Transform your relationships and deepen your understanding of consent with our immersive two-day workshop, “Introduction to The Wheel of Consent.” Guided by Sian Johnson, a seasoned, trauma-informed, Certified Wheel of Consent Trainer, Sex Therapist and Psychotherapist. This workshop offers a transformative experience for anyone seeking to navigate their boundaries, limits with more confidence and empower their relationships.
This two-day workshop invites you to get clear on what you want, set boundaries and honour your limits and understand who does what for who and why.
This is The Wheel of Consent by Betty Martin; an opportunity to experiment with the theory and practice of giving and receiving.
Workshop Highlights
Foundations of The Wheel of Consent: Learn the core concepts and framework of The Wheel of Consent, a powerful tool for enhancing communication and understanding in relationships.
Practical Exercises: Engage in theory and practical activities that bring The Wheel of Consent to life, helping you apply its principles in real-world scenarios.
Personal Reflection: Explore how The Wheel of Consent can transform your interactions, both personally and professionally.
Inclusive Environment: Experience a supportive and inclusive space that values diversity and encourages open, respectful dialogue.
Gain Lifetime Skills: Gain tools and techniques that you can apply in all areas of your life, enhancing your personal, professional and community relationships.
Building a Consent 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.
Why Attend?
Enhance Relationships: Gain deeper insights into your own needs and desires, and learn how to communicate them effectively to others.
Improve Communication: Develop skills to navigate consent and boundaries with clarity and confidence.
Personal Growth: Experience personal transformation that extends beyond the workshop, impacting all areas of your life.
This is a clothes-on, non-sexual workshop where you can explore platonic touch within your own boundaries and limits. You are invited to participate in various activities, which may include platonic touch, but your level of participation is entirely your choice. Don’t miss this opportunity to embark on a journey of self-discovery and relational enhancement with The Wheel of Consent. Book your place today and take this next step towards more fulfilling and harmonious connections.
Venue
Body Mind Agency, Town Street Mews, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 4PD
Accessible venue, accessible toilets.
On-street car parking.
10 minutes walk from the nearest bus stop.
Dates & Timings
Saturday 17th May to Sunday 18th May Doors open at 9:30am Doors close at 10:00 (Latecomers not admitted) Run times 10am to 6pm
Registration
Early Bird price: £275 until 1st May Regular price: £325 after1st May Repeaters price: £160 for people who have trained with Sian before Concession prices: See below
There are a number of concessionary places available for people who belong to one or more of the following underrepresented or marginalised communities:
LGBTQI+ community including trans and nonbinary humans
Global majority (non white) humans
Humans with physical disability or living with chronic illness
Single parent households
AND who would otherwise not be able to financially afford this event.
To apply: Please send an email to sian@sianjohnson.com stating which community or communities (if more than one) from the list you belong to. We aim to recognise the difficulties faced by humans who intersect across more than one marginalised communities.
Fair use: We won’t be checking your financial circumstances, but please only apply for a concessionary place if you belong to one or more of the communities mentioned and are experiencing financial hardship. Thank you.
We welcome all richness, flavours and tastes; those who choose labels and those who don’t — all open hearted people over 18 are welcome in this space of navigating the nuances of boundaries, limits and consent. By connecting as people and exploring consent together, we are creating stronger communities
Inclusivity
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.
I am welcoming practitioners, non practitioners, singles, couples, thruples, binary, non-binary, gender non-conforming and 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.
Venue: We meet in a ground floor room with accessible parking, wide access doors, level entrances and an accessible toilet. Simple refreshments are provided.
The Delivery Team: we have personal and professional experience of race, gender, sexuality, migrancy, trauma, chronic illness, disability, mental ill-health, queerness, poverty, neurodiversity and the oppression and challenges that comes with these.
Participation: can look many ways and you choose how you want to participate — actively join an exercise, witness, journal, take a break, move around the space and change your mind at any time!
Feedback from participants
“Sian is an excellent facilitator and a good communicator, using humour, irreverence, self-deprecation and years of insight and learning of her own lived experience, as well as from teachers like Betty Martin. It’s fun, useful and you are welcome to participate as much or as little as you wish. Thank you, Sian and the other team members.”
“It’s bloody awesome, a really safe space, friendly, plenty of opportunity for personal space.”
“Attracts lovely folk.”
“I found the workshop empowering and although it was a lot of new information, I coped, and the team were lovely and thoughtful!”
“It’s great. You should do it! Come open minded and open hearted and remember you are in choice."
“It’s deep work, but also fun, playful, healing, joyous. Thank you.”
“The subtle power that comes from practising the Wheel of Consent is life changing and creates incredibly powerful, compassionate, respectful relationships.”
“Packs a real punch. Lots covered and deeply felt in a short space of time.”
“This work will change your life if you consent to it!”
“I now feel I have the tools to check in with what I want and who is in a power position and if I consent.”
“People’s needs are considered, it’s fun and challenging.”
“Experience of a felt yes and felt no. I’m empowered to say no with thanking. Taking time to feel safe.”
“Too many benefits to mention.”
“This work will change your life 100%.”
“It’s something we all need in our lives!”
“It’s relevant in every aspect of life, not only sexual.”
“I really enjoyed the day – clear welcoming – great leader and team!”
“A safe container to explore a sensitive subject.”
About Sian Johnson
Sian Johnson discovered The Wheel of Consent in 2018, and it revolutionised her approach to her work 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 in 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 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.
About Derek Sankar
Derek Sankar is an expert in trauma-informed somatic approaches to transforming cultures of privilege and oppression. As a speaker, facilitator, consultant, and coach, Derek explores how power and privilege manifest in daily interactions, embed in culture, and internalize in our bodies. He uses trauma-informed, embodied practices to dismantle privilege and help build powerful, ethical individuals, communities, and organizations.
The Wheel of Consent is a cornerstone of his practice, strengthening boundaries, fostering authentic communication, and facilitating compassionate transformation. Derek has been practicing the Wheel since 2020 and is trained to work with it in group settings.
About Fra Panella
As a migrant, single mother, and a “witch of the edges," Fra navigates the liminal spaces between cultures, genders, and human relationships with both gentle compassion and fierce determination. Her career has spanned roles such as Art Project Manager, Belonging Coach, and Women's Well-being Director for a small charity. Fra excels in holding complexity, conflict, and crisis with ease, thanks in part to her deep understanding of the Wheel of Consent and the insights it offers on wants, boundaries, and human connection. This framework has profoundly influenced her approach to relationships in all areas of her life.
She dedicates her work to shifting the conversation around mental health and gender, challenging internalized patriarchy in subtle but impactful ways. In her personal life, Fra embraces "rebellious restings” as a form of resistance against capitalism & white supremacy” while also indulging in everyday pleasures as a means of accessing the dream space, self-care and restoration.
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