about seven days, corresponding to a lack of libido of the rats.

In addition to serving as a sexual brake, prolactin also affects our moods and behavior somewhat like a hormone of resignation. For example caged wild monkeys initially had high levels of the stress hormone cortisol but gradually prolactin levels rose as they became resigned to their fate. Prolactin levels were highest after seven months. With raised prolactin levels they do not mate, which looks like the same effect that we see in long-term relationships without close oxytocin-producing bonding.

The Coolidge-Effect

In experiments with rats it has been observed that after vigorous copulation with a new partner, male rats soon completely ignore this partner, but when a new female is introduced, they immediately are revitalized – at least sufficiently to become sexually active once more. This can be repeated again and again until the male rat is completely exhausted.

Another experiment indicates that the cause of this effect may be a rush of dopamine. When rats were taught to pull a lever to stimulate their own reward center, they would forgo eating and copulating, and just continue to stimulate themselves until they were totally exhausted.

The Cuddle Hormone

The dopamine system is obviously designed to produce genetic variety by inducing us to mate with as many different partners as possible. There is, however, a hormone that counteracts the emotional rollercoaster effects of dopamine, and that is oxytocin, the cuddle-hormone. Oxytocin also counteracts fear, which is associated with high cortisol levels and stress, see chart below.

Oxytocin leads to strong pair-bonding. In pair-bonded animals mating, and with this the dopamine rollercoaster, stops with the rise of prolactin after successful fertilization, and now oxytocin ensures that both parents cooperate for the survival of their offspring. Humans could do the same, mate only to produce offspring and then abstain from sex. This might produce an emotionally stable relationship for life, but most of us would also find it utterly boring. Paramahansa Yogananda wrote this is exactly what his parents did (Autobiography of a Yogi).

The Benefits of Oxytocin

(From http://www.reuniting.info/science/sex_and_addiction)

The time-honored solution to this problem is loving sex without orgasm. This greatly helps to sustain oxytocin levels without producing emotionally disruptive high-low neurochemical cycles of orgasm, and it has been practiced in Indian Tantra, by the Chinese Taoists, and apparently by early Christians. In modern times it has been resurrected as Karezza, White Tantra and various forms of spiritual sex. It heals and holds relationships together rather than driving them apart as frequent orgasmic sex seems to do although, as we will see later, it is also possible to have bonding orgasmic sex. For a wealth of articles on the hormonal aspects of our sexuality see http://www.reuniting.info/science.

Part 1: THE NEUROCHEMISTRY OF SEX

Part 2: SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS

Part 3: BIO-ENERGY AND SEX

Part 4: SEX AND HEALTH

Part 5: SEX AND REJUVENATION

Part 6: SEX AND SPIRITUALITY

HEALING WITH SEXUALITY – click here for a print-friendly version or to download the whole article

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

This workshop is still open. Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $995/couple.

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple.

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of $138 per night at the hotel until Thursday February 23rd, 2012 so make your reservation soon. The property code  is “MIAAP” and the group code is “Shashaa“. You can also register directly with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally. Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere. The Marriott provides complimentary airport transportation to/from Miami International Airport from the upper level every 15 minutes. Parking is $7.00 a day at the hotel.

Here are some recommended video and audio programs, and books to prepare yourself for attending the Adventure in Intimacy workshop for couples:

One important video to watch is Hedy’s 18 minute TEDtalk on “the three invisible connectors:” the Space, the Bridge, and the Encounter.

We also recommend the special documentary package which includes the award-winning documentary, “Hedy and Yumi: Crossing the Bridge” and seven audio programs on relationships.

There are also additional video and audio programs in our Media Center.

Below is the bibliography from the workshop manual you will receive at the workshop. Reading any of these books will assist you in your relational journey:

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

This workshop is still open. Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $995/couple.

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple.

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of $165 per night at the hotel until December 12th so make your reservation soon. The group name is “Adventure in Intimacy” and the group code is “AIW“. You can also register directly with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally. Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere. The Embassy Suites provides complimentary airport transportation to/from Miami International Airport from the upper level every 30 minutes. Parking is $15 a day at the hotel.

