Course Dates
Course Description
This in an invitation to all our graduates, plus graduates of other somatic sex education trainings who have taken a CSB Advanced Training, to attend a 7-day training hosted in either Victoria, BC (Vancouver Island) or Seattle, WA. You can attend either Core Course 2 or Core Course 4 of the regular ISSSE program. As a post-graduate participant, you will be asked to present a 40-minute workshop on a topic that is important to you. One of the course facilitators will guide you in offering your teaching in somatic sex education to a group.
At the intensives, we practice creating ethical frameworks for somatic sex education sessions. We share mindful erotic practice, masturbation witnessing and coaching, genital anatomy and mapping, plus sensual and erotic massage. All activities are done through the lens of empowering choice and voice. If attending Core Course 2 you will be with beginning students who are focused on their own erotic unfolding. Core Course 4 is with people who have completed the CSB portion of the somatic sex education training and are headed for professional certification. The Core Course 4 curriculum integrates scar tissue and genital dearmouring, anal mapping and massage, Ecstatic Erotic Massage, working with trauma, developing session arcs and plans for clients presenting with common sexual concerns, and translation bridges between somatic sex education and other healthcare modalities.
Travel Information
Travel to Victoria
Victoria
Victoria is located on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island, just off the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is the capital city of BC, and is very accessible with flights and ferries from both Vancouver and Seattle. It is easily walkable or short taxi ride from bus stops and ferry terminals.
Please make sure to plan ahead for your ferry times and transfers, so you can arrive well before our start time. If you come without a car, please find accommodations in the James bay or downtown area so we can easily get you to and from Captain’s studio. From downtown you can take a bus, rent a bike, or walk to the studio. We encourage students to coordinate rides from the airport and to and from the intensive. The admin team puts people in touch who want to share accommodations: info@somaticsexeducator.com
Travelling to Victoria
Arriving by Ferry from Vancouver: To take a public transit bus to downtown is approximately 1.5 hours and the cost is $2.50. Get off downtown for downtown hotels, get off at the Legislature for accommodations in James Bay.
A 20-ish minute walk or 5-minute cab ride will get you into the neighbourhood of captain’s studio.
Arriving by Ferry from Seattle: The Victoria Clipper is a passenger-only ferry that travels between downtown Seattle and downtown Victoria and typically only has one ferry crossing each way per day. Please check the schedule and purchase a ticket ahead of time as this boat is sometimes full. In Victoria, captain’s studio is a short 5-min walk from the ferry terminal.
Arriving at Victoria International Airport (YYJ)
Public transit bus – $3 to downtown – 1.5 hour ride
Taxi – approx $60 – 30 min drive
Travel to Seattle
Seattle
Seattle, Washington, is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington and is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canadian border. It is easily accessible via flight, train or car, or by ferry from Victoria and Vancouver, BC, and has excellent public transit.
Please make sure to plan ahead for your flights and transfers, so you can arrive well before our start time. We recommend students arrive the day before the course begins, and plan to leave the day after the course ends. The course begins at 11am on Day 1, ends at 5pm local time on the 7th Day.
Travelling to Seattle
Folks arriving in Seattle by plane will travel via the Seattle-Tacoma Airport (SEA).
Folks travelling via ferry from Victoria arrive at Pier 69 in downtown Seattle.
The intensive will be held at an AirBnB. The exact location may change, but it will always be accessible via public transport. The exact location will be available in your teachable course, or you can email the admin team: info@somaticsexeducator.com We usually have this information 3-4 months prior to the course start date.
There’s a light rail train that runs from the airport to downtown Seattle which runs every 10 minutes and costs $2.50. You can use the Seattle’s public transportation trip planner for schedule information to the intensive location: https://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/#/app/tripplanning
An Uber or Lyft from the airport to the Airbnb house will cost between $40-$50 – this can vary widely based on time of day.
We encourage students to coordinate ride shares from and to the airport with each other.
