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WHAT IS THE COUPLES COMMUNICATION RETREAT? We teach couples a language for discussing sex. We give you safe and enjoyable ways to practice this language during the weekend. We teach you how to evaluate your sexual script, which is the way you learned to view sex. We teach you how to recognize the stages of sexual arousal and desire in yourself and in your partner, so you can become a more sensitive lover for your partner. We help you confront the two enemies of good sex: insufficient time and nervousness. With your partner and a few other bright, motivated couples, you will go through a series of exercises designed to teach you how to have the most fun you can with your partner, how to think about sex and intimacy, and how to achieve a higher, more satisfying level of intimacy with your partner. You will take home a workbook filled to the brim with helpful and necessary sex and intimacy skills and information. WHO'S IT FOR? For all couples who want to build a stronger, longer lasting intimate and sexual relationship. Gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples of all ages and economic levels work side-by-side to learn to couple better. The Couples Communication Retreat does not teach sexual technique. Instead, it teaches you and your partner how to think about sex and intimacy, and how to make time for this crucial part of being human. Part of the fun is seeing who is in your class and chatting with them. It is not necessary for you to disclose embarrassing personal information during this weekend, since we know that personal information is indeed personal. Instead, we form an educational community where you can learn more about sex and intimacy. WHAT DO YOU LEARN? We will teach you the two basic skills necessary for successful sex and intimacy. We call these skills the intimacy loop. They consist of Listening With Your Heart and Talking From Your Heart. We give you a list of books we think you can benefit from to achieve your sexual goals. We give you an opportunity to set goals at the beginning of the weekend. We spend the weekend helping you reach those goals. Couples frequently want to have more fun sexually with one another, feel more intimate with one another, learn how to make time for love in a life filled with work and kids, solve sexual problems that seem insurmountable, and feel greater sexual satisfaction with the person they love. These are the areas we address together. WHO ARE THE LEADERS? The Couples Communication Retreat is led by two nationally known psychologists in the areas of relationship, intimacy, and sexuality. Dr. Coché invited her lifelong friend, Dr. Julian Slowinski, to develop this program with her because they saw the need for this in the treatment they have done with thousands of couples over the last thirty years. This sparkling weekend program is the outgrowth of over three years of joint work in treating sexual dysfunction for couples requiring clinical intervention to make their lives work better. Either or both of them may lead the weekend course you attend, aided by staff and interns from The Coché Center. |