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		<title>The Art of Sacred Sexuality ā Exploring the World of Tantra (free teleseminar)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important things to a great relationshipā¦ is a great sex life. The problem is most of us werenāt taught how to be great lovers. Dear Lovers, Have you ever wondered what it would take to increase the romance and passion in your bedroomā¦ and take your sex life to a whole [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most important things to a great relationshipā¦ is a great sex life. The problem is most of us werenāt taught how to be great lovers.</p>
<p>Dear Lovers,</p>
<p>Have you ever wondered what it would take to increase the romance and passion in your bedroomā¦ and take your sex life to a whole new level?</p>
<p>How to bring sacredness and intimacy to your love making?</p>
<p>Menā¦ how do you harness and control your sexual energy?</p>
<p>Womenā¦ how do you set your sexual energy free with delicious abandon and experience loving ecstasy?</p>
<p>INTERESTED? Great, keep reading.</p>
<p>Join me, Paul Sterling (relationship coach) and discover what Tantra is and how you can use this ancient secret art of sacred sexuality.</p>
<p>I invite you to eavesdrop, as my guest, on a live teleseminar. I will be interviewing world renowned Tantra Teachers, Charles Muir and his beloved, Leah Alchin.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Charles-and-Leah.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-952" title="Charles and Leah" src="http://www.magicrelationship.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Charles-and-Leah-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>I have asked them to reveal some of the Ancient Tantric Secrets that you can use to super charge your love life and improve your skills and confidence in and out of the bedroom.</p>
<p>They have promised to divulge some powerful and simple tips on how to dramatically increase your intimacy and pleasure and wow your lover.</p>
<p>Charles Muir started the Oldest School of Tantra Yoga in the Western Hemisphere over 32 years ago and has trained over 30,000 students. His ideas on Tantra have been quoted in Wall Street Journal, Yoga Journal, and Esquire Magazines.</p>
<p>Charles and Leah have helped thousands of people who have been hurt, betrayed, abandoned, or sexually used in their relationshipsā¦ turn their lives aroundā¦ and go from having a closed down heart and a dysfunctional sex life, to having a loving relationship, with the ability to be an extraordinary lover.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/ask/">http://www.magicrelationship.net/ask/</a></p>
<p>THIS CALL IS FOR YOU IF WANT TO KNOW:</p>
<p>* What Tantra is and how it can improve your sex life and relationship</p>
<p>* Where to find a womenās sacred spot and what do once you get there</p>
<p>* 3 ways you can quadruple the length of your orgasm</p>
<p>* How to stop sex from feeling like an obligationā¦ and get it back to feeling like a celebration of love and intimacy</p>
<p>* Several ways to create magical moments that instantly open your partnerās heart and keep them smiling all day</p>
<p>* How to be a conscious single and attract your beloved the Tantric Way</p>
<p>* How to stop feeling like something is wrong with you just because no one taught you how to be a great loverā¦ and how to get the best sex education you never got</p>
<p>Join us on this live Teleseminar, a conference call where you get to listen and learn from the privacy and ease of your own phone.</p>
<p>To save yourself a space, just click here and learn how you can listen in as my guest. On this next page you will get the call information (phone number, access code, date and time of call).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/ask/">http://www.magicrelationship.net/ask/</a></p>
<p>DATE: April 4th<br />
START TIME: 6:00 pm PST (9:00 pm East Coast Time)<br />
END TIME: 7:00 pm PST (10: pm East Coast Time)</p>
<p>You will also find a place where you can write your most burning questions about Tantra, Sacred Sexuality or any other issue around sex. Charles and Leah will answer as many of your questions as time allows.</p>
<p>Live and love with courage and compassion,</p>
<p>Paul Sterling</p>
<p>Love, Intimacy and Relationship Coach</p>
<p><a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/ask/">http://www.magicrelationship.net/ask/</a></p>
<p>PS. If you canāt make it to the call but want to know moreā¦ you can get a Free CD that was recorded live. It is Charles Muir covering the basics of Tantra and some advanced tips and techniques.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.freetantracd.com/">http://www.freetantracd.com/</a></p>
