Sex Club: Bristol - Evening Workshop 2 dates

Sex Club is a simple idea, we bring people together in a held space to speak about sex or the lack thereof. Not in the abstract, not with bravado or tongues in cheeks but directly, openly, honestly. An open exchange of experience, an honest reflection on the joys and the challenges of our sex lives, beginning the process of dissolving the shame, disconnection and doubt that has limited our sense of ease with our sexual selves for too long.

Sex Club, it's a clothes-on space where we guide you through spoken inquiries and embodied explorations all influenced and informed by modern psychology, psychotherapy somatic experience and conscious sexuality practises.

Whether you have participated in similar workshops or not, you’re single, partnered, monogamous, polyamorous, have a lot of sex or none at all, you’re invited to come as you are by yourself, with your friend/s, lover/s or partner/s. You’ll leave feeling more connected, empowered, and with practises to continue at home.

★★★★★ “Wow! Authentic, transformational and down right FUN!" - Abby.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Over the evening we will create a container together where through shared vulnerability and a commitment to each other we’ll create group trust so it will feel safe to go deeper into our experiences, de-armour insecurities and shame through exposure and find new confidence and comfort in ourselves as sexual beings.

We will take you through group exercises and inquiries. No one has figured out how to do sex or intimacy, yet we’ve all learned something along the way. These learnings we’ll share, and piece together the puzzle of our ever evolving sexuality, whilst creating a sense of community and deep connection to your fellow explorers on the way. The space will be held safely yet bravely. It is confidential and we each share only what we feel to share. 

★★★★★ "The facilitators were skilled and compassionate, guiding us through deep self-reflection and joyful connection. I left feeling empowered, inspired, and with tools to enhance my relationships. Highly recommended!” - Kiran

As with every Sex Club it works on multiple levels. You have the opportunity to:

• Practise speaking about sex in a trusted, non-judgemental and low stakes environment
• Connect in person with likeminded people and join the Sex Club Community
• Hear and learn from other peoples’ learnings, knowledge and experience
• Process your sexuality and translate your experience into words
• Inquiry into your desires and fears, and through awareness acquire agency to change patterns that don’t serve you anymore

IS THIS FOR YOU?

• This workshop is fully inclusive and valuable to everyone regardless of relationship status or model you’re in, age (18+), ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and experience, religious (dis)beliefs, income and otherwise. 
• Although this workshop can be therapeutic, it is not therapy. Whilst we set up a container that enables trust and honesty, we ask everyone to take responsibility for their experience. Please speak to your therapist if you have experienced abuse or trauma through touch or otherwise before you decide to take this course.
• No previous experience in Sex Club or similar workshops is required.  
• No partner is required and everyone will have the opportunity to work with different people in order to enjoy a greater range of experience. You don’t need to have attended previous Sex Club workshops. Join by yourself, with your friend(s), lover(s), partner(s).

★★★★★ “Sex Club stirred up things that weren't even in my consciousness and allowed me to release some deep stored emotions. Having the space to explore my own needs and desires, hearing others sharing and seeing things from a male perspective was eye opening, freeing and has given me a lot to work on. The energy created from these course is special. I experience big shifts from this work and I am incredibly grateful to Jules and Conor for the safe space they hold and for modelling vulnerability and openness. I can't recommend Sex Club enough. In fact I've recommended it to clients, friends and colleagues, some of which have attended and have had positive experiences to share.” - Binta Patel - Personal Development Coach
 

PRACTICALS

• The Sex Club Retreat is a pants-on workshop exploring non-sexual, but highly intimate, human contact. 
• Please come wearing comfortable clothing.
• Bring a refillable water bottle.
• There will be a break. Please bring any food or snacks you’ll need to sustain you. 

This is an evening workshop which will run on Weds 7pm - 9:30pm (Bristol, UK Time). Please arrive on time as latecomers may not be admitted to create a safe space.

ACCESSABILITY 

Unfortunately this venue is not accessible for wheelchairs. There's a flight of stairs to the venue. Toilets are located on the same floor. If you still like to participate, please speak to us. The workshop features minimal visual cues and can be suitable for people with visual impairment. The workshop features talking and listening and might not be suitable for people with a hearing impairment. Please enquire with us if you have questions. Our events are intended for a sober audience. We kindly ask that you respect this request.

TICKETS
We want Sex Club to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income. If you are a high earner please consider the Supporter Ticket which sponsors people with low income. We have a limited amount of concession tickets available for people with no income, please apply for a concession ticket at conor@sexclubme.com with your motivation to join the course

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR

Dominique Antonina

I am an experienced and qualified practitioner in Emotional Freedom Techniques, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Grief Tending, and Transformational Life Coaching. I am also training as a Pyschosexual and Relational Therapist. I have worked in mainstream mental health for the NHS as an activity therapist, and in the realm of psychedelics and alternative healing- for the Synthesis Institute as a ceremony facilitator, and volunteered with Psycare UK and Kosmicare doing psychedelic welfare and harm reduction. 

My work is deep, inclusive, nuanced, and gentle. I like to bring a sense of humor and warmth into the unseen parts of the psyche and is passionate about healing in community, not isolation. I believe trauma is as much about a lack of empathetic, skillful support as it is about harmful events and cares about creating more self-love as an antidote to disconnection and disempowerment. The core of my work is helping people come back to self-love as a resourceful way to meet life. 

I offer 1-1 work, group work and hold ceremonies. You can find out more, read testimonials, or book in a discovery call at my website:

CLICK HERE FOR ALL REVIEWS

David Chambers - Authentic Dating Podcast: 
★★★★★ - WOW.... Just WOW. So much fun, so insightful, so open, accepting and the space was so well held. Met some amazing people and we discuss topics that i hadn't thought I would be interested in. I can't wait to the next one. My only complaint is that I wish it was all day. :)

Amy Cooper - Secret Seed Society: 
★★★★★ - I have taken part in these conversational Sex Clubs before and found them really fascinating, safe, reassuring, enlightening, lightening, stimulating and opening I recommend them. It is not therapy but it is therapeutic, it is not about kinks or being straight or queer, it's whatever the group brings. The variety makes the conversation richer and the difference between us has always seemed to be reassuring. Come if you have sex, come if you don't have sex, come if you feel convinced you know something about sex and would like to share, come if you have no idea what questions you would ask about sex or what you would share. My take home was that we navigate sex for ourselves and can find inspiration and connection from others. Try it..."

Mark Wagner - MKII: 
★★★★★ - What a blessing to have discovered Sex Club! A sharing circle where we can finally impart our experience, thoughts and feelings on a theme that concerns all of us: Sexuality. Staying well clear of personal judgement, opinions and dogma the atmosphere is warm and welcoming and most importantly acceptant of one and all. For me personally, the 'session' facilitated the integrated realisation that from here on, the evolution of my sexuality was intricately connected to my ability to communicate about sexuality.... So what better place to start than Sex Club!"

Please note that we can not offer refunds. We do encourage swapping or reselling tickets on Ticketswap. 

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REFUNDS POLICY: Please note, we do not arrange refunds or exchanges. When possible we encourage reselling on Ticketswap.

ACCESS:  We do our best to include everyone in our events, regardless of health circumstances. If you have access requirements please email the event organiser directly to discuss. Many facilitators are able to offer reduced ticket prices for those truly unable to afford the ticket price. If this applies to you, do please get in touch with the event organiser.

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