Course Details

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A seven-week yoga series: Yoga for the Erotic Self: An exploration of erotic and sensual expression through the lens of yoga. This stand-alone course is designed to be taken in series. Given the level of intimacy of this course and in order to create safe space with consistent voices, we ask that you commit to the whole series.

Course Dates and Times:

Week 1: Thursday, January 2nd, 7-9 pm

Week 2: Thursday, January 9th, 7-9 pm

Week 3: Thursday, January 16th, 7-9 pm

Week 4: Thursday, January 23rd, 7-9 pm

Week 5: Thursday, January 30, 7-9 pm

Week 6: Thursday, February 6th, 7-9 pm

Week 7: Thursday, February 13th, 7-9 pm

Created for:

Feminine or non-binary identifying adults who are curious about their intersections of sensuality and spirituality, who desire to gather together to explore erotic intimacy, pleasure, and desire.

Location:

Awakenings Wellness Center:
1016 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214

Agenda:

Seven chakras, seven weeks. Each week we will explore the energy within a distinct chakra, beginning with the root chakra and ending with the crown chakra. Each course will have a theme related to that chakra. That theme will be integrated into the teachings, meditations, journaling, and the yoga practice.

Format:

First hour:

Lessons exploring: Human sexuality and how to support this with yoga; understanding anatomy, hormone balancing, libido, orgasm, trauma, and pleasure.

Facilitated Group connection

Guided Meditation

Thoughtful and deepening journal exercise

Second hour:

Movement exploring: how to own your sexuality, your embodiment, and empowerment. Self-expression of needs, intimacy, and consent. Exploring pleasure, physical touch, and our emotions.

Supportive Integration

Week by Week Course Outline:

• Week 1: Root Chakra: Muladhara:

  • Theme: Your Primal Energy, Stability, and Safety: “I am”

  • Dharma: Why a healthy libido matters

  • Asana (physical yoga practice): The power of mula bandha

• Week 2:  Sacral Chakra: Svadhishthana

• Theme: Sensuality, sexuality, pleasure, creativity, sacral wisdom, sense of greater connection, and joy from others: “I feel”

• Dharma: Our sexual anatomy and deepening our understanding with yoga

• Asana: The power of reproductive organ health

• Week 3: Solar Plexus Chakra: Manipura

• Theme: Strength, personal power, determination: “I do”

• Dharma: The power of achieving hormonal balance

• Asana: A Mastery of Self

• Week 4: Heart Chakra: Anahata

• Theme: Acceptance, universal love, and compassion: “I love”

• Dharma: Viveka; discernment of obstacles and barriers to healthy sexuality and locating trauma in the body

• Asana: Heart Pumping and Opening.

• Week 5: Throat Chakra: Vishuddha

• Theme: Communication, your voice, your truth, your expression: “I speak”, “I hear”

• Dharma: Finding our erotic voice, speak the language of your desire, ask for what you want and need

• Asana: The goddess in you, the power of goddess invocations, and using your voice.

• Week 6: Third Eye Chakra: Ajna

• Theme: Intuition, intention, foresight: “I see”

• Dharma: Design your Erotic Menu: What do you envision? Dream? Desire? See it as yours to choose from

• Asana: Intuition and visualization of your realized Self

• Week 7: Crown Chakra: Sahasrara

• Theme: Knowledge, consciousness, fulfillment: “I understand”

• Dharma: From dream to reality- Fulfilling your erotic desires.

• Asana: Supportive Integration and determining your steps forward

Cost:

• Sliding Scale Price Offering >> Learn more here

• $350 - $560 for the series

• Works out to approximately $50-$80 per two-hour class.

• We do not want cost to be a barrier, so please reach out.

What to Bring:

• New Journal 

• Pens, markers, glitter pens

• Readings - to be sent out ahead of time

• Yoga mat if preferred - props and mats are provided

• Mug for tea and/or cacao 

• Water Bottle

• Layers for clothing - we may, on occasion go outside