INFO: 510-655-5000 or Taber@ChurchofSoul.org or www.ChurchofSoul.org
Led by Taber Shadburne, with host Josh Brockmann
What is the burning question you most want answered about intimacy and relationships?
RSVP, logistics & to email us your big questions: josh@ChurchofSoul.org & 707-478-1948 .
Josh, host of the call: I asked Taber, “What are the critical top 3 key elements everyone needs to know regarding relationships?” He wouldn’t tell me just then because the phone rang, but he promised to give all the juicy details this Thursday. And I made Taber promise to answer your questions too. So send them in and then join us on the call.
It’s a FREE a call and if you are not satisfied, well…Taber has unknowingly agreed to personally serenade you and the object of your affection, should you so desire . That’s my way of saying, “It’s a WIN/WIN situation Baby!” You can’t lose.
This tele-seminar is for everyone, even the ‘transformed.’ It’s amazing what still remains undetected, even when you’re chin deep in transformation. I happen to be one of the ‘transformed,’ and Taber has made the most profound impact on my relationships – not just my intimate relationships, but all of my relationships. It has been a most liberating experience working with Taber in the realm of communication and relationship. He is truly a Master of this domain, and what he has facilitated for me is priceless. Prepare for an amazing experience guaranteed to upgrade your relationships regardless of what stage they happen to be in.
Taber: When we unwittingly use relationships primarily to try to get what we want from others, they are tainted with guilt, obligation & resentment, and our communication becomes manipulative and blaming -- suffering all around. But when we consciously engage relationship as a spiritual path, an interpersonal meditation, we can use them to cultivate a more generous love and freedom, we learn to cooperate and communicate skillfully.
In this call we'll begin to explore how this is done, how to bring compassionate awareness to all the messy, juicy stuff of relationships, and create a radical intimacy which is truly transformational. Within the crucible of this intimacy, old wounds are revealed and healed, dysfunctional defenses are dropped, and the previously problematic energies evoked by closeness -- anger, sadness, jealousy, fear, guilt -- although still challenging, become fuel for the fire of evolutionary growth, and actually help us create a deeper love and understanding.
Pro-Taber Propaganda:
Given the context, and in case you find it useful, I'm including some propaganda. You can view a flyer for my upcoming Chicago workshop at: http://www.churchofsoul.org/newsletters/chicagoflyer.doc .
Following is a bio and some paid testimonials:
Taber Shadburne helps people transform their lives. He’s been teaching, counseling, leading workshops and performing as a singer-songwriter-guitarist since 1990, and has studied and practiced Buddhism, comparative mysticism, psychology, and conscious communication since the early ‘80’s. He lived in a Zen center for 2 years, has an B.A. in music & M.A. in counseling psychology, and is an author (The Heart of Healing: Inspired Ideas, Wisdom and Comfort from Today's Leading Voices). He’s completed training as a Community-Building facilitator by M. Scott Peck’s F.C.E. and certification as a Radical Honesty Master Trainer. He is the founder of the Church of Soul (Oakland, CA.), a progressive spiritual community center for transformation, celebration & service, and is currently working on another book, and his second CD of music.
“I have experienced many excellent workshop leaders, and Taber is among the best. I loved how clearly he explained and demonstrated deep spiritual and psychological principles in his teaching.”
– Susan Campbell, Ph.D. psychologist, speaker, workshop leader, author of Getting Real, The Couples Journey and other titles
“In a world of carefully manicured spiritual teachers, Taber is refreshingly real and human. He brings a depth of presence to each moment, standing with others in their vulnerability, beckoning us to embrace still more of our being. I have seen him ride the waves of fierce storms without shrinking. He has touched me in my most vulnerable places and helped mediate relationship challenges. His empath radar dissolves the illusions in which we wrap ourselves, thus enabling him to lead groups into much more intimate zones. I am grateful to have Taber as a friend and a comrade in the quest for authentic realization. I wholeheartedly recommend working with him”
– Stephen Dinan, author of Radical Spirit: Spiritual Writings from the Voices of Tomorrow
“ Taber is uniquely gifted . He has an honest, and compassionate way of communicating--with friends, clients, and workshop participants alike. Words can't express how strongly I recommend his work. Because he has spent decades cultivating a compassionate understanding of himself and other people, he brings to any interaction an almost uncanny ability to read minds, hearts, feelings--and to support people in expressing themselves authentically, clearing all kinds of misunderstanding. People discover their own hidden treasures of warmth, passion, and forgiveness; all this while speaking vulnerably and openly himself. To connect with Taber is to experience yourself more fully and deeply. I think he's one of the best therapist- communication guru-shaman-types on this planet.”
– Grace Llewellyn, author of the Teenage Liberation Handbook, and Guerilla Learning, and Director of Not Back to School Camp.
“ Taber skillfully guided even the most resistant among us to a place of openness and healing...Most of all I was left with a strong conviction that I don't have to keep on waiting for my life to turn out one way or another...that it's wonderful the way it is right NOW."
– Joe Tavormina, Director of Real Estate with Prandium Inc
“ Taber’s teaching style reminds me of a nature guide. He comfortably walks you along unmapped paths through new territory and encourages you to explore. He gives you room, yet brings all his wisdom and sincerity to bear. He really wants to know his participants, and there always seem to be after-workshop conversations which create a wonderful community among the participants themselves.”
– Danielle LaVigna, Associate Director, Next Generation (youth empowerment organization). |
