There is abundant research that shows that having a supportive, healthy love partnership leads to more happiness than a great job or lots of money. It’s really at the core of a fulfilling life, which is why we spend SO much time and energy pursuing it.
However, the world of dating can often feel like a soul-sucking waste of time. And too often, it doesn’t lead us any closer to our dream relationship with a beloved life partner.
It’s easy to get cynical or withdraw or blame it all on the modern dating marketplace, but the truth is that another way IS possible – one that makes the journey more transformational AND enjoyable, as well as more likely lead to the real love you want.
The journey begins with letting go of most of what you’ve learned about how to “impress,” “win over,” “attract,” or “seduce” your life-mate.
The problem with all of the typical strategies is that they tend to be based on a psychology that tells you that being a successful dater means being inauthentic or only leading with your “most desirable” traits. You are busy trying to impress someone... by not being fully you.
You might find yourself desperate to get in shape, dress better and try harder – in other words, fix yourself – to finally “win” the dating game and get the man or woman you want.
This sends the signal subconsciously that the parts of yourself you feel insecure about will not be fully loved if your prospective mate discovers them.
This leads to even more insecurity AND less ease and enjoyment.
And the worst part is that you discover that this whole approach tends to attract people who aren’t good for you – and you end up repeating the same dissatisfying patterns of the past.
It’s time to learn a more authentic, heart-felt and vulnerable approach to dating – one in which you don’t have to wait to grow, enjoy and explore UNTIL you have your life-mate. Instead, you make every moment an opportunity for becoming more nakedly, beautifully, powerfully YOU.
In other words, dating becomes a journey of self-revelation in which you are discovering and sharing more about your true self in the context of getting to know the true self of others.
As you shift to this deeper psychology of dating, you end up with many unexpected benefits (even if someone is not your life partner, they might become a life-long friend). You laugh more. You realize that you CAN be loved, desired and appreciated for being you.
Most importantly, you come to understand that what you thought were the “warts” you had to hide from others in order to be loved are actually the very parts of yourself from which you have real and enduring gifts to give.
Your relationship wounds shift from being obstacles to carefully avoid to doorways into unconditional love and unexpected blessings for yourself AND others.
And you find yourself developing the real and nourishing foundations of intimacy, building the foundations for the love you truly desire.
Most dating strategies instruct you to improve your “packaging” – to create a pleasing but inauthentic facade to “make” others love you.
Not only do these techniques fail time and again, they also tend to amplify your attraction to exactly the wrong type of person and increase the likelihood that you’ll repeat painful scenarios of the past.
Following the old rules of dating means devaluing your deepest Self – and that results in repeating old, unhealthy patterns!
So, how do you instead create a path to love that can lead you to deep intimacy AND allow who YOU truly are to come forth?
Psychotherapist Ken Page, LCSW, has developed proven methods for helping you navigate the dating world as nothing other than yourself. Drawing from the latest findings from psychological research and spiritual practice, he will guide you to see the power you have to change your romantic future – by bringing the magic of your unique core gifts into the way that you date.
According to Ken, the path to a loving relationship is about something much more profound, essential and life-changing than you’ve ever been taught.
And that the parts of your personality that you think you must fix in order to find love are usually the keys to finding that love!
During The Deeper Dating Course, Ken will take you on a step-by-step journey to reprogram your beliefs, habits and attitudes around dating. And, the beauty of this journey is that the focus will NOT be on fixing yourself – it will be on honoring and expressing your innate gifts.
This shift changes everything. Instead of holding the whip of self-improvement over yourself (as many of us have spent so much time doing), you will learn to value, trust and express who you really are.
By bringing the magic and aliveness of your core gifts into your search for love, you can take your dating to the next level of soulful depth, exciting discovery and vulnerable authenticity. And these are the real keys to finding love.
The concepts, practices and approaches you’ll learn in this course are not gimmicks, but rather the deep lessons of intimacy – the very insights that you will use in your next relationship to nurture and grow the love that you’ve always desired.
Ken will help you unravel your old beliefs about dating and illuminate a path to love that is authentic, fulfilling – and a lot more fun.
