Jorge speaks on “Beyond Monogamy and Polyamory: Extending Sympathetic Joy (mudita) to Intimate Relationships” ____________ Jorge N. Ferrer, Ph.D., is core faculty in the East-West Psychology Program at California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.He is the author of "Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A ParticipatoryVision of Human Spirituality" (SUNY Press, 2002) and coeditor of "TheParticipatory Turn: Spirituality, Mysticism, Religious Studies" (SUNYPress, forthcoming). Formerly a member of the Planning Committee of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship's BASE (Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement), Jorge teaches courses on transpersonal psychology, embodied spiritual inquiry, comparative mysticism, EastWest studies, and spiritual perspectives on sexuality and relationships. He also facilitates workshops and intensive retreats on embodied spirituality and Holistic Sexuality both nationally and internationally. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: * Donate * Learn how to participate live * Find our schedule of upcoming speakers * Join our mailing list or discussion forum * Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter