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SUMMARY:Embodied Choice
DESCRIPTION:Using the Wheel of Consent to Navigate Giving, Receiving & Consensual Touch\n\n\n \nChoice Matters!\n \nDo you ever find it difficult to ask for what you want?... or, say ‘No’ to what you don’t want?…or, to hear a ‘No’ from someone?\nWhen you engage with another – whether it is a lover, friend or colleague – are you doing what you want?… or what they want you to do?… or what they allow you to do?… What is the difference?… and why does it matter?\nWhat would you truly like to be doing?… not doing?… or having done to you?… How do you even know?\nCan you FEEL the difference?… How much of what’s going on can you actually feel?… emotionally? … physically?​The most trustworthy responses to these questions (and so many more) reside in our bodies. And the Wheel of Consent helps us to uncover AND to express them.\nThe Wheel of Consent is a simple yet powerful tool to make sense of the interpersonal dynamics of giving and receiving; to help us connect with and understand ourselves and others.\nUnderstanding and embodying the Wheel works best through somatic experience – to feel it in your skin. So, we learn it primarily through touch exercises.\nAt the same time, this is not just about touch; it’s a pathway to heightened sensitivity, empowered choices, and authentic connections.\n\n\n \nWe Explore:\n\n​Empowered choice: Negotiating agreements and rewiring old patterns around giving & receiving.\nCultivating clarity: The Wheel of Consent Framework as a roadmap for navigating desires & limits.\nAgency & communication skills: Ask for what you want and say ‘no’ to what you don’t with courage, clarity and care.\nSomatic learning: Embodied experience through the practice of consensual touch. Before we learn to touch, we first need to learn how to feel.\n\n \nYou Can Gain:\n\nUnderstanding: Learn to navigate the distinctions between giving and receiving; who is doing and who it is for?\nEnhanced sensitivity: Awaken your senses and choice in your own body.\nImproved quality of touch: How to give and take pleasure with your hands and skin.\nSafety & trust: Create a felt-sense of safety and trust in your body, enhancing overall well-being.\nJoyful connection: Voice your desires confidently, and make choices that support your well-being and meaningful connections with others.\n\nNo previous experience required.\n\nThere are several opportunities for exchanging touch as part of the learning. There is no genital touch or nudity.\n\nSafety matters: All your choices and boundaries are encouraged, honoured and respected.\n\n
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