TRANSFORMATIONAL COACH & MENTOR
THE ART OF TRUE INTIMACY
A 12 week online course for couples on the path of healing and awakening through the art of relationship
Turn Your Relationship into a Paradise of Healing and Love
What if every time you were about to meet your Beloved, your heart fluttered with the same joy and anticipation as if it was your first date?
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What if your relationship became a path to your deepest healing and spiritual awakening as an act of service to your families, communities and all humanity?
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What if moments of conflict didn't scare you anymore but actually excited you because you knew the way to alchemize emotional pain into an even deeper intimacy with one another?
With the right guidance, the right perspective, the right practices, and your honest willingness to show up for the healing of one another's heart, these understandings are not only possible, they are inevitable.
Is your relationship missing that original spark of love or are you longing to go deeper?
In our times, we no longer need one another for survival in relationship.
This fact calls us to connect with a much deeper meaning and purpose of being together. Relationship is a very special experience of life in that it offers us the opportunity to understand ourselves on a profoundly deep level and to support one another in healing the deepest core wounds of our Heart.
If you find yourself stuck in cycles of disconnection, conflict, mediocrity from daily routine or yearning for that spark, passion and fire that once came naturally, you're not alone and you're in the right place.
About The Art of True Intimacy
The Art of True Intimacy is a three month online journey specifically for committed couples that are ready to heal, awaken and evolve together in truth, authenticity and love.
The course seamlessly combines ancient spiritual traditions with modern healing modalities into one clear and coherent path. It is the culmination and celebration of Ian and Valentina’s many years of study, practice and personal experience in relationship and full dedication their spiritual path and healing journey.
Our Unique Approach
If you and your partner feel ready and are hearing the call for this sacred work and to truly deepen on the path of conscious partnership, this is your ceremony, this is your space and we'd love to have you.
The course integrates a thorough and experiential understanding of:
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Ancient Tantric Ritual
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Shadow Work and Embodied Shadow Integration
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Modern Embodied Relationship Therapy
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Embodied Sacred Intimacy Practice
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Inner Child Work
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Trauma Release
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Somatic Psychotherapy
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The Vision of Non Duality and Advaita Vedanta
WHAT COUPLES ARE SAYING
Elliot S.
​​"I had a life transforming experience through participating in this course. The course and Ian's leadership gave me a deeper understanding of who I am, how I relate in the world and a vision with tools for how I want to lead my life.
The structure of the program with weekly meetings, journal exercises, interacting with the other brothers, the embodiment/meditation/Qi Gong/yoga practices and the inspiring leadership created the conditions for deep shifts and realizations to take place for me.
I left the program feeling much more stable and confident in myself and in the year after the program I have navigated my interactions with female partners with much more grace, ease and understanding that I ever before.
I highly recommend this course to each and every man. If you are thinking about it, do it. You will walk away at a whole new level."​
The consciousness in you and the consciousness in me, apparently two, really one, seeks unity, and that is love.
- Nisargardatta Maharaj
COURSE STRUCTURE AND
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
The course will take place over 12 weeks with 12 essential topics that will shine light on the path of how to both heal and awaken through the art of relationship.
The deeper you lean into the practices and course material, the deeper your transformation will be. Keep in mind, this course is an intensive, it is designed to support a fundamental transformational process in yourself and in the relationship.
Below is the general time commitments and all that will be included in the course:
STRUCTURE & LIVE EXPERIENCE
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There will be 12 2hr live group calls (once per week for 12 weeks) on zoom with the exceptions of the first and last call which will be 2.5hrs. There will also be 3 1.5hr men's and women's group calls. Each call will include the introduction of a topic followed by an embodied partner or group practice to fully experience the teaching. This will then be followed by a group coaching and Q&A session with Valentina and Ian
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On several weeks a 20 minute lecture video will be given to deepen your knowledge of the topic. Videos will also include a questions which you will answer and post in the community chat to help you self reflect and integrate the teachings. You will also receive feedback and support from Ian and Valentina.
PRACTICE & INTEGRATION
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Every two weeks you will have a new support couple who you will have a 30 minute call with at least once within the three weeks to check in about what's arising with the course material, supporting each other in whatever way arises and generally establishing connection and friendships with other couples in this sacred work
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By call number eight we will start the process of initiating you in how to do a proper Tantric ritual at home once you've been through the weeks of inner work and preparation. This will include detailed guided videos on four specific rituals, how to set them up, how to perform them and all the elements and instructions on how to create an altar and sacred space for ritual. From that time on you will have 1 ritual per week to perform at home
SUPPORT
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There will be a community Whatsapp group chat in which all have the space to share about their processes, post your weekly Heartwork questions, ask questions and get live feedback from Ian and Valentina about any of the work.
