The Desire Salon: The Language of Desire

The Desire Salon is a weekly gathering for women who want a safer, richer relationship with themselves.

This is a space designed to be unhurried, grounded, and human. A place where you don’t have to be impressive, polished, or “on.” Where you can arrive as you are — curious, thoughtful, tired, alive, unsure — and be met with care.

Each week, we explore desire as intelligence: the quiet signals beneath our habits, the longings we haven’t yet had language for, the inner nudges that point toward truth, clarity, and aliveness. Not desire as fantasy or performance — but desire as orientation.

The salon weaves gentle guidance, reflective prompts, and shared conversation. You choose how you participate. Speaking is welcome. Listening is welcome. Taking up space at your own pace is welcome.

Many women leave feeling softer and clearer at the same time. More connected to their inner knowing. More precise in their words. More trusting of themselves.

The Desire Salon stands on its own as a nourishing weekly practice — and for some, it becomes a doorway into deeper mentorship, retreats, and embodied work.

Held weekly at BasBlue and hosted by Dr. Alissa Gardenhire (she/her), founder of This Is Deeper.

Open to women of all ages and life stages.