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Desires, Boundaries, and Choice
With The Wheel of Consent®:
An online 8-week deep dive
The Wheel of Consent 8 week online course
Have you ever found yourself saying yes when you really meant no?

Do you struggle to ask for what you want without feeling selfish?
Perhaps you're brilliant at looking after everyone else's needs but aren't always sure what you want anymore.

Or maybe you're curious about consent because you know it reaches far beyond intimacy and sex.

For me, consent begins long before we involve another person.

It begins with noticing ourselves.

What do I want?

What am I willing to offer?

Where are my limits today?

When we can answer those questions honestly, consent becomes much more than permission. It becomes a way of making clear agreements with ourselves and with others. Those skills change how we communicate, how we relate and how we move through the world.

Over eight weeks we'll explore these questions together using the Wheel of Consent®, created by Betty Martin, in a warm, trauma-informed learning community where curiosity is more important than getting it right.

“I had a visceral sense of my growing ‘no’ and trusting my body.

"Definitely a way forward to a richer relationship with integrity."


Who is this course for?

Whether this is your first experience of the Wheel of Consent or you're returning to deepen your practice, you'll be warmly welcomed.

The course is suitable for complete beginners, experienced practitioners, single people, couples and anyone who would like to bring more awareness, clarity and choice into their relationships.

Couples are welcome to attend together and can choose whether to practice with one another or with other participants during the exercises.

"Great, meaty, workshop, so very much to digest, so nourishing and growthful for my personal wellness."

What to expect

Over eight weekly live sessions you'll gradually build your understanding of the Wheel of Consent through discussion, demonstrations and experiential exercises.

Some practices involve optional, everyday touch if you're working with a practice partner.

Many don't.

This isn't a course about sex. It's about learning to recognise your own desires, communicate your boundaries and understand giving and receiving in a way that creates more freedom, connection and choice.

Alongside the live sessions you'll receive:

  • recordings of every session (attendance at Session 1 is essential) 

  • a confidential WhatsApp group for support between sessions 

  • an optional practice buddy 

  • ongoing support from Sian and the team throughout the course.

“A good mix of theory and interactive activities; I like Sian's playfulness and the facilitating approach.”


“Super useful, wonderfully delivered, clear and exciting. Thank you.”

COURSE SCHEDULE

  • Week 1 (15th October): 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 (22nd October): Noticing what you want, noticing your limits, why we don’t ask for what we want / what do we do instead.

  • Week 3 (29Th October): Direct and Indirect Routes of Pleasure, 3 Components of Pleasure, Finding the Take–Allow dynamic.

  • Week 4 (4th November): Finding the Serve–Accept dynamic, the four Quadrants, Take/Allow and Serve/Accept.

  • Week 5 (12th November): The 3-Minute Game, Dynamics of the Wheel: The Four Halves

  • Week 6 (19th November): Radical Receiving

  • Week 7 (26th November): Request/offer/invitation, domain/boundary/limit, revisit the 3-Minute Game, The Whole Wheel including the shadows.

  • Week 8 (3rd December): Consent and power in the wider world, consent games, receiving, closing the container.

Why people join

  • Learn from an experienced Wheel of Consent® facilitation team with nearly a decade of teaching and practice. 

  • Develop practical skills you can use in relationships, family life, work and community. 

  • Learn in a warm, inclusive and trauma-informed environment where participation is always your choice. 

  • Join an ongoing community of people committed to bringing more clarity, choice and consent into everyday life.

People often arrive hoping to improve their relationships with others. Many leave with a kinder relationship with themselves.

Diversity

Whether this is your first introduction to the Wheel of Consent or you're returning to deepen your practice, you'll be warmly welcomed.

This workshop is open to complete beginners as well as those with previous experience.

All genders, sexualities and relationship styles are welcome, including trans and non-binary participants.

The workshop is facilitated in a trauma-informed way, with choice, autonomy and inclusion at the heart of everything we do.


“I've had an amazing time. Excellent facilitation and support. Laughter, triggers, compassion and learning. So many benefits."


“Profound, surprising and empowering. Thank you!”




DATES & TIMINGS

Thursdays (and one Wednesday) 15th October to 5th December 2026  
7pm – 9pm BST (UK time zone)
Online via Zoom
  • £275 Early Bird until 15th September
  • £325 Standard Price:

Unlike a weekend workshop, this course gives you time to notice what changes in your everyday life.

You'll have opportunities to experiment between sessions, reflect on what you're discovering and return each week with new questions and insights.
“Loved your knowledge and enthusiasm and clear communication.”
"Sian was clear, warm and direct — she modelled the communication style that supports participants in fun and safe interactions."


MEET THE TEAM

About Sian Johnson (she/her)

Sian Johnson discovered the Wheel of Consent® in 2018, and it transformed both her professional practice and her personal relationships. Since then she has facilitated workshops for hundreds of participants, bringing together consent, embodiment, psychotherapy and somatic practice in a way that is practical, trauma-informed and deeply human.

Sian is known for creating warm, inclusive learning environments where people can slow down, become curious and explore at their own pace. She welcomes participants of all genders, sexualities and relationship styles and is committed to continually examining her own assumptions and blind spots.

www.sianjohnson.com

Fennel Waters

Fennel, 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, which encourages awareness of, co-creation and co-education in, autonomy, authentic relating, consent & boundaries, neo/tantra, inclusivity, diversity, and conscious kink & BDSM.

Curtis Wignall

Curtis discovered the Wheel of Consent® as his first workshop in the world of conscious relating, and it completely changed how he understood relationships, boundaries and communication. What began as curiosity has grown into a practice that continues to shape his life. His path into conscious spaces began through the mainstream séx and kink community, eventually leading him toward conscious sexuality and a deeper understanding of consent, choice and embodied relationships.

Curtis is currently training to become a Wheel of Consent facilitator, and is delighted to be part of Sian's team. Having received so much support on his own journey, he now considers it a privilege to support others as they begin or deepen theirs.

MORE INFORMATION

To learn more about consent, visit: https://sianjohnson.com/consent

Or to arrange a call with Sian, book here.

See all events: https://sianjohnson.com/wheel_of_consent_events

Explore Sian's website www.sianjohnson.com to learn more about her one-to-one coaching and online programmes designed to help you step into a confident, empowered and exciting new chapter.

Sian is passionate about helping men and couples (re)discover pleasure as a powerful catalyst for transformational change. Are you ready to start your journey? Here’s how…

  • Arrange your Complimentary Clarity Call here
  • Discover innovative one-to-one Sex Therapy sessions here
  • Explore Tantric Pleasure Coaching programmes here
  • See forthcoming events and workshops here
  • Uncover the art of Erotic Tantric Massage here
  • Check out Sian's YouTube channel here
“I felt very safe in the space you held.”