The Encounter-centered Couples Therapy training, on February 3-5, 2012, in Miami, is open to therapists, counselors, coaches, organizational development professionals, and pastoral counselors.

The course provides 21 national board approved CEUs.

The course provides 21 Imago CEUs.

Registration is $695

Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $595

The Master Class is a three year intensive advanced training program for therapists in “Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.”  More information about the Master Class can be found in our FAQS.

The applicants for this Master Class have already been selected.

The Master Class will be held at the Marriott Miami Airport, where we have a group rate of $129 per night held until April 6, 2012 .  The property code is “MIAAP” and the group code is “SNASNAA”.   You can also make your hotel reservation directly with the group rate through this link.

If you are interested in being considered to participate in a future Master Class please send an email to masterclass@hedyyumi.com.

The Master Class is a three year intensive advanced training program for therapists in “Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.”  More information about the Master Class can be found in our FAQS.

The applicants for this Master Class have already been selected.

The Master Class will be held at the Marriott Miami Airport, where we have a group rate of $109 per night held until October 17, 2011 .  The property code is “MIAAP” and the group code is “SLRSLRA”.   You can also make your hotel reservation directly with the group rate through this link.

If you are interested in being considered to participate in a future Master Class please send an email to masterclass@hedyyumi.com.

The fundamental principles and skills  you will learn at both the workshop and the private session are similar.  However, during the private session, you have Hedy’s full attention and expertise, and she will guide you and your partner in the direction you need to go based on where your relationship is currently. 

The workshop has a specific format, and you are with a group of couples.  It is not group therapy, and you do not need to speak in front of the group.  Although the workshop is dynamic, entertaining, and flexible, Hedy and Yumi teach the principles at the pace of the group. 

Connecting the World One Couple at a Time

Winner “Best Documentary” at the 2009 LA Femme Film Festival in Hollywood, California, this new documentary about Hedy and Yumi Schleifer, is produced by two-time Emmy award-winning director Robyn Symon, who also directed “Transformation: The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard.” Executive Producers Anne Dobbie & Dennis Ewasiuk, a husband and wife team who came to an Adventure In Intimacy workshop for couples, decided to capture Hedy and Yumi’s story by producing this film.

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE FILM BELOW

This is the story of Hedy and Yumi Schleifer, recognized amongst their peers as one of the world’s most dynamic and inspiring relationship building teams.

Fueled by their own emotional scars from the Holocaust and their power struggles during their four decades of marriage, Hedy and Yumi teach a skill set for couples that leads to passionate, rewarding, and lasting relationships. They now travel the globe promoting the “power of connection” among couples and nations.

Follow Hedy and Yumi into their Adventure in Intimacy workshops in Vancouver, Vienna and Israel where you will witness the transformation of couples as they are “Crossing the Bridge” to each other, an intimate ritual designed to eliminate the emotional pollution that exists in the “sacred space” of our relationships.

Documentary Special Package ($215 value): “Hedy & Yumi: Crossing the Bridge” film on DVD “Crossing the Bridge” Audio Program with Hedy (4-CDs) “Miracle of Connection” Audio Program with Hedy (3-CDs) $100 Gift Certificate to an Adventure In Intimacy workshop for couples Receive this Documentary Special Package for $74.95, plus Shipping & Handling   If you have any difficulty watching the trailer below, try this direct link to youtube

Hedy & Yumi: Crossing the Bridge
Executive Producers: Anne Dobbie & Dennis Ewasiuk
Produced and Directed by: Robyn Symon
Director of Photography: Wes Malkin
Music by: George Blondheim

For more detailed information on the making of the film, directors, producers, and a press kit, visit www.crossingthebridgefilm.com

In the Art of Sexual Connection advanced workshop, you will regale each other as a couple, and reveal, deepen, and strengthen the next natural and exciting step in your sexual adventure.  You will grow your sexual honesty, bridge the sexual communication gap, develop your sexual empathy, and expand your erotic intelligence.  We invite you to bring each other on a spicy date that will kindle your passion, zest, and fervor, and light each other’s fire.

This workshop accommodates only an intimate number of couples. Early registration is recommended.