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		<title>Frozen pipes, relationship problems and gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I headed for my bathroom, hoping to take a warm and relaxing shower. I started the hot water running. After only a few minutes the water started backing up and filling the tub. Damn, the drainpipe had frozen againā¦ One of the frustrating challenges of living in the cold (but beautiful) mountains [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The other day I headed for my bathroom, hoping to take a warm and<br />
relaxing shower.</p>
<p>I started the hot water running. After only a few minutes the water<br />
started backing up and filling the tub.</p>
<p>Damn, the drainpipe had frozen againā¦ One of the frustrating<br />
challenges of living in the cold (but beautiful) mountains of<br />
Colorado.</p>
<p>As I got bundled up so I could head outdoors and defrost the<br />
drainpipeā¦ againā¦ I&#8217;ve flashed on what I should&#8217;ve done.</p>
<p>Prevention is so simple.Ā  When the temperatures are get into the<br />
teens outside all I need to do is run some hot water through the<br />
pipes if each evening, before going to bedā¦ avoiding frozen pipes and<br />
hours of work defrosting them.</p>
<p>What does any of this have to do with your relationship?</p>
<p>Great questionā¦ read on and find out.</p>
<p>Soā¦ as I headed out the door, mumbling under my breath and wishing<br />
I had just spent a few minutes in keeping the pipe thawed, I realize<br />
how much this is like a relationship.</p>
<p>A few minutes of preventionā¦ of gratitudeā¦ can keep a small issue<br />
from becoming a huge issueā¦ and can prevent the freezing of the<br />
emotional pipes between you and your lover.</p>
<p>Very often, clients wait the last minute to come to meā¦ after the<br />
pipes are frozen solid ā¦ and love doesnāt even have a chance of<br />
flowing at between them. At this point, it would take a blow torch to<br />
defrost their pipes and solve their relationship problemsā¦ but<br />
luckily it&#8217;s not impossible.</p>
<p>So here&#8217;s my quick āGratitude Exerciseā.</p>
<p>Do this exercise at least once a week, especially when it&#8217;s cold<br />
outside so you can keep your relationship communication pipes thawed<br />
and the love flowing.</p>
<p>Simply sit down with your lover, decide who&#8217;s going to go first,<br />
and then who ever goes first is going to tell their partner three<br />
things they are grateful for/what they appreciate about their lover.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s an example: Joe and Sarah are having a tough day, in fact,<br />
it&#8217;s tempting just to turn on the TV and turn off any chance of<br />
connection, understanding and intimacy that night.</p>
<p>But Sarah decides she wants more from their relationshipā¦ and is<br />
willing to take the lead to get itā¦ she grabs Joe by the hand and<br />
leads him to the couch, saying āI knowā¦ let&#8217;s try that āGratitude<br />
Exerciseāā¦Ā  and I&#8217;ll even go first.ā</p>
<p>Reluctantly, Joe settles into the couch next to her. His face looks<br />
doubtful, but the truth is, he is actually intrigued by the idea and<br />
skeptically hopeful about the outcome.</p>
<p>After all, she&#8217;s about to tell him what she appreciates about him,<br />
rather than lecturing him on what he&#8217;s done wrong and how he should<br />
change. Now thatās a relief.</p>
<p>Sarah is a little uncomfortable to start with but fires away āJoe,<br />
you know, last week, when you took the kids camping and fishing with<br />
youā¦ and had to miss your bowling night to do itā¦ They were so happy<br />
and excited when they got home, filled with stories of their great<br />
adventureā¦ I was so proud of you as my lover and their father. It<br />
really touched my heart!ā</p>
<p>She then moves on to the second one. āHoney, I&#8217;m afraid I haven&#8217;t<br />
been thanking you for making the bed in the morning while I&#8217;m rushing<br />
to get the kids to school and make breakfast. You have no idea how<br />
that simple act makes me feel so loved and supported.Ā  Thank you!ā</p>
<p>At this point, she can see the Joe is visibly moved and touched by<br />
these first two statements of gratitudeā¦ and she can see heās even<br />
looking forward to moreā¦</p>
<p>Inspired, she says makes her final statement. āI know this is going<br />
to sound kind of funny, but I&#8217;d totally appreciate that you work out<br />
