Dakota's nternet Portfolio

ORGANIZATIONS:

International Association for Relationship Research: http://www.iarr.org
Center for Partnership Studies: http://www.partnershipway.org
The Institute for Spiritual Partnership: http://www.higheralignment.com

Intuitive Healing Center and Institute
http://www.loveandspirit.org
Relationship Coaching Institute
http://www.relationshipcoachinginstitute.com
Partners in Life
http://www.partnersinlife.org
Institute for Sacred Integrative Somatotherapies
http://www.isisinstitute.org

BOOKS:

Eisler, R. The Power of Partnership: 7 Relationships that Will Change Your Life
Ellis, R. Love and the Abyss
Fields, D. The Invsible Wedding: Exploring the Essence of Spiritual Partnership
Flanagan, E. Listen with your Heart: Seeking the Sacred in Romantic Love
Freston, K. The One: Finding Soul Mate Love and Making It Last
Gattuso, J. A Course in Love
Gordon, L. Passage to Intimacy
Gottman, J. Why Marriages Succeed or Fail
Hendricks, K. The Conscious Heart: Seven Soul Choices that Inspire Creative Partnership
Hendricks, K. Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment
Hendricks, K. Spirit-Centered Relationships
Kingsley, T. Lovelife!: From Self-Love to Sacred Partnership (to be published)
Levine, S. Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening
Moore, T. Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship
Moore, T. The Soul of Sex
Page, S. If We're So in Love, Why Aren't We Happy
Page, S. The 8 Essential Traits of Couples Who Thrive
Page S. Why Talking is not Enough; 8 Loving Actions that will Transform Your Marriage
Perry, R. Relationships as a Spiritual Journey: From Specialness to Holiness
Psaris, J. Undefended Love
Raphael, D. Sacred Relationships: A Guide to Authentic Loving
Ruiz, D. The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship
Some, S. The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient African Teachings in the Ways of Relationships
Wade, J. Transcendent Sex: When Lovemaking Opens the Veil
Welwood, J. Journey of the Heart: Intimate Relationship and the Path of Love
Welwood, J. Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love
Welwood, J. Love and Awakening: Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship
Welwood, J. Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart
Welwood, J. Toward a Psychology of Awakening
Williamson, M. A Return to Love

ARTICLES:

Carson, J.W. et al (2004). "Mindfulness-based relationship enhancement." http://www.personal.kent.edu/~dfresco/mindfulness/BT_Carson_MBRE.pdf
Crapuchettes, B. (1997). "Spirituality and relationships." http://www.pasadenainstitute.com/articlespirituality.html
Cutright, L. (2003). "Are your partnerships shipshape? The top ten practices of enlightened partners." http://enlightenedpartners.com/articles/top10practices.html
Ellis, R. "Spiritual Partnership and the Affirmation of the Value of Being"
http://www.lifewynnfoundation.org/valueofbeing.htm
Flanagan, E. "Marriage as a Spiritual Path"
http://www.enotalone.com/article/3673.html
Frey, R. "The Inner Alchemy of Sacred Tantra"
http://www.consciousloving.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?id=24
Gass, J. "Conscious Marriage"
http://sacredunion.com/site?page_id=78
Hendricks, K. "Conscious Loving: A New World of Intimacy"
http://www.personaltransformation.com/back2 (Note: See "Issue 2")
Johnson, B. "A Larger Vision of Relationship and Process"
http://www.primalspirit.com/pr1_2belden_largervision.htm
Kalra, A. "Spiritual Partnerships from Two to One"
http://www.lifepositive.com/Mind/Relationships/Spiritual_Partnerships-from_Two_to_One82005.asp
Kingsley, T. "The 7 Essential Qualities of Sacred Partnership - Part I"
http://www.insightdirectory.com/articles31.htm
Kingsley, T. "The 7 Essential Qualities of Sacred Partnership - Part II"
http://www.insightdirectory.com/articles31b.htm
Levine, S. "Relationship as Healing"
http://www.personaltransformation.com/back2 (Note: See "Issue 19")
Marks, L. "Integrating Spirituality and Sexuality"
http://www.innerbonding.com/index.lasso?did=content&content.article=74
Moffitt, P. "The Yoga of Relationship"
http://www.lifebalance.org/articles/2003-07_08.shtml
Nidamboor, R. "Relating with Love"
http://www.lifepositive.com/mind/relationship/relationship.html
Page, S. "One Magic Strategy for Your Relationship"
http://www.wellness.com/articles.asp?article=magicstrategy
Sommer, L. "The Gifts of Soulmates and Twin Souls"
http://www.godsarticles.com/Article/The-Gifts-of-Soulmates-and-Twin-Souls---by-Lisa-Sommer---2006/16
Thompson, V. "Four Powerful Spiritual Tools for Resolving Conflict"
http://www.newconnexion.net/article/03-03/thompson.html
Welwood, J. "Relationship as a Spiritual Path"
http://www.personaltransformation.com/back2 (Note: See "Issue 8")