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Every week you will have a recorded embodied practice or assignment to be done as a couple and on some weeks guided practice specifically for the masculine and feminine to be done solo.
THE CALL TIMES
The Art of True Intimacy returns this Spring! A journey from March 31 - June 23, 2026.
All Call times are in CET and all live calls will take place on zoom.
APRIL
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Group Call 3: April 21st // 6pm - 8pm CET
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Group Call 4: April 28th // 6pm - 8pm CET
MAY
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Men's/Women's Call 2 : May 7th // 6pm - 7:30pm CET
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​Group Call 5: May 5th // 6pm - 8pm CET
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Group Call 6: May 12th // 6pm - 8pm CET
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Group Call 7: May 19th // 6pm - 8pm CET
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​Men's/Women's Call 3 : May 28th // 6pm - 7:30pm CET
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​Group Call 8: May 26th // 6pm - 8pm CET
JUNE
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Group Call 9: June 2nd // 6pm - 8pm CET
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Group Call 10: June 9th // 6pm - 8pm CET
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Group Call 11: June 16th // 6pm - 8pm CET
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Group Call 12: June 16th // 6pm - 8:30pm CET​
Because the course is 80% embodied practice it is important that your space is set up for practice on every call. This means being seated on the floor with proper cushions and comfortability with plenty of space around you to move.
You should be clearly visible with proper lighting so that we can see both of you from the chest up and also be able to hear you clearly.
Please also make sure you have a 15 minute flexibility window for the end of the calls in case the call runs a little longer or in case you and your partner need a moment to integrate before going into your next activity.
Your relationship is a portal to the deepest healing of your soul. When you see it as such, your whole life can change.
The Final Steps
If you have any questions you need answered before deciding to join the course, send us a message.
Before signing up, make sure that this course is the right fit for you in terms of the time commitment.
Below are the details of how much time this course will take each week and a few other details to know.​
Every Week:
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2hr live group call
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1hr of embodied practice both individual and partner (done in your own time)
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20 minutes of journaling
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20 minute lecture video (on most weeks)
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Every 3rd week, 1.5hr men's/women's circle call
All are welcome. Same sex and queer couples are most welcome to join us.
This course is designed for couples who are committed to one another and to their inner work. It is also very important that you are in person with one another for the duration of the course.
If you know you will be separate from one another for more than three weeks, especially in the second half of the course, it would be best to wait for another time to join us. ​​​
If you are experiencing extreme difficulty in your relationship and are joining this course as way to try to save the connection and work through what's alive, we just ask that you make a firm commitment to stay together until the end of the course and see the process all the way through.
We ask you for this commitment unless of course your physical safety is being compromised by being together.
May we rise together and relearn how to be the very love that all are seeking. OM MANI PADME HUM. ​​​​​​​
Join our 12 week online course for couples on the path of healing and awakening through the art of relationship
​There are limited places available and are on a first come first serve basis. ​
Couple's Basic Plan
2,700€ÂIncludes the full course and all course materialsÂCouple's Basic 3x Payment Plan
900€Every monthFull Course and all course materials includedValid for 3 months- Pay $900 per month for 3 months
Radha Krishna Package
4,200€ÂFull Course + 3x 2hr Private Calls with Vale and IanÂRadha Krishna Package 3x Payment Plan
1,400€Every monthFull Course + 3x 2hr Private Calls with Vale and IanValid for 3 months- Pay $1,400 for 3 months
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Ian Wilkes & Valentina Cannavo
Ian Wilkes is a men's work facilitator, couples intimacy coach, and trauma release practitioner who, after leaving his life in New York City in 2012 in search of deeper meaning, spent over a decade immersed in spiritual traditions and healing practices across the world, from ashrams in India to the Amazon.
Valentina Cannavo is a yoga, meditation and Tantra teacher with over 10 years of experience who, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her early 20s, devoted herself to intensive spiritual practice, leading to a complete disappearance of her symptoms. Together, they bring a powerful integration of Tantra, trauma work, meditation and embodied practice, guiding individuals and couples through a grounded, holistic path to deep emotional, relational and spiritual transformation.
Cancellation Policy
In the case of a major medical or family emergency that keeps you from being able to participate you may cancel for a full refund (minus processing fees).
If you need to cancel for any other reason, a partial refund maybe issued depending on the circumstance and no matter what you can use your tuition to put towards another future course with us or use it for private sessions. ​​​​​​​
Making this step to heal, to open, to learn to let love shine again in its purest form is the answer to our ancestor's prayer and all the wounded hearts of this planet. It is also the answer to the unspoken prayer of those who will come after us.
A 12 week online course for couples on the path of healing and awakening through the art of relationship