by tapping the sides of the hands together while making your releasing statement, ” I now let go of my guilt/heaviness/ anger/disappointment.”
5. Rebalance yourself. Emphatic downward movements over the whole body help stagnant energy to release more fully. Feel your center while holding the hands gently over the heart to comfort and affirm yourself.
6. Apologize and forgive readily. You can certainly own your part in the conflicting situation.
7. Make a peace offering. It might be a smile, a joke, a gesture, a sharing of food, a sentence about an unrelated but safe topic.
8. Allow time for the significant person in your life to respond. Remember, the other person may process emotions at a different tempo.
9. Celebrate reunion with touch. Remember there are many ways to connect intimately without engaging sexually. Share with each other how you can do things differently in the future. Staying engaged in a romantic relationships requires daily commitment and frequent “tune ups.” Nothing happens automatically. With practice, though, you can learn to follow your intuition about the best timing for sensitive issues and steadily learn what works best for both of you.
Choosing to keep romance alive in our hearts is a great adventure and joy in healthy aging!
For more helpful ideas about maintaining relationship health and vitality visit Dr. Dorothea’s website or purchase her most recent book, Second Chance at Your Dream (2009, Energy Psychology Press). www.secondchancedream.com
Dorothea Hover-Kramer, Ed.D., RN, CNS, D.CEP has been a psychotherapist in private practice for over 30 years and combines her career as a psychologist with a background as a clinical nurse specialist. She co-founded the International Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP), served as past president and was instrumental in designing and implementing its certification program. She is now a designated diplomate in comprehensive energy psychology (D.CEP).
Dr. Dorothea is also the author of five other books about energy therapies including Healing Touch: a guidebook for practitioners (Delmar/Cengage, 2002), Creative Energies: integrative energy psychotherapy for self-expression and healing (W.W.Norton, 2002), and Creating Right Relationships: a practical guide to ethics in energy therapies (Behavioral Health Consultants, 2007). For further information about Dorothea’s other books, see her other website DorotheaLifeArtist.com
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