How do people create nontraditional partnerships that are loving and fulfilling? There are few established scripts or visible role models for open relationships, so people in them can often struggle without support and guidance. In this four hour intensive program, sex and relationship educator Tristan Taormino shares some of the key principles that can help your open relationships succeed. She will review some of the most common styles of open relationships, from partnered nonmonogamy to solo polyamory, and discuss how to customize them to meet your individual needs and wants. She will share wisdom from the over 100 people she interviewed and profiled in her bestselling book Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships.

The workshop will address common issues and problems including:

• New relationship energy
• Time management
• Sexual and emotional safety
• Boundary setting
• Agreement violations
• Coping with change

Through creative exercises, you’ll discover how to unpack all the different elements of jealousy and identify what triggers your jealousy and how it manifests for you; learn to develop coping strategies and find access points to the practice of compersion.

Learn how to tackle challenges including:

• Communicating about highly-charged topics
• Conflict resolution skills
• The art of re-negotiation
• Roadblocks to fulfillment
• Confronting fear

Whether you’re a newcomer or veteran to the world beyond monogamy, come discover strategies to help you nurture and grow your open relationships.

Presented by The LA Academy of Sex Education.

Admission & Ticket Types
Open to people in all kinds of relationship configurations as well as solos and singles of all genders and sexual orientations. Seating is limited and pre-registration is strongly encouraged.

Early Bird: lowest price good through October 15
Regular: pricing from October 16-November 14
VIP: priority seating, a personalized signed copy of Opening Up & a fabulous gift bag full of goodies
VIP+Dinner: priority seating, a personalized signed copy of Opening Up, an autographed DVD, a luxury gift bag, and a private dinner with Tristan after the workshop (meal included in the price).