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11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST

BREAK: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST.

You must attend both sessions to receive full credit.

Class description:

What is intimacy? How does it affect our lives? Is it inviting or terrifying? In this full-day class, we will have open discussions and embodied exercises to clarify what it means to have intimacy with ourselves and others. We will distinguish the differences between sexual expression and intimacy. We will explore the history that we hold in our minds and bodies about who we are and the obstacles of identity that block intimacy in our lives. By facilitating experiences that involve nonsexual interaction, we will still get to a deeper understanding of what challenges us and what excites us about feeling connected to ourselves and others. We will practice presenting skills, and respecting people within their boundaries.

This class will be an experience of being seen for the fullness of who we are and how intimacy is essential in moving forward through the complexities of sexual relationships.

Learning Objectives

• Practice active listening as a form of presence and intimacy. 
• Examine the differences between sexual expression and intimacy as a set of skills.
• Discover and practice forms of play as a way to build trust and intimacy.
• Examine the relationship we have with self-intimacy through embodied exercises.
• Discuss how conflict impacts building intimacy.
• Examine the role of body awareness in intimacy. 

Instructor: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST/S

AASECT

This program meets the requirements for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 6 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward the AASECT Certification and renewal of certification. Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment, Provider #11-113-C. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact [email protected].

CORE KNOWLEDGE AREA: Intimacy Skills (E) SEX THERAPY TRAINING AREA: Interventions in Relationship Systems (C)