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"Consent is Sexy" with the student organizer/host of my Consent & Cookies workshop for Brandeis University (Feb 2016)

“Consent is Sexy” with the student organizer/host of my Consent & Cookies workshop for Brandeis University (Feb 2016)

PLEASURE-BASED CONSENT FOR BETTER SEX 

Bennington College // September 29th, 2016 // 7:30pm // In the DownCaf

Facebook Event >> https://www.facebook.com/events/319560678395046/ 

Workshop Description: This workshop offers a unique twist on traditional consent workshops by linking intentional, consensual communication to greater sexual pleasure. Oftentimes the command “practice consent!” can seem like a tired directive, with little attention paid to how actively practicing consent leads to better communication and therefore better sex.

This workshop acknowledges that a key aspect to consent is being informed about what we’re saying no or enthusiastically yes to. So, alongside covering the central components of consent, this interactive presentation also includes pleasure-based consent role plays done in small groups to allow students to collaborate on consensual language, decisions, and strategies.

This workshop will engage participants practicing the skills necessary to bring consent out of this workshop and into their real-life romantic, intimate, and sexual relationships.

Questions answered in this workshop include: What does good consent actually look like? What words do I use? What does that do for my partner? What does that do for me? How do I say no? How do I accept a no gracefully? How does becoming informed about communicative consent lead to greater pleasure?


Yana Tallon-Hicks is a consent, sex & sexuality writer and educator living in Northampton, MA. Her YanaMay2016-34work centers around the belief that pleasure-positive & consent-based sex education can positively impact our lives and the world.

Yana’s workshops work to create a welcoming & comfortable space for all to explore crucial aspects of our holistic, sexual selves such as pleasure, communication, consent & the body using humor, relateability, and experience as key teaching tools.

Read more about Yana & her work here, where you can also read her sex advice column & watch her TEDxTalk: Is the Porn Brain Our New Sex Educator?

Read up: Mashable.com // Consent Makes You Better at Sex by: Yana Tallon-Hicks