Joan Heartfield
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Romancing The Beloved Relationship Expert
Joan Heartfield Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Relationship, Sacred Sexuality, Communication
- Best Sellers
- Romancing The Beloved, A Sacred Sexual Adventure into Love
- Career Focus
- Counselor, Workshop Leader, Author,
- Affiliation
- Talking Hearts
Joan Heartfield and her husband Tomas are innovators in the Art of Beloved Relationship. Joan is the author of Romancing The Beloved, A Sacred Sexual Journey into Love. With her husband Tomas, she authored Sage Advice, Clear Answers to Relationship Questions. They are the creators of Conversations That Matter, Opening to Love Ceremonies, and Romancing the Beloved. A counselor and guide since 1980, Joan brings a loving heart in combination with a profound wit to the consciousness of her work. Her transmission around relationship inspires and awakens others to what is possible. In addition to her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Joan has an MFA in Dance, Drama and Theatre. She brings an integrated,joyful and radiantly alive presence into her workshops, skype calls and private practice. Her teachers include Dr. Stanislav Grof, Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, Dr. Irv Katz, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Campbell, Angeles Arrien, Swami Muktananda, Swami Sachidananda, John Grey, Caroline Muir, Dr. Harville Hendrix, Christiane Pankhurst and Cliff Barry. Joan has helped thousands of people find deeper meaning and aliveness in their search for wholeness in a challenging world.
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What is Tantra?
True Shivaic Tantra is part of an ancient Spiritual practice, which elevated sexuality to a sublime meditative state. The sexual aspect was only part of a bigger experience. Some sources date Indian Tantric origins up to 3000 or more years ago. It generally is not practiced openly and has been underground for hundreds of years. It was Goddess based and the feminine reigned supreme. Some scholars and spiritual teachers express resentment at the adulteration, which has occurred in the West's interpretation of a complex spiritual practice our culture cannot fully understand.
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Conscious Dating; The Art of Asking
Asking for what we want can difficult. As regards relationship, historically in Western society men have been the askers and pursuers. They are the gender that is expected to take the first step. This is challenging for many men and women. It is not easy for a man to ask when he does not know if he will be turned down and for many women it is not easy to receive the attention of a man they would rather not have pursuing them. Some people think that in an ideal world the women would choose the men thereby relieving the men of the need for “hunting” for a partner.
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The Art of Conscious Flirting: Playful Interactions in the Dance of Life
In our natural, loving state, we are turned on by select individuals and by life in general. As we encounter others, we recognize that each person has a unique quality that enlivens us. Learning a safe, elegant way to play with this enlivening attraction is part of putting conscious flirting into action. Let’s face it; it’s fun to flirt, especially when it serves to enhance both others and us! When we are not in a primary relationship, we can follow our own intuition in how we express the juiciness we feel with another. However, what are our options if we are in a primary relationship?
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Unlived Love
A dear friend reminded me that we have all been wounded in some way by what he calls unlived love. As we find those pockets within us, where we yearned to love, but were not able to give or receive it in the way we wished, we experience pain. It is the pain of love that was not freely given—or love that was not returned. Most devastating of all, perhaps, is remembering how we ourselves could have given love, but held back because we did not recognize what was needed in that moment.
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Define yourself by your own values, and live up to who and how you want to be
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