May 23-26, 2008
Consistently, we hear from couples that Joyce and Barry’s retreat took them to new depths of love and commitment. Almost all leave more committed to their partner and to their own spiritual journey to wholeness.
In this workshop you will see your partner as a mirror, getting past positive as well as negative projections. You can’t do relationship from the head alone; your heart needs to be involved, and to access your heart, you need to learn to be vulnerable and take risks. You will learn how to help your partner grow with healthy communication of feelings and to respect each other’s differences.
We carry some degree of negative programming from our past, and there are loving, fun, and effective ways to transform this programming into a positive and vibrant celebration of connection. A creative process emerges from within each person that enables past hurts to heal, conflicts to be resolved, and trust to grow.
At the heart of Barry and Joyce’s work is a universal spirituality that allows them to move beyond the barriers of dogma and be at ease with all religions. Relationship is a spiritual path, a work of art in progress, and a journey of awakening, rather than a goal to achieve.
Do you want a safe, comfortable relationship, or do you want real love? Do you want to confine your ocean-worthy sailing ship to a small, protected harbor or let it explore the open seas?
With the support of other, like-hearted couples, many experience a new level of connection. The original music of Scott Kalechstein brings the experience more deeply into the heart through the gentle alchemy of his lovely guitar, soothing singing, and often hilarious lyrics. The workshop is designed for the Memorial Day holiday, ends Monday with lunch, and costs an additional $85.
Joyce Vissell is a nurse and Barry Vissell is a medical doctor and psychiatrist; their main medicine is unconditional love. Since 1972, they have been counseling, healing, and teaching internationally. They are authors of five best-selling books on relationship, family, and personal growth: The Shared Heart, Models of Love, Risk to be Healed, The Heart’s Wisdom, and Meant To Be. They founded and direct the non-profit Shared Heart Foundation, dedicated to personal and planetary peace through loving relationships. Their visits here have been real love feasts, and we always welcome their presence.
“Of all the workshops for couples we’ve attended, Joyce and Barry’s is by far the best. We’ve gone to their workshops at Rowe six times, and each time we come home with more precious gems to enhance our relationship. By weaving powerful teachings, music, laughter, and tears, they provide a gentle and safe environment for growth, healing, and renewal.”
—Laura and Max Greendale