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Welcome to our March Newsletter, first one post 2015 Sex Camp!
From the minute the crew hit the ground on Thursday night, I felt this was to be a particularly special weekend, which is exactly what unfolded and confirmed by crew, presenters and attendees. I am always awed by what you all bring to the weekend because at the end of the day, what matters is you - stepping in and stepping up for what is a truly life-changing, life-affirming event.
So many people to thank and so many highlights, let me start by saying THANK YOU to our MC Peter Thomas for including us in his journey with Walking Our World to share his wisdom and experience and additionally sharing this so beautifully with Huw - thank you Huw for stepping up to co-facilitate and learn from Peter.
I was especially overwhelmed with the quality of Presenters this year who came from far and wide and of course locally...to share such amazing knowledge & skills - and most of all how you weave these and communicated them so expertly for the benefit all who attended...more thank you'd...Owl of Transcendental Concepts for the beautiful and intentionally set spaces.... Geo and her team at Vegilicious for their dedication to bringing us such wholesome, tasty food with a smile and lots of love... Jase & his team from Tarp Mahal for keeping us mostly dry and shielded from the sun (yep, gotta love Victorian weather!) Marco from GianaMaps, we knew where we were going!... Our Camp Counsellors and Emotional Support People - thank you Mark for co-ordinating this!, Nil, LuLu, Richard & Larissa - as well as your supporters - all of you for providing space and spaces for our Community to process & chill.... CAN for again providing us with lots of Safe Sex goodies (& lollipops!) and info.... Lincoln for providing equipment for our Film Space.
Esther, Liz & Chloe for your media support.... Purple, ah! for your expert on the ground co-ordination of the crew & keeping the Captain upright & sane!! ;) and of course!! all of the Crew - a special group of people without whom we/I would not function.... Shunya & Aidan for wiring us with sound, and Shunya, Octavia, & Rola for holding such a special space on Sunday night.... Our very special venue hosts Brenda & Bryan although retired came back for 'one last job' to host us!.. Ben, Huw, & Marcelle for the late night chats, making me laugh & holding me together...& yes! for our Sex Camp creatress, Vanessa, for her spark and launching this Vision.
All that attended know that this weekend is particularly special: the pure distillation of humanness, joy, and love that radiates is life changing. I have had so many people contact me to say it was the best weekend of their life...it really is a special event and one that I feel so proud to Captain.
Thank you to those who responded to the survey! I love and feel very privileged to hear about your experiences, so keep in touch! and look forward to sharing more with you in future. Below I've included some events happening in the next few weeks, as well as a sample of some photos from the weekend and you can check out some from the Sex Camp Glow meet up last week on the Celebrating Sexuality Facebook page.
Ohhh, the meet up was lovely, so good to reconnect - turned out we'd all come for the hugs!
With love & gratitude, Jo xx
From the minute the crew hit the ground on Thursday night, I felt this was to be a particularly special weekend, which is exactly what unfolded and confirmed by crew, presenters and attendees. I am always awed by what you all bring to the weekend because at the end of the day, what matters is you - stepping in and stepping up for what is a truly life-changing, life-affirming event.
So many people to thank and so many highlights, let me start by saying THANK YOU to our MC Peter Thomas for including us in his journey with Walking Our World to share his wisdom and experience and additionally sharing this so beautifully with Huw - thank you Huw for stepping up to co-facilitate and learn from Peter.
I was especially overwhelmed with the quality of Presenters this year who came from far and wide and of course locally...to share such amazing knowledge & skills - and most of all how you weave these and communicated them so expertly for the benefit all who attended...more thank you'd...Owl of Transcendental Concepts for the beautiful and intentionally set spaces.... Geo and her team at Vegilicious for their dedication to bringing us such wholesome, tasty food with a smile and lots of love... Jase & his team from Tarp Mahal for keeping us mostly dry and shielded from the sun (yep, gotta love Victorian weather!) Marco from GianaMaps, we knew where we were going!... Our Camp Counsellors and Emotional Support People - thank you Mark for co-ordinating this!, Nil, LuLu, Richard & Larissa - as well as your supporters - all of you for providing space and spaces for our Community to process & chill.... CAN for again providing us with lots of Safe Sex goodies (& lollipops!) and info.... Lincoln for providing equipment for our Film Space.
