WHOLE SEX FOUNDATIONS: Community Cohort Centering Trans and Queer Folx
WHOLE SEX FOUNDATIONS: Community Cohort Centering Trans and Queer Folx
I am no longer able to offer this cohort January-March of 2024, as originally planned.
But I intend to offer it again soon!
If you would like access to early registration when I do, please join my mailing list and/or reach out to me at workwithorion@gmail.com
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
CONNECTION is RESISTANCE
BELONGING is a BIRTHRIGHT
PLEASURE is POSSIBLE
WHOLENESS is HAPPENING
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WHOLE SEX FOUNDATIONS:
A 10-session ONLINE/ZOOM cohort
centering Trans and Queer Folx,
dedicated to our collective sexual liberation.
(Please note: Queer, to me, is more about who you are accountable to than who you love, and also feel free to reach out to me if you are not sure which group is the best fit for you.)
MORE INFO:
AREAS OF FOCUS: Intimacy and Integrity, Composting Shame and Honoring Desire, (Self)Pleasure and (Self)Compassion, and Paradigm Shift! (What Stops With Me? What Do I Carry Forward?)
A TYPICAL SESSION INCLUDES: written reflection, trauma-informed somatic practices, guided visualization, fun/soulful group activities and discussion, opportunities to share more in small groups, plus a juicy 10 minute break.
This is a weekly, 10-session, support/practice group about intimacy, connection, and pleasure, dedicated to our collective liberation - a community extension of my private coaching practice.
No more than 16 people per cohort. General Registration opens on December 1st, 2023, at noon ET. A heads up: this workshop has always filled up quickly in the past, so I recommend you save the date and register as soon as you can.
Participation is a 10 session commitment, as I treasure the bravery and vulnerability that is only possible from deepening in trust over time. Sessions are NOT recorded, to honor the privacy of participants.
Sessions are Monday nights, every week for ten weeks. Suggested reading and reflection will be offered in between sessions, and there will be opportunities to be paired with another community member for mutual support outside of sessions.
The intention of these groups is to be a soft-brave space and sanctuary for everyone who participates. All participants are asked to honor these guiding principles and community agreements.
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ACCESSIBILITY:
This workshop is designed to work for a wide range of abilities and bodies. Disabled, neurodivergent, and asexual spectrum folks are warmly encouraged to join! Auto captions/Transcript will be provided (from Rev.com and Zoom). It is always okay to adapt and/or opt out of anything, as is right for you in the moment. Please let me know what other access needs you would like me to hold with you on the form when you register, and/or email me directly with requests or questions: workwithorion@gmail.com.
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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:
My name is Orion Johnstone (they/he), and I am a non-binary transgender faggot, sex educator, theater maker, and community minister fiercely dedicated to our collective healing and liberation and joy. My sex and relationships coaching practice is now entering its 13th year, and this will be the 8th Whole Sex Foundations cohort. I believe that you are always already whole. www.orionjohnstone.com
To learn more about my coaching philosophies and methods, please see my Sex Coaching page.
And I am who I am and am able to offer what I offer because of the communities and wisdoms that have shaped me. Please see my Roots and Lineages page.
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SLIDING SCALE CONTRIBUTION:
$525-$0 (for over 20 hours of total class time plus resources, reflection, and community connection in between sessions).
AT COST: $375
Consider paying this amount if doing so would be an investment, but not create hardship for your household. You might choose this rate if you are able to regularly meet your basic needs and have some expendable income, can travel every couple years without burden, and have some debt but are able to pay it regularly. This is the rate I need most folx to contribute in order for me to be sustained in this offering.
A BIT MORE: $525
Please consider paying this amount if you are comfortably able to meet your basic needs, own the home you live in, have paid or pay for private education, travel recreationally, have access to financial savings and/or investments, have reliable work or do not have to work to meet your needs, have inherited wealth, and/or have increased earning privilege due to your race, gender, or education. This rate is a pay-it-forward rate that makes it viable for me to work with folx who need a lower rate.
A BIT LESS: $225 (4 spots available)
Consider paying this amount if you have limited expendable income, have little or no access to financial support from family, have significant debt, and little or no access to savings. This is a discounted rate.
NO ONE TURNED AWAY / PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT : $0 (2 spots available)
I offer 2 pay-what-you-want spots per cohort. Black folx, Indigenous folx, other People of Color, trans women, and trans femmes to the front. If you want to check in about whether or not this is the right tier for you, feel free to email me at workwithorion@gmail.com
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TESTIMONIALS:
“The Whole Sex Support/Practice Groups offer a gentle space for community-supported self-inquiry. The conversations feel natural and social, which carries a sense of intimacy and friendship from call to call. I encounter new information from myself and from others, and I find that I receive it with more grace than shame - though I know that whatever I experience is welcomed. Orion is actively engaged in his own education and growth, and this is clear based on the vibe they facilitate.”
“I find it so nourishing and healing!”
“Orion is a really amazing facilitator and teacher and I have learned so, so much from working with them that has been deeply transformative in my own self-growth, healing, and learning. Also, I believe in relational healing and am looking for more ways to deepen that within and beyond my communities.”
“whole sex has been important for me in my journeys to self love and love for others and balance. firm, kind structure in the container and facilitation make it feel possible to love each other and ourselves while we are in it..”
“Having discussions in a group/breakout format helps because often hearing others speak about their experiences helps you find the words for your own. As a space it feels very safe.”
“the community is so caring and friendly, the work is grounded in an explicitly queer and radical cultural framework, and it's about using sexuality and relationships as a lens to foster healing in ALL areas of life! i am learning how very not alone I am in so many experiences!”
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