Brand new Keynotes and Institutes at Smart Marriages, Denver

Tue Mar 6 19:07:58 EST 2007

I've been asked by several of you to make a list of what is brand new.

I'm going to list just Keynotes and Institutes in this first email. I'll put
the workshops in a second email or it will get tooo long and break your
in-boxes.  - diane 

P-1 Thursday, June 28, 6:30
Strong Bonds: Hearts United
Lessons From the Front
Chaplain Peter Frederich, MDiv
John Van Epp, PhD
War places extraordinary stress on the bonds of marriage
and on those that work with military couples.  What are the
lessons learned in the compressed, intense crucible of war -
in the brief and precious moments of pre and post deployment - that
can help all couples everywhere value, cherish, commit, connect,
maintain, support, and love - with all their hearts.
________

P-2 Friday, June 29,  8:30am
The Paradox of Sacrifice
Scott Stanley, PhD
What are the secrets to being deeply content in marriage?  To thrive, it's
important that couples develop a sense of "We-ness,² yet there can be danger
in too much of a good thing. Couples today are more at risk than ever before
of living stressed, isolated lives, with a focus on happiness that does not
produce it.  A growing body of research identifies the secrets to the
deepest, most satisfying lives.

P-3 Friday, June 29, Luncheon Plenary, 11:45am
Marriage and Caste in America
Kay Hymowitz
These days marriage is not just a personal issue; it's separating America's
haves and the have-nots.   And it threatens to do so far into the future. A
lot of people think this is because the less fortunate don't have the money
to get married.  Not true. Marriage is probably the most important way to
ensure economic security and even success - for you and your children.

P-4 Friday, June 29,  Plenary, 4pm
The Diaries of Adam and Eve as Translated by Mark Twain
Ada Maris and Tony Plana
Mark Twain understood that our common needs are what make our marriages
work, but our differences that make them passionate; that a life lived alone
- even in Eden - is unbearable; and that we, husbands and wives, need
someone there, to witness how much we've loved - and what we have done - for
others. Film, TV, and Broadway stars, husband and wife team, Ada Maris and
Tony Plana (the father on Ugly Betty), present this enlightening perspective
from the Broadway musical and bring Twain's Garden Diary to life.

P-6 Saturday, Luncheon Keynote, June 30, 12noon
Mars & Venus Collide: The New War of the Sexes
John Gray, PhD
Understand crucial differences between the sexes and learn practical, gender
specific solutions for optimizing brain chemistry, stress management, and
romance -
and how each impacts the other. Specific practices that can help you change
couples'
lives and stop the collisions.
___________

P-7  Saturday, June 30, 7pm
Saturday Night Live!
Ultimate Relationships
Cloé Madanes, HDL, and Anthony Robbins
Madanes and Robbins will explain the foundations of the approach presented
in their
new DVD-based, teach-right-out-of-the-box program that can help even
the most hopeless couples reconnect by understanding the three levels of
relationship, recognizing each other's six core  needs, mastering eight
essential skills,
and learning how to be totally present.

P-8 Sunday, Luncheon Plenary, July 1, 12:15
Tools of the Trade: Showcase
Julie Baumgardner, MS, CFLE, Dennis Stoica, MBA
Explore everything under the sun - billboards, PSAs, websites, games,
quizzes, brochures - all kinds of tools and strategies to help us float our
Marriage Education boat.

B-3 Sunday, Closing BANQUET, July 1, 6pm
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It!
Pat Love, EdD and Steven Stosny, PhD
"Honey, can we talk" can be the most feared words in the English language.
Learn an approach that combines new brain research and a set of brief
behaviors guaranteed to strengthen marriage.  Best of all, men can do it
without feeling they have to talk and behave like women.

