23/04/2025
The Importance of Being Consentual: A Trivial Guide for Serious People
Just published this on my blog....
The Wheel of Consent? How terribly obvious to think it's merely about profound intimacy or increased pleasure. So middle-class.
And clear agreements where everyone wins? How dreadfully practical.
No, my darlings, these conventional benefits — while useful for beginners — are the least fashionable aspects of consent.
There's a far more delicious layer beneath...
Each quadrant cultivates something profound:
SERVE teaches us GENEROSITY — giving only what we're willing to with a whole heart.
TAKE teaches us INTEGRITY — taking action for ourselves, but only within what others willingly give.
ALLOW teaches us SURRENDER — creating safety within ourselves rather than demanding it from others.
ACCEPT teaches us GRATITUDE — receiving a gift so cleanly it melts your heart.
For too long I've been focused on the practical (yes, the practical is valuable) but it feels important to come back to the soulful.
That's where the true magic lives.
Want to explore this in person?
This weekend in London — 1 space left! Feel the difference between reading about consent and experiencing it in your body.
Or join the summer retreat where we go much deeper into these soulful qualities. Early bird pricing ends soon...
Reading is good. Embodying is transformative.