Tuesday, April 9th
7:00pm–8:00pm PST
Join intimacy coaches and educators Dr. Aly and Sebastian Clarke to get answers to your questions about cultivating and sustaining nourishing sexual and emotional intimacy in your relationship(s).
Possible topics can include, but are not limited to:
Feeling more confident dating and exploring online and in-person options
Getting the romantic and sexual spark back in long-term relationships and mitigating differences in libido or desire
Dealing with anxieties, shame, pressure and other sources of getting stuck in your head during sex
Navigating the stress of work and parenting on relationships
Addressing conflict, bickering, and fighting
Clarifying and sharing wants, needs, and boundaries
Cultivating more teasing, anticipation, and foreplay and exploring new desires, fantasies, and toys
Increasing your capacities to give and receive more pleasure
Exploring ethical non-monogamy with greater ease including moving through jealousy, creating agreements, and more
Navigating intimacy as someone who is neurodivergent or partnered with someone who is
Reviews
"This workshop gave us the traction we’ve been hungry for in a way that feels authentic, accessible and real. We know what we need to work on and what each of us can do to show up more fully for the other. We already feel so much closer and are excited to continue to put this into action so we can maintain our intimacy." - J. J.
“I have found myself using many of the tools I learned not only with my partner, but also with friends, family members, and even colleagues at work. The workshop allowed me to practice new skills and helped me feel a lot less alone. I frequently find myself referring to the course handouts when I am experiencing something challenging in my life.” – D.A.
“If you want an accessible, inspiring, fascinating and safe space to explore intimacy, bodies and connection, I highly recommend these workshops. Dr. Aly has a unique ability to bring knowledge, humor, and support. I've attended 3 and each one has been a game changer in amazing and surprising ways.” - J.G.
Instructor Bios
Dr. Alison Ash, aka Dr. Aly, is a trauma-informed sex and intimacy coach and educator, Stanford University Lecturer, author, and founder of TurnON.love. As a sociologist with a PhD from Stanford, she has a comprehensive understanding of the complex societal challenges that often lead to unsatisfying and disempowering sexual experiences. She has helped pioneer research into the orgasm gap and has written on topics ranging from pleasure in heterosexual dynamics to queer and trans identities and experiences. Dr. Aly also draws on her extensive training in the Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach, and Somatica Method of sex and intimacy coaching to support her clients to radically explore and courageously express themselves. She designs workshops, courses, and retreats and offers individuals and couples coaching to give others the tools to cultivate and sustain nourishing intimacy.
Dr. Aly is teaming up with her husband and intimacy coach, Sebastian Clarke. In addition to years of training with Dr. Aly to master the TurnON.love coaching methodology, he also has a year of training with the Sexual Health Alliance (SHA), an AASECT accredited coaching program. Sebastian also has more than a decade of experience working with neurodivergent folks, supporting them to increase their capacity for healthy relating by helping them to feel and express emotion and self-regulate in meaningful ways, enhance their communication skills, and explore embodied sex-positive pleasure. In addition, he's a licensed trauma-informed massage therapist specializing in nervous system regulation. Through creating a safe space to practice communicating needs and boundaries this work offers the opportunity to heal emotional wounds in addition to physical alignments and build skills that translate to every aspect of their lives.
Important Info
Ask the Sexperts is a free event, but participants must register for a ticket to receive info for how to attend.
We welcome folks of all genders, sexual orientations, relationship structures, ages, body types, abilities, races and ethnicities.