What is the Art and Science of Love?

The Art and Science of Love Couples Retreat is a weekend-long retreat for diverse couples, created by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, where partners can learn healthy tools backed by relationship science to enhance their intimate relationship and strengthen their bond.

Based on over 40 years of research with thousands of couples, The Art and Science of Love retreat will give you new insights and research-based skills that can dramatically improve intimacy and friendship and help you manage conflict in a healthy, positive way. Discover the Art and Science of building lasting love using the Gottman method and see for yourself why millions of couples worldwide have benefited from this psycho-educational experiential retreat.

TCFR's Art and Science of Love Immersive, Virtual Retreat

The virtual, live-streamed, synchronous retreat is facilitated by Gottman Master Trainer and relationship expert, Dr. Vagdevi Meunier. The weekend will include live lectures, interactive Q&A sessions, and relationship exercises completed with your partner in private breakout sessions. Each couple will also receive a special care-package before the retreat begins to enhance the experience. 

This retreat is ideal for couples who would like to get the most out of the Gottman Institute's Art and Science of Love curriculum in a group format, with expert guidance from a Gottman Master Trainer. This program mirrors the experience of an in-person retreat with its live meetings, scheduled break-outs, and avenues to interact and connect with others. If you were interested in attending a live ASL retreat that was cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic, this format is the perfect way to invest in fostering growth and managing conflict with your partner, while also interacting with other couples from the comfort of your own home!

Registering for this retreat will also get you access to our Virtual ASL Community via Mighty Networks! This is a private social platform that we will use to provide supplemental resources, such as additional information, tips on exercises, and opportunities for sharing and interacting with the other couples on this retreat, both during and after the couples retreat. The private network is available to you for up to one year after you register for this virtual couples retreat.

Please Note: The ASL program is an experiential, psycho-educational workshop for couples and is not therapy. After the retreat, you can inquire about registering for couples coaching sessions or couples counseling with one of our associates at www.FindMyCenter.org. Pre-retreat online and phone screenings are required before participating in this event.

Event Dates & Tentative Schedule

Friday, December 4th: 5:00pm - 8:00pm CST
Saturday, December 5th: 9:00am - 5:00pm CST
Sunday, December 6th: 9:00am - 5:00pm CST

*Schedule subject to change slightly. These event times include short morning and afternoon breaks and longer breaks for lunch. Plan for this general time frame when scheduling for your training.


How Is This Different From Your Virtual ASL Program?

TCFR offers a fully self-paced Virtual ASL program as well as this livestreamed synchronous retreat. In the other program, participants are given access to the online training materials and work independently at their own pace, with scheduled consultations for trainer guidance and some helpful materials like suggested schedule templates.

This retreat, on the other hand, is completed in real time with Dr. Meunier and the other couples participating in the program. This retreat mirrors the feeling and structure of a regular, in-person Art and Science of Love retreat. During this immersive livestream retreat, you will attend a structured and guided video webinar that includes lectures, break out sessions for you and your partner to apply the learning in private, Q&A for questions and feedback, and guidance during the experiential exercises as needed. We will make time for many break out sessions, during which you will be doing exercises with your partner in the privacy of your home. Dr. Meunier will guide and interact with you in real time.

To enhance your experience and make it as close as possible to the live retreats, we will be sending you physical materials by mail to use during the livestream couples retreat.

Facilitator

Learn More About how Dr. Vagdevi Integrates Gottman Method into Couples Therapy Here
Dr. Vagdevi's Gottman Referral Page

Dr. Vagdevi Meunier Licensed Psychologist and Gottman Master Trainer

Dr. Vagdevi Meunier (Dr. V) has over 35 years of experience as a therapist, educator, and consultant. She has been a certified Gottman Therapist and workshop leader since 2006 and has conducted Gottman professional trainings as well as couples retreats over 100 times nationally and internationally. Dr. Vagdevi has a private clinical and consulting practice in Austin, TX and is the founder and executive director for The Center for Relationships in Austin, a community counseling, education, and outreach center focused on relational cultural science.

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Payment Plans: Discounts and payment plans for Veterans or those underemployed due to COVID-19 may be available upon request. Please inquire about your options by emailing us at [email protected].

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Refunds and Cancellations Policy:
Full payment is collected at time of registration. All registrations are subject to a $50 non refundable administrative fee, and a credit card processing fee. Aside from that, we offer a full refund for this registration until 11/8/20. You may receive a 50% refund from 11/9/20-11/19/20. Beyond these dates, this registration is non-refundable. Please email [email protected] to inquire about refunds and payments.

If you need to cancel a retreat package, please email [email protected] as soon as possible, so we have your request in writing. Cancelation requests must be received by 11:59pm CST on the stated deadlines above in order to be eligible for the refund. Refunds will be credited back to the original form of payment.

We would like to advise that our couples retreat is presented as an online seminar. It is meant to be psycho-educational and is not meant to be couples therapy. We do offer virtual couples therapy and additional resources through The Center For Relationships, where all the clinical associates are trained in Gottman Method couples therapy. Learn more and request services at www.FindMyCenter.org, call us at 512.465.2926, or email [email protected].

While we believe that the content of this workshop is based on sound research and principles, there is no warranty, expressed or implied about the benefit of this workshop for your specific concerns.

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