DATE NIGHT:
Monthly couples events with
Gal Szekely & Liron Cohen
You and your partner love each other, but with your busy lives, who has time to plan something special? So you end up watching TV together or going out to yet another restaurant or movie. But deep inside you know that you want more—more passion, more Intimacy, and more fun! That’s why we created DATE NIGHT.
DATE NIGHT is a monthly event for couples that’s both educational and fun! In a lighthearted environment, you will mingle with other like-minded couples and enjoy fun activities that support authentic communication, build spontaneity, and deepen intimacy (sprinkled with our best tips for the art and science of loving). Couples of all gender identities and sexual preferences are welcomed and encouraged to join!
Here are some of the things you can expect to discover at a couples event:
- How to turn wine tasting into an experience that opens all of your senses
- Partner dancing for fun and embodied contact
- Using mindfulness to enhance sensual touch
- Understanding your partner’s body language
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Upcoming Date Night Couples Events
About Gal & Liron
DATE NIGHT is led by Gal Szekely & Liron Cohen, a married couple who live and work together (it doesn’t get more real than that!). They are couples counselors and founders of The Couples Center, a counseling and education center for couples and relationship-minded singles. Gal has dedicated his work to helping couples create thriving relationships. He is a teacher in the Hakomi experiential therapy method as well as adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he teaches marriage counseling from a body-mind perspective. Liron has a gift for teaching couples how to overcome barriers to connection and create a deeper, more exciting love between them. With a background in design, as a doula and priestess, and a gifted chef, she brings creativity and beauty to everything she does!
What people are saying about Gal, Liron & The Couples Center
“I attended the premarital workshop with my girlfriend a few weekends ago. We came out of it with more awareness of each other’s point of view, as well as practical tools we can use to work on some long standing issues. Gal and Liron are both excellent counselors.” — Dan C.
“I had a great experience in the premarital counseling workshop from The Couples Center. As a guy, I was very skeptical about it. But after the two-day workshop, my eyes were opened. Gal offers us great tools to build a better relationship. I believe Gal’s workshop not only can help us build a better marriage, it may change our life. Thank you, Gal!” — Charles C.
“I attended the weekend-long couples communication session with my husband. It was a great opportunity to grow closer to my other half. I really treasured the time we spent together focusing on making our relationship stronger. The weekend opened my eyes to many things and I really appreciated the passion and sincerity Gal brings to the work.” — YY C.
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Examples of Past Date Nights for Couples
Join us for a night of dancing and fun to improve your overall sense of well-being, reduce stress, better your posture, strengthen your eye contact, laugh with each other and perhaps most importantly, boost your intimacy and passion in the bedroom.
What you will gain from this workshop:
- Getting out of the familiar and into a new experience of your partner
- Skills for developing mutual respect and understanding
- Daily practices that support intimacy (and they only take a few minutes)
- Building intimacy and passion through dance
- Attuning and connecting to your partner through non-verbal communication
- Developing a basic swing step with your partner that you can use to dance to any sort of music
In The Art of Loving Touch, a Date Night from The Couples Center, hosts Gal Szekeley and Liron Cohen, along with guest presenter Jasmine Flanigan, will be offering various exercises and techniques for making sweet and nourishing contact that will give each of you a fresh new and playful approach to unwinding together.
What you will gain from this workshop:
- Different forms of touch that connect you more intimately with your partner
- Being mindful of yourself and present with your partner when you’re touching them
- Specific techniques to help release tension in your partner’s head, neck, back and feet
- How to massage for healing and relaxation or more for sensual and erotic play
- Maintaining a prolonged relationship with what brings you pleasure
- And yes, you will learn how to create a fantastic couples massage without a massage table!
In Everyday Magic, a Date Night from The Couples Center, hosts Gal Szekeley and Donna Molettiere, will combine fun and playfulness with learning a new approach to communicating and relating to your partner. You will leave with new and tangible skills and techniques toward creating the passion and intimacy you desire.
What you will gain from this workshop:
- How to get out of the familiar and see your partner with fresh eyes
- Skills for moving away from conflict and towards playfulness
- Daily practices that support intimacy (and they only take a few minutes)
- The secret ingredient to re-create the chemistry of your early dating days
- How to attune to your partner through body language
