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All workshops are presented in the Wilmington area - see SCHEDULE for exact locations.

IMAGO PRE-MARITAL SEMINAR (FOR COUPLES)
A relationship education pro­gram for couples preparing to be married, based upon Imago Relationship Theory.
Through brief lectures, exer­cises, light-hearted activities, and private time to practice new skills with your partner, you will gain new insights in how to nourish and deepen your relationship foundation.

Pre-marital Education has been shown to reduce the divorce rate of participants by 30% !

You will learn:
  • Proven communication skills for a healthy relationship
  • How to nourish your relationship daily
  • Skills for IMPORTANT conversations
  • How to manage differences safely
  • How to create a Relationship Vision
  • How to affair-proof your relationship
  • Plan the wedding and stay sane
FEE: $300 per couple.* This fee includes tuition, workbooks, ma­terials, refreshments and lunch.
Additional Opportunities

In addition to the Start Right Stay Connected Seminar, couples can choose to avail themselves of additional options:

Silver Plan  Includes a Start Right, Stay Connected seminar, a Taylor-Johnson Temperament Inventory, and two 50 min. in office or over the telephone follow-up sessions with Walt.  $600.

Gold Plan Includes a PRIVATE one day Start Right, Stay Connected seminar for the two of you, a Taylor-Johnson Temperament Inventory, and two 50 min. in office or over the telephone follow-up sessions with Walt.  $1200.

GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT WORKSHOP (FOR COUPLES)

An intensive weekend workshop for married and unmarried couples to rediscover the joy and spiritual potential of being together while using their relationship for personal change and growth.

The “Getting the Love You Want Workshop” is based on Imago Relationship Therapy developed by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. The weekend workshop is often compared to three to six months of couple’s therapy.

What you can expect from participating:

  • Greater compassion for your partner
  • New communication skills to break destructive cycles of relating. Couples learn how to alter old negative patterns of relating so they are able to restore empathy and stability in their relationship
  • Discover that the unconscious reasons that attract you to your partner are also the source of your communication impasses. Participants gather more information about themselves and their partner, organized in a new, more useful way
  • New tools for re-romanticizing your relationship to reestablish the passion of your early time together
  • Learn to use your relationship for emotional healing and spiritual growth

    What past participants have said about the workshop:

  • “This was easily the most helpful workshop I have experienced that deals with marriage relationships”
  • “This workshop had the single most profound impact on me and the way I relate in relationships more than any other therapy I have ever received or read about”
  • “Great tools and understandings to make me more effective in my priority and significant relationships”
  • “Your workshop teachings caused my husband and I to stop and really appreciate each other for the first time in our 25 year marriage. We will no longer take each other for granted”

    FEE: $675 per couple ($300 payable at registration, balance due 2 weeks prior to workshop.)* This fee includes tuition, 2 workbooks, a continental breakfast each day and snacks all day (meals and lodging not included).

    KEEPING PASSION ALIVE IN RELATIONSHIP (FOR COUPLES) - Maintaining and Enhancing Emotional and Physical Intimacy

    An intensive two day workshop to facilitate greater passion and intimacy.

    Passion and intimacy are key components for a rich and fulfilling love relationship. However, couples often have problems in one or both of these areas. One partner may want more frequent sex while the other wants more verbal expression of affection and intimacy. Both partners may find lovemaking boring, unfulfilling and/or frustrating. One or both individuals may be searching for a deeper level of passion and intimacy.

    The “Keeping Passion Alive in Relationship"  workshop is based on the work of Dr. Pat Love, author of Hot Monogamy. It is for committed heterosexual couples that want to learn to deepen their level of intimacy and sexual passion in a safe professional setting. The workshop is not designed as a primary treatment for sexual abuse, sexual obsession or addiction, or sexual dysfunction (erection difficulties, pain with intercourse, anorgasmia, etc.) However, people who are dealing with these issued are likely to find the workshop helpful.

    What you can expect from participating:

    This day and a half workshop is designed to help you gain new insights into your sexual style as well as your partner’s. Together, you will learn how to resolve conflicts and work as an intimate team. The workshop will consist of brief lectures, written exercises and suggestions for exercises you can experience together.

    By attending the workshop, you will be able to assess and address the following key areas of your love relationship:
  •  Sensuality
  •  Affection
  •  Sexual Desire
  • Romance
  • Communication About Sex
  • Sexual Technique
  • Intimacy
  • Body Image
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  • Sexual Style
  • Gender Differences
  • Passion
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    What past participants have said about the workshop

  • “A great way to deepen commitment and connection in committed couples”
  • “A sex positive workshop - filled with helpful information and suggestions about how to maintain a healthy sex life”
  • “Very helpful in getting over the hurdles that we have set in our path that prevent us from truly having a deeply loving and committed relationship”
  • “Great opportunity to connect with my partner more deeply in a non-threatening, non-judgmental and very supportive environment”

    FEE: $475 per couple ($200 payable at registration, balance due 3 weeks prior to workshop.)* This fee includes tuition, 2 workbooks and snacks all day (meals and lodging not included).

    KEEPING THE LOVE YOU FIND WORKSHOP (FOR INDIVIDUALS)

    The unique design of this workshop is appropriate for you…

  • if you are single, disillusioned with love and relationships and never quite seem to meet “the right person”.
  • if you are divorced and struggling to discover “what went wrong” and “what can I learn from my past regarding significant relationships.
  • if you are widowed, and searching to “begin again” but are not sure how to be in another relationship.
  • if you want to improve all your relationships.

    ­The Workshop includes lectures and guided imagery exercises. There will be written exercises and opportunities to learn new skills in communicating with others. A high degree of confidentiality and safety is maintained throughout the workshop.

    What you can expect from participating in this workshop:

  • Identify your Imago - the fantasy or “ghost partner” that your unconscious mind, which has a hidden agenda of its own, has chosen for you.
  • Break from those patterns (both good and bad) in your parents marriage that you have unknowingly internalized as your only acceptable relationship mode.
  • Recognize the ‘wounded child’ syndrome that may make you place unrealistic expectations on your partner without ever realizing it.
  • Learn and benefit from every past relationship.
  • Achieve the mature nourishing and enduring love that can immeasurably enrich your life.

    What past participants have said about this workshop

  • “Helped me better understand my defensiveness and what blocks me from being available to relationship”
  • “This experience really helped me identify my negative patterns and helped me learn what I could do to begin changing them”
  • ‘This workshop allowed me to let go of more of the past hurt so that can move more into my future and other possible relationships. Thank you."

    FEE: $350 per person ($150 payable at registration, balance due 3 weeks prior to workshop.)* This fee includes tuition, workbook, a continental breakfast each day and snacks all day (meals and lodging not included).

    *CANCELLATION POLICY FOR ALL WORKSHOPS: If you decide to cancel, you must do so 30 days prior to the workshop to receive a refund less a $50 administration fee.