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Human relationships are being asked to survive levels of complexity, speed, emotional load, and
change they were never designed for. Repair-based models, coping strategies, and chemistry-driven attraction are failing people who genuinely want deep, lasting partnership.
Lasting is a movement devoted to preparing people for relationships that can endure—and evolve—now and into the future. The book Lasting is one of the primary ways this movement is delivered.
A Fantastic read! This book provides profound and positive insights into love and relationships. It can change your life.
“Lasting” is more than just a book, it’s a transformational experience. The simplicity, the direct challenges, and the interactive partner section make it a must read. It’s built on real world experience not just theory, which is why it resonates so deeply. Every chapter is designed to not only engage you, but to help you grow in ways you never thought possible. If you’re looking for a meaningful shift in your life, this is it. It truly is a transformation and you’ll be changed forever, just like I have been.
“Lasting” is a transformative guide to building relationships that thrive with boundless connection, attraction, and joy. It delivers clear, actionable wisdom to replace judgment with curiosity and inquiry, unlocking deeper understanding and harmony. Imagine a partnership where defensiveness melts away, love takes precedence over being right, and every question strengthens your bond. Through real stories, practical exercises, and life-changing insights, Larry Michel has created a masterpiece that moves couples from fear to freedom, from ego to “we go,” and from good to great. If you’ve ever wished for a blueprint for everlasting joy and connection, this is it. Don’t just read it—live it. With Lasting, you hold the keys to a relationship that doesn’t just survive but evolves into something extraordinary.
Lasting illuminates an effective and inspiring path forward for couples who want to bring deeper connection and long term compatibility into their relationship. Larry and Michele have created a profound heart-book for the modern couple who desires to evolve and grow.
A masterpiece of transformative exercises and illuminating insights that guide couples toward deeper intimacy and harmony. From the Curiosity Challenge to the Difference Appreciation Practice, this book turns challenges into opportunities for connection. If you’re ready to co-create a relationship built on trust, growth, and enduring joy, this is your essential guide.
“Lasting” is a deeply transformative guide to building conscious, committed relationships in an age where true intimacy is under siege–and will be even more so in the coming AI Age. Larry Michel provides a roadmap for creating what I call ‘sovereign unity’—a partnership where two people take full responsibility for being all they are, and sharing all they’re becoming. True freedom is found in commitment to oneself and another, without sacrificing either; sovereignty without unity creates separation, unity without sovereignty fosters codependence. Michel and Rooney’s 11 Illuminations and essential questions offer profound insights and practical tools for achieving this and embodying a transcendent love that can meet our deepest needs.
Lasting is a true work of ‘heart’ for the lovers (and reformed fighters) of the world. This book is for those who, despite the mountains of proof to the contrary, still believe in the fairytale. At last, Lasting is here with the tools to bring your relationship dream into reality.
‘Lasting’ surprised me—in the best way. It’s a refreshingly real take on relationships, packed with wisdom and practical tools. The chapter on Inquiry is a game-changer, inviting you to swap assumptions for curiosity and rediscover your partner. This isn’t just a book; it’s a guide to the adventure of the heart. Dive in—you won’t regret it.
In a time of rising complexity, it’s essential to have a guide that cuts through and helps you crystalize your shared values in partnership, in a simple way. In Lasting, you will discover new and more authentic ways of communicating with your partner that allow you to see the ven diagram of your joy and co-creation, paving the way for a sustainable, regenerative partnership. Mostly, you’ll uncover some of the deepest parts of yourself. This book is a must for relaters who want to build their relationships upon integrity, growth, and clarity.
Lasting – The 11 Illuminations is a transformative guide for anyone seeking to create meaningful, thriving, and enduring relationships. With profound insights and practical tools, this book invites readers on a journey to uncover the deepest truths about partnership. Each illumination serves as a beacon, offering wisdom to build connections rooted in shared values and understanding. Inspiring and empowering, this book is a must-read for those ready to embrace the journey of love, connection, and lasting harmony. Prepare to be illuminated!
Lasting will create lasting results – if you want more connection in your life, with yourself and EVERYONE you care about, these 11 illuminations will show you the way. Written with incredible clarity and inspiring stories covering all the most important foundational concepts required to create true understanding and closeness – I absolutely love this book!
Brilliant. Comprehensive. Implementable. Transformative. Here’s a quick example: After reading the second illumination about our overuse of the word “love”, I kissed the head of my partner and replaced our prosaic “I love you” with “I am happy and grateful to be with you.” She replaced, “I love you too.” with “Thank you for saying that. It means so much to me.” This led to joyful intimacy and a great deep sleep for both of us. Larry Michel and Michele Rooney, Bravo and Well Done!
Lasting is a once in a lifetime book for two reasons; one, a book like this truly comes around once in a lifetime. It is that unique and that special and that necessary. Two, reading it will be one of those experiences that you remember for a lifetime as a moment when you made a shift that dramatically improved the quality of every relationship in your life, and especially the one with your romantic partner.
LASTING is not just a book about romantic love… it’s a call to rise into it.
Larry Michel reminds us that love is not something we fall into by accident, but something we co‑create with intention, reverence, and emotional maturity. In a culture obsessed with chemistry and convenience, this book courageously reframes dating and partnership as sacred ground… a conscious union between two people willing to grow, heal, and build together.
If you are done chasing sparks and ready to create a partnership rooted in purpose, presence, and devotion, LASTING offers a grounded, soulful guide to what enduring love truly requires.
This is the kind of book the world needs now.
Relationships are being asked to carry more than ever before.
The pressure is intense.
We can care deeply, communicate more, and genuinely try to do everything “right,” yet still feel confused, worn down, or quietly disconnected.
This isn’t a personal failure.
The world has changed faster than the way we were conditioned to relate.
Roles are shifting, communication never stops, emotional awareness is expanding, and relationships are carrying more weight than our natural ways of connecting have been allowed to hold.
This movement exists because trying harder within outdated models and inherited beliefs is no longer enough.
What’s needed now is a return to what is innate, paired with a new way to prepare relationships for the reality we’re living in.
So connection doesn’t just survive modern life, but grows stronger and lasts longer within it.
Lasting exists to correct this mismatch.
When systems change faster than our models, failure becomes inevitable—even with good intentions.
If you feel like you're trying harder but getting less… you're not broken. You're navigating with outdated maps.
Lasting does not teach people how to fix broken relationships.
It teaches people how to prepare for relationships that don’t break in the first place.
Because repairing after damage is costly, exhausting, and often unnecessary.
Because advice often fails under stress. Clear presence and curiosity hold.
Because survival relationships are not thriving relationships.
This single shift changes everything.
When people are properly prepared, relationships stabilize naturally.
Why a Book?
Lasting provides that language.