During the 7-Module program you will receive life-changing insights, such as:
No matter what your age or circumstances, no matter your body type or the challenges you face – these lessons apply to your life. And please note that this course welcomes people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Ken Page is a true master of this work. His Psychology Today articles have received explosive response, and his writings have received striking acclaim from experts like New York Times bestselling author and 18-time Oprah guest, Harville Hendrix, and worldwide bestselling author of The Soulmate Secret, Arielle Ford, who said about Ken:
If you are truly ready for big, heart opening, lasting romantic love, I highly recommend Ken Page’s work. His step-by-step process guides you to discover your deepest intimacy gifts, the great key to finding true love and keeping it alive.
–Arielle Ford, Author, The Soulmate Secret
Until meeting Ken Page, we, at the Shift Network, were never inspired enough to accept the opportunities we’ve had to sponsor dating or "soulmate" events. But Ken is the real deal – he’s not only an acclaimed psychotherapist, he’s also a soulful guide who offers a perspective that turns dating into a path of liberation.
And his powerful insights and practices can turn around an area that is often painful and disheartening – and yet SO important – since nothing is more core to our happiness, health, and even longevity, than finding and sharing real love. In fact, many research studies show that if a person is in a healthy, supportive relationship, they are more likely to have higher self-esteem and lower anxiety. People in loving relationships even have a lower death rate compared to single people.
Course sessions are on Thursdays at 5:00pm Pacific.
In this 7-module intensive, Ken will guide you to see the power you have to change your romantic future – by bringing the magic of your unique “core gifts” into the way that you date.
Each teaching session will build harmoniously upon the next, so that you’ll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools and principles you’ll need to illuminate and sustain a path to love that is authentic and fulfilling.
In this first session, you will learn why so many popular approaches to finding love ultimately fail us, and how the power of authenticity holds the key. You will be introduced to the four stages of the Deeper Dating process, and learn how to transform your search for love into a real intimacy journey – one which is dramatically more likely to lead to real and healthy love.
You will learn:
In this session, we will focus on the very heart of the wiser search for love; naming and embracing our own core gifts. Core gifts are our points of deepest sensitivity to life. We often think we need to hide or fix these points of great sensitivity, but the reverse is true; they hold the key to our greatest inner beauty and our deepest capacity for love.
In this class, you will:
In this module, you will learn how to honor, listen to and work with your own core gifts. As part of this class, participants will begin to create their own Gift-Circle – a life-changing experience where the people who love you most help you see and understand your own core gifts.
In this class, you will learn:
Our romantic and sexual attractions – and what we do with them – shape our entire search for love, yet we are given almost no training in how to work with or understand these attractions.
In this module, you will learn some of the deepest truths around your attractions:
In this module, you will learn how to bring the power, authenticity and magic of your core gifts right into the day-to-day reality of your search for love – and to all your relationships. You will develop a “toolkit” of skills which will help turn your dating life into an adventure of growth.
You will:
In this module, you will learn specific tools and techniques for deepening your sexual, romantic, emotional and spiritual connection to people who are good for you. Exciting research findings and current intimacy theory offer us tremendous opportunities for bringing greater passion, erotic joy, tenderness and humanity to the way we love.
You will:
In this final module, you will reflect on your learning, growth and changes during this course. Through a set of powerful and evocative exercises, you will deepen your understanding of your most essential core gifts, and chart the next steps in your own intimacy journey.
You will:
In addition to Ken’s transformative 7-module virtual course, you’ll also receive these powerful training sessions with the world’s leading visionaries and teachers. These bonus sessions are being offered to further complement what you’ll learn in the course – and take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
In this heartfelt and practical session, Ken is joined by worldwide bestselling author Arielle Ford, one of the most renowned teachers and visionaries in the spiritual search for love. Arielle and Ken will share the spiritual practices which have helped them most in their search for love, and the practices they recommend most highly for everyone seeking a loving and lasting relationship. Ken and Arielle describe the effects of these practices in their own lives and the lives of their students, but more importantly, they teach these practices to you, the listener. If you would like to develop a personal library of practices to speed and enrich your search for love, you will find it here.
Arielle Ford is a leading personality in the personal growth and contemporary spirituality movement. For the past 25 years she has been living, teaching, and promoting consciousness through all forms of media. She is a gifted writer and the author of eight books including Wabi Sabi Love: The Ancient Art of Finding Perfect Love in Imperfect Relationships and the international bestseller, THE SOULMATE SECRET: Manifest The Love of Your Life With The Law of Attraction. She has been called “The Cupid of Consciousness” and “The Fairy Godmother of Love.”
