Sparking Your Desire is a weekend workshop designed to help you re-awaken your inner knowing about what turns you on and brings you pleasure or joy. Yes, in the bedroom, but also in the many places you work, play, and cultivate purpose in your life.
When we think of pleasure or desire, we often think of sex. But desire also extends much further than our sexual fantasies. Awakening your desire will impact every facet of your life, because it is the life-blood that makes us human. Our desires inspire us, enliven us, and emboldened us.
So what does turn you on? What aspects of your life bring you ecstatic joy? Learning to recognize and harness the aspects of your daily life that give you that “spark” is the first key step towards understanding your own sexual desires more fully.
As we begin to explore desire, many of us also discover the places where we hold shame. The places where we may hold negative beliefs about ourselves, our sexuality, or our longings. Some of us may feel that we are not enough, or somehow not okay, in our genuine expressions of our desire. For others, shame may be more closely linked to our physical appearances or our sense of embodiment. Thus, An important part of re-discovering and re-claiming our desires is to explore and address any shame that may hinder us from being fully self-expressed. Your facilitators will work to create a loving, fully accepting, and gentle space for you and all our participants to do this meaningful and powerful work.
For this workshop we are very excited to have Mila Malca Aka Madame Piccasa joining as a Special Guest Facilitator. Mila is going to guide us into expressing sexuality through art.
In this exciting, nourishing and deep workshop you will ...
Deeply explore how you want to feel in your body and in your life
Feel more confident in understanding and asking for what you want
Explore and understand your sexual desires and libido – learn that you can increase your desire for connection and intimacy!
Discover your core desires
Bring compassion to any self-judgments or shame you may carry about yourself or your desiresThis workshop is clothing optional
So are you ready to spice up your sex life and simultaneously light a fire in your belly for your life again?? Then we invite you to the Sparking Your Desire retreat!
Meet Your Workshop Facilitators
Sarah has been a Facilitator for the Human Awareness Institute and Sex Educator with over 20 years of experience. She coaches individuals and couples, specializing in relationship and sexuality issues. Sarah’s down-to-earth, nurturing style creates a safe space for women to explore and celebrate their sexuality and womanhood.
Lyuba is a coach, trainer and public speaker in Northern California. Through her open and vulnerable speaking style, Lyuba leaves audiences inspired, open to honesty, and interested in new possibilities. Having learned from Master Mantak Chia, Charles Muir, Somatica and the Human Awareness Institute, Lyuba marries multiple disciplines together in her online workshops.
Location
The workshop will be held in a beautiful place called "Valley of the Heart" which is located about 1 hour drive from San Diego and 3 hours drive from Los Angeles. It's a perfect place to unplug from everyday life activities and to emerge in nature with quietness and stunning views like mountains and bright stars at night.
There are several options for you to choose from. You can set up a tent outside, use one of our tents with a cot, sleep in the workshop room, sleep in a shared bedroom or get a private room. There is an extra charge for having a private room and getting a bed with bedding. Here are the prices: private room with a king/queen bed - $300/$200, queen/single bed in a shared room - $100/$50
For people who are sleeping in the workshop space we have futons, pillows, blankets available per request.
Food
We will be serving delicious, yummy foods, drinks and snacks throughout the workshop.
Friday - lunch and dinner
Saturday - breakfast, lunch and dinner
Sunday - breakfast and lunch
Snacks will be offered during the breaks.
Time
The doors will be open at 9 am PST for people to arrive and settle in. We will start the workshop promptly at 11 am PST.
Every morning we will have breakfast at 8 am and the workshop will begin at 9 am. Lunch will be served at 1 pm. Every 2 hours we will have a break with snacks and drinks.
Covid Protocol
We do not require vaccination. To make sure that everyone is safe from getting Covid we are going to test everyone before letting them into the workshop space. Upon arrival everyone will be asked to wear a mask and keep the distance until their test is done and negative. In case if a participant tested positive we will ask them to leave and will refund the money.
Masks won't be required during the workshop.
Price
Workshop price is $773 (Available until 24 hours before the workshop begins). We have scholarships available for those who may need it. Please reach out to lyubavenable@gmail.com to inquire about scholarships.
Love Letters from Women Who Have Attended similar workshops
“I went into the "Exploring Your Pleasure" weekend with hesitation, because I saw myself as an older, heavier lesbian, and I felt quite self-conscious about it. I wondered if there would be other queer folks there, or whether my queerness would "other" me at this retreat? I discovered that it doesn't matter who, or even how, we love. The women identified in all sorts of ways. Our intersection is within the profound need to remember self-love. We were reminded, or taught for the first time, how to love our own bodies, yoni's and desires. I cannot emphasize enough how beautifully facilitated this workshop was.”
“After the workshop, I am transformed. And I know that’s such a hippy thing to say - but it’s true. Ive had a hardness in me, related to my relationships with women, that I’ve been trying to break down for years. And I now feel like I’m in the world really connecting with women…I genuinely see each woman as my sister.” –Katie
“I haven’t had a slumber party with ‘the girls’ in thirty years. It feels like Im sparkling!”
“I felt free after the workshop. I was able to let go of these layers of myself… like shame and feeling uncomfortable in my body…. I was really able to let go of all of that. I felt connected to myself and I felt connected to other women.” –Sara Ann