Esther, Liz & Chloe for your media support.... Purple, ah! for your expert on the ground co-ordination of the crew & keeping the Captain upright & sane!! ;) and of course!! all of the Crew - a special group of people without whom we/I would not function.... Shunya & Aidan for wiring us with sound, and Shunya, Octavia, & Rola for holding such a special space on Sunday night.... Our very special venue hosts Brenda & Bryan although retired came back for 'one last job' to host us!.. Ben, Huw, & Marcelle for the late night chats, making me laugh & holding me together...& yes! for our Sex Camp creatress, Vanessa, for her spark and launching this Vision.
All that attended know that this weekend is particularly special: the pure distillation of humanness, joy, and love that radiates is life changing. I have had so many people contact me to say it was the best weekend of their life...it really is a special event and one that I feel so proud to Captain.
Thank you to those who responded to the survey! I love and feel very privileged to hear about your experiences, so keep in touch! and look forward to sharing more with you in future. Below I've included some events happening in the next few weeks, as well as a sample of some photos from the weekend and you can check out some from the Sex Camp Glow meet up last week on the Celebrating Sexuality Facebook page.
Ohhh, the meet up was lovely, so good to reconnect - turned out we'd all come for the hugs!
With love & gratitude, Jo xx
WHATS ON IN MARCH?
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SURRENDER INTO FREEDOM WITH AVALON & DEALANDE - This weekend!!
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Evolve Sphere is excited to announce that Avalon & Dealande will be returning to the Byron Shire to deliver two days of Shibari exploration. On Friday 13th March, there will be a beginners session, a continuation of the previous workshop, where Avalon will facilitate elementary tying techniques, leading into semi-suspensions. Avalon, together with his delightful partner and muse Amber, will mesmerise with their teaching presence & a performance that will inspire and engage your senses. Note: it's not necessary to have previous experience for the Friday workshop
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PULSING THE DRAGON - BARBARA MA-EL & LEE GIDDINGS March & April
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This dynamic partnered Movement Practice is Radically Profound and it is perfect for you if you've been feeling Stuck, Frustrated, Stagnant or Depressed...Hopeless or Apathetic...Angry or Sad! It will DEFINITELY move all this stuck energy so that you can experience more PLEASURE, JOY and EASE in your Life and Loving!
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RELATING AS A DISTINGUISHED MAN - SASHA COBRA - 27th to 29th March
Click here for more details and also check out Sasha's website for details of her hugging meditations.
The quality of relating you experience with women in casual interactions or a long term relationship is dependent upon the quality of YOU as a man. This 3 day workshop is an exploration of YOU and how the YOU functions in relating. It is deeply revealing, deeply transformative and will give you the tools necessary for you to continue to grow, develop, and begin to peel back the layers of collected conditioning. Beware. This workshop is not for everyone. It is a risk. A risk in seeing what is REAL. Often what is revealed are the many things we’d like to change, and change is difficult. It is a process. It requires courage and commitment. It may be challenging, frustrating, but undoubtedly refreshing.
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PETER WALKING OUR WORLD THOMAS
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Peter Thomas is our Sex Camp MC, he has let go of everything in his life to this date and is setting out to walk around the world, documenting the journey as he travels, on foot, across every continent on the Planet. His mission is to raise funds to purchase land on every continent to create community and education facilities for teaching people how to walk in balance with the Earth. Beginning year of FOCUS as Walkingourworld begins a journey walking alongside Sn AtmaNidhi to create Tara Akhara, an Ashram based on Yoga principles, developed first in the Bihar region of India to offer a second chance to young girls and women who have been extracted from the SEX SLAVE trade in India. Peter spoke about this at the closing ceremony and many were moved to tears and to donate. If you would like to read more and donate, please click here.
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP FOR MORE WHATS ON
SURRENDER INTO FREEDOM WITH AVALON & DEALANDE - This weekend!!
Click here for more details
Evolve Sphere is excited to announce that Avalon & Dealande will be returning to the Byron Shire to deliver two days of Shibari exploration. On Friday 13th March, there will be a beginners session, a continuation of the previous workshop, where Avalon will facilitate elementary tying techniques, leading into semi-suspensions. Avalon, together with his delightful partner and muse Amber, will mesmerise with their teaching presence & a performance that will inspire and engage your senses. Note: it's not necessary to have previous experience for the Friday workshop
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PULSING THE DRAGON - BARBARA MA-EL & LEE GIDDINGS March & April
Click here for more details
This dynamic partnered Movement Practice is Radically Profound and it is perfect for you if you've been feeling Stuck, Frustrated, Stagnant or Depressed...Hopeless or Apathetic...Angry or Sad! It will DEFINITELY move all this stuck energy so that you can experience more PLEASURE, JOY and EASE in your Life and Loving!
