"The Pleasure Talk" has taken many forms with many names over the years, with frameworks for navigating safer sex and healthy boundaries, including Evelin Dacker's "STARS" and Reid Mihalko's "Elevator Speech", among others.
This class builds upon skills around communicating wants, expectations, & boundaries in our relationships.
You can use The Pleasure Talk in your own relationships, at our events, and anywhere you find yourself in intimate connections with others (hell, even your overbearing Mother)! In this class we'll dive into building communication around:
We use this opportunity to practice & build upon these using tools & share an updated communication framework created by & for our Sex Positive community for success in our relationships!
The Pleasure Talk is fun and interactive, with opportunities for discussion as a whole group and to practice the pieces of the talk in smaller breakout rooms. No exercise is mandatory, come as you are...just with pants on for this class.
ZOOM LINK & PASSWORD WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU WHEN YOU REGISTER.
Sex Positive World (SPW) is a 501(c)3 non-profit where we believe that "Pleasure is for Everyone". SPW creates a more sex-positive world through accessible & inclusive sex positive education on a tiered pricing scale so that money is not a barrier to our educational offerings & community.
Scholarships are available for 50% or 100% off of full price tickets for SPW workshop offerings & our outside educator workshops. Scholarships ensure folks far & wide, regardless of economic status are able to access sex positive information without barrier, stigma, or phobia. Scholarships are intended for folks facing financial hardships, or systemic barriers to entry, please choose the level of scholarship that fits your situation!
When applying, while not mandatory, please consider taking a moment to fill out a few answers about your background confidentially. Your answers help us apply for future grants. No use of names will or would be used.
Many face financial barriers in being able to attend sex positive workshops due to their price tags. While we also believe in fairly compensating educators, we do our best to meet in the middle to take care of all to the best of our abilities.
Sex Positive World is an umbrella organization that encourages and supports worldwide sex positive communities. We are an entirely volunteer-run non-profit committed to changing societal ideas and values around sexuality through education and empowerment.
Our umbrella covers all aspects of human sexuality including gender and orientation (LGBTQIA), relationship styles (monogamy-polyamory), and sexual expressions (kink, tantra, lifestyle). We focus on consent and boundaries, how to have a sexy safer sex talk, body-positivity, healthy touch, sexual health, reproductive freedom, trans rights, anti-racism (yes, this is a sex positive issue!), sex-positive parenting, and more.
This organization was founded in 2009 as a single chapter in Portland, Oregon, and we have since expanded to more than 5000 members and 10 chapters in cities across the US and Europe. Click HERE to learn more about Sex Positive World & find a chapter near you!