IMAGO DIALOGUE

If you knew there was something that guaranteed

that you and your partner could work through any conflict,

would you be willing to listen to it?

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Imago Dialogue is The Relationship Miracle.

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Listen below.

DIALOGUE 1 -  APPRECIATION DIALOGUE about parenting (6 minutes)

DIALOGUE 2 – Working through Conflict at a Chinese Restaurant (14 minutes)

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IMAGO DIALOGUE is a like a martial arts communication practice that protects your relationship and lets you both be understand, fully.  Like any technique, it requires some training, but in the hands of masters, magical things can happen.  Over time, you begin to gain a sense of it to use as you choose to use it with your partner.  But there’s nothing like hearing it live, especially when you see below the surface of its simplicity, and feel the shift in energy between two partners.

It can be transformative. Like meditation – only with a partner.

It can be mesmerizing.  Like live jazz, or dramatic theatre – only you’re in the show.

It can be uplifting. Like playing a game – but you and your partner both win.

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So after you’ve listened to the dialogues above, and before you rush to judgment, we ask that you question your initial response about the technique and really hear what’s going on.  Let yourself be present to two people connecting without defense.  It’s a miracle worker for conflict in relationship, and to create a feeling of harmony and happiness.

As you listen carefully to these dialogues, allow yourself to imagine having another tool in your relationship – as if you could invite your partner into a new space to create safety no matter what.  Imago Dialogue is not intended to be used all the time, but it can be an exercise done as a daily practice to deepen your understanding of your partner and yourself.

Imago Dialogue is a form of partner communication that creates safety between any two people.  It was developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen Lakelly Hunt, authors of the best-selling book, Getting the Love You Want. It is a form of daily practice that can save a relationship and take it to the next level. Amy and Michael Sherman are certified practitioners of Imago Dialogue and have worked directly with Dr. Hendrix.  It is the key influence in their counseling of individuals and couples.

Imago Dialogue is also an excellent tool for working through conflict, as well as giving and receiving feedback in a partner or team situation.  When modified to a professional environment, Imago Dialogue becomes a powerful tool to find creative openings where solutions seemed absent.  We intend on sharing this material with our new “Listening for Leadership” program, beginning in fall of 2011. Contact us to learn more.  CLICK: HERE

If you search the contents of The Courageous Loving blogsite, you will find dozens of recorded examples of real Imago Dialogues, featuring Michael and Amy Sherman.  Check them out – CLICK: HERE

Also, we encourage you to visit the Imago Relationships International website: www.GettingtheLoveYouWant.com

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