ARTICLE ABSTRACTS:

Armstrong, L. "Barriers to Intimate Sexuality: Concerns and Meaning-Based Therapy Approaches"
http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15473333thp3403_5
Hazan, C. "Attachment as an Organizational Framework for Research on Close Relationships"
http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327965pli0501_1?journalCode=pli
Berscheid, E. "Interpersonal Relationships"
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ps.45.020194.000455?journalCode=psych

FORUMS:

Conscious Loving Forum
http://www.consciousloving.com/discussions/discussions.shtml
Assata Shakur Forums
http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18171

CONTACTS:

Information about sacred partnership programs and counseling
Reverend Taylor Kingsley
530-292-4212 heartsoulhealing@yahoo.com

WEB PAGES:

http://www.seatofthesoul.com/guidelines.html
http://www.whispy.com/sacred-relationship.htm
http://rebgoldie.com/Couples.htm
http://www.radiantlifecenter.com/heart_html
http://spiritofmaat.co/may07/spiritual_lessons.html
http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/snell/books/intimate/chap02.htm
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=18514261&blogID=267462205
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexologoy/BIB/HATF1.htm (Love, Sex & Intimacy)
http://ileneserlin.com/CouplesTherapy.htm (Handbook of Couples Therapy)
http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/uploads/approved/adt-NUWS20060816.145437/public/03Chapter2.pdf (The Psychological Architecture of Coupledom)
http://www.seatofthesoul.com/guidelines.html (Spiritual Partnership Guidelines)

DISSERTATIONS:

Finn, M.D. "The discursive domain of coupledom."
http://library.uws.edu/au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20060816.145437/index.html

Woodward, A.J. "A quantitative and qualitative assessment of mature passionate love."
http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au/public/adt-VSWT20031103.162643/index.html


WORKSHOPS/RETREATS/CENTERS:

Divine Co-Creation: The 8 Commitments of Spiritual Partnerships (Workshop)
http://www.powerofmyway.com/home/spiritualpartnership.html
Love Works (Skills for the Journey of Committed Partnership workshops)
http://www.love-works.org/service.htm
The Center of Enlightened Partnership
http://enlightenedpartners.com/workshops.html
School of Tantra
http://schooloftantra.net/Seminars/CelebrateSacredSexuality.htm
Spiritual Institute of Australia (Breaking the Chains of Love Program)
http://www.visionary-spiritual-institute.com.au/consultations/painful-love.htm
Courage of Love (Couples' Retreat: Passion and Co-Creativity)
http://www.couragetolove.com/Hawaii.htm
Omega Institute (Spiritual Partnership for Couples)
http://www.eomega.org/omega/workshops/1c18404df3a23d961bb3e7635193445c
Imago (couples workshops)
http://gettingtheloveyouwant.com/workshops
Sacred Union (couples workshop)
http://sacredunion.com/site/?page_id=6
Relationship Habitat (Couples workshop - syllabus)
http://www.mainstreetchi.com/chi_workshops.html
Dolphin Spirit of Hawaii (Sacred Partnership retreats)
http://dolphinspiritofhawaii.homestead.com

