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Socio-cultural and familial factors

Osunic Pregnancy and Birth: Decolonial Pathways to Reproductive Wisdom

Title of Event: Osunic Pregnancy and Birth: Decolonial Pathways to Reproductive Wisdom

Description of Event:

This workshop explores pregnancy and birthing through the lens of Osunality—a decolonial, African-centered framework rooted in the sacred teachings of Oshun and the wisdom traditions of Ifá and Yoruba spirituality. Facilitated by Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke, participants will engage with embodied practices, ancestral knowledge, and cultural concepts that honor the spiritual, sensual, and relational aspects of pregnancy and birth as sacred rites of passage.

Aesthetic Attraction: How Ace and Aro Folx Shatter the Mold

Title of Event: Aesthetic Attraction: How Ace and Aro Folx Shatter the Mold

Description of Event:

This workshop explores Aesthetic Attraction, Aesthetic Intimacy, and embodied Aesthetic Pleasure, moving beyond a narrow focus on visual beauty or sexualization. We will examine how aesthetics can include appearance, style, movement, voice, scent, texture, and atmosphere, and how these elements function as meaningful experiences without requiring sexual or romantic intent.

Understanding ENM: Mononormativity in Therapy & Sex Ed

Title of Event: Understanding ENM: Mononormativity in Therapy & Sex Ed

Description of Event:

Just in time for Valentine's Day! In this workshop, we will explore the presence of mononormativity (assumption of and defaulting to monogamous values) within the therapeutic and sexuality education spaces. Participants will be invited to explore the impact of mononormativity on non-monogamous clients and students and how to best support more inclusive lenses and practices.

Date of Event: 2/12/26

Time of Event: 6:30-8:00 PM EST

Location: Online Synchronous

The Phallic Tongue of the Chingona

Title of Event: The Phallic Tongue of the Chingona

Description of Event:

This two-part webinar explores the tongue as a site of language, memory, desire, and survival. Across two live sessions, participants are invited to examine how the tongue holds history and power, from colonial violence and translation to pleasure, voice, and erotic expression.

Drawing from Chicana/x, Xicana, and Latina/x feminist frameworks and contemporary understandings of fascia and anatomy, this course reframes the tongue beyond silence or shame.

Polyvagal Theory & KINK

Title of Event:Polyvagal Theory & KINK

Description of Event:

This course is designed for both professional mental health workers AND individuals looking to establish safety and connection in their KINKY sex practices. We'll examine how incorporating the modern science of Interpersonal Neurobiology with KINK dynamics can allow for increased co-regulation and self-regulation skills so we can fully enjoy the ANXIETY and STRESS we intentionally invite into SEX.

Polyvagal Theory & KINK

Title of Event: Polyvagal Theory & KINK

Description of Event:

This course is designed for both professional mental health workers AND individuals looking to establish safety and connection in their KINKY sex practices. We'll examine how incorporating the modern science of Interpersonal Neurobiology with KINK dynamics can allow for increased co-regulation and self-regulation skills so we can fully enjoy the ANXIETY and STRESS we intentionally invite into SEX.

Sexuality & Somatics, A 5-Week Learning Intensive on Integrative Somatic Sexology

Title of Event: Sexuality & Somatics, A 5-Week Learning Intensive on Integrative Somatic Sexology

Description of Event:

This SAR-like learning intensive addresses a critical need in the current healing and healthcare landscape: to expand affirming understanding and integrative somatic strategies of sexuality within service delivery, while supporting your emotional and mental capacity  for sustainable positive impact on mental health support and outcomes of both clients and providers.

The Other EQ: Erotic Intelligence Masterclass

Title of Event: The Other EQ: Erotic Intelligence Masterclass

Description of Event:

The Other EQ: Erotic Intelligence Masterclass is a 2.5-hour trauma-informed, pleasure-affirming personal healing and professional learning experience designed for queer-affirming clinicians, sex educators, and healing professionals seeking to expand their capacity for ethical, embodied, and consent-centered practice.

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