LOVE GAMES
Games are for kids," one might think, but learning experts disagree. Through games, we discover--young and old--how to get along with others: in school, in the workplace, and at home. In Love Games Mark Robert Waldman reminds us how deeply rewarding and entertaining game-playing can be.
Included here are more than one hundred ways to develop intimacy, improve communication, resolve conflicts, and enhance sexual and recreational activities. Whether played with a partner, a family member, a friend, or even alone, these games range from the serious--learn how to redirect an emotional confrontation into a productive encounter in five minutes or less--to the outrageously fun--explore personal values and sexual taboos by creating an erotic fantasy with a seductive alien creature.
Drawing upon well-established techniques used by authorities such as M. Scott Peck, Margo Anand, John Gray, Jack Kornfield, Caroline Myss, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Love Games offers practical ways to work through relationship problems and use imagination to open up unexplored avenues of love.
Included here are more than one hundred ways to develop intimacy, improve communication, resolve conflicts, and enhance sexual and recreational activities. Whether played with a partner, a family member, a friend, or even alone, these games range from the serious--learn how to redirect an emotional confrontation into a productive encounter in five minutes or less--to the outrageously fun--explore personal values and sexual taboos by creating an erotic fantasy with a seductive alien creature.
Drawing upon well-established techniques used by authorities such as M. Scott Peck, Margo Anand, John Gray, Jack Kornfield, Caroline Myss, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Love Games offers practical ways to work through relationship problems and use imagination to open up unexplored avenues of love.
PRAISE
"With wisdom, sincerity, and wit, Love Games tackles difficult problems through the playful metaphor of games."
-- John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
-- John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
REVIEWS
Publishers Weekly
Those who are willing to be vulnerable, silly and intimate with another for the sake of a relationship will enjoy this gentle primer for couples on improving communication. In the first of two parts, Waldman (The Art of Staying Together) discusses conscious intimacy. More than simply spewing out one's thoughts and feelings as they arise, he says, effective and respectful communication requires awareness and skill--which readers can develop by playing the games Waldman outlines. The second part of the book comprises games related to themes of discovery, sensuality, negotiating conflict, problem-solving, romantic writing and having fun together. Though it is largely based on a synthesis of the work of such popular psycho-spiritual thinkers as Herbert Benson, Harville Hendrix and Thich Nhat Hanh, the appeal of Waldman's approach lies in the enticing way he has repackaged what are essentially relationship exercises. For example, "Charting Your Anger Away," in the chapter on dealing with conflict, is what is known to academics as a "self-monitoring exercise" (the game involves keeping a daily record of anger-inducing events and thoughts). Waldman's other games include charting one's family, sentence-completion games, treating your partner to a "care day" and role playing. (Jan.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Those who are willing to be vulnerable, silly and intimate with another for the sake of a relationship will enjoy this gentle primer for couples on improving communication. In the first of two parts, Waldman (The Art of Staying Together) discusses conscious intimacy. More than simply spewing out one's thoughts and feelings as they arise, he says, effective and respectful communication requires awareness and skill--which readers can develop by playing the games Waldman outlines. The second part of the book comprises games related to themes of discovery, sensuality, negotiating conflict, problem-solving, romantic writing and having fun together. Though it is largely based on a synthesis of the work of such popular psycho-spiritual thinkers as Herbert Benson, Harville Hendrix and Thich Nhat Hanh, the appeal of Waldman's approach lies in the enticing way he has repackaged what are essentially relationship exercises. For example, "Charting Your Anger Away," in the chapter on dealing with conflict, is what is known to academics as a "self-monitoring exercise" (the game involves keeping a daily record of anger-inducing events and thoughts). Waldman's other games include charting one's family, sentence-completion games, treating your partner to a "care day" and role playing. (Jan.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
