Intimate Reconnections

The Reconnections Experience: Awakening the Beloved Heart
April 15 to 18, 2010 in Hermann, Missouri Wine Country. See below a description.


Image from Historic Hermann, Missouri at http://www.hermannmissouri.com/

About The Reconnections Experience: Awakening the Beloved Heart

A three-day couples' tranformative retreat with relationship therapist Linda Weiner and Thai yoga massage teacher Sherry Summers, in a group of three to five couples. You will learn to connect with your beloved through the experience of touch, to build trust, creative heartfelt sensory connections, learn your partner's heart language, expand your vocabulary of love, free time and space for true openness, presence and joy, unleash the radiance of your heart's desire to feel love, give love, and receive love, and come away with a creative structure of daily and weekly heart practices to sustain your connection and joy in everyday life. The Reconnections Experience is more about taking the time to experience and reawaken your hearts toward one another than it is about "therapy" or delving into "issues." This long weekend is designed to your hearts together in joy.

Here is an example Reconnections Experience Schedule:

Thursday

3:00 PM or after:  Arrive, check in at the Bed & Breakfast, go out for dinner or settle into your room.

7:00 - 9:00 PM:  Meet together for a welcome, overview of our schedule, and gentle "Yoga Nidra" deep relaxation practice.

Friday

10:00 - 12:00 AM: Guided breath and Heart-opening, gentle yoga.

12:00 - 3:00 PM: Couples may, at their leisure, dine at a local cafe, bicycle on the Katy Trail, visit the many unique local shops, or have a private couple's consultation with Linda or Sherry for more in-depth and personal guidance.

3:00 - 5:30 PM: Couples meet in a group with Linda to learn about communicating without wounding or defensiveness and how to address differences with kindness.  We will also have discussion, handouts, and experiential exercises with your partner.

5:30 - 7:00 PM: Couples at their leisure may dine at local restaurants, eating very lightly (please) before taking Sherry's Thai Yoga Massage Workshop.

7:00 - 9:00 PM: Thai Yoga Massage Workshop for couples.  Please wear loose clothing!

Saturday

10:00am - 12:00 PM: Restorative Yoga, guided visualizations for positive energy flow for couples.

12:00 - 3:00 PM: Couples are at their leisure, with the option of private consultation with Linda or Sherry.

3:00 - 5:30: Group session with Linda on expanding  your vocabulary of love through words and actions, including discussion, handouts, and experiential exercises with your partner. 

5:30 PM on: Couples at their leisure to experience the playful and loving practices identified in your session.   

Sunday

9:00 - 11:00 AM: Last meeting with Linda will establish a supportive ongoing structure for your intentions and new relationship learnings.  We will close with a meditation.