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Ready to step out of survival mode and be turned On by your life?

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Most of us were taught how to survive, not how to thrive...

Maybe you know this feeling:
The sense that parts of you have gone quiet.
That somewhere between surviving and succeeding, you misplaced your own aliveness.

Maybe you’ve been strong for too long.
Maybe you’ve silenced your longings just to fit into a life that doesn’t quite fit you.
Maybe you’ve touched moments of deep connection, but they slip through your fingers too fast.

If any part of you is whispering,  “There has to be more than this…” then you are already at the doorway.

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Upcoming gatherings at the institute

In-person, small-group experiences hosted by space holders we trust, for those drawn to depth, presence, and honest inquiry.

  • Daylight open Shibari practice

    This is an open rope practice container. No teacher. No instruction. Just space. The Institute’s Shibari Open Practice is designed for those who already have some experience and want time,

    February 18 @ 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
  • Bottoming skills and playful dynamics

    Deepening Series THE COURSE IS FULL PLEASE SIGN UP TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST To grow in a small group, going deep together has been one of my favourite ways

    February 18 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Open studio

    This is not a class. This is not a workshop. This is not yoga instruction. It’s open studio time. A quiet, shared room you can step into for three hours.

    February 19 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Desire doesn’t always want more sex…

    The Motherhole has three realms: Eros, Mother and Crone.This is an Eros gathering. Eros is not sex.It’s the charge that lives underneath language.The pull.The no.The yes that arrives before thought....

    February 20 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Tying with clothes and objects

    Deepening Series THE COURSE IS FULL PLEASE SIGN UP TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST To grow in a small group, going deep together has been one of my favourite ways

    February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Our Approach

✨ Body Wisdom: Your nervous system knows the way home. We listen to it, gently, week by week.

✨ Story Wisdom: Your experiences, your emotions, your inner voices matter. We make space for all of them.

✨ Symbolic Wisdom: We use imagery, ritual, and imagination to help you access layers that talking alone can’t reach.

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You don’t have to believe anything.
You don’t have to “get it right.”
This work meets you where you are.

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Our program

A real path you can actually walk in a rhythm that fits real life

✨A three-semester program (about 1,5 years total)

✨The program has one live online class per week (around 3 hours long)

 

Every week you’ll move through:

✨A grounded teaching you can actually use

✨A somatic exercise done in small breakout groups (10 people or less)

✨A closing circle where you’re invited, but never forced, to share

You’ll be part of an small group inside a larger community held by trained, caring community managers who are here to make sure it feels safe, human, and real.

There’s also optional sharing circles and practice sessions if you want extra space to connect or deepen the exercises.

You don’t have to know how to do this.
You just have to be willing to start.

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You belong here if...

✨ You’re tired of trying to fix yourself

✨ You’re ready to slow down and feel, even if it’s scary

✨ You want a way of healing that feels real, not like performing or pushing through

✨ You long for more connection to your body, your emotions, and your inner life

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You don’t need to be an expert.
You don’t need to have it all together.
You just need to want to come home.
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The Journey

The three semesters follow the Sensual hero’s journey arc

✨ The Call: slowing down, listening in, meeting the parts of you you’ve had to ignore to survive

✨ The Initiation: feeling more, trusting more, letting the old protections soften so you can reclaim your aliveness

✨ The Return: coming back to daily life with a deeper connection to yourself, your body, and your world

 

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Let' begin

There’s no perfect moment.
There’s just this one.

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If something in you stirred while reading this, even a tiny flicker of yes…
Then you’re already on your way home to your sensual self.

Let’s go there together!

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