In this unique and inspiring session, Ken is joined by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. two of the greatest thinkers, authors and visionaries on the subject of intimate relationships. Harville, Helen and Ken discuss how to use the state of "singledom" as a rite of passage into deeper intimacy, as they explore the tremendous opportunities for growth for single people who are committed to deepening their search for love. They discuss how our deepest wounds intertwine with our greatest gifts, and explore ways of working through negativity for everyone who seeks lasting love. This discussion is rich with warmth, inspiration and insight, as all three participants speak intimately from their own personal experiences.
Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. is a Clinical Pastoral Counselor who is known internationally for his work with couples. He and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. cocreated Imago Relationship Therapy and developed the concept of “Conscious Partnership.” Their partnership and collaboration has resulted in nine books on intimate relationships and parenting. Harville holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and Theology from the University of Chicago and has received an honorary doctorate and two distinguished service awards. Harville has appeared on many national television shows including seventeen guest appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Harville is the author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples and Keeping the Love You Find: A Personal Guide, both New York Times best sellers.
Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. was elected to the Women’s Hall of Fame for her dedication to the empowerment of women as an author and activist. She is founder of The Sister Fund, a small, private foundation that supports fullness of life for women and girls. She is co-founder of the Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy and coauthor of several bestsellers with her husband, Harville Hendrix.
Micro-meditations are brief, heart-centered meditations that move you into deeper states of intimacy with yourself and the world. Each micro-meditation takes no more than three minutes, and can be done by anyone, even if you find it difficult to stay focused in more traditional meditations. Although short and gentle, they are moving, powerful and deeply instructive. To each session Ken will add a special new micro-meditation that matches the learning theme of that module. You can do these micro-meditations as often as you wish, and they will deepen your experience of the course and of your entire intimacy journey.
If you are truly ready for big, heart opening, lasting romantic love, I highly recommend Ken Page’s work. His step-by-step process guides you to discover your deepest intimacy gifts, the great key to finding true love and keeping it alive.
– Arielle Ford, Author, The Soulmate Secret
Ken Page shows you, with many illustrations and exercises, how to prepare for the ultimate relationship with someone who is just right for you.
– Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D., Authors of Keeping the Love You Find and Making Marriage Simple
Deeper Dating was a revelation for me. [Ken’s] enlightening book helped me to see how the way we go about dating deeply influences the kind of relationship that will emerge. If you desire a soulmate, lead with your soul. Show your core gifts of vulnerability and authenticity and you’ll find a partner who does the same.
– Chip Conley, Author of Peak and Emotional Equations
Deeper Dating is a beautiful journey into deeper intimacy, an inspiring and important guidebook for everyone seeking authentic love.
– Judith Orloff, MD, Author of The Ecstasy of Surrender
Ken Page brings two qualities to his work which are marks of an authentic spiritual teacher: The first is an extraordinarily developed spiritual and prayer life which gives his insights a very special personal authenticity. The second is a superb understanding of the processes of psychic and spiritual growth toward maturity. The combination of these two qualities gives his work an inspiring authenticity.
– John J. McNeill, Author of Taking a Chance on God
Seven Recorded 90-Minute Class Sessions with Ken Page
Experience a rare opportunity to be mentored and learn with renowned author and psychotherapist Ken Page – from the comfort of your own home. Each class session includes renowned guest faculty, and will help you create the specific skills and abilities to change the way you think about dating and relationships forever.
Seven PDF Transcripts of Each Class Session
In addition to the high quality MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed. This way you can review, print and highlight the most important insights and practices that you’ll learn.
Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
After each lesson, you will then have the option to do related exercises and answer questions in order to accelerate your learning and integrate each module.
The Deeper Dating Bonus Collection
We, at The Shift Network, feel deeply honored that Ken Page has chosen to partner with us on this exclusive, online training. As you may know, this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from an author and renowned psychotherapist whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us bring dating to the next level of soulful depth, exciting discovery and vulnerable authenticity.
Through this powerful online format, you’ll not only save time and money on workshop costs (plus travel, accommodations and meals – which would cost thousands of dollars), you’ll also be able to benefit from Ken and his guests’ incredible teachings and exercises from the comfort of your home, at your own pace!
If you are serious about transforming your dating life and accessing your “core gifts,” then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones – and our world – to take this one-of-a-kind training.
