The Art of Intimacy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Art of Intimacy write by Patrick T. Malone. This book was released on 1988-11-01. The Art of Intimacy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discusses the nature of intimacy, describes how we interact with our spouses, children, and friends, and gives practical advice on how to improve personal relationships
Art and Intimacy
Art and Intimacy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Art and Intimacy write by Ellen Dissanayake. This book was released on 2015-08-03. Art and Intimacy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. To Ellen Dissanayake, the arts are biologically evolved propensities of human nature: their fundamental features helped early humans adapt to their environment and reproduce themselves successfully over generations. In Art and Intimacy she argues for the joint evolutionary origin of art and intimacy, what we commonly call love. It all begins with the human trait of birthing immature and helpless infants. To ensure that mothers find their demanding babies worth caring for, humans evolved to be lovable and to attune themselves to others from the moment of birth. The ways in which mother and infant respond to each other are rhythmically patterned vocalizations and exaggerated face and body movements that Dissanayake calls rhythms and sensory modes. Rhythms and modes also give rise to the arts. Because humans are born predisposed to respond to and use rhythmic-modal signals, societies everywhere have elaborated them further as music, mime, dance, and display, in rituals which instill and reinforce valued cultural beliefs. Just as rhythms and modes coordinate and unify the mother-infant pair, in ceremonies they coordinate and unify members of a group. Today we humans live in environments very different from those of our ancestors. They used ceremonies (the arts) to address matters of serious concern, such as health, prosperity, and fecundity, that affected their survival. Now we tend to dismiss the arts, to see them as superfluous, only for an elite. But if we are biologically predisposed to participate in artlike behavior, then we actually need the arts. Even -- or perhaps especially -- in our fast-paced, sophisticated modern lives, the arts encourage us to show that we care about important things.
Forever and Always
Forever and Always - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forever and Always write by Celestia G. Tracy. This book was released on 2011-04-07. Forever and Always available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book reflects a multi disciplinary, integrative approach to the theology and practice of relational intimacy. It combines biblical data on sexuality and relationships with marriage and bonding research. The reader is then guided in applying the research to his or her relationships. In essence, this is a handbook for understanding and deepening the stages involved in bonding or attaching closely to another human being. Marriage, the most intimate of all human relationships, is described in Scripture as a "one-flesh mystery" (Eph 5:31-32). This mystery of human bonding is as beautiful as it is complex, particularly in a post-Eden world. Many of us are woefully aware of our relational deficits, yet lack vibrant marriages around us to emulate. Those of us who have not experienced relationships of health, safety, and security particularly find we need roadmaps along the way. Our desire is that in the pages of this book readers will find personal encouragement and direction that is both biblically precise and practical for their relational journeys. Our intimacy model is built upon God's bold promises to heal and redeem. His pathways bring life; he is the one true lover of our souls. Our intimacy with him is foundational to all other relationships.
Zen and the Art of Intimacy
Zen and the Art of Intimacy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Zen and the Art of Intimacy write by Arthur Samuels. This book was released on 2004. Zen and the Art of Intimacy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Helps readers experience intimacy and commitment in a way that is liberating, fulfilling and deeply gratifying.
The Art of Intimate Marriage
The Art of Intimate Marriage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Art of Intimate Marriage write by Tim and Dr. Jennifer Konzen. This book was released on 2019-01-08. The Art of Intimate Marriage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From a two-time nationally award winning sexuality researcher - The Art of Intimate Marriage. God's plan for sexual intimacy in marriage is the work of a Master artist and genuine intimacy is like a beautiful masterpiece. Your marriage is going well but you want to make your sex life better and you’re looking for help on how to do that. You want to know what God has to say about how to build a fulfilling sexual intimacy in your marriage. Your sexual relationship has been full of pain, discouragement, and frustration and you need some answers. You have some medical issues that are making sex difficult and you would like to rekindle experiencing mutually pleasurable sex. For these issues and more, The Art of Intimate Marriage provides direction and guidance on how to get there. Creating that masterpiece may mean learning God’s view of sex, gaining life-giving intimacy skills, and figuring out how to work through conflict in a way that creates deeper connection. It may also mean overcoming things in your background, healing things in your marriage, or dealing with those medical challenges. We have the opportunity to have a deeper understanding of God’s loving heart through being deeply known and erotically bonded with our spouse. The Art of Intimate Marriage gives us a road map to experience growth toward a more rewarding, spiritual sexual relationship.
