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Spirit-centered Relationships
This book shows you a new way to experience more love in your life. If you use the three simple tools described in the book, your relationships will undergo a spiritual transformation. Specifically, you will feel a deeper sense of your own spiritual center, while at the same time seeing the spiritual essence of your partner more clearly. What allows this transformation to take place? It’s the power of Presencing, a new set of relationship-enhancing techniques that enable you to slip free of the shackles of the past into a new space of creative freedom. Based on work with more than 3,500 couples and 20,000 single and divorced people, Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks discovered that relationships flourish when each person develops a body-sense of spirit. This means that each person must get deeper than the level of spiritual concepts to feel a living sense of spirit inside. Using the three specific tools described in the Presencing Wonder, Presencing Spirit, and Spirit-Centered Listening, couples feel more love and harmony flowing into their lives, and single people find it much easier to attract genuine love to them.
- GenresRelationshipsSelf Help
113 pages, Hardcover
First published December 15, 2005
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Gay Hendricks
109 books506 followersDr. Gay Hendricks has served for more than 30 years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Gay is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, At the Speed of Life, and Five Wishes.
Gay received his PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University in 1974. After a 21-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also the founder of a new virtual learning center for transformation, Gaia Illumination University.
Throughout his career, Gay has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools.
In recent years he has also been active in creating new forms of conscious entertainment. In 2003, along with movie producer Stephen Simon, Gay founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in more than 70 countries around the world. He was the executive producer of the feature film Conversations with God, and he has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 Hours, and others
Gay received his PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University in 1974. After a 21-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also the founder of a new virtual learning center for transformation, Gaia Illumination University.
Throughout his career, Gay has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools.
In recent years he has also been active in creating new forms of conscious entertainment. In 2003, along with movie producer Stephen Simon, Gay founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in more than 70 countries around the world. He was the executive producer of the feature film Conversations with God, and he has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 Hours, and others
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October 29, 2021
Very small book but some helpful tips for creating a more loving relationship.
November 19, 2019
I purchased this book, written by Gay Hendricks, Ph.D and Kathlyn Hendricks Ph.D, at a sale. Without knowing any prior information about it or them, I just added it to my cart. Not a bad purchase but also not an exciting, life changing book either.
With only 113 pages, which is more like 56 considering the book is so small, it’s an easy quick read.
Basically there are 3 keys discussed in this book; Presencing Wonder, Presencing Spirit and Spirit-Centered Listening. To me it was all very simple and obvious. However I feel this book could really speak to someone else on a different level. It may hold the exact words that one is longing to hear. For me, I was slightly bored.
I did like their take on wonder. Rather than assume the worst, use a moment to wonder if things stay the same or if things were different. Without judgement, just be in a place of wonder. Also, a good reminder, to bring yourself back to present moment and scan yourself often to recognize your true feelings and the feelings of those around you.
I believe it was a good book but would not encourage everyone to run out and get it immediately. However, if it crosses your path or if connecting in relationships is a struggle, you could benefit from its knowledge.
With only 113 pages, which is more like 56 considering the book is so small, it’s an easy quick read.
Basically there are 3 keys discussed in this book; Presencing Wonder, Presencing Spirit and Spirit-Centered Listening. To me it was all very simple and obvious. However I feel this book could really speak to someone else on a different level. It may hold the exact words that one is longing to hear. For me, I was slightly bored.
I did like their take on wonder. Rather than assume the worst, use a moment to wonder if things stay the same or if things were different. Without judgement, just be in a place of wonder. Also, a good reminder, to bring yourself back to present moment and scan yourself often to recognize your true feelings and the feelings of those around you.
I believe it was a good book but would not encourage everyone to run out and get it immediately. However, if it crosses your path or if connecting in relationships is a struggle, you could benefit from its knowledge.
September 25, 2018
I was super excited about this when I got it, but now I don't remember much of anything about it. There were exercises of some sort. I didn't do them. The end.
It's probably a good book if you do what it says.
It's probably a good book if you do what it says.
September 12, 2011
First, I would like to start with a short overview of this book. The Hendricks' outline three keys to spirit-centered relationships: 1) presencing wonder 2) presencing spirit and 3) spirit-centered listening. The first key was a new idea for me-to turn a worry, fear or other negative thought into a positive wonder. When I have remembered to try this, it does help lift the the negative energy and replace it with a sense of hope, or positive energy.
The second key, presencing spirit, is essentially to stay focused on the present in a relationship-rather than dwelling on the past or jumping ahead to the future. A part of that is being able to sit with your own emotions. To feel your feelings without judging them, pushing them away, or trying to fix them. The Hendricks' explain how to feel your overall spiritual essence and they outline a process for beginning to become more aware of this, even in the midst of other emotions such as hunger, anger, and the like.
In the third key, they identify the role the ego can take when listening and how listening from your spiritual-center helps to reduce conflict. For those who are familiar with what others term, "active listening" the practice is essentially the same, except for the focus on being able to bring forth another person's spiritual-center by using your spiritual-center to listen to them. This is also the goal of presencing spirit-to become aware of your own feelings so that when you are speaking to others you are able to become aware of their feelings.
This is a short and useful book. Part two provides more specific details for actually learning and practicing the second and third keys. The included CD has tracks on these as well, for those that prefer to do the exercises without turning back and forth from the book. The last few chapters include a chapter for singles, ending jealously, how communication affects intimacy, and knowing when to leave a troubled relationship.
Overall, this book is very accessible. It included practical ways in which to move from reading about a concept to beginning to put that concept into practice. It encourages honesty and beginning the process of loving and accepting yourself in the midst of an array of emotions. This is a good read for people seeking to bring more spiritual practices into their life and relationships.
The second key, presencing spirit, is essentially to stay focused on the present in a relationship-rather than dwelling on the past or jumping ahead to the future. A part of that is being able to sit with your own emotions. To feel your feelings without judging them, pushing them away, or trying to fix them. The Hendricks' explain how to feel your overall spiritual essence and they outline a process for beginning to become more aware of this, even in the midst of other emotions such as hunger, anger, and the like.
In the third key, they identify the role the ego can take when listening and how listening from your spiritual-center helps to reduce conflict. For those who are familiar with what others term, "active listening" the practice is essentially the same, except for the focus on being able to bring forth another person's spiritual-center by using your spiritual-center to listen to them. This is also the goal of presencing spirit-to become aware of your own feelings so that when you are speaking to others you are able to become aware of their feelings.
This is a short and useful book. Part two provides more specific details for actually learning and practicing the second and third keys. The included CD has tracks on these as well, for those that prefer to do the exercises without turning back and forth from the book. The last few chapters include a chapter for singles, ending jealously, how communication affects intimacy, and knowing when to leave a troubled relationship.
Overall, this book is very accessible. It included practical ways in which to move from reading about a concept to beginning to put that concept into practice. It encourages honesty and beginning the process of loving and accepting yourself in the midst of an array of emotions. This is a good read for people seeking to bring more spiritual practices into their life and relationships.
August 27, 2009
very quick read. Had some very insightful tips on being in the here-and-now and how it applies to relationships. Has two very detailed techniques to being spiritually involved in a relationships. If your look for a quick, but intense relationship book... check it out!
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