The heart is also the seat of spirit in Chinese medicine. It is called ‘Shen’. Shen is a body-felt sense, not a cognitive function. For centuries, Western medicine also believed the heart to be the seat of the mind. Since Descartes, a split occurred between the mind and the body. As a result, the two became separated. We suffer from that split today -  not knowing how to trust our hearts — even often bypassing the heart’s truth. Being fully-engaged and authentic is what the heart craves. The over-riding emotion of the heart is joy.. Don’t let life [ass by you without joy in it….

There is no romantic notion attached to the heart-path in Taoism. This path is about acceptance, about movement and change. Our hearts need to be flexible to the only constant in the Universe -Change. The more we embrace the ever-changing flow of Yin and Yang, the more we can live in the moment. AND, the less we suffer about things that we cannot change or have no control over.

The heart does not like to be controlled. The heart likes to be acknowledged, honored and followed. As often happens when our minds intervene too much, our hearts become sad, depressed and repressed. Trust your heart to tell you what is your true path. Be gentle and kind to your heart. Don’t take it to task for what you feel because that is the seat of your spirit. Let your spirits soar and guide you to joyous heights.

In Heart-Centered Touch, our intention is to allow the passion of our hearts flow more freely through our hands. We help each other do this in our weekly groups and in our workshops and retreats. It is a life-affirming practice and the greatest gift I’ve received.

NEWS FLASH! EASTON  MOUNTAIN IS EXTENDING THE 15% DISCOUNT FOR THE EROS & HEART WEENED UNTIL MAY 15th!  So,, don’t hesitate. Call them and sign up now: 1-800-553-8235

BOSTON: Saturday, June 2nd 12-4PM

NEW YORK: Sunday, June 10th 12-4PM

EASTON MOUNTAIN: June 15-17

FROG MEADOW B & B (southern Vermont):

October 26-28

Embodiment & Intimacy’ training are key elements of this work  The sessions last for an hour, for 90 minutes or longer. You can focus on issues that may be blocking you from expressing yourself freely. You may be challenged finding true and lasting intimacy in your life. Heart Centered Touch Private Sessions can help you address and resolve issues so that you can live a more full, embodied and satisfied life.

You may also choose to have a relaxing, sensual experience of massage — being touched by a trained bodywork therapist in an open and safe manner.

No two private sessions are alike. The client begins the work by setting an intention for the session. These intentions vary according to the client’s needs at the time.  Examples  of issues that are addressed are: sexual function and performance, recovery from a loss of a relationship or family member. A Change or loss of job, dissatisfaction in a relationship, issues of sexuality and sexual identity, shame and guilt issues are also common. Abuse issues, past traumas and healing addictions and compulsions can also be addressed. Whatever issues are challenging your life, a Private Heart Centered Touch session can be a way towards resolution as well as a great adjunct to other therapy methods.

Private sessions are available every day at Adam’s studio on the Upper West Side as well as Thursdays on West 14th Street in Chelsea. Make prior appointments by phone or by e-mail.

The fee for a one-hour private session is $140.

The fee for a 90-minute private session is $185.

Fees for longer sessions vary as well as other considerations. These are discussed with Adam on an individual basis.

Heart Centered Touch has changed our WEEKLY MASSAGE GROUP in New York City to TUESDAY 7:30-10 PM.    This is a  nurturing group of men giving and receiving nourishing touch for 3  hours every week. The group is an oasis of connection and pleasure exploring tantra, Taoism & touch. The group is open to all! Register on the Schedule & Registration page of this site for the date you want to attend.

The Frequent Flyer Program for Heart Centered Touch Weekly Groups gives you more for your money. Attend 6 Thursday night groups and get the 7^th group free. This is a way to stay connected and keep it affordable.

First-time Heart Centered Touch Group attendance gives you $10 off with a coupon. Ask your friends to invite you and join our tribe!

Private Bodywork Sessions are available with Adam every day on the Upper West Side. Adam offers Licensed Acupuncture treatments for a variety of issues including muscular trigger point therapy. Private sessions available every day by appointment.

EASTON MOUNTAIN WEEKEND RETREAT: JUNE 15-17. Register NOW before May 15th) & get a 15% off!This is Heart-Centered Touch’s 3rd Annual Easton Retreat and we are very excited. Join us in a weekend of touch exploration , ritual and tantra to infuse your life with the bliss of a more fully-embodied experience. A retreat at Easton Mountain is always a special event. Call Easton Mountain to register: 1-800-553-8235

NEW IN OCTOBER 16-28, 2012:  A special weekend retreat at Frog Meadow Bed & Breakfast in Southern Vermont. This cozy and delightful setting just a few hours from New York is hosting a Heart-Centered Touch Weekend. Adam will be presenting a version of his “Eros & Heart:The Fully Embodied Path” designed to fit the needs of both couples and single men. Exploration and stretching our curiosity just a little further can guide us to new discoveries in relationship to ourselves and others. To find out more, contact Adam at Heart-Centered Touch.

