Decomposing the Sexual Shadow & Your Sensual, Pleasurable Yes

Saturday, January 28, 2023

10:30 am - 3:30 pm

Led by: Hilary Buckwalter-Wilde & Rebecca James Alsum

Join Hilary and Rebecca in taking a dive deep into the sexual shadow, including shame around sexuality within ourselves and our greater collective. What transformation can come with unearthing this? How can our own inner wisdom and power support us in healing our sexual shame?

We will take the afternoon to bathe in the healing waters of pleasure. Through engaging a pleasure table full of sensual items, we will come deep into the present moment learning what every day simple items can support us in mindfulness of our sensual bodies and what might be a new discovery to awaken our birthright of pleasure.

Meet your guides

Hilary Buckwalter-Wilde

SHE/HER
MA, ERYT500

Hilary is the owner/founder of Indwelling and is also the original founder of House of the Gathering Yoga School.

Hilary is an experienced embodied movement Guide that taught yoga for over 15 years. In 2020 Hilary stepped away as the owner of HGYS and as a lead teacher in the Svalja YTT program to focus on Indwelling. Through Indwelling Hilary offers Sacred Counsel for individuals and couples, workshops and retreats, as well as certificate programs and trainings. Indwelling centers around "inner work" which is a pathway of holistic trauma informed and trauma responsive care.

Hilary specializes in depth psychology and trauma healing, with a particular focus around how trauma is stored, released, and healed in the body through various modalities. Hilary is currently taking a somatic sex coaching training through Somatica Institute in San Francisco, CA, in order to become a certified sex and relationship coach. She looks forward to helping her clients overcome sexual issues and expand their erotic horizons in a depth psychological and trauma conscious manner in an effort to reclaim embodied wholeness, pleasure, and joy.

Hilary has a Master's in Advocacy and Political Leadership from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and a second Masters in Depth Psychology with specialization in Jungian and Archetypal studies. Hilary was the board secretary of Spirit of the Lake Community School from 2019-2021, is a member of the Minnesota Jung Association, a member of the Fascia Research Society, and a passionate supporter of the movement to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi. In the Svalja/HGYS YTT program, Hilary continues to teach classes on depth psychology, trauma, foraging, and more.

Rebecca James Alsum

SHE/HER

Rebecca is on a path of creating spaces where healing and deep inner wisdom can blossom. Through her many years working in advocacy and fostering healthy communities, she is most interested in empowering people to find healing that is centered in their own body through re-discovery of their own deep wells of wisdom and authority. She seeks to support in fostering deep relationships, holistic listening, meaningful communication, and spiritual growth.

Rebecca holds a BA in Sociology. She is a Certified Qigong Trainer and a Certified Practice Group Leader through Spring Forest Qigong. Rebecca has additional certifications in Embodied Innerwork, Dream Work and Trauma Conscious practices. Rebecca is currently enrolled in a Clinical Sexology program with a Sex Coaching Certification through Sex Coach U, with anticipated graduation in 2023. Rebecca works for Duluth Aging Support as an Outreach Coordinator and guides Qigong classes regularly in the community.

Rebecca came to Qigong as a trauma survivor seeking healing for her own physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. As a teacher, she focuses on a gentle, trauma conscious approach that offers practices to ground, in order that participants might feel the power of their own wisdom and healing within. Embracing the knowledge that one can heal one’s self is powerful, centering and life giving– this is a beautiful truth that Rebecca knows intimately.

Rebecca loves spending time with her partner, two kids, pup, cat and the loving community of friends and neighbors around her. Sitting with Mother Earth and playing cello are key healing practices she enjoys along with Qigong. Engaging the magic of curiosity, learning, and the sun and moon keep her spirit wondering and flourishing on the way.