The next workshop for newlywed couples is
October 18-19, 2008.

How you'll benefit
What you'll learn
What to expect

Next scheduled workshop

• How can you preserve that "in love" feeling when household tasks, separate interests, career or family demands replace those special one-on-one times?

• How do you decide whose interests or commitments take priority?

• How can you communicate openly, calmly and productively about important issues?

• What can you do when tempers flare and you can’t go home to escape?

• Is there such a thing as "happily ever after"?

• Can you ever get those wonderful feelings back?

• Do you have to marry your spouse’s whole family?

Take heart! It’s a natural phase, not the end of the story! This power struggle is actually growth trying to happen. Use it as a springboard to transform your relationship into a deeper, more conscious and intentional loving connection. Work together to:

• Come to understand yourself and your spouse and the role each plays in your marriage

• Become confident and eager about your future

• Learn the skills you need to resolve today’s problems and address future challenges together

The Relationship Studio Imago Workshop: Getting the Love You Want

Invest in your relationship now and the dividends can last a lifetime.

Participating in the TRS Newlywed Couples Weekend Workshop will provide you with skills to help you through the stresses and pressures of this challenging phase, and lay the groundwork for a happy future together.

TRS workshops are based on the work of Harville Hendrix, founder of Imago Relationship Therapy and best selling author. This internationally known and accepted approach to transforming relationships is renowned for its effectiveness, the safe and secure environment it creates for experiential learning and the practical tools it provides for enhancing communication and deepening relationships for the future.

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The Relationship Studio:
How you’ll benefit

• You’ll feel better about yourselves as individuals and more connected as a couple.

• You’ll communicate with each other more honestly and with greater ease.

• You’ll make intentional, conscious choices, both for yourselves and for your relationship.

• You’ll co-create safety and trust.

• You’ll learn to disagree and express differing opinions and ideas without breaking the relationship connection.

• You’ll experience a deeper connection and have more fun together.

• You’ll become attractive to each other in a way that will last and preserve the excitement in your relationship.

• You’ll receive important tools for sustaining an intentional loving relationship long after the newlywed couples workshop has ended.

• You’ll set mutual goals for your future together.

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The Relationship Studio:
What you’ll learn

• To expand upon the positive aspects of your relationship

• To communicate in a way that addresses hurts, frustrations and disappointments within a safe, trusting and mutual partnership

• To sustain fun and romance for the long run

• To deepen emotional and sexual intimacy

• To be successful in meeting your partner's needs

• To create a relationship vision for your lives going forward

• To clarify and express your individuality while fostering your connection and identity as a couple

• To develop win-win solutions to problems that arise

• To become a cohesive couple with a shared sense of values and priorities

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Take the first step toward happily ever after …
Set aside one weekend for yourselves and each other.

The TRS Newlywed Couples Weekend Workshop gives you an opportunity to step away from the stresses of day-to-day life and focus on rekindling your love in a deeper, more lasting form.

The Relationship Studio:
What to expect

• A safe and confidential environment where there is no blame and no shame

• The company of other newly married couples like you

• Non-threatening approaches to understanding yourself and your role in your relationship

• Actionable tools that will help you communicate and step confidently and happily into your future together

• A highly diversified mixture of adult education formats:
--- Short lecture, video clips, music, guided imagery, re-romanticizing exercises, demonstrations, and communication tools
--- Private time together as a couple to practice what you’ve learned, using issues that are real to you
--- Voluntary sharing of insights and experiences

• The equivalent of six months of couples coaching or therapy in one 20-hour weekend workshop

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Next Scheduled TRS Weekend Workshop for Newlywed Couples

DATE: October 18-19, 2008

Saturday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sunday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

PLACE:
The Relationship Studio
1613 Florence Avenue
Evanston Illinois 60201

COST: $695 per couple for the 20-hour workshop. Also included are two workbooks, beverages and snacks.

FUTURE CHICAGO-AREA WORKSHOP DATES:

January 24-25, 2009
April 25-26, 2009
June 13-14, 2009
October 17-18, 2009

Check back frequently for updates!


Other things you should know:

• Dress is casual. Be comfortable. You may even want to bring a pillow

• Both members of the couple must attend the workshop

• Beverages and snacks will be provided

• Lunch on Saturday and Sunday will be on your own (a chance for on-going communication inspired by the sessions) and are not covered by the workshop fee

• Deposit of $200 is required with registration

• The balance ($495) is due one week prior to the workshop

• Special Offer:
--- Registrations made 3 or more weeks prior to the workshop date will receive a $50 discount on the total cost of the workshop.

• Cancellation Policy: If cancellation is made more than 8 days prior to the workshop, a refund of the deposit will be made, less a $75 administration fee.
If a cancellation is made less than 8 days prior to the workshop or if you fail to attend or to complete the workshop, the deposit will not be refunded, but can be applied to a subsequently scheduled workshop.

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