The Embodiment JourneyPleasure
You are invited to the second Embodiment Journey. This time, we are entering pleasure. An evening created to awaken the senses, soften the body, deepen connection, and invite you into a more indulgent relationship with yourself.
Through movement, sound, poetry, sensation, and intentional sensory exploration, you will be invited to savor the moment, follow your curiosity, awaken desire, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that crave beauty, softness, excitement, and aliveness. This is an invitation to feel more. To taste more. To notice more. To receive without rushing. To let pleasure become something you do not have to earn, explain, or apologize for. Come curious. Come open. Come ready to indulge your senses. Welcome to The Embodiment Journey II: Pleasure.
Until we begin
- Saturday, September 19
- Raleigh, NC
- Sensory & somatic
- Led by Courtney
- Limited spots
Pleasure is not indulgence. It is information — the body's own way of saying, more of this.
— Courtney
What if pleasure was more than a moment?
We are taught how to achieve. How to perform. How to produce. How to care for everyone around us. But very few of us are taught how to receive — how to recognize what feels good, how to remain present long enough to enjoy something, how to listen when the body says: more of this.
Pleasure is information. Pleasure is awareness. Pleasure is presence.
Pleasure is the body's ability to recognize and receive an experience that feels nourishing, beautiful, exciting, comforting, delicious, freeing, or alive.
This chapter of The Embodiment Journey invites you to explore that language again.
Your body is constantly communicating.
Through tension. Through breath. Through sensation. Through desire. Through comfort. Through curiosity. Through the subtle instinct to move toward something — or away from it.
- Tension
- Breath
- Sensation
- Desire
- Comfort
- Curiosity
During this Embodiment Journey, we begin creating enough space to hear those signals — through guided somatic practices and sensory exploration, guests will be invited to slow down, become present, explore sensation, notice preference, practice receiving, and reconnect with the intelligence of the body.
This is not about performing pleasure. It is about becoming available to experience it.
Your body has been speaking the entire time.
Touch
Texture. Temperature. Pressure. Movement. Proximity.
Sound
Music. Rhythm. Silence. Voice. Spoken word.
Taste
Flavor. Desire. Curiosity. Savoring.
Scent
Memory. Attraction. Comfort. Recognition.
Sight
Beauty. Color. Environment. Expression.
Movement
Instinct. Release. Rhythm. Freedom.
Word
Poetry. Language. Story. Truth.
Pleasure begins when we become present enough to notice.
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Beginner-Friendly
No dance or somatic experience needed.
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Therapist-Led
Guided by Courtney, LCSW, with a grounded understanding of the body and nervous system.
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Your Body, Your Pace
Participate in the movements that feel right for you.
This is your invitationto receive.
You do not have to earn every beautiful thing you experience. You do not have to accomplish something before you are allowed to enjoy yourself.
You do not have to explain why something feels good. Sometimes the practice is simply allowing yourself to experience it.
For one evening, we invite you to step away from productivity, expectation, performance, and responsibility — and allow your senses to lead you somewhere your mind may not have discovered yet.
Come curious. Come open. Come exactly as you are.
The Embodiment Journey: Pleasure
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Date
Saturday, September 19th
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Time
6:00pm – 9:30pm ET
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Location
Raleigh, NC
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Attire
Comfortable & expressive — whatever helps you feel like yourself
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Investment
$55.55 per person
This is an intimate experience and capacity is intentionally limited.
Our first Embodiment Journey sold out. Early reservations for Chapter II are strongly encouraged.
Still havequestions about Pleasure?
Not quite ready to reserve your place for Chapter II? That is okay. Send your question and I will get back to you personally — no pressure, no pitch. Just a real answer.
Everything you need to know.
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No. Pleasure is being explored as a full-body sensory and somatic experience. The evening focuses on awareness, movement, sensory exploration, creativity, connection, and the body's ability to experience enjoyment and presence.
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No. Guests are encouraged to honor their boundaries at all times. Participation should always remain personal and consensual.
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No previous experience is necessary. This experience is designed to meet you exactly where you are.
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Absolutely. Many guests arrive individually, and the environment is intentionally designed to make connection feel natural and comfortable.
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Something comfortable that allows you to move, breathe, sit, and relax with ease — something that feels expressive and like you.
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We may capture photos and video during the evening to honor the experience. If you would prefer not to be photographed, simply let our team know upon arrival.
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Yes. This is intentionally an intimate experience, and the previous Embodiment Journey sold out completely.
What happens when you let it feel good?
The Embodiment Journey: Pleasure — Chapter II is waiting.
Limited capacity. The first Embodiment Journey sold out.