The Mindful Path to Intimacy

Cultivating a Deeper Connection with Your Partner

James V. Cordova (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

232 Seiten

2024
Guilford Press (Verlag)
978-1-4625-5678-6 (ISBN)

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Lots of couples are comfortable, but are they close? How many people binge-watch TV alone at night, instead of cuddling on the couch? And what happened to those meaningful conversations, sharing innermost thoughts? Psychologist James Cordova knows that in a world filled with distractions and busy schedules, many couples struggle to find genuine closeness and understanding. In this empathic guide, he reveals how the transformative power of mindfulness can help couples build stronger, more intimate relationships. We all yearn to feel wholly known and to be accepted just as we are. Through guided exercises, journaling prompts, and heartfelt stories, readers learn how to be truly present with their partners, communicate more openly, and connect on a deeper level--both physically and emotionally.

James V. Cordova, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Clark University. A leader in relationship research and couple therapy, he is the developer of the Marriage Checkup, an innovative approach to improving relationship health. Dr. Cordova is a longtime teacher of Zen meditation who is passionate about enriching couples' connections through both psychological insights and mindfulness. He divides his time between Worcester, Massachusetts, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

I. Preparing for the Journey
Introduction
1. Paying Mindful Attention: The Most Basic Form of Love
2. Turning Toward Vulnerability: Strength in Openheartedness
II. Walking the Intimate Path
3. Being and Seeking a Safe Harbor: The Attachment Teeter-Totter
4. Acting Intentionally: Everything You Do Matters
5. Listening Deeply: May I Only Seek to Understand
6. Waking Up to Interconnectedness: The Illusion of Separateness
7. Loving Your Partner Skillfully: May You Know That I Adore You
8. The Red Thread: Sex and the Path of Physical Intimacy
III. Overcoming Obstacles on the Path
9. Burning Intimacy Bridges: Practicing with Intense Emotions
10. Awakening to Relationship Patterns: The Practice of Co-Creation
11. Encountering the Arising of Conflict: Only by Love Alone
12. Repairing Ruptures: To Mend What Has Been Broken
13. Facing Impermanence: Intimacy with Aging, Illness, and Death
14. Walking the Intimate Path: The Whole World Is Medicine
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	21.09.2024
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4625-5678-7 / 1462556787
ISBN-13	978-1-4625-5678-6 / 9781462556786
Zustand	Neuware