at the gym several times a week. I love it that my girlfriends are<br />
envious about how good you look.ā</p>
<p>After sitting there and holding hands for a few minutes, they<br />
switch and itās Joe&#8217;s turn. When they were done, the pipes were<br />
thawed and love is flowing through them easily.<br />
Okay, now it&#8217;s your turn.<br />
Grab your lover by the hand sit them down on the couch and give it<br />
a try.Ā  Donāt worry about getting it right, JUST DO ITā¦</p>
<p>With passion, purpose and possibility,</p>
<p>Paul Sterling<br />
Your relationship coach</p>
<p>P.S. Iām looking forward your feedback. Give it a shot and than<br />
leave a comment below. Until next timeā¦</p>
<p>PPS. make sure to check out my ebook on relationship<br />
communication at: <a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/ebook">http://www.magicrelationship.net/ebook</a></p>
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		<title>The One Thing You Can Change&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what is the one thing you can change that will change your relationship? there are really only 3 main options: the first thing people try and change is their love when that doesn&#8217;t work &#8211; they will change lovers (separation or divorce) the last and most effective thing to change&#8230; change the way you communicate [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what is the one thing you can change that will change<br />
your relationship?</p>
<p>there are really only 3 main options:</p>
<ul>
<li>the first thing people try and change is their love</li>
<li>when that doesn&#8217;t work &#8211; they will change lovers (separation or divorce)</li>
<li>the last and most effective thing to change&#8230; change the way you communicate with your lover.</li>
</ul>
<p>Listen in to this surprising interview about relationship<br />
communication and you will learn:</p>
<ul>
<li>the 5 most common relationship-wrecking communication mistakes: discover these and you can avoid upsets without having to avoid the issues</li>
<li>the 2 reasons you don&#8217;t have what you want in a relationship: this will show you where to focus if you want a breakthrough in your relationship</li>
<li>what intimacy is and how to get more it &#8211; starting today&#8230; or tonight</li>
<li>and much much more&#8230;.</li>
</ul>
<p>Part #1 Ā  </p>
<p>Part #2 Ā  </p>
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<p>to find our more about</p>
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REBUILDING RETREAT IN THE ROCKIES </a></p>
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<p>See You Soon,</p>
<p>Paul Sterling</p>
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		<title>The Turning Point &#8211; Relationship Rebuilding Retreat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got the great news from the twins (more about them later)&#8230; They have cleared the calender for the weekend of July 17-18-19 at Gold Lake Spa and asked me to come up and teach a weekend relationship retreat. Why should you care &#8211; this could be your chance to turn your relationship around and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just got the great news from the twins<br />
(more about them later)&#8230;</p>
<p>They have cleared the calender for the weekend<br />
of July 17-18-19 at <a href="http://www.goldlake.com/">Gold Lake Spa</a> and asked me<br />
to come up and teach a weekend relationship<br />
retreat.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.goldlake.com/"><img title="gold_lake.gif" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/gold_lake.gif" border="0" alt="gold_lake.gif" width="320" height="72" /></a></p>
<p>Why should you care &#8211; this could be your chance to<br />
turn your relationship around and get it back on track.</p>
<p>(see case study below from past participant.)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/turningpoint.htm">The Turning Point &#8211; A Relationship Rebuilding Retreat</a><br />
in the Heart of the Colorado Rockies (35 miles from<br />
Boulder CO.)</p>
<p>Now this is not for everyone, there is the cost of travel<br />
and the course itself will be somewhere between $1,295<br />
to $1,595 per couple&#8230;</p>
<p><a onclick="ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'paul_teaching_left_crop.jpg','320','395');return false" href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/image/paul_teaching_left_crop.jpg" onfocus="this.blur()"><img title="paul_teaching_left_crop.jpg" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/image/.thumbs/.paul_teaching_left_crop.jpg" border="0" alt="paul_teaching_left_crop.jpg" width="78" height="96" /></a></p>
