We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It’s nothing other than the purpose of our lives - but knowing that doesn’t make it easy to do. We find it a challenge to love ourselves. We might have a hard time letting love in from others or giving it to them. Loving-kindness practice is our key to all the directions love can take. Love is a commitment to a caring connection - unconditional, mindful, universal. There are tools for learning how to love in evolved adult ways, ways to love ourselves without guilt and with compassion. Likewise we can learn how to love others with awareness of our own and their boundaries. Part of this challenge is confronting our deep, and often lifelong, fears of love and loving. We embrace the spiritual challenge of letting our scope of love expand. Calling upon wisdom from Buddhism and psychology, we are gently led to love’s inevitable outcome: having a heart that loves freely, fearlessly and universally. This transcendent and unconditional love isn’t just for a heroic few; it’s everyone’s magnificent calling and life purpose. We will learn some practices that make for improved communication skills and conflict resolution in relationships and in clinical work.

We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It’s nothing other than the purpose of our lives - but knowing that doesn’t make it easy to do. We find it a challenge to love ourselves. We might have a hard time letting love in from others or giving it to them. Loving-kindness practice is our key to all the directions love can take. Love is a commitment to a caring connection - unconditional, mindful, universal. There are tools for learning how to love in evolved adult ways, ways to love ourselves without guilt and with compassion. Likewise we can learn how to love others with awareness of our own and their boundaries. Part of this challenge is confronting our deep, and often lifelong, fears of love and loving. We embrace the spiritual challenge of letting our scope of love expand. Calling upon wisdom from Buddhism and psychology, we are gently led to love’s inevitable outcome: having a heart that loves freely, fearlessly and universally. This transcendent and unconditional love isn’t just for a heroic few; it’s everyone’s magnificent calling and life purpose. We will learn some practices that make for improved communication skills and conflict resolution in relationships and in clinical work.

We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It’s nothing other than the purpose of our lives - but knowing that doesn’t make it easy to do. We find it a challenge to love ourselves. We might have a hard time letting love in from others or giving it to them. Loving-kindness practice is our key to all the directions love can take. Love is a commitment to a caring connection - unconditional, mindful, universal. There are tools for learning how to love in evolved adult ways, ways to love ourselves without guilt and with compassion. Likewise we can learn how to love others with awareness of our own and their boundaries. Part of this challenge is confronting our deep, and often lifelong, fears of love and loving. We embrace the spiritual challenge of letting our scope of love expand. Calling upon wisdom from Buddhism and psychology, we are gently led to love’s inevitable outcome: having a heart that loves freely, fearlessly and universally. This transcendent and unconditional love isn’t just for a heroic few; it’s everyone’s magnificent calling and life purpose. We will learn some practices that make for improved communication skills and conflict resolution in relationships and in clinical work.

We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It’s nothing other than the purpose of our lives - but knowing that doesn’t make it easy to do. We find it a challenge to love ourselves. We might have a hard time letting love in from others or giving it to them. Loving-kindness practice is our key to all the directions love can take. Love is a commitment to a caring connection - unconditional, mindful, universal. There are tools for learning how to love in evolved adult ways, ways to love ourselves without guilt and with compassion. Likewise we can learn how to love others with awareness of our own and their boundaries. Part of this challenge is confronting our deep, and often lifelong, fears of love and loving. We embrace the spiritual challenge of letting our scope of love expand. Calling upon wisdom from Buddhism and psychology, we are gently led to love’s inevitable outcome: having a heart that loves freely, fearlessly and universally. This transcendent and unconditional love isn’t just for a heroic few; it’s everyone’s magnificent calling and life purpose. We will learn some practices that make for improved communication skills and conflict resolution in relationships and in clinical work.

