Polyamory & Open Relationships 101

Yana Tallon-Hicks, MA is a relationships therapist and a consent, sex & sexuality writer and educator living in Northampton, MA. Her work centers around the belief thatpleasure-positive & consent-based sex educationcan positively impact our lives and the world. Yana practices individual and relationships therapy at the Couples Center of the Pioneer Valley serving clients of all genders, sexualities, and relationship structures.Yana’sworkshops for youth&workshops for adultswork to create a welcoming & comfortable space to explore crucial aspects of our holistic, sexual selves such as pleasure, communication, consent & the body. Her workshops such as Hitting the Spot, Polyamory & Open Relationships, and Pleasure-Based Consent have taken place atOh My Sensuality Shopas well as at colleges & high schools all over New England.Find out more about Yana and her work on her website,yanatallonhicks.com.

Yana Tallon-Hicks

Workshop Description:
Despite its most prevalent stereotype, non-monogamy is not all sex, sex, sex, but is actually mostly talk, talk, talk. Unlike monogamy, open relationships rarely come with a list of pre-determined rules, so we need to make our own. But how?
This workshop offers a guide through this very terrain, introducing participants to the many different forms of non-monogamy (polyamory, open relationships, monogamish relationships, polyfidelity, clopen relationships, etc) and helping participants consider if these alternatives to traditional monogamous relationship styles are right for them.
Topics will include both the joys (sexual variety! honest communication! self-growth!) and challenges (jealousy! creating solid relationship agreements! communication!) of non-monogamous relationship structures with a focus on helping students gather the tools needed to embark on their first(ish) non-monogamous experiences.
Participants should bring a pen and notebook as each participant will walk away with a customized collection of worksheets &amp; reflections to get them started on their journey through non-monogamy.
This workshop focuses on partnered non-monogamy styles as these are the most commonly practiced by folks new to non-monogamy however all are welcome as the skills learned in the workshop are easily applied to other styles of non-monogamy as well. Single folks, partners, couples, triads -- all relationship configurations and styles welcome!
2-Class Discount Special! Purchase tickets to both Polyamory workshops (Polyamory 101 on 11/10 &amp; <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/polyamory-open-relationships-201-tickets-28809136904" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">Polyamory 201 on 11/17</A>) upfront and save $5! Details on ticket-purchasing page. 
 
Workshop Rules:
This workshop aims to be open to all sexual identities, orientations and bodies &amp; is taught with the belief that our sexual experiences &amp; selves exist on a spectrum. <A HREF="http://yanatallonhicks.com/workshops/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yana's workshops</A> work to create a welcoming &amp; comfortable space for all to explore crucial aspects of our holistic, sexual selves such as pleasure, communication, consent &amp; the body. All participants are reminded to help in the creation of this safe space by refraining from substances &amp; come-ons during the workshop and to use mindful language when asking questions or making comments.
 
About the Presenter:
<A HREF="http://yanatallonhicks.com/about/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yana Tallon-Hicks</A> is a pleasure-positive sex writer and educator who's been stumbling her way through polyamorous, monogamous, open, and clopen relationships for over a decade. Yana currently studies Marriage &amp; Family Therapy at Antioch University on her path to becoming a sex therapist. She practices couples and relationship counseling at <A HREF="http://yanatallonhicks.com/couples-therapy-with-yana/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Couples Center of the Pioneer Valley as their MFT graduate student intern</A> for reduced, sliding scale fees. Her sex writings have appeared in both national and local publications and can be found most regularly in her weekly sex column, The V-Spot, on the back page of the Valley Advocate. Find her at <A HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fyanatallonhicks.com%2F&h=ZAQGCUktr&enc=AZOT0z2WYZZPJHtnyF_7zT3R0hWhUeM5V9Fd7zeapOFUF8JKSy5szva5o0pMDn2NXGg&s=1" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">yanatallonhicks.com</A> and Instagram @the_vspot.

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