Online courses via Bhaktivedanta College
please register here: https://bhaktivedantacollege.com/grihastha-course/
Seminars
1. Strengthening the Bonds that Free Us
A comprehensive marriage and family course for couples, before and after marriage, leaders, and everyone concerned. (2-4 Day Formats) Contact us to facilitate this in person for your community.
A condensed course can also be offered on-line in 5 sessions of 2 hours each, usually done weekly.
This training includes in-depth exploration, interactive exercises, role plays, journaling and education in the following areas:
- 12 Principles and Values in alignment with Srila Prabhupada and the sastras
- Roles of Husband and Wife- Gender roles and cultural Norms, Understanding Differences and Expectations
- Readiness for Marriage, Expectations, Compatibility Preparation for Marriage Self-assessment Areas to consider for compatibility
- Communications and Managing Conflict— Healthy Communication: Speaking, Listening, Negotiating, Conflict Resolution, Saboteurs of Healthy Communication 3 Empowering Communication Skills,Making Win-Win Decisions
- Finances Financial responsibility, Prosperity and poverty consciousness, Identifying financial challenges, A Powerful Financial Strategy
- Affection and Intimacy Krsna Conscious Perspectives on Sex Life, Connection and Loving Exchanges
- Serious conflict, Separation and Divorce Danger Signs in Marriage Signs of Abusive Relationships,Conflict Resolution Styles, Legitimate Reasons for Divorce, The Consequences of Divorce, Sustaining Family Relationships
- Children and Parenting Notions of Parenting Patterns and Skills of a Healthy Family, Children’s Needs, Good Discipline: Teaching versus Punishment: Clarity, Appropriateness and Consistency, Parenting Styles, Resources for Parents
- Balanced Lifestyle 1: Personal development/Spirituality
- Balanced Lifestyle 2: Making a social contribution
2. Before Marriage- What I don’t know, I don’t know.
An interactive course for singles contemplating marriage, that can offered in person in your community, or scheduled on-line ,weekly, for your community in 4 sessions. If you can provide a translator, we have facilitated this in many languages.
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- Am I ready?
- Men/Women psychology
- Pacing a relationship
- Are we compatible?
- Skills needed
- Boundaries
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3. From Couple to Couple Mentor Training
Facilitates willing and healthy couples to provide this much needed service of providing premarital education and marriage enrichment, while enhancing their own marriage along the way. Giving the system, tools and everything needed. Having mentor couples in your area allows you to facilitate the goal of providing access to premarital education for all couples before marriage.
In person (2 days of training and 1 day practicum)
Via Zoom for individual couple training- 7 sessions of 1.5 hours.
Additional Workshops offered:
Parenting
Trinad-api Marriage Model
Communication,
Conflict Resolution
Goal-setting
Benefits of healthy marriages
Balancing sadhana and caring for a family
Marriage: Aparadha Free
Love Languages for Healthy Relationships
Getting our Hearts Right
How Not to Fall for a Jerk for youth
How Not to Fall for a Jerk for adults
Other Customized courses.
If you would like GVT members to offer seminars in your location, or via zoom, please contact us.
Retreats