This workshop is still open.  Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Relational Therapy for Couples : The Tikkun Approach

Explore Hedy Schleifer’s conversation with Aviva Mazor, chairperson of the Israel Marriage and Family Association.  Hedy will take you through her professional evolution, and describe in depth, her approach to guiding couples through the two-day private intensive sessions called Connection Quest.

This 52 page booklet describes in-depth Hedy’s Connection Quest private session program, and contains valuable insights into Relational Therapy as it has developed over her career.

Receive the 52-page hardcopy booklet for $19.95, includes USA Shipping & Handling

Download the booklet immediately for $9.95.

Download the booklet immediately in Hebrew for $9.95.

You will have an intimate look into Hedy’s innovative combination of techniques, which are used to help couples build and re-build the connections in their relationships. Imago Relationship Therapy, the philosophies of Martin Buber, Appreciative Inquiry, findings from Relational Neurobiology and Hedy’s personal relationship experience, all come together to form the “Tikkun Approach.”  Tikkun is Hebrew for the combined concepts of “Healing, Repair, Transformation, and Completion.”

Within the “Relational Therapy for Couples” booklet, Hedy reveals, step-by-step, the renowned “Crossing the Bridge” process which provides a profound “visit” to the world of the partner.  Additionally, Hedy describes the processes of the 90/10 formula, fertilization of the relational space, the existential cry for help, the three-legged understanding, and the concept of Relational Maturity.

1st French speaking Imago Congress

We are happy to invite you to our 1st French speaking Imago Congress to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Association (AFTRI-French Speaking Imago Therapy Association).  We will have the privilege to hear Hedy Schleifer, Maya Kollman, Master Trainer of IRI and  Paul Earley, MD who will talk about The Relational Brain.

1er Congrès Francophone de Thérapie de Couple Imago

La grande originalité de la thérapie Imago est de faire dialoguer le couple en face à face dans un paradigme relationnel où la relation ellemême est l’objet de la thérapie. Cette posture permet une connexion consciente qui remodèle non seulement la relation mais aussi le cerveau. Les neurosciences nous montrent combien notre cerveau se développe à travers les relations tout au long de notre vie. Le « meilleur régulateur » d’un cerveau est un autre cerveau en face de lui…

Ce congrès se veut de faire le pont entre les connaissances des neurosciences et la clinique issue du travail avec les couples afin de mieux appréhender le cerveau relationnel.

Lieu: Hôpital psychiatrique de Cery Salle de conférences Müller Site de Cery 1008 Prilly-sur-Lausanne

Prix Congrès : CHF 100.- / personne, CHF 90.- / membre AFTRI (à verser sur place) Repas de midi : CHF 18.- / personne (à verser sur place; lors de l’inscription, indiquer si repas végétarien ou repas normal).

Inscription: Par e-mail à info@imago-therapie.com Inscription obligatoire pour le congrès et le repas de midi. Délai d’inscription 16 septembre 2011

www.imago-therapie.com

On April 7, 2011, Hedy Schleifer was a guest on Plum TV with Jennifer Santiago.  Read Jennifer’s blog post below about their meeting.  Hedy describes the sacred space, explains how conflict is an opportunity, and what happens in the Adventure in Intimacy workshop.

The video takes a few seconds to load and start playing, so please be patient.

The blog post below is written by Jennifer Santiago, Host/Producer at PlumTV after her meeting Hedy.

A Beautiful Soul

Every now and then in life, you meet someone who touches you. It doesn’t have to be someone who sticks around too long- perhaps just a chance encounter? Maybe someone who during a particular moment of need, stops in the street and asks “are you ok?”

I remember I was covering the September 11th atttacks for CBS4 News in Miami. I was interviewing a woman who was clutching a photo of her daughter. She had not heard from her after the towers crumbled. It was  5 days later and she went to the Armory to provide a DNA sample, then spoke to the media- anyone who would listen really- to try to get some information about her daughter. It was the most emotional interview of my life. When we finished, I just broke down. I started crying and we hugged and I wished her all the luck in the world, though deep down I knew her daughter would never be found. As did she.

When she left, a man, a stranger who had been watching, stopped and handed me a tissue. He just said these words to me, then walked away: “This is hard for you guys too.” I never forgot that man. I never forgot that moment of kindness and that gift from a stranger.

