Global Heart Wisdom
Dr. Deborah McGill
Retreats
Join us for the Journey...
Terry Hunt and I will once again be teaching at Beautiful, Magical, Magnificent Esalen!...
"... a sacred retreat nestled atop the jagged coastline of the Pacific, sheltered under the redwoods of Big Sur, immersed in the lap of the earth's hot springs and root yourself in this fertile soil of renewal and birth!"
Week of April 20-25, 2008
I-You-Us: Pleasure, Intimacy, and the Search for Connectedness
Terry Hunt, Ed.D
Deborah McGill, M.Ed, Psy.D.
This workshop is about healthy relationships - in love, in friendship, in daily life. The focus is on how to nurture our own vitality in situations where we long for connections that are more real, more safe, or more rewarding.
Come alone or with an intimate.
Pleasure is essential for healthy relationships. Add the erotic element and the potential for pleasure grows exponentially. But whether in love or friendship, in same- or opposite-gender relationships, the reality of sustaining delight in one another is often a mystery and a struggle. We substitute old avoidance patterns for intimacy as we play out the Good Girl and Super Guy roles we developed during traumatic childhoods and adolescences. Or we repeatedly act out of fear, sadness, or rage, keeping our relationships locked in the "cultural missionary position." Giving up carefully honed pain-avoidant habits releases new energies for the pursuit of personal fulfillment in relationships.
This workshop is designed to help you identify myths that block the flow of joy. Together we will redefine the role of pleasure in our lives and create updated images of our sexual and sensual selves. We will explore new language that more honestly communicates our desires. We will encourage each other to approach our gender gaps with intention rather than fear, assertion rather than suspicion. We will follow our instincts for pleasure into moments of wholeness.
Come alone or with an intimate.
www.esalen.org
or call Deborah @ 949.291.7912
or call Deborah @ 949.291.7912
