Transforming Relationships Through Embodied Consent Practices

Consent is an ongoing, dynamic inquiry into authentic choice.

It's the art of noticing, trusting, valuing and communicating our needs, desires, and boundaries, and learning to create clear agreements with others.

How is consent a practice?

A consent practice cultivates our integrity and embodied agency within our capacity for safety.
It builds essential skills for navigating our polarized world while accessing genuine choice and trusting that our voices matter.

This transformative practice:

• Illuminates how power, privilege, and trauma affect authentic choice

• Advocates for agency through conscious pausing to feel into the choices of Yes, No, or Maybe

• Shares power to create more equitable choices for all

• Discerns when it is safe to express authentic desires/limits versus when to choose adaptive survival strategies

Why a Consent Practice Matters

Consent practice cultivates self-trust and trustworthiness. It nurtures ease, joy, pleasure, and love in relationships while building empathy and resilience.

Most importantly, consent practice heals and rehumanizes our connections with ourselves and others.

- Carmen Leilani De Jesus