Creates shared understanding

Names what we're already feeling

Offers something solid to return to when emotions run high
The book allows the movement to spread beyond rooms, sessions, and retreats—into daily life, partnerships, families, and communities.
Reading the book is how people enter the movement.
Living the framework is how the movement spreads.
Regardless of whether you choose one book or two, you immediately receive:
These are not bonuses. They are orientation tools.
The Structural Foundation of the Lasting Movement
PREPARE describes the conditions required for relationships to survive and thrive in an evolving world. These are not ideals. They are structural necessities.
Information can be received instead of defended against.
Safety comes from patterns, not promises.
Curiosity replaces assumption in moments of difference.
Partnerships know why they exist beyond attraction or convenience.
Differences become navigable instead of divisive.
Stress strengthens rather than erodes connection.
Growth does not require leaving yourself—or each other—behind.
If any one of these is missing, relationships destabilize under pressure.
When all are present, connection feels lighter, safer, more alive, and sustainable.
The Practices That Bring PREPARE to Life
The 11 Illuminations are the applied disciplines of the Lasting Movement. They teach people how to relate consciously instead of reactively.
Nurturing our curiosity to remain open for surprise - the foundation for awareness and understanding.
The energy that animates all connections. No need to look any further—it's our Life-force.
Seeing reality without distortion and Finding the true gifts when we let go of labels.
How chemistry truly impacts our behaviors and decisions. Understanding what draws and repels us and why.
Embracing the unknown by Releasing assumptions and conclusions that block connection and fuel suffering.
Showing up without performance — Rediscovering the unapologetically expressed version of you.
Valuing contrast instead of fighting it — Embrace and celebrate our differences and everything changes.
Understanding how we speak, hear and feel - our genetic coding provides guidance. Without it we are lost.
Staying present when things matter most—The pinnacle of relating in evolutionary partnerships.
The un-recognized and essential ingredient that assures relationships thrive.
Creating conditions that support growth by Achieving spaces that welcomes us home.
—a shared foundation for how we understand and live relationships. This isn't about personal growth alone. It's about learning how to be in relationship — together — in a changing world.
Together, Larry and Michele combine structure and heart, clarity and compassion, to guide the evolution of modern partnership.

