Pleasure Practice Workshop

Disconnected from our pleasures?

Historically and still today, women, femmes, and folks who are comfortable in women-only spaces are often socialized to suppress their pleasure and minimize their feelings. We are told by society that we can’t be too emotional or else we’ll be labeled as “hysterical.” We can’t enjoy sex too much or else we’ll be slut-shamed, but also we should know how to please our partners right away without any prior education. We are told that pain is “just part of being,” and it continues to be minimized even when we seek help for it. We are told that we have to do it all, as long as we remain in the confines of prioritizing our families and our homes. Yes, it’s 2022, and these messages still persist. Add on carrying multiple marginalized identities, and these messages only get louder and more dangerous.

This can create a disconnect between the mind and the body that can influence how we move about our days and how we relate to others. It can affect our mental and physical health, and can truly change the cells that make up our bodies. It can prevent us from moving through healing, keeping us in a stalemate with life’s traumas.

We can shift this.

While society at large and the systems of oppression play a major role in creating this disconnect, focusing on our pleasures is one way to upend the narrative. Because of the disconnect that already exists for so many of us and because of the constant push to hustle, we often do not have time set aside to focus on what actually feels good. Though pleasure is a human right, we often become out of practice with it. Much like any skill, like playing an instrument or learning how to use a machine, having hands-on experience and practice can help keep us connected to it. Not for the purposes of perfection, but for the practice itself.

By creating a space, a community where we can feel supported and validated in expressing ourselves, we can become more connected to our bodies, emotions, and pleasures.

What is the Pleasure Pratice?

The Pleasure Practice is dedicated time to explore, discuss, and expose what pleasure means to us, while also helping us fill our tool boxes to continue this practice after the workshops end.

Lead by Goddess Cecilia, this guided workshop is open to Women, Femmes, and Folks of Color who are comfortable in Women-centered spaces as well as their Accomplices. We will explore various types of pleasure, including nature, voice, sexuality, vulnerability, and rest. Each session will focus on one theme through several discussion questions, allowing each participant to define what pleasure looks like to them in that context. Ultimately, the group gets to steer the course of the Pleasure Practice, making each cohort unique in their make-up.

What are the details?

Weekly on Thursdays, June 9th to July 28th

8pm-9:30pm Eastern

Virtually - Zoom (link to be provided)
Though we are meeting virtually, we encourage participants to have their cameras on if possible.
Live Captioning will be available.
All sessions will be recorded for participants to have access to after they have ended. These are not to be shared outside of the cohort.

Only 10 spots available

18+ Since we will be discussing sensitive topics with adult themes.

Ready for this journey?

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
Applications are due by 11:59 pm PT, Friday, May 27th.
Participants will be notified by Tuesday, May 31st.