Which brings me to Hedy. Hedy is a daughter of war. Her mother escaped what would most likely have been a slow, tortured road to death in  a concentration camp during the Nazi invasion of Europe. She was pregnant with Hedy at the time and threw herself over the Swiss border. The Holocaust inspired Hedy to heal– to heal relationships, to build an understanding between people so that this would never happen again. She believes in the premise that if we can build an understanding first between loved ones, then we can build an understanding between everyone. We can build a bridge that allows us to live in the shoes of another and leave our sense of self behind to inhabit the world of another. If we can do that- then differences in race, religion, country, ideology would be differences without distinction. Hedy starts by explaining to couples that conflict is an opportunity to learn and heal. I saw her Ted Talk and was so moved. She speaks with such a pure, clear voice about the power of love to heal. And I wanted to meet her. So- we invited her to speak on Plum TV and this is the interview that resulted from our time together. I was so struck by her kindness and clarity. She has this beautiful, clean aura about her. Her intentions are so pure and the light she radiates from living a life with such purity is palpable. Those few minutes with her moved me so much. Like the stranger near Ground Zero, I will never forget her words. So- please take the time to hear what she has to say about life, love, conflict and hope. And my hope is that everyone who hears her will spread her message about the power of love, the power of conflict and the need to embrace both to heal this troubled world.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7:00am EST/PST, Hedy and Yumi Schleifer were again guests on “The Balancing Act”, an early morning show on Lifetime Television.  Rebroadcast on October 18, 2011. 

Tune in to watch Hedy and Yumi’s exciting, informative and eye-opening interview on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television. They return to talk about the importance of demonstrating 100 daily caring behaviors, widening our “appreciative eye”, and learning to speak the primary love language of our partner.

Lifetime TV – Wednesday, September 21
7:00am EST and rebroadcast at 7:00am PST

On March 11, 2011, Hedy and Yumi were guests on “The Balancing Act”, an early morning show on Lifetime TV.

Be sure to watch Hedy and Yumi’s heartfelt, engaging and entertaining interview (above) on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television.  They reveal how they keep such a strong connection between themselves and for their couples by teaching the power of connection.

By paying the deposit and selecting one of the balance payment options below, I agree that I am:

• committing to attend the three-year Master Class,
• financially liable for the entire tuition of $9,850 even if I leave the group ,
• authorizing the Tikkun Learning Center (Hedy Schleifer, Schleifer & Associates) to immediately charge my credit card for the deposit of $500, and beginning on July 1, 2011, charge the balance of my tuition as follows:

Select this option for the $500 Deposit and a one-time payment of $9,350 to be charged on July 1, 2011.

Select this option for the $500 Deposit and six payments of $1,636 to be charged beginning on July 1, 2011, and then 30 days prior to each 5-day session.  The next payment date will be March 22nd for the April 22-26, 2012 session.  (This option includes 5% straight interest)

Select this option for the $500 Deposit and thirty-six (36) payments of $285 to be charged beginning on July 1, 2011, and on the first of the month for 35 additional months.  (This option included 10% straight interest)

In the Art of Sexual Connection advanced workshop, you will regale each other as a couple, and reveal, deepen, and strengthen the next natural and exciting step in your sexual adventure. You will grow your sexual honesty, bridge the sexual communication gap, develop your sexual empathy, and expand your erotic intelligence. We invite you to bring each other on a spicy date that will kindle your passion, zest, and fervor, and light each other’s fire.

This workshop accommodates only an intimate number of couples. Early registration is recommended.

This workshop is still open. Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $795/couple.

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of $109 per night at the hotel until October 26th so make your reservation soon. The property code is “MIAAP” and the group code is “AOSAOSA“. You can also register directly with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally. Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere. The Marriott provides complimentary airport transportation to/from Miami International Airport from the upper level every 15 minutes. Parking is $15 a day at the hotel.

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

This workshop is still open.  Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $995/couple.

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple.

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of $109 per night at the hotel until September 18th  so make your reservation soon.  The property code is “MIAAP” and the group code is “AINAINA“.   You can also register directly with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally.  Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere.  The Marriott provides complimentary airport transportation to/from Miami International Airport from the upper level every 15 minutes. Parking is $15 a day at the hotel.

