Pleasure can be a Portal

  • What might become possible for you if pleasure felt easy?

  • How might your relationships with yourself and with others grow?

  • Would you feel more spacious? More joyful? More creative?

  • What aspects of your life might flourish?

  • The ways that being present to pleasure can be difficult are not your fault.

  • And so much becomes available with gentle curious attention on a daily basis!

  • Through reflection questions, guided visualizations, somatic practices, and creative expression invitations (10-20 minutes a day at your own pace),

  • MAY WE BLOSSOM will hold soft brave space for you to expand your capacity for accessing pleasure with ease.

  • Week One is dedicated to Restorative Pleasure, Week Two to Sensory Pleasure, and Week Three to Erotic Pleasure.

MAY WE BLOSSOM is for you:

  • If you have ever felt like there is “not enough” time for accessing more pleasure in your life

  • If you ever think that accessing pleasure is for other people, but not for you

  • If you have a sense that more is possible for you through some gentle guidance along with your own grounded curiosity

  • If you already feel some ease with experiencing pleasure and want to revel even more

  • If you are dedicated to co-creating the conditions where pleasure is more available for everybody

About the Facilitator:

"I believe you are always already whole"

ORION JOHNSTONE (they/he) is a transgender faggot wizard, a Queer-as-fuck community minister, sex educator, and theatermaker fiercely dedicated to our collective liberation and joy. Their sex and relationships coaching practice is now entering its 12th year, and they catalyzed and facilitate the WHOLE SEX Support/Practice Groups. They studied Theater at NYU-Tisch and Justice Ministries at Auburn Seminary. They live and love on Lenape land with their dog Jack. Learn more about their roots and lineages at orionjohnstone.com

You'll Receive:

  • 21 Guided Pleasure Practices

    Practices are 10-20 minutes each, to do anytime at your own pace (audio recordings + text), including reflection questions, guided visualizations, somatic practices, and creative invitations. Access to the course is available through at least April 2024.

  • 2 Integration Gatherings (Optional)

    On Tuesday, May 23rd from 7:30-9pm ET and Tuesday, June 13th from 7:30-9pm ET, you are welcome to join Orion and other participants on Zoom for sharing and connecting in small and large groups. No need to be "caught up" to attend. These are a bonus, completely optional!

  • Online Community Access + Bonus Playlist!

    Access to the WHOLENESS IS HAPPENING Online Commons, where you can connect with other participants and share resources. Plus a playlist inspired by this course.

Pricing Options

Thank you for honoring the price that is right for you! If you are able, please consider the Pay-It-Forward price. For every 2 Pay-It-Forwards sold, I will offer this to someone for free. If these prices are not accessible to you, please reach out to me at [email protected] and I can let you know if/when a scholarship becomes available.

FAQ

  • Do I need to do the practices 21 days in a row? What if I miss a day?

    You can do the practices anytime at your own pace. There is cumulative benefit to finishing the whole course (each practice builds on the one before), and you will have access to the full course through at least April 2024.

  • What are some examples of the 10-20 minute practices?

    A few examples are: A guided visualization to connect with the wisdom your 5-year-old self and your 110-year-old self have for you about pleasure // A somatic practice about offering yourself judgment-free touch in connection with an earth ally (a tree, a river, a mountain) // Reflection and praxis about your version of the Most Luscious Nap possible // A dance meditation in connection with Eros energy // An invitation to notice what your body says YES to each day for a week // Guided reflection about what you really really really desire

  • I want to participate, but I am not free for the Integration Gatherings. Is that okay?

    No problem - the Integration Gatherings are simply a bonus. There will be no new content at the Integration Gatherings, just an opportunity to reflect and connect with others who are a part of this course. The course portal itself holds the main richness of this offering.

  • I am on the asexual spectrum. Will this course be accessible to me?

    The 3rd week will be focused on Erotic Pleasure, connected to life force energy and sensuality. Some participants may choose to work with explicitly sexual energy, but that is not the main focus of any of the practices. If this framing resonates with you, then yes, this course will be accessible to you.

  • I have other accessibility questions. Where can I reach out to learn more?

    You are welcome to reach out to Orion at [email protected].