The qualities of aliveness and consciousness in our relationships determine the quality of our life. Based on his popular Relationships seminar series, Natale reveals how to recognize and recreate the 20 vital qualities. “In seeking these qualities,” Natale writes, “You will gain an opportunity for greater awareness of your self, which is the highest achievement any of us can accomplish at any given moment.” These qualities are found in personal and romantic situations and are also evident or lacking in our relationships with money, religion, career and authority. They are the indicators of the status of our relationship with everything that is our life. This book will influence the manner in which you experience your relationships, help you assess these qualities and make the choice to acquire them. Natale’s 20 vital qualities of aliveness include: Responsibility; Service and Acknowledgment; Affinity and Trust; Effective Communication; Self Esteem; Honorable Sexuality; Health; Forgiveness; Laughter, Humor and Playfulness; Relatedness and the Presence of Love. "...a new age teacher with lots of humor and wisdom." - Connection, Germany "An empowering energy fills this book. The insightful concepts stir the emotions in recognition of truth." - Leading Edge Review, U.S. "An extraordinary thought leader and teacher, Frank Natale's legacy continues to advance the cause of personal and spiritual development around the world. His book Relationships for Life presents creative insights and clear tools so new generations may manifest greater self awareness and healing in the service of love and humanity." - Ayman Sawaf, co-author of Executive EQ, Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations After years of teaching relationships courses to thousands of students my intention with this book is to allow you to turn to any page and learn something new about relationships or at least discover something new about what you already know. The qualities described in this book are found in personal or romantic situations, the two areas of life that receive the most attention, but they are also evident or lacking in our relationships with money, religion, sex, health, work and authority. In fact, they are the indicators of the status of your relationship with everything that is a part of your life. And it is the overall quality of your life that determines your self-esteem and personal power, integrity, ethics and your standards. In all of these areas you have more choices than you think. These qualities, of course, may be present in varying degrees in your life now and this book is not intended for you to judge or keep score. Some of these qualities may not be present at all and please do not suppose that they should be. This book provides you with distinct guidelines for gaining access to keys that unlock doors. The more doors you pass through, the more positive will be the effect on your life and the more effective your life will be. Ultimately, in seeking these qualities, you will gain an opportunity for greater awareness of your self, which is the highest achievement any of us can accomplish at any given moment. The purpose of this book is for you to take a look at you, to evaluate where you are in your relationships and where you are genuinely willing to be. It is designed to help you achieve or strengthen those vital signs that are part of what I prefer to call  "alive" relationships. It provides the opportunity for you to learn how to create rather than to blame. A gifted teacher and author, Frank Natale was founder and creative director of Frank Natale & Associates, an experiential education organization presenting seminars and programs throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. Natale's teaching emphasizes self-discovery, personal responsibility and choice as paths to conscious living and spiritual growth. Experiential seminars created by Frank Natale include Trance Dance, the dance of life; Rites of Passage, exploring life's inevitable transformations; The One Experience; Alive Relationships; Results, a course in creative consciousness; Creative Communications, the experience of being understood; and Self Esteem, the power within. Committed to dance as a healing force, Natale, with his band Professor Trance, produced a body of music featuring extended play trance dance tracks including the albums Shaman's Breath, Medicine Trance, Rites of Passage, Dance Your Animal, Dancers of Eternity, Spirit Animal and Breath of Fire. Books by Frank Natale include Relationships for Life, The Wisdom of Midlife and Trance Dance, the Dance of Life. A native New Yorker, in 1967 Natale co-founded Phoenix House in New York, which became the largest residential treatment facility for chemical dependency in the United States. After serving as clinical director for twelve years, Natale chose to leave Phoenix House and focus his work on successful, functioning personalities who want to experience ne