Faculty

Onika Henry is a clinical sexologist with a Masters of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University, USA and a theatre artist with a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a minor in Psychology from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

She has a Certificate in Sex Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies and Certificates in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy and Embodied Conflict Resolution from The Embody Lab. Onika is also certified by Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, USA as an Expressive Arts Educational Facilitator.

She is a Certified Sex Coach, and is trained to integrate ritual and spirituality as a Certified 4-D Wheel Practitioner. Onika is also a Sex and Faith Trainer certified by the Incarnation Institute for Sex and Faith., which qualifies her to work with Christian communities around sex and spirituality.

Ms Henry combines all these specialties for the benefit of her clients who need to talk about sex and sex-related issues, in an environment that is healthy, fun, transformative and most of all, safe enough and non-judgemental.

Ms Henry is from the island of the Kalina and Locono people, colonially known as Tobago, part of Trinidad &Tobago in the Caribbean, where she volunteers at a halfway home for ex-convicts, and at an art-based NGO for children. Ms Henry was a 2019 TEDxPortofSpain Speaker, a USA Fulbright Scholar (2012) and is the co-founder of the Tobago THETA Company, a top performing arts company in Tobago, which focuses on using expressive arts for social and behaviour change. Onika is currently studying Problem Sexual Behaviour and Forensic Sexology and is also a student at Meridian University, USA doing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology.

Sherika Tenaya is a Certified Somatic Sex Educator & Sexological Bodyworker, a 500 hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), an Ordained Minister with the Universal Life Church, and Somatic Breathwork Facilitator. She is also a proud member of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, Ahwahneechee Grizzly Clan. She is passionate about helping people reconnect to the most honest versions of themselves by bringing their conditioned beliefs and reactionary ways of being into the light of consciousness. Having been raised in a deeply oppressive religious environment, she seeks to remind each of her students that *they* are the source of their own power and inner authority, connected to a deep well of their own inner knowing. Using disciplines centered around embodiment, religious deconstruction work, consent, joyful fitness, meditation and earth-based spirituality, she helps people awaken to their truth, discern illusion from reality, remember their tribe, and come home to their bodies. She makes space in community for her students to heal at their deepest levels, holding their vulnerability with integrity and reverence. Learn more about her and her work at www.savorsoma.com

Noah Klöze is a certified somatic sex educator currently working online and in-person in so-called Victoria BC. In their professional practice Noah prioritizes 1:1 work supporting folks recovering from sexual trauma connect with their bodies and pleasure. Noah also offers workshops and trainings for survivors and the professionals that support them. When Noah’s not busy hustling for a brighter tomorrow, he's probably exploring his garden, riding a bike, eating too much dark chocolate, or swinging kettlebells. Noah uses he/him or they/them pronouns. You can learn more about what Noah’s up to at www.noahkloze.com

Kai Cheng Thom, MSW, MSc, is a certified Somatic Sex Educator, Qualified Mediator, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified Professional Coach based in tkaronto/Toronto. She is also the author of five award-winning books in various genres. Kai Cheng’s work focuses on the intersection of social justice, pleasure activism, and transformative approaches to healing conflict. A noted speaker and practitioner of somatic wellness, healing, and group process facilitation, Kai Cheng supports individuals and groups who are seeking to repair relationships and make transformative change.

Visit her website at www.ariseembodiment.org

Tracy is a Certified Sexological Bodyworker, a Somatic Sex Educator and a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner. A lifelong teacher and learner who knows that life is supposed to feel good, Tracy believes that when we feel at home in our bodies we can come to know our divine, whole selves. Tracy works and plays on Algonquin Anishinabek land in so-called Ottawa, ON, working with individuals and couples and leading playful, experiential workshops that invite students into a more joyful life experience. She is the Past President of the Somatic Sex Educators Association. Her passions are dance, song, sex, coffee, books, hugs, community, quality pens and chocolate, not necessarily in that order. See her website at https://www.tracymontgomery.ca/