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RELATING AS A DISTINGUISHED MAN - SASHA COBRA - 27th to 29th March
Click here for more details and also check out Sasha's website for details of her hugging meditations.
The quality of relating you experience with women in casual interactions or a long term relationship is dependent upon the quality of YOU as a man. This 3 day workshop is an exploration of YOU and how the YOU functions in relating. It is deeply revealing, deeply transformative and will give you the tools necessary for you to continue to grow, develop, and begin to peel back the layers of collected conditioning. Beware. This workshop is not for everyone. It is a risk. A risk in seeing what is REAL. Often what is revealed are the many things we’d like to change, and change is difficult. It is a process. It requires courage and commitment. It may be challenging, frustrating, but undoubtedly refreshing.
****
PETER WALKING OUR WORLD THOMAS
Click here for more details
Peter Thomas is our Sex Camp MC, he has let go of everything in his life to this date and is setting out to walk around the world, documenting the journey as he travels, on foot, across every continent on the Planet. His mission is to raise funds to purchase land on every continent to create community and education facilities for teaching people how to walk in balance with the Earth. Beginning year of FOCUS as Walkingourworld begins a journey walking alongside Sn AtmaNidhi to create Tara Akhara, an Ashram based on Yoga principles, developed first in the Bihar region of India to offer a second chance to young girls and women who have been extracted from the SEX SLAVE trade in India. Peter spoke about this at the closing ceremony and many were moved to tears and to donate. If you would like to read more and donate, please click here.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 SEX CAMP SUPPORTERS
**Born to Boogie Dance Connection generously donated a full-term scholarship AND are also offering $30 discount to our subscribers - classes are held in Yarraville & Prahran. Did you meet Tennille at 2015 Sex Camp? - she is one of our lovely crew. CLICK HERE for more information and booking details.
**Thank you! to Passionfruit - The Sensuality Shop for their donation of a Rianne's Matryoshka, as well as a number of discount vouchers. Passionfruit The Sensuality Shop embraces the sensual woman, empowering and connecting to her most intimate, creative and sensual self.
**One of our awesome presenters was kind enough to donate copies of her book: Getting Naked - The Dating Game - it tells the love story of our own Sex Camp presenter Tamra Mercieca and her search for love. In this provocative memoir Tamra bares all about dating, love, relationships and of course sex! You'll enjoy her funny anecdotes and raw honesty about what it means to truly get naked (in all senses of the word) and what it means to truly love.
**A massive thank you to LivingNow, Australia’s favourite and largest holistic magazine. Who included us in their December issue! Every month, hundreds of thousands of readers are inspired, nurtured, informed and empowered by both the print and online editions of LivingNow. LivingNow's mission is to facilitate readers’ personal development and growth by providing independent articles each month from some of the most reputable writers in the industry. Click here to read more.
**Supporting us from the very beginning, a huge thank you to the ongoing support provided by Adult Matchmaker with their membership donations & promotion. Adult Match Maker is the fun, easy and hot way to meet men, women and couples who are looking for love, relationships or perhaps something a little bit naughtier. Click here to read more.
**Born to Boogie Dance Connection generously donated a full-term scholarship AND are also offering $30 discount to our subscribers - classes are held in Yarraville & Prahran. Did you meet Tennille at 2015 Sex Camp? - she is one of our lovely crew. CLICK HERE for more information and booking details.
**Thank you! to Passionfruit - The Sensuality Shop for their donation of a Rianne's Matryoshka, as well as a number of discount vouchers. Passionfruit The Sensuality Shop embraces the sensual woman, empowering and connecting to her most intimate, creative and sensual self.
**One of our awesome presenters was kind enough to donate copies of her book: Getting Naked - The Dating Game - it tells the love story of our own Sex Camp presenter Tamra Mercieca and her search for love. In this provocative memoir Tamra bares all about dating, love, relationships and of course sex! You'll enjoy her funny anecdotes and raw honesty about what it means to truly get naked (in all senses of the word) and what it means to truly love.
**A massive thank you to LivingNow, Australia’s favourite and largest holistic magazine. Who included us in their December issue! Every month, hundreds of thousands of readers are inspired, nurtured, informed and empowered by both the print and online editions of LivingNow. LivingNow's mission is to facilitate readers’ personal development and growth by providing independent articles each month from some of the most reputable writers in the industry. Click here to read more.
**Supporting us from the very beginning, a huge thank you to the ongoing support provided by Adult Matchmaker with their membership donations & promotion. Adult Match Maker is the fun, easy and hot way to meet men, women and couples who are looking for love, relationships or perhaps something a little bit naughtier. Click here to read more.
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