Come join us for this introduction to The Wheel of Consent: a foundational tool for all human relating – between friends, family, colleagues, and intimate partners.
This introduction will give you an opportunity to practice connecting with, valuing, and trusting yourself and your desire. This practice, combined with gaining clarity around your own and others’ boundaries for consensual interactions provide a foundation for ease, sensuality, confidence, self-responsibility, and freedom.
Tickets are $40. Limited spots (max 10)
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What is the Wheel?
The Wheel is a model of consent developed by Dr. Betty Martin. It is based on, but not requiring, exchanges of touch. The Wheel distinguishes between the ‘doing’ aspect of the touch dynamic — who is doing — and the ‘gift’ aspect — who it is for. Once the distinction between those two aspects is clear, the entire dynamic of consent becomes clear.
Who is this for?
This workshop is for anyone who is interested in learning more about themselves and improving the quality of their relationships – personal or professional, with lovers, friends, parents, children, or colleagues.
No prior is experience necessary. For those who have been exposed to the Wheel, and those who have not, there are always new levels of awareness to be found. All genders and sexual orientations are welcome.
What happens at the workshop?
The workshop includes opportunities to practice noticing what you want, trusting and choosing that, and noticing what that is like for you. The context is educational. While the workshop includes opportunities for non-sexual touch exchanges with another person’s hand, you may choose to not take on, or sit out, of any exercise at any moment. Participation in the exercises is not required for you to get the full value of the workshop. If you know you would like to participate in the paired exercises and are concerned about working with someone you do not know well, bring a friend. If you would like more information before choosing to attend, you are welcome to reach out to the organizer with any questions or concerns (Facebook DM or 604 349 5474).
What have people said about this workshop?
“I learnt so much, more than I knew was available to discover. It was so incredibly valuable and the way I connect with people physically, emotionally and through communication is transformed.”
Acknowledgment
This training takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
About the facilitator
Helena is passionate about people being empowered as sovereign, autonomous, and embodied beings; loving themselves and their bodies just as they are. She mostly dedicates her time to Options for Sexual Health, coaching people committed to expanding their capacity to love and experiencing pleasure, co-producing Aphrodite Temples, attending births, and making art. She is being trained to become a Certified Facilitator of the Wheel of Consent.
FIRST TIME IN VANCOUVER! / BREATHWORK BOOTCAMP DE- ARMORING PROCESS (90 minutes a day )
Do you want to calm your nervous system and release all restored tension in your body & mind system?
Come and join us to breathe for 5 consecutive days to re-connect with your vitality, joy, inner harmony and access deep state of relaxation.
Breathwork is one of the most ancient techniques that people have used for centuries to re-connect with oneself and to open up to different stages of consciousness and to dive deep into meditation.
You are invited to explore the true nature of yourself and the rediscover forgotten language of your body. In these 5 days of BREATH journey, we will create a safe container in a loving atmosphere where you can access your unique self-expression. You will be in a place where you will feel fully supported and can finally be yourself with no judgement.
In this boot camp, you will experience different ways of breathing techniques to re-connect with your body and emotions, release old tensions and re-wire the false belief systems that prevent you reaching your full potential in life. Throughout the days you will gently release your body armour and defence mechanisms. You will experience what it feels like to come HOME to your body.
You can choose to experience the full program (Highly recommended for maximum benefit), or you can choose to drop in any day you like.
Benefits of the Bootcamp:
-Release stress and stored trauma in your body
-Transform anxiety to grounded action
-Develop a sense of deeper inner calm and relaxation
-Enhanced vitality and self-expression
-Re-learn to connect and listen to your body while tuning into your nervous system
-Unblock the body ’s holding patterns that restrict your energetic potential.
Program of the week:
Day 1: Power of breath ( Diaphragmatic & Abdominal segment )
Day 2: Opening to Love ( Cervical &Thoracic Spine )
Day 3: Tantric Breath ( Pelvis & Legs)
Day 4 Power of Connection( Ocular & Oral segments)
Day 5: Bliss (Open breath session + Meditation
Space is limited so please complete your registration in advance. info@shamabreath.com
No previous breath experience is needed.
