Relationship As Spiritual Practice with Jeff Levy-Lyons, November 24th, 1-3PM

Jeff Levy-Lyons

Intimate relations test our patience, our maturity, and our capacity for compassion like nothing else. Often we bring our worst selves to the people we care about most, when we should be bringing our best. Re­lationship As Spiritual Practice will offer the opportunity to view intimate relationships in a new light. This two-hour seminar will dive deeply into practical skills that you can use imme­diately to bring more joy and harmony into your closest relationship.

 We will explore:

 • How to listen deeply to your partner in a way that opens both your hearts

 • How to model “caring candor” to build a more trust­ing bond and promote a sense of being truly “known”

 • How to be fully present and undefended in the midst of conflict (and how those conflicts can bring you closer together)

 Plan to attend with your partner if possible. You can de­fine “partner”broadly to include a best friend, sibling, parent, child, or business partner.

Jeff Levy-Lyons has worked as a professional communi­cations coach and teacher for 20 years in both corporate and non-profit organizations, and has led several work­shops at First U. He works with individuals, couples and teams, teaching intentional communication of all kinds—listening, presentation skills, management skills, and conflict prevention. Relationship As Spiritual Practice crystallizes Jeff’s work into its most potent application: intimate relationships.