Introduction to the Wheel of Consent®

Introduction to the Wheel of Consent®

This is a monthly experiential workshop and practice group for those interested in learning some of the key elements of the Wheel of Consent®, and building confidence and skill in community with others.    

It is suitable for those who want to learn how to express their own authentic desires and limits, and create consensual agreements.  

Step by step we break the skills of consent down and practice the essential embodied communication that will support you to stay in integrity with yourself and share skillfully with those around you. 

What is the Wheel of Consent®?

The Wheel of Consent® is a practice developed by Betty Martin as a way of supporting people to notice and communicate what we do and don’t want in dynamic conversation with others.   

Utilising embodiment skills and strengthening our capacity to notice and choose, the Wheel supports anyone seeking to engage in meaningful and authentic agreement making.  

Useful in intimate relationships, workplaces, friendship and general life, the Wheel supports us to be integrity, clarity and empowerment with ourselves and consensual engagement with others.   

Betty has established the School of Consent to foster the growth of this work and it is now taught and embraced across the world.  

Here is Betty summarising the Wheel of Consent®

What you might expect to learn:

• How to work out what you truly want and be able to ask for it.
• Consent skills that go beyond a permission-based conversation and support you and others to stay within personal boundaries.  
• An increased self-awareness and capacity to notice and name your limits.
• An ability to slow down, notice and honour yourself while encouraging others to do the same.
• How to come into conversation and agreement making with others that feels integrous and joyfully aligned.

These skills enhance the quality of our relationships and sense of self, and are useful in many contexts. Whether you are seeking better intimacy and sex, expanded pleasure or deepening  the quality of your relationships with friends, family or work colleagues, this workshop is for you.

Date and Times for 2025:

• 13th March
• 10th April 2025
• 15th May 2025
• 17th July 2025
• 14th August 2025

Doors open at 5.45pm.

Workshop starts at 6pm and finishes at 8pm.

Venue:

Soul Space

23 Parker Street

Newmarket Q 4051

For map and directions

The venue has two steps at the front door and the bathroom is not wheel chair accessible.   There are cushions, blankets and bolsters available for sitting on the floor as well as chairs.  Please bring anything that would support your comfort and reach out with further questions.

Investment and Refunds

• $30 / individual
• $50 / couple or friend

To secure you place at each of the March, April, May, July and August 2025 workshop series:

• $115 / individual
• $230 / couple or friends

Please note:  no refunds will be made after purchase (outside of exceptional circumstances).  

Guidelines for participation:

The following guidelines will support participants engagement in this workshop and your decision to enrol indicates your willingness to abide by these requests.

1. Confidentiality – Please respect the privacy of others and don’t share people’s names or experiences outside of the workshop.   You are welcome to share your own experience or anything I share as a facilitator.
2. Participation – This is an experiential workshop and participation can look many ways.  Everything is a choice and your ability to slow down, notice and honour what works best for you in each moment is the greatest learning.   You are welcome to pair up for exercises, go solo or take a nap!  It’s all participation and welcome.
3. Self-Reflection – Everything in this workshop is an opportunity and invitation for you to practice noticing.  This includes noticing yourself, your body, your emotions and your mind.
4. Feelings are welcome – You are welcome in your fullness with your tears and laughter. 
5. Scope of workshop – this workshop is essentially about noticing and choosing.   Please refrain from naming requests or offers for unclothed, genital or explicitly sexual touch or experiences.   This is a fully clothed space. All touch is optional and not necessary to learn.  

About your facilitator – Susan Stark:

Susan weaves together over three decades of professional experience, study and personal exploration, and draws on her qualifications as a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner® and Interactive Erotic Educator.  

Susan currently works with individuals and couples through her private practice in Meanjin (Brisbane) and co-organises an annual sexuality festival called FEAST (Festival of Embodiment and Sexual Transformation).  She has a special interest and long-term commitment to supporting survivors of sexual abuse and trauma reclaim their birthright to pleasure and sexual sovereignty. 

In addition to providing support to individuals and facilitating groups, Susan offers experiential training and resources to healers, creatives and organisers interested in working at the intersection of systemic violence and erotic liberation.  She does this through her business partnership, Rewoven.

Susan is passionate about sharing and practicing the Wheel in all that she creates and offers both personally and professionally. Practicing the Wheel in community has been a potent learning space for Susan over the past 10 years.  She is currently in the process of becoming a facilitator with the School of Consent.

www.susanstark.com.au