Founder of the Institute of Genetic Energetics | Author of Lasting
Larry Michel is the founder of the Institute of Genetic Energetics and the primary author of Lasting: 11 Illuminations and the Essential Questions for Committed Evolutionary Partnerships. Known to many as “The Love Shepherd,” Larry’s life work is devoted to restoring what humans were born with and slowly conditioned to forget: the capacity to listen deeply, inquire openly, and meet one another without judgment, fear, or conclusion.
Larry’s path is grounded in both human development and real-world execution. His formal studies span psychology, social anthropology, and statistics, complemented by decades of applied experience across creative, corporate, and relational systems. Early in his career, he built and led award-winning hospitality and event-production enterprises, designing experiences for audiences ranging from intimate gatherings to over 250,000 attendees. He later partnered with Tony Robbins and Robbins Research International, contributing to corporate training systems, product development, and distributor education.
As an entrepreneur, consultant, and executive producer, Larry has helped design and scale products, services, and organizations across industries including education, health, telecommunications, retail, and hospitality. His work has touched hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, spanning corporate leadership, families, individuals, and couples.
Two decades have passed since Larry encountered Genetic Energetics as a proprietary dating tool. Seeing far beyond its original use, he founded the Institute, gave the science its name, and expanded it into a relational framework that now serves all relationships—romantic, familial, professional, and communal. His work does not ask people to fix themselves or their partners. It invites them to release the conditioning that blocks their natural ability to connect.