If you’re ready to take the next step in evolving yourself, click the register button below to reserve your space now.
I wish this course didn’t have to end because I have learned so much. The biggest part of this journey was beginning to truly understand and embrace the gifts that I have been given. Ken, this class and your writings have such a healing quality because there is no judgment in the message. It’s simple enlightenment. I have always felt very sad when I read other self-help materials around dating and love because I felt that there was a ton of "here’s what you’re doing wrong." I never felt that once in the class.
– Kandice Kidd, Chicago, IL
This teleseminar has created a huge shift for me in the way I view relationships. It has replaced fear, self-judgment and confusion with understanding and consciousness. I now understand why the relationships I had always turned out the same way, but most importantly, I now understand how to move forward and find a partner who is a real fit for the real me.
– Susan L., New York, NY
I am in awe of how you work, Ken; the way you can follow essence down to some key source of love/healing/wounds/gifts. Since the course started I am: more aware and accepting of my heart, it’s voice, it’s feelings, more patient with love and myself, more happy with myself, and developing trust that I can let love unfold with someone, with the grace I have allowed loving myself to unfold.
– Teresa B., San Francisco, CA
Ken, I am absolutely, unquestioningly, majestically, magically and thoroughly grateful for you, your work and all the healing that has occurred for me through your writing and workshops.
– Gordon Tweedie, Portland, ME
Ken Page, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, lecturer and author of the critically-acclaimed upcoming book, Deeper Dating: How to Drop The Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy. He is also the author of Psychology Today’s extremely popular blog Finding Love. A dynamic, compassionate and inspiring speaker, he has led hundreds of workshops for thousands of people of all ages, backgrounds and sexual orientations. He and his work have been featured in O, the Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, Time Out New York, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Discovery Channel and Psychology Today Magazine. He is the founder of Deeper Dating, an acclaimed event for single people committed to deeper values.
Q: What is a virtual course?
A: It’s a great way to engage live teachings and each other from the comfort of your home! All you need is a phone line (or an equivalent voice service). If there is more than one person in your household taking the course, you will each need your own line. We use MaestroConference to make it just like an in-person event, where you can ask questions, participate in groups, and deepen your exploration of the course themes.
Please note that dialing MaestroConference from your phone is a regular toll call to California, and your telephone service provider will charge you according to your existing long-distance calling plan. You can also use Skype credit/subscription or Google Voice to dial in to MaestroConference, and you’ll need to use your virtual keypad to enter your PIN and to indicate that you want to ask a question. Other options include calling cards and discount long-distance carriers, and we also have a webcast which is free to use from anywhere in the world.
Q: Can I get benefit from the course if I miss the live classes?
A: Absolutely! You can download the recordings and transcripts of all course sessions from our online media archive, so you never need to worry about missing live calls. You can also engage the full community and leaders on our private community website.
Q: Can you tell me about the Private Course Group?
A: We will have a private community group for all course participants that will support you in making connections with others, sharing insights, engaging in discussions, completing homework assignments and exchanging information about events and other activities that can supplement your transformational journey. You’ll have the ability to share your experiences, projects, and growth throughout the Course.
Q: Are there scholarships available for this Training?
A: Yes, we always make a certain percentage of spaces available for partial scholarships, giving preference to those in developing countries or doing important but underpaid work to which they can apply the training material immediately. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please review our guidelines, which include a link to our online application form.
Q: What is your refund policy?
A: Your satisfaction with The Shift Network and this course is our highest priority! If you find that the course is not meeting your needs, please visit our support site and submit a request at support.theshiftnetwork.com so that we can address your concerns. We offer a satisfaction guarantee for a full 14 days so that you can try out the course risk-free. The deadline to receive a full refund is before the start of the third class on September 18, 2014. To request a refund please click on this refund request form and fill out a short form about the reasons for your return. Your request will be processed within three days and we will send you a personal reply on the status of your refund.
Q: How can I reach Customer Support?
A: Please visit our Customer Support Center, where you should be able to find the answer to your question or the solution to a problem. And if you can’t, you can submit an online request form and we’ll get right back to you.
Q: What are the benefits of telling my friends to join the program?
A: You can sign up as an Affiliate of The Shift Network and receive 20% for anyone that you introduce who registers for the virtual event. If you bring five friends into the event, you can cover your own! Register at theshiftnetwork.com/affiliate and you’ll receive a promotional link to use.