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

CONTACT FOR WORKSHOPS IN ISRAEL

Location:  Hotel Codex, Jerusalem Hills

Hedva Motias
Israel Assn. for Marital & Family Therapy
Tel: (09) 746-7064
E-mail: venezia@netvision.net.il
Website: http://www.mishpaha.org.il/?CategoryID=264

In the Art of Sexual Connection advanced workshop, you will regale each other as a couple, and reveal, deepen, and strengthen the next natural and exciting step in your sexual adventure.  You will grow your sexual honesty, bridge the sexual communication gap, develop your sexual empathy, and expand your erotic intelligence.  We invite you to bring each other on a spicy date that will kindle your passion, zest, and fervor, and light each other’s fire.

This workshop accommodates only an intimate number of couples. Early registration is recommended.

CONTACT FOR WORKSHOPS IN ISRAEL

Location:  Hotel Codex, Jerusalem Hills

Hedva Motias
Israel Assn. for Marital & Family Therapy
Tel: (09) 746-7064
E-mail: venezia@netvision.net.il
Website: http://www.mishpaha.org.il/?CategoryID=231&ArticleID=686

The Art of Sexual Connection is your next step after the three day Adventure In Intimacy workshop.  This advanced workshop is open to couples who have attended either our Adventure in Intimacy or the Getting The Love You Want workshop, or Imago Therapists and their partners.

This workshop will be an intimate number of couples.  Early registration is recommended.

This workshop is still open.  Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $795/couple.

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of $89 per night at the hotel until June 22nd  so make your reservation soon.  The property code is “MIAAP” and the group code is “ACOACOA“.   You can also register directly with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally.  Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere.  The Marriott provides complimentary airport transportation to/from Miami International Airport from the upper level every 15 minutes. Parking is $15 a day at the hotel.

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

This workshop is still open.  Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $995/couple.

You may register with only a $200 Deposit

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple.

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of $89 per night at the hotel until June 7th  so make your reservation soon.  The property code is “MIAAP” and the group code is “AIIAIIA“.   You can also register directly with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally.  Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere.  The Marriott provides complimentary airport transportation to/from Miami International Airport from the upper level every 15 minutes. Parking is $15 a day at the hotel.

Training in Relational Couples Coaching Open to All Therapists, Counselors, Coaches, Organizational Development Professionals, HR Managers, Clergy.

For more information in the UK, contact:
Noa Rockman, MA, CIRT
nrockman@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0)7963 801 906

TUITION: $495 for therapists approximately £295, $250 approximately £165 for non-therapist spouse/partners*
If partner is attending, please call to register.
If paying by cash or check please contact Noa Rockman at the number above.
* Imago Therapists receive a $100 scholarship

Tuition is $495 approximately £295

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of £90 per night at the hotel until May 14, 2011 so make your reservation soon.  Click here for hotel information.

The Art of Sexual Connection is your next step after the three day Adventure In Intimacy workshop.  This advanced workshop is open to couples who have attended either our Adventure in Intimacy or the Getting The Love You Want workshop, or Imago Therapists and their partners.

This workshop will be an intimate number of couples.  Early registration is recommended.

This workshop is still open.  Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

for more information, in the UK contact:
Noa Rockman, MA, CIRT
nrockman@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7963 801 906

Tuition is $795/couple approximately £495

Dans cette soirée de présentation, Hedy s’appuiera sur le Paradigme Relationnel* ainsi que sur la thérapie relationnelle et l’intégration du travail de l’Imago (Imago Relations Theory ; imagotherapie.com), la Théorie Relationnelle, L’Enquête Appréciative (Appreciative Inquiry), la Philosophie relationnelle de Martin Buber, la Neurologie du Cerveau Relationnel et aussi sur …. son expérience de femme mariée depuis plus de 45 ans.

Hedy présentera ses plus récentes pensées sur « trois connecteurs invisibles » : l’espace – le pont – la rencontre.

* Le Paradigme Relationnel trouve ses racines dans l’idée qu’être en lien est l’essence même de la nature de l’être humain , que le « non-lien » est une stratégie d’adaptation associée à la survie, et en même temps nous sommes différenciés et interdépendants.

