The art of relating

Co-dependency and inner child

Being aware of our behaviour in relating to others can give us a sense of serenity, presence and relaxation. So we can recontact the essential qualities of love, compassion and respect for others and ourselves.

Well-being in our relationships and the ability to relate in a serene and mature way is directly connected with knowing our inner world and us.

Co-Dependency is a soft and deep work, which applied not only to relationship with lovers (husband and wife) but also to relationship between parents and children and relationship in the workplace.

These workshops are for people or couples who want to bring in their relationship awareness and authenticity, and who see a relationship as a way to grow, as an opportunity to heal the wounds of the past and to create a trust for the present.

Although single workshops are conceived as independent modules, participation to the whole process predisposes to a more profound experience and gradual integration of issues.

• Workshop 1: “The world” of the inner child
  • Codependency patterns find theirs roots in the «inner child» that we carry deep inside us.
    
    He represents the aspect of vitality, innocence, trust and vulnerability which has been wounded and repressed during our childhood.
    
    In this workshop we will explore the state of mind of the emotional child. It is the space of a frightened, insecure and mistrusting child covered over by a compensating adult. We will learn to recognize and to be aware of the fears and reactions of that emotional child through different appropriate exercises and meditations.
    
    Once we become aware of our patterns and behaviors that we reproduce in our daily life, we will learn to accept them and to befriend them.
• Workshop 2: From fear to intimacy
  • In this workshop we look at all the deep roots of Co-Dependency: Shame, Shock, and Abandonment.
    
    We will discover and experience our wounded «inner child». We open the door to profound inner feelings.
    
    By contacting and expressing this feelings we will learn the language of intimacy and bring awareness on the sources of conflicts and difficulties that we carry in our relationship.
    
    We will rediscover our essential qualities and we will create healthy and true foundations for love.
• Workshop 3: Conscious relating
  • In our relationships we aspire to create equilibrium and harmony in encountering the other. Very often, our aspiration is betrayed by our own behaviour and expectations, which unintentionally lead us to generate and experience conflicts, disappointment and frustration. Despite our efforts, we are continuously repeating the same painful mechanisms.
    
    In this workshop, we will identify difficulties and obstacles in relating and look at the dynamics of the relation itself.
    
    We can learn specific tools and modes to solve conflicts, while learning to define limits and express our needs in a clear and simple way.
• Workshop 4 : The Art of loving
  • Man and woman are basically different in their nature. Culture and education contribute to making these differences even wider, cultivating intolerance for diversities and hindering the natural union of these two polarities.
    
    In this workshop we will explore how automatic behaviour and belief-system influence our couple relations. We will learn how to communicate with the other beyond prejudice and fear, with honesty, integrity and reliability. We will learn how to respect and appreciate the natural rhythm of the relation, combining the serene harmony of the “union”, love and vitality of the separation, “meditation".