Michele Rooney is a co-author of Lasting and a celebrated physical therapist and developmental therapist with advanced practices in neurodiversity, working often with neurodiverse children and families. Her professional life is rooted in observation, pattern recognition, and the ability to perceive gifts and capacities beyond what is immediately visible, skills that naturally extend into how humans relate, communicate, and grow together.
Her expertise comes through the real-world relational intelligence required in clinical and family systems, where progress depends on safety, clarity, attunement, and consistent follow-through. She brings a grounded, embodied perspective that helps translate insight into lived experience, and she is deeply committed to relationships being approached as a transformative path carried with grace, joy, and a curious heart.
In the creation of Lasting, Michele was instrumental in shaping the format and structure so the material could land clearly and be used effectively. She also served as an astute editorial force, strengthening the organization and readability of the work so the book functions not only as a message, but as a practical tool couples can use. Michele is described as a Soul Dancer and Wave Rider, language that captures her unique way of moving with life while staying anchored in what is real.
Your Blueprint for Love, Prosperity, and Alignment
Your Personal Energetic Profile reveals how fewer than a dozen genetically coded energetic traits shape how you relate, communicate, attach, lead, love, and succeed. This is not personality typing. It’s energetic orientation.
When you understand what you are energetically, you stop forcing change and start aligning with who you actually are.
Your Profile Reveals:
The fastest way to free yourself from the past is not to relive it.
It is to understand your energetic nature and stop working against it.
For many, this profile alone becomes a permanent reference point for self-trust and clarity.
Movements are built by early participants.
This Pre-Launch is not a sale.
It is an invitation to be part of the founding phase of the Lasting Movement and the Human Remembering Project.
Help shape how the movement unfolds
Receive tools and access not offered publicly
Become carriers of a new relational paradigm
Regardless of whether you choose one book or two, you immediately receive:
These are not bonuses. They are orientation tools.
The relationship world is overrun by therapists, coaches, sex therapists and consultants called on to repair crippled and at-risk partnerships. This fix-it-when-it’s-broken trend is similar to western medicine being called in to set a broken arm, prescribe drugs to patients, and bid farewell to the un-savable.
Lasting is more than a book. It is a movement to change this trend so that we are not predominately putting out fires and treating damaged or dying relationships. Instead, we are providing life changing insights for couples to step into committed relationships where each partner has their eyes wide open and aren’t just enthusiastic and passionate. They are well informed of the potential of their partnership, committed, super grateful and enthusiastic for their lives ahead.
How do we know if a relationship will thrive and survive the test of time? This is the question every partner asks themselves when deciding to make a commitment to another. Couples that have already experienced the collapse of at least one relationship rarely escape concerns fueled by their past choices. It’s natural for us to seek truth and certainty, even while surrendering to the allure and potential of a new partner. Where do we find such truth and gain such certainty?
We can never absolutely predict the future of any relationship. But we can gauge our commitment to find out.
Religious organizations have provided questions and tests for centuries. Some cultures have strict methods used to determine the best pairings. Many professional matchmakers claim to possess the ‘looking-glass’ that assures a match. And we all have friends and relatives with an abundance of opinions. Yet, nowhere in history has there been a tool that fully prepares us to clearly see, hear, feel and act consciously enough to make our own wisely informed decisions.
Until now!
In two transformational volumes, Lasting sets the foundation with 11 groundbreaking Illuminations to guide us on a journey of discovery free from false assumptions, judgment, conclusion, labelling, diversity, miss-guided chemistry, exclusion, and miss-communication. Through revealing examples, stories and exercises we rediscover our innate abilities to be truly curious, authentically expressed, courageously intimate, recognize our genetic energetic qualities, and the expansive and contagious joy of co-creation.
This is followed by a showcase of questions assembled around the “Flower of Life” to guide partners deep into discovery of the three entities of their relationship: The ‘You’, ‘Me,’ and ‘We’. This becomes a precious reveal of the values, characteristics, beliefs, and lifestyles they individually and together follow. Whether these are a great match for committed partnership longevity or a sign of an un-partnered yet treasured friendship, readers have the heart-centered connection and gratitude to celebrate their insights and choices.
Most important, the stage is set to move into a lasting partnership with tools, understanding, and awareness which vastly reduces the assumed trends, questionable stages, painful resets, easy release from commitment and casual uncoupling previously accepted as the norm. It’s time for a major relationship upgrade and Lasting delivers this with reverence, grace, discovery, and joy.
The future will require better relationships. More conscious. More resilient. More aligned with who we are becoming. Lasting is the movement preparing people for that future—now. The book is one way in. The work is what continues. Whether you’re navigating early challenges, mid-life transitions, or seeking to rekindle connection, this movement offers practical wisdom and profound insights for building relationships that last and evolve.
Lasting is a global movement dedicated to preparing people for relationships that can endure—and evolve—now and into the future. The movement is built on the understanding that what worked before no longer works. Human relationships are being asked to survive levels of complexity, speed, emotional load, and change they were never designed for. The book Lasting is one of the primary ways this movement is delivered, but it is not the movement itself.
Lasting does not teach people how to fix broken relationships. It teaches people how to prepare for relationships that don't break in the first place. The movement's core commitments are: Preparation over repair (because repairing after damage is costly and often unnecessary), Awareness before advice (because advice often fails under stress. Clear presence and curiosity hold.), and Evolution over endurance (because survival relationships are not thriving relationships).
PREPARE describes the conditions required for relationships to survive and thrive in an evolving world. These are not ideals—they are structural necessities: Presence (so information can be received), Reliability (so safety comes from patterns), Exploration (so curiosity replaces assumption), Purpose (so partnerships know why they exist), Alignment (so differences become navigable), Resilience (so stress strengthens connection), and Evolution (so growth doesn't require leaving yourself behind).
It is never too late to prepare. Just like we prepare for each new day ahead (consciously or unconsciously) the actions we take and the beliefs that drive them determine our current circumstances and state of mind. Are we suffering or not? The prepare movement is the lighthouse for restoration. The 11 Illuminations and Essential Questions reveal and revive a path to joy and happiness. Your new awareness and understandings prepare you for lasting partnerships that can thrive.
Your Personal Energetic Profile reveals how fewer than a dozen genetically coded energetic traits shape how you relate, communicate, attach, lead, love, and succeed. This is not personality typing—it's energetic orientation. When you understand what you are energetically, you stop forcing change and start aligning with who you actually are. The PEP is included with every pre-order and becomes a permanent reference point for self-trust and clarity.
The 11 Illuminations are the applied disciplines of the Lasting Movement. They teach people how to relate consciously instead of reactively: Inquiry, Love (Life Force), Clarity (No Labels), Attraction (Chemistry), Authentic Relating, Non-Judgment, Differences, Communication, Courageous Intimacy, Co-Creation, and Environments. Together with the PREPARE framework, they form a complete relational operating system.
Movements are built by early participants. This Holiday Pre-Launch is not a sale—it is an invitation to be part of the founding phase of the Lasting Movement. Those who join now help shape how the movement unfolds, receive tools and access not offered publicly, and become carriers of a new relational paradigm. The pre-launch ends January 10, 2026.
Regardless of whether you choose one book or two, you immediately receive: (1) The Lasting ebook — the movement's foundational language; (2) Your Personal Energetic Profile — the blueprint for how you are wired to relate; (3) A Dynamic, Transformational, Insightful, and Courageously Intimate Live Q&A. These are not bonuses. They are orientation tools.
All Live Events are online interactive zoom calls of 30 minutes to 120 minutes

