Ann OBrien - A Womans Guide to Conscious Love: Navigating the Play of Feminine and Masculine Energy in Your Relationships

PRAISE FOR THIS BOOK

I found myself sitting up straight with several bolts of insight reading A Womans Guide. The combination of practical, real life examples you can easily comprehend along with fun exercises to stretch you into unfamiliar growth was powerful. Ann demonstrated a balanced masculine/feminine integration in how she tells this story, so its a concrete example of what that looks and feels like. This guide is one that truly lives up to its name. As a much-read, occasionally jaded reader she electrified me with what was on offer. I highly recommend this as a big step forward from the usual self-help manual. Its a living breathing expression of what is being taught and beyond the usual womens guidance.

- Lisa Greenfield, Truth in Hand

What a relief it is reading a book that empowers women to find tools for love and partnership. Not only does Ann OBriens relationship expertise give us clear information, but she also does it in a playful, no-nonsense way. Anns wisdom on healing the masculine and feminine within us creates space for deep healing that makes love more approachable for each of us. Thank you, Ann, for being the light that women need!

-Marla Mervis-Hartmann, Creator of Love Your Body Love Yourself

If youre like most women, you obsess over love you get high when its happening and over-analyze when things go South. This is not just a relationship book. A Womans Guide to Conscious Love brings clarity to the things that trip us up in our relationships from unhealthy family patterns to past lives, previous lovers to cultural programming.

Through keen wisdom, storytelling and humor, Ann OBrien explains how energy gets stuck or misplaced; but more importantly, she gives you tools to clear it up for yourself, truly connect with your heart, and prepare to love and be loved in ways you only dreamed possible.

- Stacy McCrory , Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Owner of TwoCan Retreats

A Womans Guide to Conscious Love adds a whole new dimension to therapy by addressing the energy we cant see. Its practical, non-judgmental and it makes complete sense of things most of us feel but cant pinpoint. Even better, it includes incredible resources and guided meditations to set yourself up for success. Im impressed.

-Rudi Lion, MFT

A Womans Guide to Conscious Love brilliantly empowers a woman to understand herself and how to truly love and appreciate her man. Anns way of teaching is non-judging and full of love, and will inspire any woman to a deeper path of loving herself and the masculine in the dance of love.

-Karen Brody , Man Coach and author of Open Her, Activate 7 Masculine Powers to Arouse your Womans Love & Desire

PUBLISHERS NOTE

This book is intended to support you in your relationships and self-healing path. That said, the meditation techniques, exercises and suggestions offered in this book are not promised or intended to take the place of medical, psychological or other professional services. Where expert assistance is needed, one should enlist the help of a qualified professional.

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Book design by Lucinda Rae.

Name: Ann OBrien, author.

Title: A Womans Guide to Conscious Love: Navigating the Play of Feminine and Masculine Energy in Your Relationships

ISBN Print: 978-1-7344128-1-9

ISBN eBook: 978-1-7344128-0-2

To all those ready to live and love
as you have never done before.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To all my partners, love interests and friends whove made their way into this book you know who you are. Youve been my greatest teachers.

To my incredible clients who trust me with their most personal stories, hopes, and fears. I wouldnt see and know so much if you didnt show me.

To my intuitive and spiritual teachers- particularly Michael Tamura, Mary Bell Nyman, Hope Hewetson and the late John Fulton. To the many healers whove supported me, including Louise Swartswalter, Eileen Macfarlane, Julie E and Lauren Whittaker- for helping to keep my body and energy field clear and vibrant.

To my Aikido teachers and mentors- most notably Hiroshi Ikeda, Tres Hofmeister, Lee Lavi Ramirez, Mike Jones and Chris Bergerud. To my training partners and students, for all you have taught me about the energy exchange in relationship.

To my yoga teachers, for helping me relax, breathe, embody, soften into my feminine and find unity within- Max Strom, Annie Carpenter, Jason Frahm and more. To my African dance teachers who would wave goodbye saying, Be juicy go home happy!

To Laura, Lisa, Zita, Bridget, Elysia, Franky and all my dear friends whove cheered me on, laughed with me at the little things, and given me late-night readings when I got stuck.

To Kat Tepelyan for your web and design brilliance, for making the complicated simple- and especially for getting me and supporting my success. To Forrest Podrat for creating beautiful images and for your loyalty.

To Karen Brody and to Ayn Cates Sullivan for going before me and sharing your wisdom on book-writing and publishing. Ayn, I remember I was drawn to talk with you back in 2010- when you brought my daughters father to the raw foods retreat where we all met- and now I know why.

To Robin Quinn for your editing magic, for being the eyes that are not in my head. I appreciate your expertise, conscientiousness and enthusiasm. To Lucinda Rae for your gorgeous, intuitive cover and layout.

To my teachers and colleagues from Naropa Universitys writing program, and to all my singer-songwriter and poetry friends. Writing can be solitary, but our community back then made it into an exciting conversation that gave me fuel.

To my fellow leaders and pioneers working towards a new paradigm of conscious relationships and masculine-feminine dynamics on this earth. Clearly, we need you.

To everyone at True Nature Healing Arts Its an honor to be part of this community of wise, like-minded and friendly souls. Your cold-brew coffee and beautiful, warm cafe sustained me through countless hours of writing.

To my grandparents, Nana and Papa, for showing me Yes, Dear done right. For my Nanas sweet feminine taking me into nature, and for Papas head-butting that became Im so proud of you! since hes gone to the other side. To my parents for the gift of this life and for your generous, unconditional support.

To my daughter, the light of my life for the honor of supporting your intuition and power in ways no one knew how to give me. You give me daily practice in supporting the empowered feminine, and I am confident youll take this work to a whole new level, beyond anything I could imagine now.

INTRODUCTION

In recent news, women have been stepping up and accusing powerful men of sexual harassment. With the #MeToo movement on social media, all kinds of women are speaking up about this.

In my work as an intuitive healer and coach, the #1 topic Im asked about is relationships. I am hearing two things really strongly:

1. Women want men, and they want their men to give them the best the masculine has to give. They want their men to ravish them, to inspire them, to be trustworthy, and to protect and provide.