For more information contact:

Christiane Beaugé – 01 44  61 74 59 – christianebeauge@yahoo.fr

Odile Margerand – 01 43 20 26 24 – odile.marg@wanadoo.fr

MAIT – Mid Atlantic Association for Imago Relationship Therapists

Join Hedy for a three day training retreat as she presents her latest thinking about the Art of Connection.  Hedy’s work over the last 30 years as a couples therapist has crystallized into a synergetic understanding of what she calls the ‘three invisible connectors’: the Space, the Bridge and the Encounter.  These three invisible connectors, when revealed and applied to a couple’s daily life, create a revolutionary paradigm shift.  In her highly experiential style, Hedy will explore the realm of the ‘encounter’ which combines the words of each partner’s individual story, with the body’s vast potential for emotional and spiritual expression.  Hedy will delve into the rituals that help couples become ‘bilingual,’ learning and internalizing the vocabulary of the ‘other.’  In her inimitable fashion, Hedy will bring to this training her current thinking about the distinction between the dialogical ‘meeting of the minds’ and the spiritual ‘encounter of the souls.’  Through lectures, in vivo demonstrations, video tape, group discussion and Q&A sessions, Hedy will invite you to leave the training with a clear vision of how to achieve an even more relaxed and responsive therapeutic stance with couples, and with enhanced skills of ‘holding the space’ for them.

CONTACT FOR THIS TRAINING
Sharon Nalley
Phone: 301-526-3018
admin@imagoma.org
http://www.imagoma.org/maiteventpage.php?eid=8

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

This workshop is still open.  Please register as soon as possible to secure your place.

Tuition is $995/couple.

Previous graduates of an Adventure In Intimacy workshop, a Getting The Love You Want workshop, and Imago Therapists are invited to attend for only $795/couple.

Print this form if you prefer to register by mail or fax

Print this form if you are in need of a partial scholarship

We have a group rate of $124 per night at the hotel until March 16  so make your reservation soon.  The property code is “MIAAP” and the group code is “SNASNAA”.   You can also register directly with the group rate through this link.

We STRONGLY recommend staying at the hotel to get the full value of the training…even if you live locally.  Couples often report they wish they had stayed at the hotel to experience the weekend retreat atmosphere.  The Marriott provides complimentary airport transportation to/from Miami International Airport from the upper level every 15 minutes. Parking is $15 a day at the hotel.

The Tikkun Learning Center (TLC) is an educational institution founded in November 2010, and dedicated to the training of couples therapists, relationship coaches, and leaders in organizations.

The vision of the center is the creation of a relational world. TLC sees itself as part of an evolutionary movement toward the development of relational maturity on the planet, through the systematic growth of relational intelligence.

At TLC, we present a variety of programs in the art and science of connection, based in the Relational Paradigm, a ground of being that has the view of human beings as essentially “wired” for connection.

Our work is also based on an integrative framework of theoretical, philosophical and psychological principles which combine many relational modalities.

Founder Hedy Schleifer shares:

“From the time I started to work as a young psychotherapist in 1976, interning at a psychiatric clinic in Tel Aviv, Israel, I saw the work I was doing embedded in a much larger frame, with bigger meaning. I had been raised by my parents in the tradition of Tikkun Olam, the healing and repair of the world. My parents miraculously came back from the Holocaust with a strong spirit of aliveness, and a resolve to instill in their children a commitment to work towards a better world. They spoke to me about Tikkun Olam. And it has been my dream to call the work that I do Tikkun, ever since these first years as a new professional mental health worker in Israel.

In 2003, when I started to weave the relational tapestry that has informed my work over the years into an integrative framework, I knew that the name I would give the new trainings I was in the process of designing would be, indeed, Tikkun. I realized then that what I am teaching comes not only from the theories and the philosophies that have inspired me, but also from the experiences of my whole life. Some of the deepest learnings for me have come from the volunteer work I have done with indigent families, with families of soldiers missing in action, with Jews, Christians and Moslems wanting dialogue for a better Middle East, and with fellow breast cancer adventurers. And maybe the most important lessons I have learned come from the 45 years of marriage to my husband Yumi Schleifer.

