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ISEE
What's Happening
News for April 2025
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Sex as Life, Intimacy Experiment Workshops Starting,
Call for Instructors, and More
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Sex is Life
Dr. Roz's Corner
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I had a download during meditation yesterday.
I was thinking about how I have viewed sex throughout my life: as pleasure, as an ecstatic experience, as fun, as an escape, as a way to feel connected, as an expression of love or joy.
We can use sex for just about anything. When I ask students, what are the purposes of sex?, they list things like procreation, fun, intimacy. We can also use it to escape ego through orgasm, to grow our spirituality, or to find our more about ourselves. We can use it as a drug, or to manipulate, we can use it as currency, we can use it to heal.
And the download was this: sex is not just the life force. It IS life. It is everything--the good, the bad, the neutral, the sublime. If we approach sex as something to use, then this may be the way that we view life. And life tends to escape our grasp, moving in ways we don't expect.
I thought, I wonder what life would be like if I viewed sex more in this way? Sex, like life, is an ever changing, unpredictable, versatile creature that I do not have total control of, and that this is what makes it so interesting. Sex IS life. It is all that life is, and more.
In this season when everything is coming to life and everything is making love: Happy Spring.
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Welcome Chrissy Weems
After many years, we say a fond farewell to Nekale, our incredible, dedicated Learning Technology Specialist. Nekale will continue to do some per diem with ISEE. The good news is that she is being replaced in her role with Chrissy Weems. To reach her, email studentsupport@instituteforsexuality.com.
Chrissy Weems (she/her) has a Masters of Science in Educational Technology Leadership and 15 years experience in the education realm ranging from high school educator to faculty support. She is passionate about inclusive learning and is currently pursuing an Accessibility Professional Certification. Known for her warmth and collaborative spirit, Chrissy blends technical skill with genuine dedication to enhancing learning experiences for everyone. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, spending time with family, and baking fun treats!
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Come Together:
An Interview with Emily Nagoski
Live-Streaming Webinar
May 13, 12-1PM ET
1 AASECT CE*
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How do we make sex work over a lifetime? Bestselling author Dr. Emily Nagoski, known for her groundbreaking book “Come As You Are”, has published a new book about keeping love and sex alive in long-term relationships. Come Together is the result of Dr. Nagoski’s research, personal experiences, and professional experiences as a sexuality educator, university professor and Director of Wellness Education at Smith College.
This webinar is an interview between Dr. Nagoski and Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo, Founder of Institute for Sex Education & Enlightenment and former President of the American Association of Sex Educators,
Counselors and Therapists.
Join us for this thoughtful discussion of one of the thorniest issues that we face in our lifetimes: how to keep our love thriving.
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It's time!
If you would like to teach a 2-hour Intimacy Experiment Workshop in your city, we would like to hear from you. Here's how it works:
The curriculum is completely laid out for you. You will receive handouts to print or send digitally to your participants. We will give you promotional material, logo, and we will handle registration. We will post it on our website and promote it via our email networks and social media.
This is an in-person event. You will handle promoting it in your city or surrounding towns, your communities and your online spaces. You will obtain the venue.
ISEE will help you with ideas for venues (including free ones), and offer you ideas for how to promote it.
ISEE will receive a percentage of the registration fees.
Priority will be given to ISEE alumni and faculty. Current students may apply after graduation.
We already have about 20 applications from around the country and we hope to have the workshop in as many places as possible. We're really excited for this collaboration, we can't wait to hear from you!
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Abortion: Facts, Arguments, Evidence & Impact
Monday April 7, 6-8PM ET
Instructor: Jazmin Nagorski, CSE, CHSE, CSFE
2 AASECT* & ISEE CEs
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Want to enhance your leadership skills significantly while learning more about sacred sexuality? Come journey with us in a Master Class for just this purpose.
The SSIT program is for individuals who are seriously interested in teaching about sexuality and spirituality, or current teachers of sex and spirit. It offers 39 AASECT CEs* and over 90 ISEE CEs*. This training will delve deeply into the mind/body/spirit split, elucidating the ways we can begin to help people to heal.
You will learn about your own splits, about the history of the issue, Tantric practices, and many current methods and techniques that teachers are using to bring these pieces of ourselves back together. You will also learn invaluable training skills that you can use for any instruction experience.
Registration for the SSIT Program for 2025 is open and the deadline to apply is May 15.
The program only accepts 30 people. Check it out soon so you don't miss your chance to attend this year!
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2025 Scholarships awarded
Four SWEET program scholarships were given to students in Maine, Alabama, British Columbia and Texas. Congratulations to all of the winners, you are an amazing crew!
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TIE, SSIT Reduced Rates
Interested in the Intimacy Experiment, or the SSIT in-person retreat? Alumni are eligible for reduced rates. Contact Amy for more info!
ISEE has opened up several streaming course and on-demand discounts for alumni. Please email us for details and a discount code.
Have you looked through or added to the Student Access Folder lately? Please contact us for the link.
| | Reminders and information for ISEE full program students. Please read carefully, thanks! | Post of the month award: Congratulations to Veronica Mixon, who won the post of the month award for March and received a free class. The student who posts the most interesting, relevant or funny thing on the ISEE Online Community each month will receive a free class that is not included in your program. | | |
Kajabi is sending inmail from a new address: Kajabi emails are now coming from kajabimail.net. Please save the domain in your address book so that it does not go into spam.
New Student Orientation Reminder: Student orientation is important! It can save you a lot of time and keep you from missing important features of ISEE and the community. It is located in the Student Access Folder and also will be granted to you in Kajabi.
Office Hours Reminder: For content questions, see Dr. Dischiavo in her office hours.
Discounts: ISEE Full program students may attend the Intimacy Experiment at a discount. You can also take just the in-person portion of the SSIT Training. Contact Amy details.
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