HOME PAGES OF SCHOLARS/EXPERTS:

http://www.susanpage.com
http://www.johnwelwood.com
http://www.womanspirit.net (Dr. Gina Ogden, The Heart and Soul of Sex)

HYPERLINKED RESOURCE PAGES:


http://www.holisticharmony.com
http://www.consciousloving.com/cgi-bin/resources.pl
http://www.smartmarriages.com
http://www.lifepositive.com/mind/relationship/relationship.html
http://www.smartmarriages.com
http://enlightenedpartners.com (The Center for Enlightened Partnership)


BIBLIOGRAPHIES:


http://www.precoiusheart.net/Main_Archives/Love_Archive/Love_Bib.htm
http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~atf/dating/relationships_biblio.html
http://citnews.unl.edu/marriage/help/research.html
http://www.nvgroup.com/couplesissues.html (scroll down for bibliography!)
http://www.mensbiblio.xyonline.net/intimacy.html

NEWSLETTERS:

http://www.relationshipcoachinginstitute.com/newsletter/archive.htm
http://www.relationshipcoachinginstitute.com/forms/subscribe.htm

TRAINING (i.e. for instructor certification):

Imago: Couplehood as a Spiritual Path (CASP Instructor certification)
June 27-28, 2007
Denver, CO
http://www.smartmarriages.com/casp.html

CONFERENCES:

Smart Marriages/Happy Families 11th Annual Conference
June 28-July 1, 2007 (Denver, CO)
http://www.smartmarriages.com/conferencedetails.html

International Conference on Sacred Sexuality
January 23-27, 2009 (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
http://www.bizspirit.com/sacredsex/sx_index.html

TESTS:

The Conscious Loving Profile
http://www.consciousloving.com/surveys/surveys.shtml#

Conscious Relationship Skills Survey
http://www.consciousloving.com/surveys/surveys.shtml#

ETS Testlink
http://syndneyplus.ets.org (search "spiritual")
- Spiritual Transcendence Scale (measures qualities of individuals)
- Spiritual Well-Being Scale
http://syndneyplus.ets.org (search "marriage")
- The Georgia Marriage Q-Sort (an observational measure of marital interaction, videotaped)
- GROW: Marriage Enrichment Program (focus is on growth as a couple)

HOW WE LEARN

HOW WE LEARN

10% of what we READ
20% of what we HEAR
30% of what we SEE
50% of what we SEE and HEAR
70% of what is DISCUSSED with OTHERS
80% of what we EXPERIENCE PERSONALLY
95% of what we TEACH TO SOMEONE ELSE

- William Glasser

Lit search for today

Found some great resources for my dissertation today..
Books:
• Fields, D. The invisible wedding: Exploring the essence of spiritual partnership
• Flanagan, E. Listen with your heart: Seeking the sacred in romantic love
• Moore, T. Soul mates: Honoring the mysteries of love and relationship
• Page, S. The 8 essential traits of couples who thrive
• Page, S. Why talking is not enough: 8 loving actions that will transform your marriage


Articles:

• “Integrating Spirituality and Sexuality” by Linda Marks (2002)
http://www.innerbonding.com/index.lasso?did=content&content.article=74


Web pages:
• Spiritual partnership guidelines:
http://www.seatofthesoul.com/guidelines.html

Home pages:
• http://www.susanpage.com

Quote of the Day

"I know there is strength in the differences between us, and I know there is comfort where we overlap." - Ani DiFranco

My new business

Hi all...
I realized I'm not sure I told you all that I started a business over Spring break...
I am now a personal manager for 4 actors in Los Angeles.

This is my website...

http://www.alphaentertainment.biz/

If you'd like to, check it out and tell me what you think! I'm open to suggestions!

Thanks,
Dakota

Getting our DQP resource site up and running!

Hi wonderful cohorters!
I am starting a blog site as a resource for our DQP. I will post a whole bunch of helpful information, as well as links to helpful sites.

Here is the link to the blog site:

http://itpdqp.blogspot.com/

Hopefully, it will be up and running before summer hits!

Love and lots of luck...
Dakota

Internet and Scholarly Resarch class website

This is the website for the internet and scholarly research class!