Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Build a Stronger Relationship in 2007

 PRESS RELEASE

January 3 2007

Brian J. Stephens
True Azimuth, LLC
Phone:  802-380-8455
FAX:  802-333-9006
Email:  bjstephens@TrueAzimuth.biz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Build a Stronger Relationship in 2007


True Azimuth, LLC announced today the 2007 dates for their 3-day adventure-based gay couples course.  Each course, held in the mountains of Vermont, takes place on the second full weekend of each month from June through October.  Couples will be involved in orienteering, adventure-based problem solving exercises, trust activities, a solo reflection experience, and even an open fire cooking challenge.

“The cooking challenge was a popular activity last year,” says Scott Graham, a life and relationship coach who co-leads the course.  “It’s based upon excavated kitchen set ups used during the Revolutionary War.  Couples have to work together to make a dinner using minimal tools – like some cooking activity you would see on Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ TV show – but unlike ‘Top Chef’ the focus is not on creating a winning meal but learning about each other to create a winning relationship.”

Creating a winning relationship is not the only topic covered during the course.  Other topics include:   building a personal foundation, stopping problems at the source, maintaining balance in life, talking about sexuality and living with integrity.

The course includes a pre-course behavioral-style assessment to help couples understand their own behavior, improve communication, appreciate different styles and reduce conflict.  Post-course coaching sessions help translate what couples learn during the weekend into reality back at home.

“Coaching is the most highly rated part of the experience,” says Graham.  “Couples can integrate what they learn and move beyond good intentions – to dynamic growth”

And the course is not just for new couples – or even couples who may be struggling in their relationship.  “Whether you have been together 50 days or 50 years there is room to create a stronger, winning relationship,” says Brian Stephens, Graham’s partner of 18 years and course co-leader.  “An enduring relationship that remains viable for both people over the long haul is hard work.   Each year brings new changes as well as new challenges and with few role models where do we go?” asks Stephens. 

“Vermont, the second weekend of the summer months,” added Graham.

Each course is limited to 6 couples.  The 2007 dates are:
Friday June 8 - Sunday June 10
Friday July 13 - Sunday July 15
Friday August 10 - Sunday August 10
Friday September 14 - Sunday September 16
Friday October 12 - Sunday October 14

True Azimuth, LLC began offering the Navigating Together Course in 2006.  The firm offers a wide array of services including business, personal and relationship coaching.    For more information about the course and to register, go to http://NavigatingTogether.info or email Brian Stephens at bjstephens@TrueAzimuth.biz.  For more information about life and relationship coaching go to http://TrueAzimuth.biz or call Scott Graham at 802-380-1026 to set up a complimentary coaching session.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Relationship Course for Gay Couples

PRESS RELEASE

Brian J. Stephens
True Azimuth, LLC
1098 Wild Hill Road
Fairlee, VT 05045
802.380.8455 (mobile)                                                                                            
bjstephens@TrueAzimuth.biz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     


Relationship Course for Gay Couples

True Azimuth, LLC announced today a 3-day adventure-based course for gay couples.  The course, which will be held in the mountains of Vermont, takes place Thursday August 31 - Saturday September 2 2006.   Scott Graham, personal/executive coach, described the course as “an opportunity for couples to learn about themselves and each other while developing a framework for success and sustainability in their relationship.”

Highlights of the course include helping couples: make better decisions for themselves and their relationship, become more intimate with each other, increase awareness of personal dynamics, identify core values and create a framework to establish balance between home, work, and play.

Couples will be involved in orienteering, adventure-based problem solving exercises, trust activities, a solo reflection experience, and an open fire cooking challenge based upon the excavated kitchen set ups used during the Revolutionary War.

One of the real bonuses of the course is a pre-course DiSC® assessment and a complimentary post-course coaching session. The DiSC assessment can help couples understand their own behavior, learn how and when to adapt their behavior, improve communication, promote appreciation of differences and reduce conflict.  “As a life coach I work with individuals and couples to help them get more out of life.  This course offers an opportunity for a couple to jumpstart that experience,” Graham said.

“While we will be learning a lot we will also have a whole lot of fun,” said Graham.  The course is being co-led by Brian Stephens, Graham’s partner of 17 years.  Planned discussion topics include:  communication, strategies to a strong personal foundation, what is really causing problems, how to have a balanced life, self-care, sexuality, values and integrity.

The course is limited to 6 couples to insure quality time and effectiveness of the experience.

For more information about the course and to register, go to http://NavigatingTogether.info or email Brian Stephens at bjstephens@TrueAzimuth.biz.

True Azimuth, LLC is a coaching service started by Scott Graham to help clients get their bearings and get going™.  Services include: life coaching, business coaching, adventure-based activities and personal learning tools like the DiSC Profile, Time Mastery Profile and Coping and Stress Profile.

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