_Learn to Love Presents:_OPEN RELATIONSHIPS: LOVE AT ANY AGEwith Kathy
Labriola,Sumati Sparks, and Nisi Baier
Are open RELATIONSHIPS SUSTAINABLE? How does polyamory change over
the course of one’s life? What are the best practices for a lifetime
of joy and happiness in RELATIONSHIPS OF ANY KIND?
You’ll learn the answer to these questions and more at this
one-of-a-kind workshop facilitated by three presenters: a counselor, a
therapist, and a life coach, representing three generations of open
and polyamorous relationships.
Nisi Baier, a young psychotherapist, will explore topics that are
relevant to Bay Area Poly Millenials, including sexual fluidity,
establishing careers, learning relationship skills, starting
families, gender identity, housing stress, "hookup culture" and
reducing mental health stigma.
Sumati Sparks, known as The Open Relationship Coach, will discuss the
challenges and best practices for transitioning from the exclusive
partnership model to a form of open relating that works best for each
person or couple.
Kathy Labriola, counselor, hypnotherapist, and a "poly geezer,"
together with Tom Schnetlage, will talk about the benefits and the
problems of polyamory for older people, those who have been poly for
decades as well as people who are trying open relationships for the
first time in their elder years.
Each presenter will also talk about the reasons open RELATIONSHIPS
APPEAL TO PEOPLE AT A PARTICULAR STAGE OF THEIR LIVES, the advantages
and drawbacks of practicing polyamory for that age group, and offer
insights on how to make this type of relationship work for you at any
adult age.
This workshop is open to all genders, sexual orientations, and
relationship styles. Volunteer spots are available for those willing
to help or anyone with a financial need.
*****PRESENTER BIOS****************** KATHY LABRIOLA Kathy Labriola
is a nurse, counselor, and hypnotherapist in private practice in
Berkeley, California. She is the author of two books published by
Greenery Press, Love in Abundance: A Counselor’s Advice on Open
RELATIONSHIPS, and The Jealousy Workbook. She has been a card-carrying
bisexual and polyamorist for over 40 years. She is a political
activist and community organizer, rides a bike, and raises chickens
and organic vegetables and fruit in her back yard. She can be reached
at anarchofeminist@yahoo.com, or through her website:
www.kathylabriola.com [http://www.kathylabriola.com].
SUMATI SPARKS Sumati Sparks is an open relationship coach and host of
The Leading Edge Love Radio Show. Over the past 20 years that she has
been practicing non-monogamy, Sumati has trained & studied with many
renowned educators in the areas of polyamory, communication, emotional
intimacy, sexual healing, Tantra & addiction recovery. She has a
regular meditation practice and a deep spiritual orientation to life
and RELATIONSHIPS. Learn more about Sumati
at http://sumatisparks.com/about/ [http://sumatisparks.com/about/] .
NISI BAIER Nisi Baier is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in
her early 30s who works with a lot of young poly people and
specializes in working with the LGBTQ, kink, and polyamorous
communities. Energetic and sex-positive, Nisi provides individual and
couples therapy to just about anybody experiencing some kind of stress
in their life. Learn more about Nisi at www.therapywithnisi.com
[http://www.therapywithnisi.com/]. TOM SCHNETLAGE Tom Schnetlage first
lived in a non-monogamous community in the 1970's. He reentered into
a poly lifestyle, with his wife, in 2011. Now 65 and retired, he has
spoken on why 'poly is best as a senior' at several Bay Area meetings
and conferences and at the 2nd International Non-monogamies and
Contemporary Intimacies Conference in Vienna, Austria last August
2017.
*********ABOUT************************************* LEARN TO LOVE is a
monthly workshop series, examining the role that love plays in our
lives and culture. Featuring leading psychologists, therapists,
relationship coaches, and sex educators, each wisdom-packed session
will equip participants with deeper insights, tools and knowledge to
bring more love into their lives. Learn more at
www.the-heart-center.com [http://www.the-heart-center.com]
ZACH BEACH, MA Zach Beach is committed to building a world based on
unconditional love and connection. He does that as a teacher, yoga and
acroyoga facilitator, poet and writer, helping people lead happier and
more loving lives. Author of the poetry collection Drinking Roses on
Sunday and founder of The Heart Center love school, Zach is a popular
speaker from conferences to campuses. He regularly leads Power of Love
retreats, workshops, and transformational teacher trainings, both
nationally and internationally. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area,
Zach is a certified Yoga Teacher, Thai Massage Bodyworker, and Sex
Educator, and he has an MA in East-West Psychology from the California
Institute of Integral Studies. Learn more at www.zachbeach.com
[http://www.zachbeach.com]
Website: www.the-heart-center.com [http://www.the-heart-center.com]
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