Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm MT
Location: Zoom Meeting Room

Minimum: 5; Maximum: 50

Total CCEs for all meetings: 4.5 in Core Competencies and 1.5 in Resource Development
(Per meeting: 0.75 in Core Competencies and 0.25 in Resource Development)

Additional Costs: Optional purchase of the Heartwise and Secrets of a Soulful Marriage books, and other possible books for suggested reading.

Gather with other coaches to explore ways to enhance relationships. We will focus on love partnerships, and these skills are adaptable to all meaningful relationships. We’ll explore the process of moving from old paradigms of entangled codependency into more evolving heartwise patterns of autonomy and interdependence.

 

Key Learning Points & Benefits for Participants:

• Strengthen skills and attitudes for working with couples in coaching sessions.
• Narrate and be mindful of stages of development relationships go through.
• Learn and practice 6 main elements of being heartwise.
• Expand your skillset to include group coaching with couples.
• Practice in breakout sessions, using triad coaching.
• Increase your repertoire of tips and tools to connect with oneself, one's partner and the Greater Whole

 

Experiential Learning Through:

• Each session will include centering exercises to calm our nervous systems and prepare us for learning. These contribute to creating a safe environment in our group, as well as to use when working with couples, singles, and groups.
• We will role-play, demonstrate, and practice ways of being heartwise.
• In a safe, sacred circle, we imagine gathering around the wisdom pool, to share in dyads, triads, small groups and whole groups.
• We encourage meeting with a partner between sessions with specific tools to practice.
• Suggested practice between sessions: Journaling one's own process, practicing with one's own partner, reading (ie our HeartWise book, our Secrets of a Soulful Marriage book, as well as other relationship books), listening to podcasts on relationship topics, discovering one's own expertise and passion for working with couples.
• We are building online learning for couples with many valuable resources. Meet in pairs or triads to practice in between, use Basecamp to stay in touch and share.

 

Facilitators:

Ruth Sharon
Ruth Sharon, M.S., is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Wellness and Relationship Coach, Registered Yoga Teacher, Meditation teacher and Healing Conductor. She has worked with thousands of couples, written 6 professional books and contributed chapters in many publications. She and her beloved husband of 51 years, Jim Sharon, have worked together since 1976, being thought leaders, change agents and community builders. As Founders of HeartWise Relationship Academy, they are gathering love experts worldwide around the metaphorical wisdom pool, to offer online learning for couples. They affectionately call the next stage of development HeartWise, transitioning through codependency, into the evolving autonomous, interdependent, emotionally intelligent human being. Their family includes three grown children, their partners and three grandchildren so far.

Ruth@energyforlife.us





Jim Sharon
Jim Sharon, EdD is a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Life Coach and Relationship Coach, in private practice since 1976, along with his wife Ruth Sharon. They are founders of Energy for Life, a counseling, wellness and healing service provider and Soulful Couples, a couples coaching and retreat leaders business. Their most recent passion project is HeartWise Relationship Academy, an online learning center for couples, with worldwide love & relationship experts sharing their wisdom in courses, webinars, HeartWise Circles, podcasts, and community gatherings & public events.

Jim and Ruth were college sweethearts at Penn State in the late 60's, married in 1970 and parented three amazing children and now are blessed with three grandchildren (so far).

Jim founded Whole Man Expo and coordinated/edited the book, Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Lives: Defining Moments. His devoted work includes empowering men and couples, promoting wellness lifestyles and enhancing spiritual development. He and Ruth co-authored Secrets of a Soulful Marriage and recently HeartWise, both of which can be found on Amazon. They welcome meeting new colleagues and collaborating.

Jim@energyforlife.us