How often we wish we could further the trust, with the human beings, core to our lives. Our friends and family, the treasure chest of human connections. So many terrific human beings, with all the markers of character, that we desire for a great friendship. How might we grow the connection, better? What are the emotional undercurrents, we need to understand, name, recognize, regulate and accentuate? The five sessions we will share, will explore the foundational pillars of emotional intelligence; compassion, empathy and altruism. In the context of these building blocks we will study the darker emotions, specific to clouding the experience of trust. And we will explore the expansive emotions that deepen trust and authentic connection. We will also learn small forms of meditation, including those of a more literary and cinematic kind, that will help you build your own customized media library, to experience the expressive and regulatory power of emotions - and thus commit to a lifelong process of the learning of EI.