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Diversities in sexual expression and lifestyles

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 and Somatics Professional Learning Intensive

Title of Event: Sexuality and Somatics Professional Learning Intensive

Description of Event:

This 2-Day professional development intensive is an introduction to integrative approach of somatic sexology informed by evidence-based liberation-centered sexological research, the science of neuroplasticity, and embodied intelligence-- a decolonial approach to integrative somatic healing. Learn how to safely and ethnically bring about sexuality and somatics in your practices with this 2-Day professional learning intensive.

Austin Area AASECT Meet & Greet and CEU: FinDomme and Financial Kinks: Understanding and Working Ethically with Erotic Diversity and Financial Power Exchange

Title of Event: Austin Area AASECT Meet & Greet and CEU: FinDomme and Financial Kinks: Understanding and Working Ethically with Erotic Diversity and Financial Power Exchange

Description of Event:

Sex, money, and power is a familiar triad to sex educators, counselors, and therapists, but most of the information and research out there on the relationship between the three are based on cisgender, heterosexual, and monogamous relationships and are often not not inclusive of other Gender, Sexual, Erotic, or Relational Diversity (GSERD).  

New England Area AASECT Meet & Greet and CEU: FinDomme and Financial Kinks: Understanding and Working Ethically with Erotic Diversity and Financial Power Exchange

Title of Event: New England Area AASECT Meet & Greet and CEU: FinDomme and Financial Kinks: Understanding and Working Ethically with Erotic Diversity and Financial Power Exchange

Description of Event:

Sex, money, and power is a familiar triad to sex educators, counselors, and therapists, but most of the information and research out there on the relationship between the three are based on cisgender, heterosexual, and monogamous relationships and are often not not inclusive of other Gender, Sexual, Erotic, or Relational Diversity (GSERD).  

Erotic Defiance: Holding Space for Daring Sexual Expression

Title of Workshop: Erotic Defiance: Holding Space for Daring Sexual Expression

Date: Saturday & Sunday, May 2 & 3, 9am-6:30pm MST          

Location Online Synchronous

Presenter: Laura Rademacher, MA, LMFT, CST, CST-S

Sponsor: Southwestern College/New Earth Institute

Contact Name: Kate Latimer       

Telephone: 505-795-0631   

Email: katelatimer@swc.edu

Registration: https://newearth.regfox.com/nei-registration-form

6-hour AASECT Group Supervision

Title of Event: 6-hour AASECT Group Supervision

Description of Event:

Join Our Summer AASECT Group Supervision!

We’re thrilled to offer an upcoming 6-hour AASECT Group Supervision designed to enhance your clinical skills, connect you with peers, and provide expert guidance in a supportive environment.

We’re excited to share our Summer Group Supervision dates:

Fridays:
- May 15, 2026
- June 19, 2026
- July 10, 2026

Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST

Kink as a Pathway to Repair, Attachment, and Self-Compassion

Title of Event: Kink as a Pathway to Repair, Attachment, and Self-Compassion

Description of Event:

This 90-minute workshop explores how consensual, intentional dynamics can create space for reconnecting with unmet emotional needs and early relational experiences. Through an emphasis on safety, communication, and clearly defined boundaries, participants are invited to examine how power, play, and vulnerability support emotional awareness, self-trust, and healing.

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