Navigating Non-Monogamy: Level 1

Name: Navigating Non-Monogamy: Level 1
Start: 2025-03-28T02:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-03-28T04:30:00.000Z
Location: Private venue (address provided with ticket purchase)

Private venue (address provided with ticket purchase)
Oakland
Thursday, Mar 27th
7 PM - 9:30 PM PDT
11 people on the list
Organized by TurnON.love

Exploring non-monogamy can feel overwhelming and downright terrifying, but with the proper preparation and support it can be exciting and empowering! You don’t have to navigate this tricky terrain alone.

Join sex and intimacy coach and educator Dr. Alison Ash of TurnON.love for this experiential workshop and you will:

Learn about the many kinds of ethical non-monogamy, including polyamory, open relationships, swinging, and relationship anarchy.
Understand how your values influence which relationship styles will work for you and your partner(s).
Explore how to open up previously monogamous dynamics
Discover how to find and date poly friendly people.
Examine the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them and gain concrete tips that will help your relationship(s) survive and thrive.

With these resources, suggestions, and tools you’ll receive the support you need to explore ethical non-monogamy with greater clarity and ease!

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Also check out Mastering Non-Monogamy: Level 2 on April 10th!

A suggested but not required follow-up to this workshop

Can't attend on this date? Watch this course on-demand at any time from home!

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Reviews from Past Participants:

“This workshop placed my experience, which is limited in time and scope, in the larger universe of non-monogamy. It energized me and answered so many questions I did not know I had, that would have taken me years alone to tackle! I can't wait to attend the next class, they're life changing!” - G.N.

“Navigating Non-Monogamy gave me a new understanding of myself and my needs, current and past partners, resources available, ethics in dating, and so much more. I walk away with insights that not only help me, but they help me support my friends in their relationships. Dr. Aly’s workshops have been life-changing for me.” - A.B.

“This workshop provides specifics on how to identify challenges faced by participants and means to address them. For those who already practice ethical non-monogamy, this workshop can really help, for those who are about to embark, this workshop is a must.” - J.M.

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Instructor Bios:

Dr. Alison Ash, aka Dr. Aly, is a trauma-informed 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 intimate 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. She also draws on her extensive training in 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.

Sebastian aka Seb is a certified TurnON.love sex and intimacy coach and educator. In addition to the extensive training he’s received from Dr. Alison Ash, the founder of TurnON.love, Seb has training from The Sexual Health Alliance, which is an AASECT accredited coaching program. Seb has two decades of experience of working with autistic folks, and specializes in supporting neurodivergent people and their partners to have fulfilling intimacy. He works with a wide range of clients supporting them to have the kinds of sexual interactions and romantic relationships they desire. Seb also works as a certified trauma-informed massage therapist, supporting his clients with embodiment, nervous system regulation, and naming wants and needs.

Dr. Aly and Seb design workshops, courses, and retreats and offer individuals and couples coaching to give others the tools to be able to cultivate and sustain nourishing emotional and sexual intimacy. They invite you to TurnON pleasure, intimacy and love at www.TurnON.love and on Instagram.

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Important Info

* Please take an at-home antigen test on the day of the workshop and take a photo of your results. Tests can also be purchased at the door for $10. If you are feeling unwell or develop symptoms, please stay home. Masks will be optional.

* We welcome folks of all genders, sexual orientations, relationship structures, ages, body types, races and ethnicities. The bathroom at this venue is not ADA accessible (may not be large enough for folks in wheelchairs).

* A limited number of volunteer and sliding scale tickets are available. Apply for a sliding scale ticket or send an email to coordinator@turnon.love to volunteer.

* Please note tickets are not refundable. You may transfer them to another pair of individuals but not to a future event.

For more info, visit www.TurnON.love

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* Eat delicious, local organic food that meets your dietary restrictions

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* Rest in hammocks under the trees and take in stunning vistas on hillside swings

* Explore the trail system that winds through the property

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