While Yumi and I continue to do the joint work we started eighteen years ago, teaching couples around the world, TLC will be specifically dedicated to the education of therapists, coaches and organizational leaders. It is intended to create an international cadre of professionals, with a passionate dedication to the increased relational maturity in the world.”

From a new and important juncture in her professional life, TLC founder Hedy Schleifer made the decision to “download” the whole program that has revealed itself to her during the 20 years in which she has conducted a focused clinical laboratory for her work with couples. The Master Class is the educational program which includes everything that Hedy would like to “download.”

The work is called “Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.”

This couples work is a path to the achievement of higher relational intelligence and greater relational maturity.

Hedy:

“My approach to couples work is to visualize it as a path to the achievement of higher relational intelligence and greater relational maturity. Over the 20 years of experience in my clinical laboratory, as well as the 45 years of my personal work in the living laboratory of my own marriage, I have come to a new integration of the fabric of everything “relational” that informs me. It has crystallized into a simple concept of the “three invisible connectors”: the Space, the Bridge and the Encounter.

I chose the title “Master Class,” because I want to transmit my work to professional therapists who want to develop and hone their own mastery in couples work.

I also long to have people take up the torch, and become themselves teachers and mentors of the unique discipline that I will be presenting.”

If you apply and are accepted into this program, it is with the understanding that you are willing and ready to take steps at your growth edge as a therapist and as a person, and that you are committed to the evolution of your own relational intelligence and maturity.

It is important that you be interested in revealing your greatest, most vital, and passionate potential as a couples therapist.

This is a program designed for experienced couples therapists.

Hedy:

“It is my genuine desire to work in a group setting, gathering kindred spirits, who feel called to a path towards relational maturity. This, I believe, is essential to how we will transform our world. If you are seeking to work in-depth in order to grow your own relational maturity, and help others on the road, you will find this Master Class a unique opportunity. Every six months for three years you will give yourself a time of profound spiritual enrichment and professional growth.

To do this work effectively, I must believe that you have the maturity and the willingness to be challenged to examine those areas where ego may undermine your own fullest potential, as well as areas where you may give away your power, or may be less than open to stretch into new behavior.”

The basis for the work in the Master Class is one of honoring the space between us through mutual respect. The potential of the work that you will be doing is dictated not so much by what you do, but by “the field” in which you do it.

It is the depth and integrity of your commitment to be in relationship to yourself, to Hedy as the group’s leader, and to the group of people who will gather and will be sharing a similar desire and intent, that the strength of the program will reveal itself.

Therefore in the journey that the Master Class Participants will be taking together, Hedy will be demanding the highest degree of openness and self-honesty, as you look in the mirror of each other’s lives. Participants will work so that they can objectively know themselves, and thereby engage with the couples they are working with from a place of clarity, power and humility.

The intention that Hedy has, is that each of you grows your “presence muscle,” and learns to sustain a deeper presence from your own source. This means taking responsibility throughout each day to maintain a level of presence and attention and intentionality, whether in session or free time, so that the whole time is consecrated to growing your consciousness in connection.

Hedy:

“I also intend for the Master Class to be a way for you to grow your “commitment muscle,” to yourself and to the group.

Just as I see marriage and life partnership as a covenant, I see the commitment to this class as a covenant with yourself to stay the course. The program requires you to open yourself to yourself, to me, and to the group, so that together we are bringing the teaching to every aspect of your life. The program over the three years is meant to facilitate true relational transformation and fundamental change.”

Hedy Schleifer, MA, founder of TLC, will be teaching the Master Class, and will be deeply involved with all of the participants.

“Encountered-centered Couples Therapy” is a major step forward in couples therapy and a development of the relational paradigm. It is unique, and is available only through Hedy’s teaching, since it is an integration of her professional and personal evolution as a couples therapist.

Therapists involved with the Master Class will be part of a cadre of professionals who do couples therapy in ground-breaking and incredibly powerful ways.

You should consider applying if you want to reach another growth edge, if you feel drawn to work more deeply with Hedy, and if you believe that this work is integral in healing the world.

There will be six, five-day gatherings, with all sessions taking place in Miami, Florida.

Dates have been confirmed for the first two sessions as follows: November 6-10, 2011, and April 22-26, 2012.

