The Pleasure Revolution
A soft, gentle way back to yourself.
Starts May 21, 2026
Did you know that there is a soft, gentle way back to yourself?
That healing can be fun and joyous—filled with laughter, pleasure, as well as tears.
Dr. Nan Wise, a leading neuroscientist and sex therapist, says:
“Pleasure is not a luxury—it’s a necessity for overall well-being.”
Let that sink in.
Pleasure–
not working harder,
not getting it right,
not pushing through,
is a necessity for our overall well-being.
💔The Reality We’re Living In…
Pleasure exists for a reason.
We are literally hard-wired for pleasure. It is our green light—our signal that says, yes, this way. And yet, as a society, we’ve done everything in our power to shut it down.
The pleasure of a delicious meal.
Making love.
Sitting quietly with nothing to do.
These things are often labelled frivolous—or even taboo.
If it is not driving us forward towards the capitalist ideal of success…
What is the point of doing it?
And as we have succumbed to the hustle—or the idea that we can do everything—or simply the circumstances of life…like caring for an ill or dying loved one, we put our heads down and do what must be done.
We push our needs to the side.
And somewhere along the line,
you become the sacrifice.
My love, this is for you if…
You feel like you’ve lost yourself somewhere along the way
You’ve been taking care of everyone else and putting your needs aside
You’re tired of pushing, striving, and trying to get it right
You are SO READY to feel pleasure, joy, and connection again
You want to feel at home in your body again
You’re tired of fucking through it and are craving a gentle, fun path back to yourself
If this resonates with you I’d love for you to join us!
My Story:
I’ve been there.
I’ve taken care of loved ones through mental health crises and addiction.
I’ve put aside my own needs to support a dying parent.
I spent years hustling, trying to succeed in a culture that asks me to give everything, and I lost sight of my own needs.
I am deeply grateful to have cared for my loved ones. I would never change that.
And what I have learned from my experience is that pleasure is the only sustainable way forward—and pleasure is the gentlest way to lead me back to myself.
In my TEDx talk I say,
“Pleasure can be found even in the darkest of times,”
that has been my experience and what has saved me.
Sitting with my child as they woke up from a medically induced coma, we found pleasure and laughter.
And the healing path back—from almost dying for them, and from the trauma of almost losing my child for me—was pleasure.
This life can be hard and painful my friends. I’m not hear to blow smoke up your ass or gaslight you into thinking that it isn’t.
AND pleasure is still, always available to us.
I have created this course for those of you who are feeling lost and need a path back to yourself.
A path that involves joy, laughter, and community.
Pleasure Is Our Path
Starts May 21, 2026
6-8pm
In this 6-week course, we focus on the different forms of pleasure we have in our lives—and how to let that pleasure lead us back home to ourselves.
Details:
2-hour sessions, once per week
Gentle practices to explore at home
Held outdoors when possible, or in my home studio
WEEK 1: EAT, DRINK, & BE MERRY
We will be sharing food and exploring the traditional Buddhist practice of ro chig (or “one taste”).
Through this practice, we start to observe how all tastes have quality—whether we like the taste or not—and that sharing food in community is a special pleasure unto itself.
We will also learn about the 4 different forms of pleasure and how to spot them in our lives.
WEEK 2: MAKING YOUR BODY YOUR BESTIE
When our bodies feel like our safe place, it is much easier to fully experience sensual pleasure.
I’m not talking about sexiness—I’m talking about the bliss of experiencing our world through our senses.
Through art and dance, we will joyfully and gently come back to our bodies.
Geeky fact:
“It’s not that exercise beats out SSRIs for depression treatment, but that just dancing has the largest effect of any treatment for depression.”
— Erik Hoel
Week 3 + 4: Learning to Be Your Own Best Boyfriend/Girlfriend/NB Lover!
This wouldn’t be a course about pleasure without some boom chica boom boom in it. 😉
Week 3:
We start the process of remembering (or learning) how to take ourselves out on a date—and why it’s important to learn how to love ourselves up.
Week 4:
This week is ALL about the sexy—how to create it, what to do if it’s not your jam (hint: following sensual pleasure rather than sexual pleasure), and how to make space in your life for a self-pleasure practice.
Week 5: Addressing the Constriction and Befriending the Inner Critic
When doing this type of work and opening ourselves to pleasure, we will almost always come up against old stories:
“I don’t deserve to feel good.”
“I’m wasting my time.”
“This is stupid.”
The best antidote to this type of narrative—and a loud inner critic—is acknowledgement and (surprise, surprise) storytelling.
Geeky fact:
Anxiety (which is how our inner critic manipulates) lives in the same parts of the brain responsible for storytelling. We can use that same mechanism to calm anxiety and quiet the inner critic.
Week 6: Celebration Time
This week is focused on learning how to celebrate ourselves and each other, and how to turn everything we’ve done into ongoing practices that sustain us.
Groups are encouraged to continue to check in and support each other through fun, unfacilitated community gatherings.
Let's talk about the money!
$325
Payment plans and/or sliding scale available if needed.