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February 17–20, 2012 Friday–Monday 3 nights

Deepening Your Love: A Retreat for Couples

Self-Discovery > Relationships and Sexuality
Presenter(s)
Joel Feldman and Kate Feldman
Joel Feldman

Joel Feldman, CPCC, certified coach, mediator, and consultant has been counseling and training couples, individuals, and work teams for nearly 30 years. A founding member of Kripalu, he is codirector of The Conscious Relationships Institute…
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Kate Feldman

Kate Feldman, MSW, LCSW, one of Kripalu’s founders, is a psychotherapist with a background in Gestalt, Imago, and Family Systems therapies as well as EMDR, yoga, and meditation. She is codirector of The Conscious Relationships…
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Program Details

For couples of any length commitment and any sexual orientation.

This transformative, practical couples retreat, developed by Kate and Joel Feldman over 20 years, has made a difference in the lives of thousands of participants. It is about opening your heart, renewing connection, and building trust, respect, and intimacy. In Kripalu’s delightful and safe environment, learn how to gracefully manage many issues with which all couples struggle: intimacy, communication, conflict, meeting each other’s needs, and making time for pleasure.

In this retreat, you learn

  • Tools to develop compassion for and curiosity about each other
  • Skills for listening without reacting and interrupting
  • How to share feelings and thoughts so your partner can hear them
  • Ways to turn frustrations into requests that help meet both partners’ needs
  • How changing lifelong beliefs about relationships will help you grow as a couple
  • Mindful ways to love each other through silence, meditation, and massage
  • Practical ways to increase your fun and pleasure.

Return home with a deeper appreciation for each other, a win-win approach to conflict, and a renewed commitment to the path of a loving relationship.