<p>The great part is the price will include food and<br />
accommodations &#8211; the tough part is we only have<br />
room for 21 couples and I am sending this info out<br />
to 6,380 people this week.</p>
<p>It will fill up fast.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s all for now &#8211; many more details to come&#8230;<br />
but if you are interested &#8211; <a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/turningpoint.htm">please get on the early<br />
notice list </a>- you will be the first to get access to<br />
the registration application (yes you have to apply<br />
for this event) when we make it available.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/turningpoint.htm">Click here to get on</a> this no obligation-early notice<br />
email list&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/turningpoint.htm">http://www.magicrelationship.net/turningpoint.htm</a></p>
<p>May Your Relationship Dreams Come True,</p>
<p>Paul Sterling<br />
Your Relationship Coach</p>
<p><a onclick="ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'fighting-couple-small.jpg','325','214');return false" href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/image/fighting-couple-small.jpg" onfocus="this.blur()"><img title="fighting-couple-small.jpg" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/image/.thumbs/.fighting-couple-small.jpg" border="0" alt="fighting-couple-small.jpg" width="96" height="63" /></a></p>
<p>turn this into this</p>
<p><a onclick="ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'couple.gif','199','182');return false" href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/image/couple.gif" onfocus="this.blur()"><img title="couple.gif" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/image/.thumbs/.couple.gif" border="0" alt="couple.gif" width="96" height="88" /></a></p>
<p>PS:Let me tell you a story.</p>
<p>Last December, a<br />
young and beautiful couple came to one of<br />
my relationship workshops.  They loved each<br />
other very muchā¦</p>
<p>But hereās where the story gets weird.</p>
<p>You see, even though the loved each<br />
other, their situation is hopeless. This<br />
couple had tried everything and the<br />
situation just got worse. No matter how<br />
hard they tried, their relationship<br />
problems just got recycled rather than<br />
resolved.</p>
<p>They had done their best, but nothing<br />
changed.  Andā¦ there was nothing they could<br />
do about it.  They felt helpless, hopeless,<br />
hurt, frustrated and disappointed.</p>
<p>It wasnāt fair, they had tried so hard<br />
and loved each other so much and still, it<br />
looked like it was going to end in a<br />
painful divorce.</p>
<p>Their Communication often ended up with<br />
misunderstandings&#8230; misunderstandings that<br />
led to argumentsā¦ arguments that eventually<br />
ended up with the silent treatment.</p>
<p>And both of them ended up walking around<br />
on egg shells ā avoiding each other and<br />
avoiding the issuesā¦</p>
<p>Henry and Velina showed up at the<br />
workshop feeling pretty overwhelmed and<br />
hopeless.  They even announced on the first<br />
day of the workshop that they were going to<br />
break up.</p>
<p>The only reason they were there<br />
was to be learn how to communicate better<br />
through the separation.</p>
<p>Over the course of the weekend, Henry and<br />
Velina learned new communication tools and<br />
worked hard improve their skills.</p>
<p>They practiced like crazy. There were tears and<br />
upsets and heart-to-heart talks and<br />
breakthroughs.  And by the end of the<br />
weekend they were communicating much more<br />
openly and honestly about their individual<br />
feelings and needs.</p>
<p>They went home and I didnāt hear from<br />
them for a while.  And then one day I got<br />
this email from Velina:</p>
<p>Subject: Good news</p>
<p>I just wanted to pass on to you the good<br />
news. Henry and I have renewed our vows to<br />
each other and reunited in marriage. We are<br />
using the MRM tools [the Magic Relationship<br />
Method] successfully and doing better than<br />
EVER!</p>
<p>Thank you guys so much for your support.</p>
<p>I got the business cards too and will be<br />
sure to pass them on.</p>
<p>We love you!<br />
Velina</p>
<p>Click here to get on the early notice list<br />
<a href="http://www.magicrelationship.net/turningpoint.htm">http://www.magicrelationship.net/turningpoint.htm</a></p>
