The Miracle of Connection

This book cracks the code to making the miracle of connection happen for yourself. It shows you the secrets to cultivating healthy, nourishing, and intimate relationships so that you can forge deeper connections than you ever imagined possible. 

Having a relationship with your Self is the key to everything. It enables you to become a powerhouse of connection and to receive all the nourishment and oxytocin that goes with it. The benefits are unlimited! Your consciousness will be elevated. You will become more connectable and magnetic. Your creativity will skyrocket...and more! 

Through stories, practical applications, and mindful practices, you will: 

• Discover the dazzling array of superpowers lying at the core of your being. 

• Develop the most important relationship of all - the relationship with your Self. 

• Become a confident, charismatic, and magnetic communicator.

• For singles only: Get a working game plan to negotiate the challenges and pitfalls the first time you meet someone. 

For anyone in pursuit of connection, this is your must-have guide for navigating a successful relationship journey.

Part I The Mother of All Relationships

Chapter 1 The Most Important Relationship Is with Your Self

What Is Self?

Definitions of Self

What Does Having a Relationship with Your Self Mean?

Home

Intimacy or Into-Me-You-See

Of Yourself, By Yourself, For Yourself

Mindful Practice | Identifying Your Experience and Registering 

Your Experience

Chapter 2 Your Dazzling Array of Superpowers

Introduction

Connectivity

Intuition

Mindful Practice | What to do when you know you're triggered

Mindful Practice | Connected or Disconnected?

Mindful Practice | You and Your Dial

Your Higher Power

Purpose

Vision

Part II The Birth of a Relationship

Chapter 3 In the Sacred Space of Co-Creation

Mindful Practice | The Clean Slate State of Mind

Mindful Practice | Dyadic - Apple/Orange

Chapter 4 The Four Essential Communication Skills

Mindful Practice | The Talking Stick

Mindful Practice | For Self-Disclosure and Listening: Back-to-Back

Mindful Practice | Active Listening

Chapter 5 For Singles Only: Navigating Your Pursuit of Connection

Dating to Relate

Relationships Continue from Where They Begin

What Is a Date, Anyway?

Mindful Practice | Establishing Partnership and Closing the Date

Assessing Your Experience

The Four Basic Dating Scenarios and the Challenges They Pose

Demystifying Sexual Attraction

Ten Types of Attraction and Intimacy

Part III The Life of an Intimate Relationship

Chapter 6 The 51%-49% Factor: The Optimal Energetic Balance 

in a Relationship

The 51-49% Factor

The Boundary Between You and Me

Treating a Boundaryless Family System

The Optimal Energetic Balance in an Intimate Relationship

Too Much Self, Too Little Other

Too Much Other, Too Little Self

Your Relating Paradigm

Mindful Practice | Shifting Relating Paradigms: A Process of Reprioritization

Chapter 7 Three Relationships in One

Chapter 8 The Four Cornerstones of an Intimate Relationship

The Four Cornerstones

Respect

Trust

Acceptance

Understanding

Chapter 9 Relationships Are as Good as Their Conversations

Mindful Practice | Checking In

Mindful Practice | Comparing Notes

Conversations to Align in Purpose

Three Relationships in One Relationship

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Mindful Practice | Giving and Receiving Feedback

Pink Elephant Conversations

Deep-Dive Conversations

Pronouns Matter

Summary

References

Mindful Practices Index

Individual Practices

Practices for Couples

Appendix I Individual Mindful Practices

Mindful Practice | Identifying Your Experience and Registering 

Your Experience

Mindful Practice | What to do when you know 

you're triggered

Mindful Practice | Connected or Disconnected?

Mindful Practice | You and Your Dial

Mindful Practice | The Clean Slate State of Mind

Mindful Practice | Establishing Partnership and Closing the Date

Mindful Practice | Shifting Relating Paradigms: A Process of Reprioritization

Appendix II Practices for Couples

Mindful Practice | Dyadic - Apple/Orange

Mindful Practice | The Talking Stick

Mindful Practice | For Self-Disclosure and Listening: Back-to-Back

Mindful Practice | Active Listening

Mindful Practice | Checking In

Mindful Practice | Comparing Notes

Mindful Practice | Giving and Receiving Feedback

Appendix III Facilitated Conversations to Align in Purpose

Index of Concepts

Additional Resources

Books

Guides, Resources and Articles

About the Author

Services & Offerings