Like a Pro

The Wheel of Consent for Practitioners

Seattle, WA

February 23-26, 2017

Optional Lab Day on Monday, February 27
is no cost to students of this course.

10:00 – 6:00 each day

I’m delighted to return to Victoria.
Thank you Liam “Captain” Snowdon, for inviting me.

For the entire Victoria schedule – see the Calendar.

Massage therapists, tantra practitioners, sexological bodyworkers,
sacred sexuality guides, escorts, surrogate partners, erotic massage artists . . .

You’ve taken the courses — you’ve got the skills.
But what is it, exactly, that makes you a professional? 

(Hint: it’s not the money)

If you are doing hands-on work, you need to have:

• your own personal clarity
• accurate protocols for assessment
• a clear and effective container
• skills to teach consent and empowerment to your clients/students

• the difference between giving and receiving
• how to make sure you never overstep what your client is ready for

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ere’s what you will learn:

• The single most important skill a practitioner can have and how to develop it (It’s NOT another technique!)

• What “giving” and “receiving” REALLY are and why knowing the difference is crucial for getting profound results for your clients and students.

• Assessment – finding out what your client is ready for and – more importantly – what they are not. This must be done with guided body experience, not just with conversation.

• Containment – How to create a strong container for your clients that has enough safety for them to get into the REAL work they are coming to you for

• Pleasure – When to bring your own pleasure into session (and when not to!) — making it more fun for everyone

• Healing – What’s actually going on in healing work and how to help your clients access parts of themselves that have been hidden away

• Quality of Touch – How to bring both clarity and heart into your hands so that all your touch is rich, juicy and satisfying

• Empowerment and consent – teaching your client how to become exquisitely aware of their own desires and limits and how to communicate them. Reminding them it’s OK to say ‘No’ is not enough.

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ere’s how it’s structured:

We spend the first 2 days on YOU – finding where you are clear (or not) in receiving and giving, and give you the framework of the Quadrants that everything else is built on. These are often the big ‘Aha’ moments.

Then you learn assessment protocols so you find out what is useful for your client – and what is not. (And when to set aside your groovy techniques in light of that). We show you how to use this in varied situations and then each participant has time to ask, brainstorm and clarify how this fits into their own particular form of work. Forms of work vary, and therefor so does the application.

Then there is an optional (and no-cost) Lab Day. This is fairly unstructured, where you get to choose what you want more practice with and do so with the other students. This is often where it ‘clicks’ all over again. Often students from previous years join us for this.

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his is what we don’t cover:

We don’t teach bodywork techniques, but instead the skills to clarify, enhance and empower all your touch. There are many opportunities for exchanging touch as part of the learning, but there is no genital touch in the workshop.

Business and marketing skills are mentioned briefly but not focused on.

Cost and Application:

Cost includes materials and snacks. Bring lunch.

Like a Pro, 4 days

~ Before Aug 1, $700 Canadian
~ After Aug 1, $800 Canadian
~ Limited Work-study available – ask me!
~ Returning students: We have room for 3 at half price ($400). Also check out the practice day, which may be more of what you’re looking for.

Lab day, Sept 25

~ For students of this year’s Like a Pro – no cost
~ For graduates of previous years – $100

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Please fill out THIS APPLICATION

and we will call you – thanks!

Local registrar: Liam “Captain” Snowdon, liam@captainsnowdon.ca

I look forward to seeing you!