Ferry from Victoria
The Victoria Clipper is a passenger-only ferry with daily service to downtown Seattle from downtown Victoria. http://www.clippervacations.com/seattle-victoria-ferry/
The MV Coho is a car ferry that makes regular trips between downtown Victoria and Port Angeles, Washington. https://www.cohoferry.com/ It is approximately a 3-hour drive between Port Angeles and Seattle.
Timing
Please be sure to arrive on time, and leave plenty of time on either end of your travels for the ferry journey, the journey to your accommodations from your arrival site, and then traveling to the intensive.
First day: 11am to 6pm
Days 2-6: 10 am to 6pm (There is an afternoon of repose on Day 4)
Day 7: 9 am-5pm
Accommodations
VICTORIA, BC
Victoria intensives are held at captain’s studio, located in the James Bay area of the city, near the waterfront.
Downtown Victoria and James Bay boast a wide variety of lodgings, from bed & breakfasts, budget hotels and luxury spas. We’ve listed a few of the most convenient accommodations below.
Accommodation
Air BnB
Coast Victoria Hotel
James Bay Inn
Oswego Hotel
Marketa’s B & B
If you will not be bringing a car, you will want to stay in James Bay or Downtown Victoria. We can arrange ride shares – or you may wish to walk (it is a pleasant walk to captain’s studio from downtown on a nice day). Our admin team can help connect people who want to share accommodations or transportation, or you can use the FB group to post your suggestions.
SEATTLE, WA
Seattle intensives are held at an AirBnB. The exact location may change, but it will always be accessible via public transport. The exact location will be available in your teachable course, or you can email the admin team: info@somaticsexeducator.com We usually have this information 3-4 months prior to the course start date.
Accommodation
There will be some beds available for students at the AirBnB. The number and cost will be shared with registered students as soon as it is available, usually a minimum of 2 months before the course start date.
Cost will be approximately $75-$100/night, and students may stay for up to 8 nights, including the night before the intensive begins, and checking out the morning after the intensive ends.
Accommodation at the AirBnB includes use of the kitchen facilities- we supply lunch and snacks, students are responsible for their breakfast and dinners. You can connect with the admin team for more information: info@somaticsexeducator.com
Students staying offsite are responsible for their own accommodations, breakfast and dinner (lunch and snacks are provided) and for arriving onsite at the intensive in plenty of time each day.
Bring
Please bring light clothes without belts, buttons or bling. Yoga clothes are good for embodied practices. Weather on the West Coast any time of year can be wet and chilly, so bring layers. You are welcome to bring an item of personal significance for the altar. You may also wish to write your intention for the workshop on a piece of paper to bring to the altar. Altar items will return with you.
Accessibility
VICTORIA:
Captain’s studio is otherwise known as Grey Dragon, or SPARC – the sex-positive arts and resource center.
Accessibility info:
There are 10 brand new stairs into the house with a very solid handrail on the left. One bathroom. Participants will have full use of the kitchen. A quiet space for chilling and laying down will be set up during the whole time. Backjacks, pillows, mats and straight back chairs will be available for sitting. No scented cleaning products are used to clean the space. One dog lives in the house but will not be in attendance.
All participants are asked to help make a scent-reduced space by refraining from wearing perfumes, colognes or other scented products (including essential oils). If this is a problem for you we ask you not to attend as the results may be debilitating for members of the household. For more information on how to support folks with multiple chemical sensitivities, check out Peggy Munson’s writing.
SEATTLE:
Accessibility info:
The AirBnB for each intensive may differ; students can expect there will be stairs to enter the building and to access the bedrooms. Participants will have full use of the kitchen. A quiet space for chilling and laying down will be set up during the whole time. Backjacks, pillows, mats and straight back chairs will be available for sitting. No scented cleaning products are used to clean the space.
All participants are asked to help make a scent-reduced space by refraining from wearing perfumes, colognes or other scented products (including essential oils). If this is a problem for you we ask you not to attend as the results may be debilitating for other students and faculty. For more information on how to support folks with multiple chemical sensitivities, check out Peggy Munson’s writing.
FOR ALL INTENSIVES:
Please reach out to discuss your accessibility needs with us: info@somaticsexeducator.com