This is an 8-week deep dive into the art of the Wheel of Consent Led by Sian Johnson, Certified Wheel of Consent Trainerwith Derek Sankar and Fennel WatersRegister nowJoin us for an enriching 8-week journey into the Wheel of Consent, guided by Sian Johnson, experienced and certified Wheel of Consent Trainer. This course is designed to deepen your understanding and practice of consent, enhance your communication skills, develop your use of boundaries and limits, and improve your relationships.
Discover the safety, liberation and joy of valuing and communicating your needs and bring this superpower to enhance all of your relationships. Held within a closed, supportive and trauma-informed community of people from diverse backgrounds.
Suitable for beginners, refreshers and experienced Wheel of Consent people.
All sessions will be recorded and shared among the group but strictly not for sharing outside of the container.
Attendance of the first session — setting the container — is mandatory, the other sessions can be caught up with the recordings. I highly recommend attending the final session to close the container and celebrate our journey together.
This is The Wheel of Consent by Betty Martin; an opportunity to experiment with the theory and practice of giving and receiving.
What to expect
- In-Depth Learning: Each week, we will explore different aspects of the Wheel of Consent, providing a comprehensive understanding of the framework.
- Interactive Sessions: Engage in live, interactive Zoom sessions that include discussions, exercises, and practical applications.
- Experienced Team: All team members have trained in the Wheel of Consent and Led by Sian Johnson a Wheel of Consent Certified Facilitator, Sexological Bodyworker and Psychotherapist with nearly a decade of experience in the pleasure positive industry.
- Personal Growth: Develop greater awareness of your own needs, boundaries, and desires, and learn to communicate them effectively.
- Community Support:
- Connect with fellow participants in a supportive and confidential environment, developing a sense of community and shared learning together.
- A consent-focused WhatsApp community group for in between session support, with the option to join the main ongoing Consent Community group on completion of the course
- A buddy system to arrange online or in person for in between session practice.
- Email and WhatsApp support with Sian Johnson
Course schedule- Week 1 (26th January): Opening and creating the safe container, Waking up the Hands, taking turns, notice–trust–value–communicate–action, why the choosing is more important than the doing.
- Week 2 (2nd February): Noticing what you want, noticing your limits, why we don’t ask for what we want / what do we do instead.
- Week 3 (9th February): Direct and Indirect Routes of Pleasure, 3 Components of Pleasure, Finding the Take–Allow dynamic.
- Week 4 (16th February): Finding the Serve–Accept dynamic, the four Quadrants, Take/Allow and Serve/Accept.
- Week 5 (23rd February ): The 3-Minute Game, Dynamics of the Wheel: The Four Halves
- Week 6 (2nd March): Radical Recieving
- Week 7 (9th March): Request/offer/invitation, domain/boundary/limit, revisit the 3-Minute Game, The Whole Wheel including the shadows.
- Week 8 (16th March): Consent and power in the wider world, consent games, receiving, closing the container.
Why join this course?- Expert Guidance: with 7 years experience, and as a Wheel of Consent Trainer, Sian brings a wealth of skill, knowledge and compassion to learning and teaching the Wheel of Consent.
- Expert Team: A diverse team who are Trauma and Wheel of Consent informed with years of experience in this and related fields between them
- Inclusion: The Wheel of Consent is an inclusive modality and a useful lens to examine embodied privilege and oppression. This workshop is designed for individuals of all genders, sexual orientations, and relationship status and styles. Whether you are new to the concept of consent or have previous experience, this workshop will provide you with deeper insights and practical tools to enhance your relationships and your life.
- Flexible Learning: Participate from the comfort of your own home, with sessions conveniently scheduled on Monday evenings. The first session is essential to attend.
- Lifetime Access: All sessions are recorded and are available to download and keep.
- Gain Lifetime Skills: Gain tools and techniques that you can apply in all areas of your life, enhancing your personal, professional and community relationships.
- Community: Join a growing vibrant community of Wheel of Consent graduates for ongoing discussion, regular community practice spaces and events. keeping consent on our personal agenda. We welcome practitioners, non practitioners, singles, couples, thruples, binary, non binary, gender non conforming Trans people and all sexualities. People of Colour from the Global Majority and White People and of all ages (over 18) and communities.
- Language: The course will be delivered in English in both oral and written form on a flipchart.
Dates & TimingsMondays 26th January to 16th March 2026
7pm – 9pm BST (UK time zone)
Online via Zoom
- Super Early Bird (until 1st November 2025): £250
- Early Bird: (until 1st January 2026) £300
- Regular Price: £350
- Returners Price: £200 There are 3 places per course for people who have trained with me before. Please email sian@sianjohnson.com to apply
Registration: Register nowFeedback from participants“Loved your knowledge and enthusiasm and clear communication.”
“A good mix of theory an interactive activities, I like Sian's playfulness and the facilitating approach.”
“Super useful, wonderfully delivered, clear and exciting. Thank you.”
“I felt very safe in the space you held.”
“Profound, surprising and empowering. Thank you!”
"Sian was clear, warm and direct — she modelled the communication style that supports participants in fun and safe interactions."
“I had a visceral sense of my growing ‘no’ and trusting my body.”
"Definitely a way forward to a richer relationship with integrity."
“Great, meaty, workshop, so very much to digest, so nourishing and growthful for my personal wellness.”
“I've had an amazing time. Excellent facilitation and support. Laughter, triggers, compassion and learning. So many benefits."
The Delivery Team: between the three of us, we have personal and professional experience of race, gender, sexuality, trauma, chronic illness, disability, mental ill-health, queerness, poverty, neurodiversity and the oppression and challenges that comes with these.
About Sian JohnsonSian Johnson discovered The Wheel of Consent in 2018, and it revolutionised her approach to her work with men as a masseuse and sex coach. More importantly, it profoundly impacted her personal relationships, creating more understanding and grace. Sian passionately believes in the potential of The Wheel of Consent to not only enhance individual relationships but also to create a positive ripple effect out into the wider world. She brings a down-to-earth, participant-led approach to her teachings, creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all attendees. As a white, native English-speaking woman who identifies as hard of hearing, neurodiverse and queer, Sian is committed to working through her own blind spots and actively welcomes participants who are often underrepresented in workshop spaces.
Sian welcomes invitations to teach The Wheel of Consent at festivals, trainings, and events.
www.sianjohnson.comAbout Derek SankarDerek is an explorer of somatic approaches to change cultures of power and privilege. Speaker, facilitator, consultant and coach, he is a passionate explorer of how Power and Privilege show up in everyday interactions, embed in culture and internalise in our bodies. He uses trauma-informed, somatic and relational approaches to dismantling Privilege, building powerful ethical individuals, communities, and organisations.
The Wheel of Consent is an essential part of his practice. Pulling apart the dynamics of everyday interactions , differentiating between conditioned impulses and authentic ones. He has practiced the Wheel since 2020 and is trained to work with the Wheel in groups.
About Fennel WatersFennel (she/they) a.k.a The Fenwitch, is a queer, neurospicy, sapio & pansexual hu-being; a qualified life coach (empowerment, relationships & intimacy, attachment styles), facilitator, speaker, accredited Mindfulness trainer, and working witch.
Their life turn-on is personal development, [mental] health & wellbeing, and Emotional Intelligence. For 30 + years they have been working on their own transformation (ongoing!), as well as in the corporate world, conscious communities, and in private practice.
They lead the S€x Positive Community Vermilion, that encourages awareness of, co-creation and co-education in, autonomy, authentic relating, consent & boundaries, neo/tantra, inclusivity, diversity, and conscious kink & BDSM.
magick@thefenwitch.co.uk
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