Lezione 1
Realizing That What You're Doing Isn't Working
In this Lesson, you will discover why, no matter what you agree on with your partner, it doesn't seem to last, and you're back to the same old patterns and responses. This is because we think that if we only seek to correct our thinking, everything will work out. We do this because we were trained to solve all of our problems with our minds.
Lezione 2
Why It Doesen't Work
In this lesson, Ed will explain why, when we try to heal our relationship wounds only with our thinking, the solution becomes more like a coping mechanism and doesn't last for long. The wounds, fears, and anxiety from past relationships have been embedded not only in our minds but our bodies. The body needs to be addressed in the solution as well.
Lezione 3
An Introduction To Open Space
In this lesson, Ed introduces the term "open Space." Ed explains open space as the ability to experience or witness the mind being triggered by one's partner or the world. This awareness of "Oh, I'm getting lost in an argument" allows each partner to make a different choice; to listen, learn, and express compassion for the situation.
Lezione 4
The MindBody Release Technique
In this lesson, Ed shows you how to do the Mind-Body Release Technique. The Mind-Body Release Technique (MBRT) is a gentle yet powerful healing process that works with both the mind and body to free deeply held emotional wounds and triggers. Rather than relying on thinking alone, MBRT helps you connect with the sensations, feelings, and stored tension in your body that keep old beliefs and pain in place. By engaging both the mental and physical aspects of your experience at the same time, the technique allows the nervous system to relax, the body to release, and the mind to let go of false stories. This integrated approach helps dissolve long-standing patterns of reactivity, creating open space for natural calm, clarity, and self-trust to emerge.
Lezione 5
The Self-Compassion Technique
The Self Compassion Technique is a gentle yet powerful process that helps you release emotional wounds and limiting beliefs by directing deep compassion to the parts of you that have been hurt or forgotten. It creates the ability to feel lighter, freer, and more connected to your true self — creating open space, lasting peace, resilience, and self-love.
Lezione 6
A New Communication Protocol For Couples Working Together
In this lesson, Ed gives you a new formula for communicating with your partner with the best possibility for creating and inviting a non-judgmental communication that enables a rekindling of connection and intimacy.
Lezione 7
A New Communication Protocol For Working With A Partner Who Is Resistant To Or Refuses To Work With You
This lesson is dedicated to those partners who are basically "on their own" in this course. While the principles are the same as in lesson #6, there is some additional advice and variations to the communication protocol that will help immensely.
Note: These additional pointers can help you even if you have a cooperating partner.
Lezione 8
It's Really About You, So Hang In There
In this final lesson, Ed reviews the essential points and tools that will create the open space for you and your partner to start responding to each other in a more intimate and connected mode rather than as adversaries.