The Dharma of
Intimacy
| >> | Are you wondering how to bring the presence and insight of your practice into the challenging world of relationships? |
| >> | Are you wrestling with the place of desire? |
| >> | Do you sense that something deeper and more connected is available to you sexually? |
| >> | Would you like to extend the resonance you feel in meditation into a sense of intimacy with the rest of your life? |
In this 6 week class you will:
- Come into a direct relationship with your sexuality
- Extend your practice of mindfulness into intimate connection
- Engage with your desire and understand its deeper call
- Learn to work with difficult emotions, like jealousy and shame
- Experience greater connection in some of the most challenging areas of life
What do you get?
- Weekly experiential classes with dialog, inquiry, guided meditations and exercises
- Integrative homework
- Recordings of each and every class
- A community of insight and support
What topics do we cover?
- Week One: Entering the practice of intimacy. Coming into relationship with our sexuality. Engaging with the messy stuff.
- Week Two: Understanding the true nature of desire. Desire vs. attachment. Attuning to the call of your deeper desires.
- Week Three: Exploring mindfulness of the body. Extending mindfulness into the realm of connection. Practicing conscious touch. Learning to stay present in times of intense sensation.
- Week Four: Working with difficult emotions – shame, jealousy, competition and fear. Using the poisons as medicine. Developing compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity.
- Week Five: Dharmic relating and the marks of existence. Intimacy, dukkha, anicca and anatta.
- Week Six: Extending intimacy into all areas of life.
How Does the Class Work?
Classes begin on September 7 and run from 7:30-9:30pm. The classes will continue through October 9. The class lectures and instructions are recorded, so if you have to miss a class, you can make it up.
What is the cost/person?
$195-
Tuesdays, Sept 7 to Oct 12, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, $195
Tuesdays,
September 7th to October 12th
7:30pm - 9:30pm
$195
Justine Dawson has studied and practiced Vipassana meditation since 1998 and is currently a Buddhist teacher in training. After several years of intensive silent retreat experience, Justine felt called to extend her practice into the realm of relationship and intimacy. Her approach to teaching focuses on cultivating mindful attention regardless of circumstances, opening the possibility of true intimacy and freedom.
