When Women Practice Receiving
. . . and awaken their desires
Hot tea was poured and sipped. Blankets, bolsters & mats were piled to make nests.
Lists and lists of desires were written in journals — and then felt in the body.
A ‘NO’ was spoken in the space, liberating every participant with a present-time, felt-sense lesson in how a NO doesn’t close doors — but leads to deeper safety and trust.
Requests for platonic touch were made, negotiated and gratefully received — and given with whole hearts.
Wombs opened, vaginas relaxed. Tears of grief surfaced.
A softness and a quiet power came into the room — we were held in a tender and potent field of our own co-creation.
I’m describing what happened the last time I led my Awakening Desire and Receiving Pleasure workshop for women, back in November.
An intimate circle of women gathered and touched something potent and true in themselves. And we were all changed by it.
I’m leading this workshop again next weekend (just in time for Valentine’s Day!), here in North London at Moon Women’s Health.
This workshop is for you if you:
Struggle to know what you want, much less ask for it
Long to experience more pleasure—in intimacy and beyond
Want to soften into receiving without shame or anxiety
Need to set boundaries that allow you to relax and trust more deeply
Crave greater intimacy in your relationships—and with yourself
Feel afraid of asking for what you want—or even of actually getting it
What you’ll explore:
Visioning & Releasing Resistance: What it feels like to imagine your desires, and then recognize—and release—the resistance that keeps them at bay
The Practice of Pleasure: Gentle, body-based tools to awaken sensation, receptivity, and joy
Receiving & Boundaries: Learning the dynamics of giving and receiving, and how to define and communicate your limits clearly and directly
Playful Practices: Embodied practices (drawn from Betty Martin’s Wheel of Consent and other sources) connect you to your full-hearted yes and your sacred no, and invite your nervous system to settle and feel safe so you can fully receive
This workshop is only open to eight women - and there’s financial support available through Moon’s Women Supporting Women fund.
Come join us!
🦋 Awakening Desire & Receiving Pleasure
In-Person Workshop for Women
Moon Women’s Health, North London | 7th February, 2:00-6:00pm | £80
A Practice for You
Every 1:1 session, Yin Oracle private reading and every workshop I lead begins with a grounding practice.
Part meditation, part transmission and part invocation, this brings us into connection with the Earth, centers us in our bodies and opens us connect with our deeper knowing and to receive guidance.
This recording is an excerpt from a recent Private Yin Oracle card reading session. I’d love to hear what you experience from this practice - please share!
Book your own Private Yin Oracle Card Reading with me here. All the illustrations in this issue are cards from my original deck, The Power of the Yin Oracle, created and written by me and illustration by D. Yael Bernhard.
