Relationship as a Spiritual Path

Polly Young-Eisendrath
Independent study
Online

Overview

Relationships, as a spiritual path, are about transforming personal love into true love, as Polly will explain in this course: “True love is when you bear your heart and bear the other person’s heart. It is back and forth with vulnerability. We have an experience of being seen, heard and felt. We speak for ourselves and then we’re being heard by another. We need to listen mindfully to the other, remaining curious, develop a capacity to witness and be witnessed.”

This course explores love and what we can do to build and retain trust in close and intimate relationships. Polly Young-Eisendrath is a dynamic teacher who will take you through topics such as idealizing, disillusionment, enemy-making dynamics, acknowledging one’s limitations, dealing with conflict, engaging in real dialogue, speaking up for oneself, listening mindfully and remaining curious, and accepting ourselves and other(s)

You want to:

Create an environment in which your love can become True Love.
Reduce the suffering in your own life, and if you want to help others/clients to reduce their suffering.
Understand the drivers behind communication challenges.
Develop your ability to apply mindfulness skills to your daily communication, especially with your loved ones.
Develop equal, reciprocal, and mutual relationships.
Improve your relationship, or help others improve their relationship.

  • Develop an intimacy based on equality, mutuality, reciprocity
  • Explain the complexity of seeing/hearing/feeling in the human “snow globe” of self.
  • Speak, listen, and respond using the skills of Real Dialogue
  • Break the cycle of repetitive conflicts through the application of mindfulness practices
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