WHOLE SEX FOUNDATIONS: Community Cohort Centering Men (Trans + Cis) 2025
WHOLE SEX FOUNDATIONS: Community Cohort Centering Men (Trans + Cis) 2025
UPCOMING INFO SESSIONS:
You are warmly invited to come learn more and ask me questions in real time (this is recommended, but not required, for registration):
-Thursday, February 20th, from 7-8pm ET
- Monday, March 3rd, from 7-8pm ET
If you would like to come to an Info Session, please RSVP to workwithorion@gmail.com for the Zoom link. Sessions will not be recorded, but anyone can reach out with questions over email if they cannot attend.
EARLY REGISTRATION BONUS: Anyone who registers by Tuesday, March 4th will receive a free 30-minute one-on-one intimacy coaching session with me.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
CONNECTION is RESISTANCE
BELONGING is a BIRTHRIGHT
PLEASURE is POSSIBLE
WHOLENESS is HAPPENING
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WHOLE SEX FOUNDATIONS:
A 12-session weekly ONLINE/ZOOM cohort
centering Men (Trans + Cis), open to non-binary / intersex / gender expansive folx who feel aligned with the intentions of this cohort
dedicated to our collective sexual liberation.
Why a cohort centering men? I love men, in all the ways. The paradoxes of patriarchy impact men (and folx of other genders who sometimes get read as men) in distinct ways, I believe we need more spaces for soft-brave connection around this, in support of the wholeness, healing, and thriving of folx of all genders. I highly recommend Devon Price’s essay, “The Beautiful Failure of Being a Man”, if you are curious about more of what inspired this cohort.
I have offered very similar curriculum to cohorts centering Trans and Queer folx of all genders many times before, and I absolutely will again (likely in autumn of 2025) - feel free to email me if you would like access to early registration for that, if you feel that that is a better fit for you.
If this invitation resonates with you, then you are welcome and you belong here. And also, if you would like to check in about whether this cohort is a match for you, feel free to reach out to me at workwithorion@gmail.com.
MORE INFO:
AREAS OF FOCUS: Intimacy and Integrity, Paradoxes of Patriarchy, Queer Pleasure Lineages, Composting Shame and Honoring Desire, (Self)Pleasure and (Self)Compassion, Ecosystems of Care, Paradigm Shift! (What Stops With Me? What Do I Carry Forward?), and What Does “Good Sex” Mean To You?
A TYPICAL SESSION INCLUDES: written reflection, trauma-informed somatic practices, guided visualization, fun/soulful group activities and discussion, opportunities to share more in small groups, plus a juicy 10 minute break. You can read more about what to expect in this post.
This is a weekly, 12-session, support/practice group about intimacy, connection, and pleasure, dedicated to our collective liberation - a community extension of my private coaching practice. This is not a sex therapy group, nor a full substitute for one-on-one work.
No more than 15 people per cohort. A heads up: this workshop has usually filled up quickly in the past, so I recommend you save the date and register as soon as you can.
EARLY REGISTRATION BONUS: Anyone who registers by March 4th will receive a free 30-minute one-on-one intimacy coaching session with me.
Participation is a 12 session commitment, as I treasure the bravery and vulnerability that is only possible from deepening in trust over time. Sessions are NOT recorded, to honor the privacy of participants.
Sessions are on Tuesday nights, every week for twelve weeks. Suggested reading and reflection will be offered in between sessions, and there will be opportunities to be paired with another community member for mutual support outside of sessions.
The intention of these groups is to be a soft-brave space and sanctuary for everyone who participates. All participants are asked to honor these guiding principles and community agreements.
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ACCESSIBILITY:
This workshop is designed to work for a wide range of abilities and bodies. Disabled, neurodivergent, and asexual spectrum folks are warmly encouraged to join! Auto captions/Transcript will be provided through Zoom. It is always okay to adapt and/or opt out of anything, as is right for you in the moment. Please let me know what other access needs you would like me to hold with you on the form when you register, and/or email me directly with requests or questions: workwithorion@gmail.com.
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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:
My name is Orion Johnstone (they/he), and I am a Transgender faggot, sex educator, theater maker, and community minister fiercely dedicated to our collective healing and liberation and joy. My sex and relationships coaching practice is now entering its 14th year, and this will be the 11th Whole Sex Foundations cohort. I believe that you are always already whole. www.orionjohnstone.com
To learn more about my coaching philosophies and methods, please see my Sex Coaching page.
And I am who I am and am able to offer what I offer because of the communities and wisdoms that have shaped me. Please see my Roots and Lineages page.
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SLIDING SCALE CONTRIBUTION:
$0-$65 per session // $0-$780 total (for over 24 hours of total class time plus resources, reflection, and community connection in between sessions).
FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY:
If a payment plan would make this more accessible to you, please reach out at workwithorion@gmail.com , and we can work together to support your participation!
And/or If, when you go to register, the price tier that is right for you is sold out, feel free to reach out to me at workwithorion@gmail.com and I can add you to the waitlist for this year.
AT COST: $540
Consider paying this amount if doing so would be an investment, but not create hardship for your household. You might choose this rate if you are able to regularly meet your basic needs and have some expendable income, can travel every couple years without burden, and have some debt but are able to pay it regularly. This is the rate I need most folx to contribute in order for me to be sustained in this offering.
PAY IT FORWARD: $780
Please consider paying this amount if you are comfortably able to meet your basic needs, own the home you live in, have paid or pay for private education, travel recreationally, have access to financial savings and/or investments, have reliable work or do not have to work to meet your needs, have inherited wealth, and/or have increased earning privilege due to your race, gender, or education. This rate is a pay-it-forward rate that makes it viable for me to work with folx who need a lower rate.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED : $300, 4 spots available
Consider paying this amount if you have limited expendable income, have little or no access to financial support from family, have significant debt, and little or no access to savings. This is a discounted rate.
NO ONE TURNED AWAY / PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT : ($0+), 2 spots available
I offer 2 pay-what-you-want spots per cohort. Black folx, Indigenous folx, and other People of the global majority (BIPOC) to the front. If you want to check in about whether or not this is the right tier for you, feel free to email me at workwithorion@gmail.com
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TESTIMONIALS:
“Orion is a really amazing facilitator and teacher and I have learned so, so much from working with them that has been deeply transformative in my own self-growth, healing, and learning. Also, I believe in relational healing and am looking for more ways to deepen that within and beyond my communities.”
“I find it so nourishing and healing!”
“Orion cultivated a space which is tender and soft for those of us working to detangle threads of trauma with the truth of our desire. This class is an affirmation of the many ways to be in integrity with our sexuality, our sensuality, and our whole being.”
“whole sex has been important for me in my journeys to self love and love for others and balance. firm, kind structure in the container and facilitation make it feel possible to love each other and ourselves while we are in it..”
“The Whole Sex Support/Practice Groups offer a gentle space for community-supported self-inquiry. The conversations feel natural and social, which carries a sense of intimacy and friendship from call to call. I encounter new information from myself and from others, and I find that I receive it with more grace than shame - though I know that whatever I experience is welcomed.
“Orion is actively engaged in his own education and growth, and this is clear based on the vibe they facilitate.”
“Having discussions in a group/breakout format helps because often hearing others speak about their experiences helps you find the words for your own. As a space it feels very safe.”
“the community is so caring and friendly, the work is grounded in an explicitly queer and radical cultural framework, and it's about using sexuality and relationships as a lens to foster healing in ALL areas of life! i am learning how very not alone I am in so many experiences!”