Black Friday and Winter Solstice Yin Yoga for Purity Culture Survivors


Hello everyone!

Hi from Philly where it's dark as hell by 5pm. I'm coping by trying to be outside as much as I can while it's daylight and turning on my inside lamps before the sun goes down. What about you?

​The Divorce Support Groups are up and running and I'm honored to be meeting so many cool new people! While they are going on, I'm also teaming up with my friend Shauna Marigold to offer TWO end of year yin yoga classes, one on Black Friday and one on the Winter Solstice.

We know that the holidays can be really stressful for anyone, and especially people who are healing from religious trauma. We scheduled the first class on Black Friday specifically to give you some respite from that. Whether you were the one doing a ton of labor to make a big family meal happen, or dealing with the grief of strained family relationships - or you just want to dedicate some time to centering yourself. (I was also thinking that this practice would be great for anyone who feels guilt and body image stuff come up around "indulgence").

And then, for our final class of the year!

​Join us for a Winter Solstice yin yoga class- on Monday December 21st. ​

The classes are $25 each, however:

If you want to come to both classes, we're offering a discount! Use the code WINTER at checkout once both of the classes are in your cart, and you'll get both for $40.

We hope that we can offer you some important self-care during the end of this year, a year has wreaked havoc on so many of us and our communities. Spending an hour connecting with your body, listening to Shauna's gentle voice, and giving yourself permission to just let go is what we have to offer.

You can ask any questions you might have by replying to this email.

I hope you're finding some extra light during these days.

xoxo

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Erica Smith, Sexuality Education and Consulting

I developed the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program to help people learn all of the sex education that they missed growing up in purity culture- sex ed that is accurate, queer inclusive, trauma informed, compassionate, and comprehensive. I have worked with hundreds of people to help them learn about healthy sexuality after high control religion. Subscribe if you're curious about / invested in shame free sexuality education that's specifically tailored to the needs of people coming out of high control religions and purity culture. Expect information not just about healthy sexuality and upcoming programming, but also cultural commentary on sexual politics in the US. I'm a sex educator with 25 years of experience and I'm excited to share that with you.

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