* This retreat is for you if you have taken the Art and Science of Love, completed the home study program, or worked with a Gottman therapist and would like to enhance your learning and skills.
Created by Drs. John and Julie Gottman
Presented by Dr. Vagdevi Meunier
Psychologist and Senior Gottman Certified Therapist and Advanced Trainer
Drs. John and Julie Gottman are world renowned relationship researchers who have helped millions of people worldwide through their research, therapy, and workshops!
The ASL2 couples retreat clarifies, deepens, and expands on the first Art and Science of Love retreat. In this advanced two-day retreat we will work on--
- friendship and intimacy that goes beyond card decks and reaches deeper into the attachment emotions and needs each partner has in the relationship.
- emotional, psychological, and physical intimacy based on attunement skills.
- communication skills for difficult gridlocked conversations that produces healing connection
- finding compromises and solutions that honors both partners' core needs.
- repair and recovery skills when disconnection, betrayal, or mistrust has entered the relationship.
- new structured exercises that celebrate what is positive in the relationship as well as help the two of you understand and dig deeper on the challenges and barriers to intimacy.
There is no group work or public disclosure, you will work on the exercises on their own.
Come to deepen your connection and leave with a better understanding of each of your needs and dreams as intimate partners, and the skills to build a flourishing relationship.
Who Should Attend
This couples retreat is ideal for couples who have already attended the first Art and Science of Love retreat and would like a follow up, an enhancement, or an advanced level of knowledge and skill of the Gottman methods. We welcome all couples in a committed intimate relationship who wish to learn the Gottman approach to healthy relationships and is appropriate for relationships that need enhancement as well as those that need repair. If you have a strong relationship, we will provide you with insights and tools to make it a great one. If your relationship is struggling, this retreat will help you learn the tools and skills you need to repair and re-calibrate your connection.
Retreat Topics
(1) Learning what the Masters of Marriage Do
- Identify your relationship’s strengths and how to build on them
- Increase romance in your relationship
- Recognize the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse and what to do if they are attacking your relationship/marriage
- The effects of physiological flooding and how it may impede conflict resolution
(2) Building a "Sound Relationship House"
- Learn how Love Maps provide a solid foundation for Intimacy
- Use the fondness and Admiration System to renew respect and care for one another
- Create an Emotional Bank Account that you can draw upon in times of stress
- Develop your problem-solving skills, including the four techniques of effective conflict resolution
Read More about the ASL2 Workshop from the Gottman Institute Here