The other sessions will be timed at approximately six-month intervals. Specific dates and locations to be announced.

It is indeed a huge commitment. However, Hedy believes that three years is a perfect time span to realize the conscious growth of relational intelligence, and the ripening of relational maturity. It is the amount of time needed to really see tangible results in your personal and professional lives.

The tuition includes:

• Six five-day in-person gatherings
• Ten two-hour teleconferences with Hedy between sessions
• Access to a private online community space
• Additional teachings that Hedy may choose to offer to the group throughout the time together, based on need, or new learnings that are appropriate for this class.
• 35 CEUs (per 5 day session): TLC is applying for 35 Continuing Education Units for mental health counselors, social workers, family and marriage therapists, and psychologists.
• Program materials

The Master Class is intensive and will include the following:

• Mapping the premises of the Relational Paradigm
• Exploring the theoretical, clinical and philosophical implications for welcoming couples into their deepest intimacies
• Exploring couples therapy centered on the meaning and sacredness of the “encounter”
• There are good couples, solid couples and lasting couples. What is a creative couple?
• The role of the couples therapist, and his/her use of self in the therapeutic process
• The process of encouraging couples to discover, welcome, and embrace full aliveness in connection
• Locating the process of change in the “space-between”
• Tracking the intergenerational transmission of trauma and intimate connections
• Exploring the process of accountability and repair in couples
• Welcoming “otherness” and establishing limbic resonance and regulation between partners
• Helping couples learn the language of the “other,” thus becoming bi-lingual in order to know how to express emotional intimacy verbally, physically and sexually
• The language of the body and its profound capacity for emotional expressiveness
• Emotional intimacy and sexual intimacy: different, similar, the same?
• The healing process following affairs
• The role of humor

Again, what Hedy wants to do above all is teach you “presence.”  She wants to assist you in freeing blocked energy that is embedded in any of your survival patterns, whether semiconscious and/or unconscious.

Travel, lodging, and any related expenses for attending the gatherings.

The total tuition for the six five-day sessions and the ten telephone meetings is $9,850.

There is a $500 deposit, due upon being accepted into the Master Class.

The balance may be paid in three ways:

One Payment

After having paid the deposit, the balance of $9,350 will be due by July 1, 2011. Payment may be made by check or credit card.

Per-session Payments

After having paid the deposit, the amount for the first session due by July 1, 2011 is $1,636.  Payment may be made by check or credit card.  Payment for each subsequent session is due 30 days before the session begins. This payment plan has 5% interest built into it.

Monthly Payments

After having paid the deposit, the amount of $285 will be automatically billed to your credit card for 36 months, beginning on July 1, 2011. This payment plan has 10% interest built into it.

Based on the Art of Sexual Connection advanced workshop, this is a special one-day training for therapists.

This workshop will be an intimate number of couples.  Early registration is recommended.

CONTACT FOR WORKSHOPS IN IRELAND

Deborah McEvoy
Oasis Counseling Service
Tel:  01  626  8519
E-mail: oasisworkshopbookings@dublin.ie
Website: http://www.oasiscounselling.net/index.html

The Adventure in Intimacy workshop is based on 7 principles and 7 rituals (essential skills), that will allow you and your partner to reboot your relationship, reconnect with each other more deeply than you have ever thought possible, and rediscover the joy of being together.

We may be able to offer some financial assistance in extraordinary circumstances. Please fill out the application below, and we will let you know what we might be able to do, if your application is accepted.

MCscholarshipapplication (word)

MCscholarshipapplication (PDF)

Enrollment will be limited to 30 participants.

Spouse/Partners may attend at 50% of the full tuition, with the committment to attend all sessions.

Indeed. We require that at a minimum:

1. You have attended an Adventure In Intimacy or a Getting the Love You Want couples workshop, and/or a Tikkun Training or an Imago Relationship Basic Clinical Training.

2. You have a current couples practice, and feel dedicated to supporting couples in the fullest way you possibly can.

The applicants for the current Master Class have already been selected.

If you are interested in being considered to participate in a future Master Class please send an email to masterclass@hedyyumi.com.

No.  It costs nothing to apply.

The applicants for the current Master Class have already been selected.