To Read a Full Description on the Frog Meadow website and for REGISTRATION info through them: www.frogmeadow.com/events2.html#heart

The website is designed to be an interactive place where you can read articles, blogs and find out about what’s going on in the mens spiritual community.  It’s a place for you to get involved, ask questions, make comments and be part of a larger dialogue among men.

Heart Centered Touch is expanding! We have increased frequency of the groups in New York City to EVERY WEEK and our MEETING NEW NIGHT is TUESDAY 7:30-10PM.

A group of men giving and receiving nurturing touch for 2 1/2  hours every week. An oasis of connection and pleasure in a busy, hectic city…

SUNDAY WORKSHOPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT CITIES!

Sunday afternoon Workshops currently planned:

February5,2012 – NEW YORK

March 4, 2012- BOSTON

April 13-15, 2012 – COLORADO

May, 2012 – NEW YORK (date to be announced)

If you would like Adam to come to your area for a Sunday Heart Centered Touch Workshop, call him: 212-366-9025 or email: adam@heartcenteredtouch.com

THIRD WEEKEND RESIDENTIAL HEART CENTERED TOUCH RETREAT:

June 15-17, 2012 – Weekend Residential Retreat at Easton Mountain. Please register through Easton Mountain: www.eastonmountain.org

Private Sessions w/ Adam on the Upper West Side are available every day and most evenings.  Bodywork and Acupuncture are available. Bookings for private sessions are done by phone: 212-366-9025 and e-mail: adam@heartcenteredtouch.com

QiGong inspired movement class is in the planning stages. Please let me know if you are interested. A weekly drop-in class at the 51 W. 14^th Street space will likely be on a Saturday or a Sunday. Call Adam for info and to join: 212-366-9025 or by email. This QiGong practice relates to the Taoist Qi Massage Workshop Adam is giving now.

The new Frequent Flyer Program for Heart Centered Touch Weekly Groups gives you more for your money. Attend 6 weekly groups and get the 7^th group free. This is a way to stay connected and keep it affordable…Good for one year from your first group. FF Program started in   February, 2010.

photo by Ruben Roncallo

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All men are welcome to our programs. Massage exchange — sensual and therapeutic — are the touchstones what we offer. It is through practice — under guidance — that we learn to expand our vocabulary of touch and our capacity for intimacy through touch.

Most of the sessions are clothes-off, hands-on and facilitated by Adam. Verbal communication is an important part of the experience,  in which personal boundaries are honored and deeper ways to connect are explored.  Our focus is to increase awareness and compassion and, in so doing, increase intimacy. We use eros as a creative force. We embrace eros and joyous and life-affirming.  The Heart Centered Touch model is one of learning through pleasure, not through pressure. This leads to a higher level of functioning, to more joy and and to increased authentic expression.

Heart Centered Touch offers consistency in the community experience. We meet every week in New York City and we offer Sunday afternoon workshops in New York as well as in other cities. Weekend Residential Retreats are also a part of the program of Heart Centered Touch. Our aim is to make conscious touch and communication available to more men all over. See the Full Schedule for all current programs.

Our left-brains are overloaded. We are bombarded with information. We have lost ‘touch’ with the human side of life, especially in urban life. Heart Centered Touch is a right-brain activity that affirms the connection to something larger than ourselves, to our sensory experience and to more nurturing and nourishing human interactions.

photo by Ruben Roncallo

Sexual energy is explored as a nourishing, creative energy that we can tap into without guilt, shame or hiding.  We embrace all men’s experience in the groups regardless of anyone’s personal choices. We show up as men to nurture each other, to learn from each other and to grow and evolve as freer human beings learning to live more compassionately together.

Massage groups take place every week in New York City in Chelsea from 7:30-10 PM. Sunday afternoon workshops are offered in New York as well as in other cities. Workshops can be organized upon request in your area. Residential Retreats are weekends where we have the opportunity to bond over a longer period of time, go more deeply into the work and reveal more of ourselves to the participants. New skills are introduced in each setting and practice time on massage tables is a large part of the Heart Centered Touch experience.

No prior experience is necessary to participate in any of our programs. We learn by doing under the guidance of Adam and other trained professionals. Whether you are coming out, exploring the newness of physical relationships with men or just love to exchange nourishing touch on a regular basis, Heart Centered Touch programs welcome everybody into the tribe.

photo by Clint Steib