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BRAND NEW INSTITUTES:

104 Three Days - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 26, 27, 28
Bernard Guerney¹s Relationship Enhancement (RE),
Mastering the Magic of Love & Love¹s Cradle Programs
Mary Ortwein, MS
A Bonanza! The chance to qualify to teach three programs in one 3-day
training: the original Classic RE plus two new simplified programs,
Mastering the Magic of Love, and Love's Cradle (for couples with an infant).
Plus add-on special focus seminars. Ideal for low-income, community or
church based. Spanish version available. $150 spouse discount. Click for
more information: http://www.smartmarriages.com/re.html

108  Two Days - Wednesday & Thursday, June 27, 28
Collaborative Marriage Skills: Couple Communication
Sherod Miller, PhD & Phyllis Miller, PhD
Teach the newly revised Couple Communication I & II programs (plus CORE for
singles) for creating Collaborative Marriages. Learn to use THRIVE (the new
Collaborative Marriage profile), 6 talking and 5 listening skills, coach
practical processes with powerful skills mats including with low-income
couples. Marketing and practice-building strategies. $100 spouse discount.
Click for more information:http://www.smartmarriages.com/miller.html

111 Two Days - Wednesday & Thursday, June 27, 28
Basic Training for Couples and Singles
Nisa Muhammad, Rozario Slack, DMin
Learn to teach two programs to help couples and singles in the Black
community understand the benefits of marriage, communicate better, manage
their conflict and increase their intimacy.   Includes presentation and
marketing skills and materials. $100 spouse discount. Click for more
information: http://www.smartmarriages.com/black.html

901 Two Days - Monday & Tuesday, July 2 & 3
PREP: Within Our Reach
Lief Noll, PhD, Lawrence Ramos
All new curriculum from PREP integrates classic PREP strategies with new
themes (e.g., community, stress/relaxation, family background) and methods
(hours of new activities). Developed for low income couples but applicable
to most all. For those already trained in PREP or C-PREP.  $100 spouse
discount. Click for more information:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/our.reach.html

902 Two Days - Monday & Tuesday, July 2 & 3
CompassionPower BOOT CAMP & Love Without Hurt
Steven Stosny, PhD
Qualify to teach the intensive, 3-day Boot Camp format to reduce anger,
resentment and emotional abuse as well as the "Love Without Hurt" 8-hour
program to add to any marriage education course - designed to recognize &
prevent domestic violence and child abuse. These programs include emotional
regulation skills that make it easier to learn marriage skills and use them
under stress. $100 spouse discount. Click for more information:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/stosny.html

908 One Day - Monday, July 2
Creating Connection: Emotionally Focused Interventions for Couples
Sue Johnson, EdD
Understand the key moves and defining moments in the drama of relationships
and how to systematically move couples from destructive hostile interactions
into safe, empowering emotional connection. Emotion is the music of the
dance between partners, learn to change the music and change the dance. $50
spouse discount. Click for more information:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/eft.html

909 One Day - Monday, July 2
Become a Certified Love Educator
Pat Love, EdD, Kathleen McFadden, CLE
Gain an in-depth understanding of love & relationships that includes the
force of family systems, physiology & hormones, roles & stages of love, and
leave equipped with a coursebook & experiential teaching guide. $50 spouse
discount.  Click for more information:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/cle.html

913 One Day - Monday, July 2
Marriage Done Right
Jim Sheridan, JD, MBA
This video-based program teaches Biblical concepts of marriage, sex,
romance, equality, forgiveness, and domestic violence and is suited for work
with premarital, married or struggling couples. For anyone that works with
Christian couples - counselors, clergy, lay educators - in any setting
including private practice, community, prison, retreat, or military
settings.  $50 spouse discount. Click for more information:
http:www.smartmarriages.com/sheridan.html

915 One Day - Monday, July 2
WAIT (Why Am I Tempted?)Training
Shelly Donahue
This highly experiential curriculum captivates, entertains and teaches teens
the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual and financial
importance of learning how to love well and to wait until marriage to have
sex. $50 spouse discount. Click for more information:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/wait.html

917 One Day - Monday, July 2
First Things First: Marketing Marriage Education to the Community
Julie Baumgardner, MS, Rozario Slack, DMin
Implement educational, media-savvy strategies using both paid and free
advertising that will increase participation, change attitudes and behaviors
and reverse the epidemic of family breakdown in your community.
$50 spouse discount. Click for more information:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/firstthings.htm

918 One Day - Monday, July 2
The Ultimate Relationship Program
Cloé Madanes, Lic HDL
Use this easy-to-teach DVD-based program to help even the most troubled
couples understand their core needs and master eight essential skills to
develop trust, rekindle passion, break barriers, align goals, and design a
compelling future.  Ideal for clinical, coaching, or educational settings,
or for couples to use on their own. $50 spouse discount. Click for more
information: http://www.smartmarriages.com/ultimate.html