Price : Full program: $335 – Drop in per day: $60
Place: Empower Health Clinic 2555 Commercial Drive # 208
Date and Time: April 8th to April 12, 2019
Monday 8th to Friday 12th: 6:00 pm -7.30 pm
About Shama:
Shama is a breath therapist for more than a decade. Her scope of practice includes Breathwork, Somatic therapy methods and Trauma resolution work. For further information about her background and work please check: www.shamabreath.com
Learn how to more easily and openly talk about your sexual truths, preferences, and desires with your partner.
Join Trevor & Jenna every 4th Sunday for a titillating exploration of an essential principle of deep intimacy. Together with your partner, you’ll delve into the heart of both great communication and great sex, as well as the finer nuances that elevate these skills into mastery.
Our Sunday Flings are fun, informative and experiential 5-hour workshops (1 pm – 6 pm) that help partners develop the essential skills of deep intimacy. Through teachings, demonstrations, discussions, and practices with your partner, you’ll leave each Sunday Flings with a new “Intimacy Essential” that you can put into practice immediately.
Sunday Flings are open to all genders and relationship models. You don’t need to be “a couple” to participate but you do need to attend with a partner that you feel comfortable doing intimate, clothes-on experiential exercises with.
Check into the present moment!
Sometimes your imagination, memories and projections prevent you from conceiving the perfection of anything happening right in front of you. Stop and smell the roses has been quoted by a million people for good reason.
Such an easy action, yet so profoundly difficult at the same time.
At this event, you will learn to breakthrough this difficulty. Together with like-minded people in a supportive, safe environment, lead by an expert in human consciousness you will go beyond all the chatter that confuses you and create space to finally obtain inner peace.
This is not only a gift to yourself, it will be a gift to all those who cross your path daily. It is an extraordinary yet easy approach that can be used anytime, anywhere on any circumstance. You will also be able to teach it to those closest to you for a full circle effect.
2 days of your life is all it will take for you to remember once more of the unique, amazing being that you already are. Come put your heart, mind and awareness in the present moment with us.
What You Can Expect:
- Teaching
- Partner Work
- Guided Meditations
- Group Work
- Sharing
Like a Black Pearl each woman is a unique feminine gem; precious by nature. When we unapologetically claim our authentic sexual essence, we reveal our true colours to the world becoming effortlessly powerful, irresistibly magnetic, mysterious and luminous. Our deepest desires can be met when we align with our most intimate truth.
Join us on this experiential journey to:
• Re-connect to your natural feminine sexual essence
• Super charge your vitality, pleasure and enthusiasm
• Explore honest communication
• Practice setting clear boundaries
• Allow the women in your circle to hold space for you
• Release shame and guilt around sexuality and pleasure
• Reclaim your body image
• Connect body, breath and primal life force energy
• Increase your capacity for intimate sharing
Friday, May 3 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with Sweat Lodge in the evening
Sunday, May 5 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Early Bird Registration
$295.00 before April 12, 2019
$345.00 after April 12, 2019
Payable on-line, e-transfer, cash or cheque
Facilitator:
Sheryl-Dawn “Dawn Heart Sings” Watson trained as a Registered Massage Therapist and instructed in the massage program at Grant MacEwan University for 14 years. Sheryl has studied many modalities since completing her education and, subsequently, she has blended her mainstream medical massage knowledge with holistic energy medicine and shamanic practices. Sheryl’s focus is pelvic health and wellness (for women and men).
In 2014 Sheryl created two workshops that help women claim their power and sexual vitality Reclaiming Feminine Consciousness and Rekindling the Black Pearl. Sheryl is very grateful to be facilitating these workshops and witnessing the powerful transformations as women heal their pain, claim their power and sexual radiance.
For more information or to register:
Contact Sheryl-Dawn at 604-220-9265 or
Sheryl@empowerhealth.ca
Become “sensational” lovers as you and your partner expand the artistry of sensual and embodied touch.
Join Trevor & Jenna every 4th Sunday for a titillating exploration of an essential principle of deep intimacy. Together with your partner, you’ll delve into the heart of both great communication and great sex, as well as the finer nuances that elevate these skills into mastery.
Our Sunday Flings are fun, informative and experiential 4-hour workshops (1 pm – 5 pm) that help partners develop the essential skills of deep intimacy. Through teachings, demonstrations, discussions, and practices with your partner, you’ll leave each Sunday Flings with a new “Intimacy Essential” that you can put into practice immediately.
Sunday Flings are open to all genders and relationship models. You don’t need to be “a couple” to participate but you do need to attend with a partner that you feel comfortable doing intimate, clothes-on experiential exercises with.