Our inalienable rights as humans extend not only to political liberty but likewise to freedom from fear and neediness. HH Dalai Lama Our accessibility to effective relating may be inhibited by fears, especially ones not based in reality. Relationships thrive best in an atmosphere of openness to one another. Our accessibility to love may be inhibited by fear and we are so often needlessly on the defensive. What are the origins and meanings of our fears of intimacy, of abandonment, of closeness? What makes us hold ourselves back or run from feelings? In this seminar we find ways to free ourselves from the grip of fear so that it no longer stops or drives our ways of being together. This daylong will provide techniques that show how to feel fear directly so we can then behave in ways that show we do not act on our fear nor let it interfere with our healthy goals. The result will be that we are no longer driven or stopped by fear, though we may still feel it. In this seminar, we combine lecture and practices that are both psychological and spiritual. Even a little progress is freedom from fear...Bhagavad Gita

Our inalienable rights as humans extend not only to political liberty but likewise to freedom from fear and neediness. HH Dalai Lama Our accessibility to effective relating may be inhibited by fears, especially ones not based in reality. Relationships thrive best in an atmosphere of openness to one another. Our accessibility to love may be inhibited by fear and we are so often needlessly on the defensive. What are the origins and meanings of our fears of intimacy, of abandonment, of closeness? What makes us hold ourselves back or run from feelings? In this seminar we find ways to free ourselves from the grip of fear so that it no longer stops or drives our ways of being together. This daylong will provide techniques that show how to feel fear directly so we can then behave in ways that show we do not act on our fear nor let it interfere with our healthy goals. The result will be that we are no longer driven or stopped by fear, though we may still feel it. In this seminar, we combine lecture and practices that are both psychological and spiritual. Even a little progress is freedom from fear...Bhagavad Gita

Our inalienable rights as humans extend not only to political liberty but likewise to freedom from fear and neediness. HH Dalai Lama Our accessibility to effective relating may be inhibited by fears, especially ones not based in reality. Relationships thrive best in an atmosphere of openness to one another. Our accessibility to love may be inhibited by fear and we are so often needlessly on the defensive. What are the origins and meanings of our fears of intimacy, of abandonment, of closeness? What makes us hold ourselves back or run from feelings? In this seminar we find ways to free ourselves from the grip of fear so that it no longer stops or drives our ways of being together. This daylong will provide techniques that show how to feel fear directly so we can then behave in ways that show we do not act on our fear nor let it interfere with our healthy goals. The result will be that we are no longer driven or stopped by fear, though we may still feel it. In this seminar, we combine lecture and practices that are both psychological and spiritual. Even a little progress is freedom from fear...Bhagavad Gita

Our inalienable rights as humans extend not only to political liberty but likewise to freedom from fear and neediness. HH Dalai Lama Our accessibility to effective relating may be inhibited by fears, especially ones not based in reality. Relationships thrive best in an atmosphere of openness to one another. Our accessibility to love may be inhibited by fear and we are so often needlessly on the defensive. What are the origins and meanings of our fears of intimacy, of abandonment, of closeness? What makes us hold ourselves back or run from feelings? In this seminar we find ways to free ourselves from the grip of fear so that it no longer stops or drives our ways of being together. This daylong will provide techniques that show how to feel fear directly so we can then behave in ways that show we do not act on our fear nor let it interfere with our healthy goals. The result will be that we are no longer driven or stopped by fear, though we may still feel it. In this seminar, we combine lecture and practices that are both psychological and spiritual. Even a little progress is freedom from fear...Bhagavad Gita

Our inalienable rights as humans extend not only to political liberty but likewise to freedom from fear and neediness. HH Dalai Lama Our accessibility to effective relating may be inhibited by fears, especially ones not based in reality. Relationships thrive best in an atmosphere of openness to one another. Our accessibility to love may be inhibited by fear and we are so often needlessly on the defensive. What are the origins and meanings of our fears of intimacy, of abandonment, of closeness? What makes us hold ourselves back or run from feelings? In this seminar we find ways to free ourselves from the grip of fear so that it no longer stops or drives our ways of being together. This daylong will provide techniques that show how to feel fear directly so we can then behave in ways that show we do not act on our fear nor let it interfere with our healthy goals. The result will be that we are no longer driven or stopped by fear, though we may still feel it. In this seminar, we combine lecture and practices that are both psychological and spiritual. Even a little progress is freedom from fear...Bhagavad Gita

A series of unusual events or a combination of similar happenings may not be mere coincidence. Synchronicity is the meaningful coincidence or connection of events that can set the course of our life. They can guide us, warn us, and confirm us on our life's path. Drawing on Jung's concept of synchronicity, with insights from psychology and Buddhism, we explore how synchronicity, (i.e., meaningful coincidence) operates in our daily lives, in our intimate relationships, and in our creative endeavors. Based on Dave's book The Power of Coincidence.