Meriana Dinkova

FLIRTING… Is it a skill? Is it manipulation? Is it play? An art form? A tool to turn on the fires with someone new, or to keep them burning after years of being together… or a skill of igniting and growing the spark between 2 (or more;) people and making it into a bonfire… for a night or for a life time..
This workshop with psychotherapist Meriana Dinkova and Love Coach Maya Diamond , will be a joint event hosted by the Meetups: Sex Magic Sf, Women’s Coaching Group, and Cupid Talks meetup groups. … so you’re guaranteed to meet a brand new cast of participants on what promises to be an extra special evening with “zing”!

Price – $20 on Meetup until July 27th; $25 after;$25-35 sliding scale at the door

If you ever…

-Find yourself in ‘friendly’, platonic discussions instead of spicy, exciting interactions…
-Struggle to fully and unapologetically express your desire… especially towards the one’s you are most drawn to..
-Shy away from turning a connection from platonic to romantic or sexual…
- Find that you are loosing the erotic spark in a long term relationship and want to learn ways to bring it back…

Then you’ll be excited to delve deeper into the topic of Flirting!

In this evening, we’ll explore:
-YOUR relationship to FLIRTING: Scared? Distrustful? Excited, but not sure how to do it? .. or, on the other end of the spectrum, not knowing how to ‘turn it off’? Good at one way of seducing, but curious to broaden your skill set?
-The most common “Flirting Types” — you’ll find out which one YOU tend to be… and which one’s you can learn from…
-“Flirting Yoga” — NEW Ways of interacting to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your edges on this edgy topic…

JOIN US for an evening of sharing, experiential exercises and connection games, and stay and mingle for the wine and cheese social at the end!
Singles and couples welcome!

Meriana Dinkova is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MTF Lic#45696) and Life- and Relationship Coach in private practice in SF. For the last 16 years she has studied and practiced a variety of tantric, meditative and therapeutic methods involving the connection between spirit and body and the ways our attention influences our experience, particularly in the realms of connection, mindfulness and sensuality. For more info go to http://www.merianadinkova.com

Maya Diamond, MA :  I am a Love Coach, who helps women and men find and have happy, satisfying, and fulfilling relationships!  I also lead a 8-Week Dating Skills Course called Call In Your Man, focused on quickly learning the skills of dating so that you can easily find your partner.  I am a trained Yoga Teacher and Massage Therapist.  I co-hosted the Marry Yourself Telesummit, and lead Marry Yourself Retreatsin the US and Internationally.  I received my Master’s in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2009.  I am trained and mentored by Dr. Diana Kirschner, a published author, dating coach, and therapist for over 25 years.  For fun I enjoy hiking, live music, dancing, and being in nature.  I believe that having a happy, satisfying, and fulfilling relationship with yourself and your partner positively impacts all areas of your life. For more info go to www.mayadiamond.com

Our biggest, most complex and often least utilized sexual organ is the brain.

Whether in a first meeting, or in an ongoing relationship, often both sexes are lacking the valuable skills of Mental Foreplay

Most people consider themselves pretty skilled at playing with their lover’s body, but have little or no idea how to stimulate the brain and the imagination.. unleash its influence over the emotions and the body… tickle the right phantasy spots.. create longings that keep the partner hot and fantasizing about you for days or weeks… if you are around or even if you are away..

Without them initially hot connections quickly lead to routine sex and stale marriages.

But, what if there was a fun and easy way to create the experience of ongoing foreplay with your lover?
…If you knew the kinds of things to say to them to make them long for you
.. the kinds of tasks and challenges to give them that inspire them to bring their sexiest sides to you… and get extra creative about it:)

And if it were possible to do this at (almost) any time of day no matter where you are?

Imagine teasing your partner’s mind and emotions until they are so hot for you, they’ll literally rip your clothes off the minute they get in the door! (unless you have given them special instructions that they can only do that if they strip for you first for example:)

With Mental Foreplay, all this is possible… and more.

Singles and couples welcome!

Price: $20 on Meetup until July 4th; $25 there after; $25-35 sliding scale at the door

Navigating Altered States

In this one-day workshop author David Jay Brown and psychotherapist Meriana Dinkova, MFT, will offer some basic and advanced psychological techniques for navigating the shamanic landscape, healing past traumas through self-metaprogramming, and optimizing the spiritual treasures that can be gained from a fruitful psychedelic experience.

To RSVP and reserve your spot go to:

Combining visualization exercises, and drawing upon ancient techniques from different cultural traditions, the latest scientific research, and a bounty of personal experience, Brown and Dinkova will provide a psychological and spiritual toolkit for the 21st century psychonaut.

The workshop will cover valuable strategies for learning how to deal with difficult inner conflicts, and how to avoid common emotional and mental pitfalls that can lead to more limiting experiences, so that one can get the most out of a psychedelic adventure. Brown and Dinkova will be discussing how the boundary-dissolving properties of the psychedelic experience can be used to help transform unhealthy habits, establish new patterns of behavior, and create designer personalities in accordance with our highest visions.

