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Real intimacy is a sacred experience. It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon culture. Real intimacy is of the soul, and the soul is reserved.

By John O’Donohue
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John O’Donohue, PhD, (1956–2008) was an Irish poet and author who wrote about Celtic spirituality, the healing powers of the natural world, the bonds of friendship, and the rich complexity of the inner life. A former Catholic priest, he was also an accomplished Hegelian scholar and popular speaker.

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Robert Masters: In a Healthy Bond Your Autonomy Is Strengthened

Robert Augustus Masters, PhD, discusses the challenges faced when getting intimate with another person.

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Robert Augustus Masters
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Robert Augustus Masters & Diane Masters Share Inside Their Relationship with Julie Hart

Robert and Diane share with Julie what their relationship feels like from the inside, how they keep their connection alive moment-to-moment, and how they handle reactivity and other potential obstacles to intimacy.

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Robert Augustus Masters
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7 Ways to Emotionally Connect with Your Partner

If we want more depth and intimacy and joy in our relationships, we're going to have to develop more emotional connection with our partners, our friends, our family, our co-workers. It's that simple and that challenging.

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Robert Augstus Masters
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Transformation through Intimacy: The Journey toward Awakened Monogamy (Revised Edition)

The passage from immature to mature monogamy is not only a journey of ripening intimacy with a partner but also a journey into and through zones of ourselves that may be very difficult to accept and integrate with the rest of our being.

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Robert Augustus Masters
2012
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