Hi there,
Happy New Year Vermilionaires! (figuring as it's still Jan, so still okay to be saying this!)
Welcome to our Second Love Letter, we are excited to be sharing with you some of our upcoming events this week and offering you an update on the Leadership within Vermilion.
Update on Drew
Beloved Vermilionaires.
This is a little note to let you know that I'll be stepping down from the leadership position I've held in Vermilion since it's inception. It has been a very great honour and privilege to co-create this beautiful vibrant community with you all over the last year. The last twelve months has been a smorgasbord of experiences from deeply delicious and delightfully tender, to immensely challenging and occasionally overwhelming.
Towards the end of last year it became clear that I no longer have the skills or resource to show up in leadership in Vermilion in the way I wanted to, Emerald & Fennel needed me to, and that was in service to the community. After reflection with Emerald & Fennel, I've made the decision to step away from an active leadership position in Vermilion in order to rest, resource and orientate my energies towards other projects more aligned with my life purpose and capacities.
From early February I shall be working a variety of facilitation and coaching roles for several organisations, as well as working inter-sectionally with the technologies of Authentic Relating, Somatic Sex Coaching, Iboga micro-dosing journeys, Hatha Yoga and Ritual Erotic practices. I shall also be continuing my private client coaching work.
For more details about what I will be offering, please do sign up to my newsletter on the homepage of my website: www.drewlawson.net, or drop me an email at drew@drewlawson.net.
I'll still be hanging out in Vermilion from time to time, and I hope one day to return with a workshop or two. Until our paths cross again I'm sending each and every one of you my love, gratitude and very best wishes.
I leave you in the very capable hands of Emerald, Fennel and an increasing team of wonderful facilitators and leadership support.
See you at Morning Social!
Drew.
Vermilion Co-founder.
Dear Drew,
Fennel and I wish you all the best on your next endeavours and thank you for all of your creativity in the birthing of this co-created community. We will miss the Drew flavour in Vermilion and look forward to when our paths do cross again.
With love, Emerald and Fennel
Our Events
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This Week
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Diversity and Inclusion
We would love to bring in more diversity into our facilitation team, if you self-identify as from a marginalised community, we would love to welcome you to host a workshop/talk/event in Vermilion.
If you would like to promote your work in Vermilion, we can also discuss affiliate opportunities.
Please complete this form and Fennel will be in touch!
Coming up next week
We build bridges across many modalities in Vermilion, one of which is the more esoteric and magical realms. Join our very own Fennel Waters for V:Magick on Tuesday 2nd February 7-8.30pm GMT
Want to meet a bunch of Vermilionaires in one go? Join Rupert Alison for our V:After Dark Speed Meet on Thursday 4th February 7-9pm GMT.
A reminder of our Workshop Agreements
In Vermilion we pride ourselves in holding a strong container for people to explore their edges, meet themselves and others as mirrors and to expand and grow. We welcome you to explore and play in this space, whilst following our agreements:
Vermilion workshop agreements:
- Do not share anything that occurred in this space outside the space, this includes in other containers within Vermilion.
- Do not identify anyone who was present at the workshop, without verbal or written consent.
- Do not give advice unless asked for.
- No cross talk / interrupting.
- Ask consent prior to offering reflections or impact.
- Honour self and others.
- Do not assume anyone's gender, sexual preferences, ability or heritage.
- Vermilion is a sober space.
Quote of the Week
"As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls."
By Chief Justice, Sonia Sotomayor
Thank you!
Thank you for everything you are bringing to our community, your presence and engagement is a delight, we hope to see you again soon.
With love and gratitude,
Emerald, Fennel and our totally epic Vermilion Community Members.
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