You will be inspired by stories, teachings, and discussions that invite you to step into the magic and creativity of extraordinary partnerships
Psychologists describe intimacy as mutual self-disclosure, partner responsiveness, and perceived safety.
Neuroscientists observe that interpersonal connection can be accompanied by measurable synchrony in brain and body.
Philosophers such as Martin Buber and Carl Rogers spoke of the I and Thou encounter and unconditional positive regard, moments when two realities meet as equals.
Yet none of these alone define Intimacy.
Intimacy is a lived field where authenticity replaces performance and awareness dissolves separation.
When intimacy is missing, connection often feels rehearsed, as if we are playing at closeness rather than living it. It’s time to embrace our full potential.
This deep dive into perhaps the most treasure resource shared between humans will look at:

Why Chemistry Can Last a Lifetime When You Eliminate Just One Single Ingredient
We have all heard it— “The honeymoon phase does not last”.
It is one of the most recycled myths about relationships, whispered at weddings, repeated in therapy, and passed down like a universal truth. Supposedly, the spark burns out in about two years, and what you are left with is companionship rather than passion.
That story is wrong!
This event delivers the latest truth and science about this powerful, often overwhelming, genetically determined, and hypnotic occurrence which literally influences ALL our relationships.
You will discover:
Prepare to be surprised by a truth that sets us all free to navigate and enjoy what was one of the human body’s most mysterious behavioral motivators.

When we understand this, relationships stop being about fixing and become about awakening to what is already within us.
Truth: We can have the right intentions and still end up miserable
The idea that motivation predicts relational success feels intuitive. After all, entering a relationship from a grounded place must mean better outcomes, right? Maybe in theory. But in practice, intention alone doesn’t guarantee compatibility.
It doesn’t determine whether two people can:
We can start a relationship for all the “right reasons” and still find yourselves stuck, exhausted, or disconnected.
None of this shows up in a motivation scale. And none of it is bad or wrong.
It just becomes a major challenge when couples don’t understand that they’re working with an incomplete awareness and understanding of our inherent abilities.
In this live session we will look at:
If there is a future for relationships, it is not in the study of motivation. It is in the practice of coherence, resonance, and harmony: the energetic architecture through which two frequencies merge to create a third, living intelligence, the relationship itself. This is the gift of the insights and tools from this session.
Movements are built by early participants. This Pre-Launch is not a sale. It is an invitation to be part of the founding phase of the Lasting Movement and the Human Remembering Project.

