THE WAY OF INTIMACY

What do love and intimacy mean to you? Would you like a more intimate relationship with your partner or spouse? Do you realise the choice is yours?

Anyone who’s fallen in love knows the delight of an open heart, the expansiveness of being and the joy of sharing that with another. Most of us also know how it appears to end – in reaction, blame and separation, or a dull mixture of compromise and tolerance. It’s so tempting to think that the other person is the problem … we didn’t feel like this until they came along! We judge ourselves, or the situation, which closes us down. We may create all sorts of strategies to feel better but they don’t really work and from time to time our unhappiness explodes. Does this sound familiar?

What we may not realise is that right here in the middle of the tension is a wonderful opportunity to truly change and grow. All that is needed is a tiny yet awesome shift for an uncomfortable experience to be a doorway to true intimacy and love. The Way of Intimacy is all about recognising this opening and stepping through. It is about reconnecting with the intrinsic goodness of our deepest nature, which is always available, regardless of our experience. It is very simple if we will be simple!

What does that look like? Being simple – simply being – is to trust openness, softness and stillness. It means letting go of everything and coming to rest, right here in the body, inside all that is going on. It means no longer using our power to defend or attack. To be gently present this way, inside our unhappy person, is the beginning of real intimacy within. When we share with another from this depth it allows that intimacy to flow. It is the beginning of real healing and healthy relationship. Being this vulnerable, new and real together will delight you, and that never needs to end.

This work is for committed couples ready to move forward and grow in relationship. You’ll discover how to handle conflict and separation as well as uncover the simple joy of being together. It doesn’t require lengthy therapy despite its profound and transformative nature.

How do you proceed? Typically we would work together for a few sessions in which you will experience and understand the form. Then you can move forward together, practising what you have learned.

Be prepared to be delighted!

About me:  My name is Sarah Barrett and my professional background is in counselling and a form of psychotherapy based in Buddhist psychology. This work is the fruit of my desire to find practical ways to help men and women open to their true nature in the challenging field of relationship. It is an ongoing enquiry. I am grateful to all my teachers including the Karuna Institute, U.K.,  and John and Jennifer Welwood whose work ‘Love and Awakening’ led the way.