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Welcome to the Couples Retreat Spark up your relationship! In this private couples retreat, you will learn skills for enhancing communication, deepening friendship, and increasing respect and affection. Spend time with your partner in a comfortable, beautiful setting, focusing on just the two of you. The interactive retreat, facilitated by Tom Caines, Life Coach and Claire Caines, LCSW, includes discussion about what makes relationships work, clips from popular movies to illustrate communication styles, and exercises that couples will engage in privately. You share only what you choose with the group. Meet Tom & Claire  Tom Caines is a Life Coach and Business Consultant with 30 years of helping individuals and couples communicate more effectively. Claire Caines, LCSW and Couples Therapist, has 25 years experience providing men and women with the tools they need to build strong, loving relationships. Their professional collaboration includes facilitating couples retreats, presenting workshops and leading support groups for separated and divorced individuals, bringing even greater insight into the work they do with couples. They combine their life coaching and clinical skills to offer participants compassion, intuition and solutions. Who Should Attend If you have a strong relationship, this retreat will provide you with the insights and tools to make it a great one. Couples experiencing stress will find their relationship strengthened by attending this retreat. We will give you a blueprint for success.	What You Will Take Away Enhance Compassion and Attentiveness – Breathing together increases mindfulness and connection with your partner. Nurture Your Fondness and Admiration – Think of and express why you value your mate. What are his or her best qualities? Turn Toward Each Other – Keep real-life romance alive by letting your spouse know he or she is valued during the grind of everyday life. It means responding to your partner’s ordinary day-to-day comments. Soft vs. Harsh Start-up – Learn to soften your approach to discussing difficult topics using a “soft start-up” (honesty combined with kindness). Repair Attempts and De-escalation – Even during the most heated discussions, couples can use techniques to lower their stress levels and move the conversation forward by acknowledging even the most subtle movements toward repair and de-escalation from your partner. Overcome Gridlock – The goal is not necessarily to resolve the unresolveable, but to move from gridlock to dialogue. The idea of this is to increase flexibility with each other and move to a deeper level of communication. Active Listening – Learn how to truly listen to and empathize with your partner by engaging in an active listening exercise. Click Here to Register 973-300-0428, option 3#