Sex Positive Self Defense and Somatic Education

Learning to say "No" to what you don't want and "Yes" to what you do

Professional Organizations (a sampling)

Somatic Experiencing International logo
American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) logo
Minnesota Holistic Nurses Association (MinnHNA)
National Women’s Martial Arts Federation (NWMAF)
Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy logo
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
International Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG) logo

Support Groups/Shelters/Violence Prevention and Advocacy Programs

Sojourn Shelter and Services logo
Aurora Center logo
Face to Face with youth logo
Tubman logo
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota logo
brittany's place logo
Lutheran Social Service logo
LifeHaven
Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition
(MNCASA) Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault logo
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center logo
Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio
Twin Cities Men's Center logo

Programs Serving LGBTQIA2S, GNC and Two-Spirit Youth and Adults

OutFront Minnesota, Out in the Backyard, Madame,, TYSN (Trans Youth Support Network), RHI (Rainbow Health Initiative), PFund, Twin Cities Avengers, Q20, District 202, SafeZone, Face to Face, The Program in Human Sexuality (MN), FORGE (WI), GLAAD (IL),

Middle Schools/High Schools/After-School Programs/ Summer Camps/Residential Programs

Gaia Democratic School, Blake School, Girl Scouts, Laura Jeffry Academy, Second Foundation School (St. Paul/Mpls), YWCA and YMCA (IL and MN), Illinois Math and Science Institute, Summer youth camp (Provence, France), “Home High” middle school, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Girlzone, Urbana School District (C-U, IL)

Universities and Colleges

The College of St. Scholastica, U of M Rochester, Bemidgi State, Augsburg, Metro State, St. Kate’s, Macalester, Northwestern Health Sciences University, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), MacMurray College (IL)

Hospitals, Clinics and Assisted Living

Ebenezer Park Apartments, Face to Face Health and Counseling, Shalom Home East, Northpoint, Abbot Northwestern, Cedar Riverside Peoples’ Clinic, Regions Hospital

Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers and Programs

Southside Harm Reduction, “The Healing Journey” at MIWRC, Wayside House, PRIDE Institute

Refugee and Immigrant Health Programs

Raahat Project, The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), Caafimaad, ESD Global-People on the Move, The Cultural Wellness Center, Somali Health Grant of Cedar Riverside People’s Clinic

Programs Serving People with Physical and Developmental Disabilities

Mains’L Services, St. David’s Center, Kaposia

Service-Based Organizations and Faith-Based Communities

Walker UMC (Mpls), Universalist Unity Church, (Saint Paul), LVC (Lutheran Volunteer Corps), Westminster Church (Mpls), Teach for America (Phoenix, AZ), NAACP (IL)

Neighborhood Associations and Businesses in Minnesota

Great River Energy (GRE), The Grapevine Collective, Library Patrons’ Union, East Philips Neighborhood Association, Longfellow Neighborhood Trainings, Keller-Williams Realty, Seward Café, Bedlam Theater