For more advanced students, the workshop will address different techniques for navigating the shamanic realms that extend beyond the human body and the physical world, beyond time and space, into what has been commonly referred to as “hyperspace.” There will be an in-depth exploration of how to recognize opportunities for deeper experiences in hyperspace, and what the proper etiquette is for communicating with the vast array of non-human entities that one is likely to encounter there.

The workshops will be offered on July 23rd, from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m.

The price is $139 per person until the 1st of July, and then $169 after that. Be sure to register early at http://navigating-altered-states.eventbrite.com to secure your spot.

A shorter version of the workshop will be also offered the day after the conference- on July 28th. For more info about the July 28th event, go to: http://navigating-altered-states2.eventbrite.com

Facilitators:
David Jay Brown is the author of The New Science of Psychedelics: A the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality. He is the coauthor of four bestselling volumes of interviews with leading-edge thinkers, Mavericks of the Mind, Voices from the Edge, Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse, and Mavericks of Medicine. He is also the author of two science fiction novels, Brainchild and Virus, and is the coauthor of the health science book Detox with Oral Chelation. David holds a master’s degree in psychobiology from New York University, and was responsible for the California-based research in two of British biologist Rupert Sheldrake’s books on unexplained phenomena in science: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and The Sense of Being Stared At. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Wired, Discover, and Scientific American, and he is periodically the Guest Editor of the MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Bulletin. David writes a popular biweekly column for SantaCruzPatch.com called “Catch the Buzz,” about cannabis and psychedelic culture in Northern California, and in 2011 and 2012 he was voted “Best Writer” in the annual Good Times “Best of Santa Cruz” poll. His news stories have been picked up by The Huffington Post and CBS News. To find out more about David’s work see: www.mavericksofthemind.com

Meriana Dinkova is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MTF Lic#45696) and Life- and Relationship Coach in private practice in SF. For the last 16 years she has studied and practiced a variety of experience- and mindfulness- centered, meditative and therapeutic methods involving the connection between spirit and body and the ways our attention influences our experience. For more info go to http://merianadinkova.com/

Navigating Altered States

In this workshop author David Jay Brown and psychotherapist Meriana Dinkova, MFT, will offer some basic and advanced psychological techniques for navigating the shamanic landscape, healing past traumas through self-metaprogramming, and optimizing the spiritual treasures that can be gained from a fruitful psychedelic experience.

Combining visualization exercises, and drawing upon ancient techniques from different cultural traditions, the latest scientific research, and a bounty of personal experience, Brown and Dinkova will provide a psychological and spiritual toolkit for the 21st century psychonaut.

The workshop will cover valuable strategies for learning how to deal with difficult inner conflicts, and how to avoid common emotional and mental pitfalls that can lead to more limiting experiences, so that one can get the most out of a psychedelic adventure. Brown and Dinkova will be discussing how the boundary-dissolving properties of the psychedelic experience can be used to help transform unhealthy habits, establish new patterns of behavior, and create designer personalities in accordance with our highest visions.

For more advanced students, the workshop will address different techniques for navigating the shamanic realms that extend beyond the human body and the physical world, beyond time and space, into what has been commonly referred to as “hyperspace.” There will be an in-depth exploration of how to recognize opportunities for deeper experiences in hyperspace, and what the proper etiquette is for communicating with the vast array of non-human entities that one is likely to encounter there.

The workshops will be offered on the day after the 9th International Amazonian Shamanism Conference- July 28th, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The price is $98 per person until the 1st of July, and then $110 after that. Be sure to register early to secure your spot. To RSVP and Prepay, go to: http://navigating-altered-states2.eventbrite.com

A longer version of the workshop will be offered on July 23rd, during the conference. For more info about it visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/2367003850

Facilitators:
David Jay Brown is the author of The New Science of Psychedelics: A the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality. He is the coauthor of four bestselling volumes of interviews with leading-edge thinkers, Mavericks of the Mind, Voices from the Edge, Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse, and Mavericks of Medicine. He is also the author of two science fiction novels, Brainchild and Virus, and is the coauthor of the health science book Detox with Oral Chelation. David holds a master’s degree in psychobiology from New York University, and was responsible for the California-based research in two of British biologist Rupert Sheldrake’s books on unexplained phenomena in science: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and The Sense of Being Stared At. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Wired, Discover, and Scientific American, and he is periodically the Guest Editor of the MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Bulletin. David writes a popular biweekly column for SantaCruzPatch.com called “Catch the Buzz,” about cannabis and psychedelic culture in Northern California, and in 2011 and 2012 he was voted “Best Writer” in the annual Good Times “Best of Santa Cruz” poll. His news stories have been picked up by The Huffington Post and CBS News. To find out more about David’s work see: www.mavericksofthemind.com

Meriana Dinkova is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MTF Lic#45696) and Life- and Relationship Coach in private practice in SF. For the last 16 years she has studied and practiced a variety of experience- and mindfulness- centered, meditative and therapeutic methods involving the connection between spirit and body and the ways our attention influences our experience. For more info go to http://merianadinkova.com/