Wanting to magnetically attract your ideal partnerships
Includes:
• 1 ARC (Advance Reader Copy of Lasting Delivered Spring 2026) — $29
• Downloadable ebook (immediate access) — $17
• Personal Energetic Profile (immediate access) — $17
• Live Q&A with Larry Michel (recorded if you can’t make the live online event) — $47
$110 value — Pre-Launch Special $37

Couples committed to lasting relationships
Includes:
• 2 ARC (Advance Reader Copy of Lasting Delivered Spring 2026) — $58
• 2 Downloadable ebook (immediate access) — $34
• 1 Energetic Romance Report — $47
• Live Q&A with Larry Michel — $47
• Plus 3 Exclusive Live Events:
• We’ve Been Studying Relationships Backwards — $97
• Where True Intimacy Lives — $97
• The Real Truth About Chemistry & the Honeymoon Phase — $97
$430 Value — Pre-Launch Special $97

For those wanting to share with clients, teams and friends
Includes:
•10 ARC (Advance Reader Copy) of Lasting Delivered Spring 2026 — $290
• 10 Downloadable ebook (immediate access) — $170
• 10 Personal Energetic Profile — $170
• Live Q&A with Larry Michel — $470
• Plus 3 Exclusive Live Events:
• We’ve Been Studying Relationships Backwards — $970
• Where True Intimacy Lives — $970
• The Real Truth About Chemistry & the Honeymoon Phase — $970
$3840 Value — Pre-Launch Special $397

Wanting to magnetically attract your ideal partnerships
Includes:
• 1 ARC (Advance Reader Copy of Lasting Delivered Spring 2026) — $29
• Downloadable ebook (immediate access) — $17
• Personal Energetic Profile (immediate access) — $17
• Live Q&A with Larry Michel (recorded if you can’t make the live online event) — $47
$110 value — Holiday Pre-Launch $29

Couples committed to lasting relationships
Includes:
• 2 ARC (Advance Reader Copy of Lasting Delivered Spring 2026) — $58
• 2 Downloadable ebook (immediate access) — $34
• 1 Energetic Romance Report — $47
• Live Q&A with Larry Michel — $47
• Plus 3 Exclusive Live Events:
• We’ve Been Studying Relationships Backwards — $97
• Where True Intimacy Lives — $97
• The Real Truth About Chemistry & the Honeymoon Phase — $97
$430 Value — Holiday Pre-Launch $59

For those wanting to share with clients, teams and friends
Includes:
• 10 ARC (Advance Reader Copy) of Lasting Delivered Spring 2026 — $290
• 10 Downloadable ebook (immediate access) — $170
• 10 Personal Energetic Profile — $170
• Live Q&A with Larry Michel — $470
• Plus 3 Exclusive Live Events:
• We’ve Been Studying Relationships Backwards — $970
• Where True Intimacy Lives — $970
• The Real Truth About Chemistry & the Honeymoon Phase — $970
$3840 Value — Holiday Pre-Launch $299
A raw and provocative exploration of love, attachment, and the unseen dynamics that quietly shape our relationships. This conversation challenges conventional narratives around love and exposes the unconscious patterns that often sabotage intimacy. A powerful entry point that opens the door to deeper inquiry and truth.
A monumental interview with one of the greatest interviewers of our time. Fleet Maull brings extraordinary depth, presence, and lived wisdom to the conversation. This dialogue offers essential tools for our relationship toolkit, bridging contemplative practice, emotional intelligence, and real-world application.
Shawn and Larry discuss the unique attributes and gifts of men and women, the dramatic benefits of true inquiry, how love is often leveraged against behavior, and what it means to step into deeper truth and understanding. A grounded, integrative conversation on conscious relationship and relational maturity.
An expansive conversation on the history of Genetic Energetics and why it may be some of the most profound and foundational information for the future of humankind. Includes a brief introduction to the 11 Illuminations of Lasting, offering a broader energetic and evolutionary context for everything explored in the previous conversations.
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