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		<title>Got Jealousy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do humans and the frilled lizard have in common? Sometimes, when we&#8217;re afraid, we both puff out our faces and ears and try to act really, really scary. The fear in jealousy is so strong that it can sometimes make us react to situations like a frilled lizard, just to make sure that our [...]]]></description>
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<p>What do humans and the frilled lizard have in common?</p>
<p>Sometimes, when we&rsquo;re afraid, we both puff out our faces and ears and try to act really, really scary.</p>
<p>The fear in jealousy is so strong that it can sometimes make us react to situations like a frilled lizard, just to make sure that our partner gets the point that we don&#8217;t want them to stray.</p>
<p>And how many times has that ever made your beloved admire you more? Probably not many&hellip;</p>
<p>People use the word &lsquo;jealousy&rsquo; as a feeling, but Marshall Rosenberg, the creator of Nonviolent Communication (www.cnvc.org) would probably argue that it&rsquo;s a thought.</p>
<p>For example, &lsquo;abandoned&rsquo; is a thought &mdash; it&rsquo;s your negative evaluation of somebody leaving you. But what if they IRS abandoned you and your audit? Is that necessarily negative? No&hellip;. so &lsquo;abandoned&rsquo; is an evaluation of, or thought about, somebody leaving you.</p>
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<p>In the same way, &lsquo;jealousy&rsquo; isn&rsquo;t really a feeling &ndash; it&rsquo;s a thought. The event may be your beloved paying attention to somebody else in a way that you think means s/he may leave you (or that they love another person more than you). It&rsquo;s the meaning that we attach to the event that we label &lsquo;jealousy.&rsquo;</p>
<p>The true feeling underneath jealousy is usually fear&ndash;that your beloved will leave you for another person. And fear is usually uncomfortable, if not down right painful. It awakens our limbic brain (the reptilian brain) and puts us in a fight or flight mode. We yell, we threaten, we puff out our ears and try to look real scary and go, &ldquo;Bwah! Bwah!!&rdquo; And generally look real stupid.</p>
<p>When we are giving our clients relationship advice, we show them how deal with situations so, when you feel triggered by the fear that underlies jealousy, it would help to call it what it is. Call it fear. Say to your partner: &ldquo;Honey,<br />
<font color="#800000"><em><strong><br />
(Observation)</strong></em></font> &ldquo;When I saw you talking to your ex this evening&hellip;</p>
<p><em><strong><font color="#800000">(Feelings) </font></strong></em>&ldquo;I felt frightened&hellip;</p>
<p><font color="#800000"><em><strong>(Needs) </strong></em></font>&ldquo;Because I have a need for emotional safety in this relationship.</p>
<p><strong><em><font color="#800000">(Request)</font></em></strong> &ldquo;Would you be willing to tell me truthfully if you&rsquo;re falling back in love with her?&rdquo;</p>
<p>Those are the four steps to speaking honestly using Nonviolent Communication. It&rsquo;s scary to put your heart out to your beloved and expose yourself as being afraid. Most people don&rsquo;t like to admit they&rsquo;re scared. But isn&rsquo;t it a lot better than fighting like a frilled lizard with your lover?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Asking the question in the nonviolent manner doesn&rsquo;t imply that your lover did anything wrong. You&rsquo;re taking full responsibility for the feeling of fear, not blaming them for having done anything &lsquo;bad.&rsquo;</p>
<p>And, of course, this is just one way to ask one little question about your feelings of jealousy. It may be useful to sit and look at where in your life somebody did leave you (or worse, didn&rsquo;t love you but didn&rsquo;t leave you, either). Those old wounds may be coming up now for you to look at, but your present lover may not be doing anything out of line</p>
<p>And always give your inner reptilian brain&ndash;your inner frilled lizard that puffs out its cheeks and tries to look scary&ndash;a lot of love. You developed that response because at some time you had a beautiful need for safety in a relationship and your frilled lizard is just trying to protect you.</p>
<p>To find out more about how to communicate about &lsquo;jealousy&rsquo; and other emotional issues check out our teleseminars at <a href="http://www.magicrelationship.com/tele-class.htm">http://www.magicrelationship.com/</a></p>
<p>You will learn &#8216;how to talk about emotional issues with taking it personally or making it personal&#8217;.</p>
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